A Berklee College of Music student is set to perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago in August.
Tyler Christian is performing at at the Chicago festival, which is being held Aug. 3–6. They are an R&B, pop and rock artist, according to the school’s website.
Christian recently released their debut EP called “Reasons.” They also graduated from Berklee College of Music in May.
Christian and seven other students are able to perform at various festivals thanks to the Berklee Popular Music Institute.
“Throughout the academic year, students in BPMI’s A&R group reviewed hundreds of artist submissions and narrowed the field through a combination of factors that included recordings, videos, live performances, and social media presence,” the school said. “The A&R group also considered the artist’s style of music for genre-specific festivals such as INKcarceration (metal) and Faster Horses (country).”
Students take the class for three semesters. In the fall, the artists management teams are selected. In the spring, students work on artist development, marketing, digital presence, budgets, merchandise, sponsorships and advancing their assigned festival. The final semester, teams rehearse and prepare for the festival.
The festival stage is “a vastly different experience than a club show,” according to the college.
Christian thanked the Berklee Popular Music Institute on Instagram for the opportunity. They also thanked their band “for bringing my music to life and turning my visions into reality.”