Melissa Myatt

Class of 2013, Berklee College of Music, Music Education

Melissa Myatt is a Chicago-born, Inglewood-bred singer-songwriter. As a student, the music education major worked as a resident assistant, served as BSU Vice President, and worked with the Diversity and Inclusion Office overseeing and consulting for events, such as the grand opening of the Berklee Africana Studies Center; as well as, helmed a soul band while studying abroad in Greece. Off-campus, Melissa and her band, Melissa Myatt & the Chase, frequently performed at locally known venues such as All Asia, Middle East, Brighton Music Hall, Wally’s, Darryl’s and many more.

As an artist, Melissa has released two self-produced EPs (2011’s "Defined" and 2016’s "Caution: Love"). She also wrote and produced the soundtrack for the 2016 indie film "Walter Walk with God". As an educator, she has operated her own online and in-home private music lesson school, worked as an elementary school music teacher for the DeKalb County School District in Georgia, and presently serves as a Mental Health Educator with the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Los Angeles. She is also currently studying to become a software engineer, which she hopes will assist her in developing innovative technologies that will merge her passion for music and mental health awareness and advocacy.

Melissa Myatt

Saturday, February 27, 2021

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