Samantha Schultz Music

Genre: Folk
Secondary Genre: Pop Edmonton (West Mill Woods), Alberta Canada Contact

21 year old singer-songwriter & acoustic guitar player Samantha Schultz was born & raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and has risen to the forefront of up-and-coming musicians in the Canadian music industry. Schultz has a unique, organic pop-folk blend, which appeals to audiences of all ages.

Artist Information

Biography

Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Samantha Schultz is 21 years old and graduated in June 2009 from the Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts. She began singing at the age of 3 and has been playing the guitar since she was 11. Samantha writes her own lyrics and music and has a subject range far exceeding her years. Influenced by the likes of Jonny Lang, India Arie and Justin Nozuka, Schultz has created her own unique sound, which appeals to ages of all types.

She has had many opportunities to showcase her talents by entering local competitions and playing at open stages and folk clubs. Samantha has performed at numerous music festivals across Canada, most notably the Edmonton Folk Music Festival and the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Music Festival; she was featured in the Sirius Satellite "Six Pack," including artists such as Serena Ryder, Sam Roberts, Bedouin Soundclash, Sierra Noble and Elliott Brood.

She adds to her credits opening for such artists as Ryan Cabrera, Livingston Taylor, Kyle Riabko (starring in HAIR! The Musical), Ruthie Foster, Gaye Delorme, and Jennifer Warnes. In February 2009, Samantha opened for Schuyler Fisk and Ben Taylor at the famed El Mocambo club in Toronto, Canada.

In November of 2006, Samantha was the youngest nominee in the category of “Young Performer of the Year” at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. In 2007 and 2009, Samantha was a nominee in the Edmonton Mayor’s Evening for the Arts in the category of the Stantec Youth Artist Award.

Samantha has completed her junior year at Berklee College of Music in Boston, on the generous Gary Slaight Family Scholarship, and will be continuing into her final year in the fall of 2012. Samantha has performed at Cafe 939's The Red Room, as well as at the Berklee Performance Centre in various Berklee College of Music productions. Samantha was also one of four students chosen to be a part of Berklee's premiere award-winning and critically acclaimed a cappella group, Pitch Slapped, in 2009.

In January of 2012, Samantha embarked on her first trip to Europe. She was a featured artist in the Close Encounters: Helsinki and St. Petersburg Music Festival, where she took part in the international songwriting/collaboration band. Schultz performed at multiple venues in Helsinki, Finland, and in St. Petersburg, Russia.

In July 2011, Samantha released her sophomore album, Ink To Paper, a follow-up CD to her 2006 debut release, Both Sides. The sky is the limit for this up-and-coming artist.

Instrumentation

Samantha Schultz - Voice & Acoustic Guitar
Emily Schultz - Voice & Percussion
Trey Macias - Percussion
Alexander LJ Tóth - Electric Bass, Upright Bass

Discography

2006: Part of Me, 3 song EP
2007: Both Sides, 12 song full-length album
2011: Ink To Paper, 12 song full-length album

Tracks that have had airplay:
- Light of My Life
- You Are You!
- I Need To Know
- The Truth
- Twilight Moment
- I Am The Daughter
- Excuse Me
- Pass My Way

Both full-length CDs can be found on CD Baby:
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/SamanthaSchultz

And iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/samantha-schultz/id318481398

Official Website

http://www.samanthaschultz.com

Links

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Photo Gallery

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  • Courtesy of Irene Austen Photography

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  • Courtesy of Michael Borigida (Boston Ahts Festival)

Press

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    You should check her out because: Her folky mature vibe is appealing and her guitar skills are impre...

  • Juno News: Veteran musicians call Alberta teen singer and songwriter an emerging star [+ Show ]

    EDMONTON - Samantha Schultz was just 13 years old when she wowed the sometimes fussy crowd at the Fu...

  • Canadian Music CEO Awards Full Scholarship [+ Show ]

    Samantha Schultz, 17, of Edmonton, Alberta, has been awarded the prestigious Slaight Family Scholars...

  • Berklee Celebrates Canadian Students at Cafe 939 [+ Show ]

    Berklee College of Music presents a special showcase featuring promising young Berklee students who ...

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    Berklee is investing in young Canadian musicians with auditions for the prestigious Slaight Family S...

  • Samantha Schultz / Keren Tayar [+ Show ]

    Berklee Summer Concert Series Sunday, September 11, 2011, 4:15 p.m. Christopher Columbus Waterfron...

  • Samantha Schultz, Braden Gates, Jenie Thai, Paul Bellows [+ Show ]

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  • Ryan Cabrera / Samantha Schultz [+ Show ]

    Friday, March 26, 2010, 8:00 p.m. Cafe 939 939 Boylston Street Boston MA 02115 [Map] Ryan Cabr...

  • In Conversation with Samantha Schultz [+ Show ]

    October 2007 Samantha Schultz informs us on her myspace.com page is 16 and was born in Edmonton,...

  • Stories Resound At Folk Fest [+ Show ]

    Fans get into the spirit as Samantha Schultz performs on Stage 3 at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival...

  • Edmonton Music Awards to celebrate local music [+ Show ]

    The annual Edmonton Music Awards will shine a spotlight on artists and groups who make their music w...

  • Samantha Schultz Trio at Close Encounters Helsinki-St. Petersburg [+ Show ]

    “Hei” from the winter wonderland of Helsinki, Finland! I’m here with three Berklee students who are ...

  • The Edmonton at SOS Fest: Samantha Schultz [+ Show ]

    Samantha Schultz played Original Joe’s Varsity Saturday night, part of a duo of young folk-pop stars...

  • VIDEO: Samantha Schultz, Slaight Scholar [+ Show ]

    After meeting students who came to Berklee from around the world, Schultz, a vocal performance major...

  • Close Encounters Helsinki & St. Petersburg [+ Show ]

    Monday, January 30, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Helsinki Pop and Jazz Conservatory Arabiiankatu 2 Helsinki 00...

  • Berklee Today: June 2012 [+ Show ]

    The Samantha Schultz Trio performs at The Pop & Jazz Conservatory in Helsinki as part of the Close E...

Setlist

ORIGINALS:
I Am the Daughter
Pass My Way
Twilight Moment
I Need To Know
Go
The Truth
Emily's Song
Excuse Me
Dark Eyes and Dark Hair
Stuck
Someone's Here
Down the Road
Help Me Understand
Who I Am
The Legend of My Life
Sunshine
Light of My Life
The Sun
You Are You!
You Hold My Heart No. 2
Robert
On The Sidelines
Save Me
In The Autumn Leave Days AKA The Boston Song
Ink To Paper
Walking Strong

COVERS:
Hiding My Heart - Brandi Carlile
The One That Got Away - P!nk
Down By The River - Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds/Neil Young
Jolene - Ray LaMontagne
Black Horse & The Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
Oh Susannah - Ruthie Foster
Autumn Leaves - Eva Cassidy
Songbird - Eva Cassidy
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
We Belong Together - Gavin DeGraw
It's You - Michelle Branch
Dreamin' - Amos Lee
Seen It All Before - Amos Lee
Arms of A Woman - Amos Lee
Be Back Soon - Justin Nozuka
Gray - Justin Nozuka
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Blindsided - Bon Iver
Like A Star - Corinne Bailey Rae
Gravity - Sara Bareilles

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