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Press March 4, 2021

BDS ’18 Alumnus John Tyler, Founder of Love Groove Festival, featured in March issue of Baltimore Magazine

BDS ’18 alumnus John Tyler’s LOVE GROOVE FESTIVAL has gone ‘viral’! Baltimore Magazine recently interviewed John and one of his featured artists, Nia June for their March issue. ’21 BDS student and rapper Jacey-Symone also mentioned in the article, is one of the featured artists in this year’s line up. Here’s a little of what John […]

BDS ’18 alumnus John Tyler’s LOVE GROOVE FESTIVAL has gone ‘viral’! Baltimore Magazine recently interviewed John and one of his featured artists, Nia June for their March issue. ’21 BDS student and rapper Jacey-Symone also mentioned in the article, is one of the featured artists in this year’s line up. Here’s a little of what John had to say:

“The showcase was founded by 21-year-old musician John Tyler in 2017, when he was a high school junior at the Baltimore Design School. Tyler was struck when he learned the difficulties that his female artist friends faced while trying to break into the local creative industry. He intentionally set the date for the event in March to honor Women’s History Month.
“I knew how hard it was to be an artist,” Tyler says. “I didn’t know that women went through losing opportunities because a man in power might say, ‘I want you to do this or you’re not going to get this opportunity.’”
A multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, piano, and saxophone, Tyler has always seen music as a way to bring different groups of people together—which is, in large part, why he started the music festival in the first place. The West Baltimore native says his teachers encouraged him to throw student concerts after school and make music with his friends.  “They allowed me to really express myself,” he says.”  Click here to read full article.