Hello
My name is Mo Schulte and I’m an independent musician born and raised in Portland, OR. I’ve been singing my whole life, inspired at a young age by classics such as Frere Jacques and Do-Re-Mi, but it wasn’t until I heard a Taylor Swift song that I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to creating music. After bumping I’m Only Me When I’m With You on my portable CD player, I sat down and I wrote my very first song. It was called “Sometimes” and it was terrible. Luckily, people have low expectations for songs written by 7 year olds so no one discouraged me and I kept writing. Songwriting became a part of who I am and by fourth grade I was voted most likely to win a Grammy by my class.
​After deciding I was going to be a pop star when I grew up, I started performing my songs for anyone who would listen, willingly or otherwise. On my 12th birthday, I corralled my party guests into my room and subjected them to my notebook of songs a cappella. I’d like to say I have more tact these days, but I did essentially the same thing for my 25th birthday. At every talent show and camp fire, I could be found with a guitar in my lap, singing a song about some life-altering heartbreak inflicted by some boy that my lesbian ass does not remember the name of.
By the time I graduated high school, my songs had come a long way since “Sometimes,” and my delusions of pop stardom had not dwindled. I was just a girl with GarageBand and a dream, so I self-produced my debut album, “Not To Be Dramatic But...”. To my surprise, I did not innately have the skills and knowledge of Jack Antonoff and wasn’t immediately good at music production. Bummer. The album was basically unlistenable, but I released it anyway in September of 2020. A shocking amount of people seemed to enjoy it, despite the glaring mixing problems. At the time, I was incredibly proud of it, and it only further solidified my love of making music. As I continued to produce music, my releases became increasingly more listenable, including songs that I am still very proud of such as Could’ve Been and Janey’s Gay.
​​At 23, I made a resolution to start performing regularly and found myself at a local open mic called The Atlantis Underground. I watched in awe as the host Jacob Westfall called up Annie Wilder, Adam Stockman, James Julian Villa, Nate Norton, and so many more. Name after name, song after song, the talent in that room was awe inspiring. It wasn’t long before I too was standing on that stage every week. In that room, I met some of my closest friends: people I’ve made music with, played shows with, even people I’ve lived with.
Now I’m 25. My aspirations no longer revolve around stardom, but rather creating and connecting with people through music. In the last year, I’ve started playing with a band and performed some dream gigs like Portland's iconic Rose Festival. I’m currently working with one of my closest friends, Joey Ten Eyck, co-producing an upcoming project that will be announced very soon.​
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​After 18 years of songwriting, I feel I’ve only scratched the surface of uncovering who I am as an artist. I am so excited for what’s to come and I can’t wait to share it with you.​