Drew Schultz

MSU Denver Interim Campus Manager & Music Department Lecturer, Detroit Institute of Music Education

Detroit

At the age of 19, Drew entered the music industry as the touring drummer with Motown legends, the Four Tops. He has performed on stage with artists including Aretha Franklin, Ariana Grande, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Martha Reeves, Gladys Knight, The Miracles, Dramatics, Contours, and many more. Drew's "Back To Class" project is a series of his own original songs and recordings with 50% of profits benefiting Detroit Public Schools music programs featuring artists including the Four Tops, members of The Funk Brothers, Jack Stratton of Vulfpeck & Antwaun Stanley, Melvin Davis, Spyder Turner, Pat Lewis, Carolyn Crawford, Lenny Pickett of Tower of Power / SNL, Chairmen of the Board, Reginald Torian of The Impressions, and more.

As a Pre-Production Engineer for Universal/Motown Records, he has credits on projects by Michael Jackson / The Jackson 5, David Ruffin & Jimmy Ruffin, and the Cellarful of Motown series. His audio production has led to work with Questlove of The Roots, CeeLo Green, and Maurice White of Earth, Wind, & Fire. He has worked as a published contributor to Modern Drummer Magazine, a Program Manager at the Motown Museum, and a college instructor of drums, songwriting, and music industry studies at the Detroit Institute of Music Education where he currently serves as Interim Campus Manager.