Forget American Idol, Su Charles Is Where Its At!

Are you an American Idol fan? Or just a music lover in general?  Well then do I have a treat for you.  I recently discovered some local flavor in the musical world, Ms. Su Charles aka. 'SuCh'.  Such is a Haitian-American and works the day as a k-12 school nurse in Denver, but after the school bell rings she spends her time working on her musical talents.  She's a talented singer and can find her performing all over the Denver-Boulder area.

SuCh:  'I've been singing ever since I found out I had a voice' 

Her musical journey is just taking off, but when she was in high school she submitted a video audition for the high school Jazz Ensemble and made it three consecutive years (the only non-performing arts student to do so).  She's also been traveling the country spreading her name, picking up new ideas, and working on her voice.  A few years ago she was invited to tour with jazz luminaries and performed at the Grammy Nominee Party AND the Grammy Awards!  She said that LA tour is what made her fall in love with music and pursue her dreams of signing.   She has also been a major part of leading choirs, praise teams, and even worked with international recording artist K'naan, on the choral orchestration and arrangement for his hit single Wavin' Flag (love this song!).

As the daughter of an immigrant, they did not support her in going to college for a performance art degree, instead she had to put her dream aside and earn a bachelor's degree in nursing.  She became a practicing nurse and put her music aside, until the Haiti earthquake 2 years ago.  SuCh was in part of a first-responders group.  SuCh explained the unbelievable disaster, loss of life, and devastation broke her heart and changed her.  She knew after that, life was too short to not be doing what she loved.  The Haiti earthquake renewed her passion for music and she says it helped her music, allowing her to draw from her wealth of experiences and emotions. 

She is now a full time nurse and a working artist, taking each and every day working on her talent.  She currently has a website and a YouTube page, thisisSuch, where she has a collection of videos of her performances.  Here is one of her videos, original song and lyrics by Su Charles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KOsi6_Qacw.  She is also working to release a CD this February and asks that you check out her website at iAmSuch.com/poll and give her feedback on her music.

She is a very passionate and strong spirited woman with a drive to take her singing dreams and make them a reality.  So keep an ear out, next time you hear about Su Charles she may be on your radio!


Good Luck SuCh!

Matt Ullrich,  ullrich@boulderco,com,  RE/MAXonBOULDER