About Us
About SoulSong Academy
“A progressive, urban music educator with a passion for justice.”
Marc Evan Diaz is a sought after teacher, presenter, and clinician who specializes in progressive urban Music Education. Through strategic curriculum, inspired teaching, and project based learning, Marc challenges students and educators alike to expand their creativity, lean towards equity and cultural responsibility, and to discover and use their voice to intentionally produce social impact.
Marc graduated Berklee College of Music with a double degree in Music Education and Jazz Performance, and holds a Masters Degree in Songwriting & Production from BerkleeNYC. He began his teaching career in 2012 as a founding music teacher at a school in Boston. Later, Marc moved to Brooklyn, where he developed his unique approach to teaching by combining Urban Songwriting and Production with African American Music History. In 2018, Marc founded SoulSong Academy to reach and empower students and educators towards a revolutionary approach to music education using songwriting, production, history, equity and social justice.
In addition to public schools, Marc has worked in higher education at Northeastern University, and currently facilitates classes at Vandercook College, where he has created three masters and continuing education courses. Marc has also been the guest presenter at conferences and professional development seminars, including the 2019 Berklee Music Education Symposium and NAfME National Conferences.
Outside of the classroom, Marc has produced 18 children’s albums (with Fiddlefox music), that feature international children’s music. As an in demand artist and producer in NYC, Marc has worked alongside grammy winning artists and acclaimed musicians, in addition to releasing 3 EP’s of his own, most recently Meditations Chapter 1. Marc currently resides in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.
“Music education and social justice should go hand in hand. There should be no separation in empowering students to find their artistic and social voice.”
— Marc Evan Diaz