Michael Korte

I AM A CREATOR AND A PROBLEM SOLVER. I’M AN ARTIST AND A PRODUCER.

BROADWAY'S BEST KEPT SECRET “I AM A CREATOR AND A PROBLEM SOLVER. I’M AN ARTIST AND A PRODUCER.” THE PRODUCER, CREATOR, AND PROBLEM SOLVER, MICHAEL KORTE, IS BROADWAY’S BEST-KEPT SECRET YET.

Jumping into the interview, we get into the tough side of the conversation. Being an artist is not easy, and according to Michael, he agrees. “Very little about the creative process is smooth. I have found a way to find joy in the doing. I have found a way to find some joy in disasters. Before ‘smooth’ my main focus is being present through the creation process.” With his journey, and the results of his creations he says “Being myself and true to myself is enough to set me apart from others. I also don’t have much social life. I enjoy working hard. I enjoy the work.” Those things that motivate Mr. Korte are beautiful, we asked Him what sets him apart from the other artist out there that are creating content, and a simple answer would suffice. “Being myself and true to myself is enough to set me apart from others. I also don’t have much social life. I enjoy working hard. I enjoy the work.”

Which explains his mission and his work, here is what he told us, “My mission is to elevate marginalized or unique voices most usually within the musical theater space and infuse traditional theater/film work with the most joyous elements of Gospel, Pop and RNB music. It’s work I wanted to watch as a kid. It’s work I want to scroll YouTube and find. It’s my life’s work- bringing together the most talented and creative people to one common creation or solution.”

And when it comes to the definition of success, “Success for me is self-love and rent paid”, and honey, WE AGREE. We all just want to get to a place where rent isn’t a factor in our lives anymore. After knowing and following Michael and his work, and this really should be the universal answer when it comes to being gifted, or talented; “I’m gifted in some things that I am not talented in while talented in some things I am not gifted in. Some things come naturally, some things must be learned and some things require having ferociously talented friends to jump in when I am neither gifted or talented enough.” Getting into this industry can be hard, Michael wants to share something he wishes he knew getting into the industry, “I wish I would have known that no one permits you to create. I wish I would have known that power isn’t given to you. You cannot wait, you cannot fear to stumble- you must just do. And be unapologetic about the doing.”

Wrapping up the conversation, we have something we feel would help the world and Michael, he said we should be more aware of “Politics and the American political system. Unfortunately, it’s often corrupt, often it only seeks to use POC and LGBT people but we can no longer turn a blind eye to how our political system is fueling the oppression of those we love. Voting is a privilege and politics affects my art.” His art according to him is his “greatest reflection of self. it speaks louder than I do. it is my testimony.” We hope that Michael gets the desire he wants with taking his “work off the internet and into live performance space.” Something tells us that when Korte puts his mind to it, IT definitely will happen. You should stick around the Becoming magazine because when it happens, we will have it here. Wow, that just got us excited.

Anywho, that ends this thing. To us, all who are artist Michael wanted to leave us with words of wisdom, “Follow through. Get it done. Finish it and release it. Promote it. It won’t ever be perfect so stop the negative self-talk and rumble the world a little with your work.”

While our world is in the state it’s in it is better that you find something to soothe your mind, listen to Michael’s top bops:

Make sure to go and follow him on Instagram @MichaelKorte, and if you are still living under a rock, get from up under there and go and watch the content this man is responsible for on YouTube. Have you seen, HERCULES MUSES MEDLEY, it’s a beautiful mash-up of the Muses from the Disney classic movie “Hercules”. If you haven’t stop what you are doing now and go and watch it. We promise you won’t regret it. Beyonce’s “1+1” P!nk’s “Glitter In The Air” Dixie Chicks “Not Ready to Make Nice” Destiny’s Child Katie Pruitt Victoria Monet Allen Stone Toni Braxton (as always).