Tyler Clark

Bitter Jester Music Festival Judge

Tyler Clark is a writer and performer from Chicago. A recovering college radio DJ, he's hosted the show Local Mythologies on CHIRPradio.org since 2013.

He has worked in the worlds of political messaging & press relations, freelance journalism & feature writing, and marketing strategy & execution for both the e-commerce and brick-and-mortar spaces.

He’ll craft your next brand message, wade through analytics to optimize your social presence, and deliver crisp ad copy that makes people buy whatever you're selling. If you're nice, he might even write you a poem. Tyler is a graduate of Bradley University ('06), and Georgetown University ('09).

In his spare time, Tyler sings and tells stories. Highlights include emeritus membership in the Blue Ribbon Glee Club (Chicago's only punk rock A Capella group) and a feature performance on the 2018 Netflix series The Mortified Guide!

“TMG is a 6-episode comedic docu-series where adults share their actual teenage diaries, love letters, music and art-- in front of total strangers. Based on the Mortified storytelling project which creates stage shows, books, podcasts, TV, and film.”

Tyler is excited to be returning as a Bitter Jester judging team member this summer and can’t wait to hear some more great new music!