Detroit Violin

Detroit Violin Shawn Boucké, M.M., B.M.E. is a freelance musician and educator in South-East Michigan Shawn has a Master of Music and a Bachelor of Music Education.

Shawn has been performing for wedding ceremonies, receptions, parties, dinners, studio sessions and many other functions throughout South-East Michigan for over 20 years. Shawn can perform as a solo violinist (Acoustic or Electric) for your ceremony creating not only an intimate solo violin atmosphere but can also create a large multi-musician sound with looping effects. His musical skills span be

yond classical music. As a solo violinist he has performed jazz, fiddle, rock, and many other styles. If you have any song requests Shawn would be happy to arrange it to make your event special and personalized for absolutely no extra charge! Shawn supplies all of his own equipment and holds liability insurance to make sure your day is beautiful, musical, and stress-free. With more 5-star reviews than any other solo violinist in the state of Michigan on TheKnot/WeddingWire Shawn has the experience and credentials to make your wedding day go smoothly.

08/30/2026

Bach Air played on an electric violin before a wedding. Playing with chords and "double stops" can give so much more life to a piece over only playing the melody.

08/22/2026

Doing a sound check in downtown Detroit with a beautiful view of both Ford field and tiger Stadium. Playing At Last on the electric violin with the track underneath.

I love going through the data. Check out what the past 300 weddings can tell you about "when to book."
06/29/2026

I love going through the data. Check out what the past 300 weddings can tell you about "when to book."

A few years ago, I wrote a post after being asked a familiar question: “How far out should we book our wedding vendors?” At the time, I shared an observation from my booking records: the typical...

06/22/2026

Collection of tunes with some recorded live at weddings. Which is your favorite?

Canon in D (Pachelbel)
Renegade (X Ambassadors
Just the Two of Us (Bill WIthers)
Viva la Vida (Coldplay)
Young and Beautiful (Lana del Rey)
The Scientist (Coldplay)
​I'm Yours (Jason Mraz).

It's that time of year when I start to get self concious about all of my previous recordings and make all new ones. Here...
06/10/2026

It's that time of year when I start to get self concious about all of my previous recordings and make all new ones. Here is me playing Canon in D on the 7-string violin with looping before a wedding begins at the Colony Club in Detroit.

I made this recording just before a wedding at the Colony Club in D...

05/09/2026

What a beautiful evening in St. Clair.

It’s always a good sign when the videographer says they love working with you because of how prepared your setup is. Even though I’m “just the violinist,” tonight’s setup included:

• Two completely separate sound systems
• Two Bose speakers for the ceremony
• Two more Bose speakers plus a subwoofer for cocktail hour
• Dedicated music stands and pedalboards at each location

When the ceremony ended, all I had to do was flip the switch on my belt and instantly broadcast wirelessly to the cocktail hour setup. No moving gear. No awkward silence.

I also ran a wireless Shure mic for the ceremony through a mixer with a direct output ready for the videographer to capture clean audio.

And for the ceremony itself, the entire setup was battery powered. No long extension cords, no grounding hum, just clean sound and a clean look.

03/28/2026

Pokemon Cycling Music from Red/Blue/Yellow. One of the best things of being a professional musician is being able to just play whatever music you want. I forget that sometimes and love being able to perform music that shaped my childhood.

03/28/2026

Coldplay The Scientist played on an electric violin with no backing tracks.

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