Music evaluation of artist amp repertoire Blackbear Background American hiphop recording artist singer songwriter and record producer Born November 27th 1990 in Pittston PA Moved to Daytona Beach FL ID: 811124
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Morgan happs // history presentation Music evaluation of artist & repertoire
Slide2BlackbearBackground
American hip-hop recording artist. singer, songwriter, and record producer
Born November 27th, 1990 in Pittston, PA
Moved to Daytona Beach, FL
Raised in Palm Coast, FL
Dropped out of high school, moved to Atlanta, GA in late teens
Mentored by Ne-YoMoved to Los Angelas, CAReal name - Matthew Tyler Musto
Slide3blackbearWorked with…
Has worked with
Justin Bieber,
G-Easy
,
Mike Posner
, Machine Gun Kelly, Mod Sun, Childish Gambino, Pharrell Williams, Linkin Park, Gnash, Hoodie Allen, Billie Eilish, James Blake, Maejor Ali, Palisades, Jacob Sartorious, Rivers Cuomo
,
Olivia O’Brien
&
Phoebe Ryan
Slide4Blackbear2006 - 2011
2006;
In high school he was in the band
Polaroid
& they were signed to Leakmob Records
1 album,
Paint the Town1 EP, Inside & Out1 demo, The Cure Demo2008; Started his solo career 2009;
Contrast
EP
2010;
Exposure
EP
Released Christmas song with
Tyler Carter
,
I Hate the Holidays2011; Took the stage name, Blackbear (stylized at blackbear)Year of the Blackbear EP1st song released under the name blackbear, Marauder Music by Mike Posner
Slide5Blackbear 2012 - 2014
2012;
Co-wrote
Boyfriend
by
Justin Bieber
, #2 on Billboard Hot 100Released Foreplay EP in AprilSex mixtape in October Featured on Long Road Home by Machine Gun Kelly2014;
Afterglow
EP brought him onto the Billboard Uncharted Listing of Releases from Upcoming Artist at #4
One of the first artist to monetize streaming on Soundcloud
Slide6blackbear
2015 - 2016
2015; First full length album,
Deadroses
released February 14th
Lead single,
IDFC, put him on top of the Billboard ChartsAcoustic EP, Dead, released November 27thSong Different Ho’s has been featured in Kylie Jenners Snapchat story multiple times
2016;
4th EP,
Drink Bleach
, released
Toured with
Hoodie AllenToured with Super Duper Kyle
&
Tinashe
Slide7Blackbear2016 (continued)
2016;
Song
NYLA
featured in Hot Girls Wanted on Netflix
Created
Beartrap RecordsAugust 2nd Cashmere Noose released, produced entirely by Beartrap RecordsCashmere Noose peaked at #1 on iTunes R&B charts, & #6 overall on iTunes
Featured on
Root Beer Float
by
Olivia O’Brien
Slide8Blackbear
2016 - 2017
2016; Formed Alternative Hip-Hop R&B duo,
Mansionz
, with
Mike Posner
Debut album, Mansionz, released March 24th2017; Toured with Fall Out Boy on the Mania tourApril 2nd, acoustic EP Salt is released April 20th, full album
Digital Druglord
is released
Signed $10 million distribution deal with Interscope on June 22nd giving the label rights to
Digital Druglord
Each Friday leading up to the new album,
Cybersex, one song from the album was released each Friday on PornHub.com
Slide9Blackbear 2017 - 2018
2017;
October blackbear donated $5,514 to the Las Vegas Victims Fund from merchandise sales & his own funds
2018;
Collaborated with
24hrs
on 24hrs’ album, 24bearsSigns RiFF RAFF to Beartrap Records for $500,000
Slide10Thank You!
Slide11References
Blackbear | Biography & History | AllMusic. (n.d.). Retrieved fromhttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/blackbear-mn0003007622/biographyThe Pop Star Who Never Wanted To Be Famous: An Interview With
Blackbear. (2017, November 20). Retrieved from http://pigeonsandplanes.com/interviews/2017/11/blackbear-interviewRiff Raff Signs to Blackbear's Beartrap Sound for $500,000 - XXL. (n.d.).
Retrieved from http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/02/riff-raff-signs-blackbears-beartrap-sound-500000/
Splash. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://beartrap.la