through the looking-for-a-come-up dept
Until you’ve been completely under a pop-culture/music stone for the previous month or two, no doubt you’ve heard about Macklemore along with his hit track (and video) Thrift Shop. Now at more than 200 million views, the track it self is towards the top of the maps and it has offered over 4 million copies. If you somehow have actually missed it, or perhaps in instance you just want to view it once more, here is the movie: The track it self was launched a year ago, and accumulated a great deal of buzz for the autumn, but totally exploded at the start of this present year. I didn’t realize until recently that Macklemore is actually yet another story of a totally independent artist who found success not by signing with a label and having them throw a ton of money into promoting him, but by carving his own independent path (and using YouTube to connect with fans) while I became aware of the song a while back,. In a variety of ways, their tale reminds me personally of Alex Day’s.
A weeks that are few, Macklemore sat down with Chris Hardwick from the Nerdist podcast and it’s really great. Beyond some interesting talks about unexpected fame (and then doing washing in the public washing space of the apartment building times after showing up on SNL), he does talk just a little about being a fruitful musician without a label. Chris asks him concerning the no label part and mentions exactly what a great tale it is:
Chris: To see you and Ryan Lewis emerge from Seattle simply making stuff you like making, without any label, and oh you’re towards the top of the maps, and all sorts of this type of person discussing the track. that is simply a great tale.
Macklemore: Yeah, I relish it. It really is a really cool tale. It is that which you constantly a cure for when it comes to selecting the path that is independent. It is cool to note that that’s been a point that is focal. It isn’t just “Thrift Shop”; it is this sort of do-it-yourself mindset behind the songs we have made — this is certainly additionally inside the midst for this thrift store song. Continue reading “Macklemore Explains Why Not Being On A Label Assisted Him Succeed”