Interview: Mike Posner

My first assignment for MichiganHipHop.com was to interview Southfield, Michigan native Mike Posner. At the time of the interview, Mike was a junior at Duke University and had just released his first mixtape "A Matter of Time." Shortly after this interview was posted it was announced that Mike Posner had signed a record deal with J Records.

Posted: June 10, 2009 on MichiganHipHop.com            (Mike and I after his show at Central Michigan University)

      

By day, Mike Posner is a typical college student at Duke University, but at night the Southfield native trades his books for beats. The 21-year-old junior and his band, The Brain Trust, released their DJ Benzi and Don Cannon-hosted mixtape A Matter of Time in March and held the coveted #1 free download on iTunesU.  

For many, the idea of living such an active life and juggling classes is intimidating, but with the school supporting him, Mike Posner can only seize the opportunity. The not quite Hip Hop artist traveled to Austin, Tex. last month to perform at one of the nation’s largest music festivals, South By Southwest.

In an interview with MichiganHipHop, he talks about G.O.O.D. Music signee and Finally Famous brethren Big Sean, how The Brain Trust came to be and his Detroit homecoming.

When did you get started in music?                                
When I was in the 5th grade, I played the drums, and friends used to come over and we’d jam. I never stopped making music from that point on. When I was 13, I started producing songs. And I started singing one year ago,s after I stopped producing for other people.

Why did you stop producing for other artists?