Backstage with BeU

Meet Moreno Valley, CA native Drew Amour. An athlete turned to an artist brings high energy to his music and looks to redefine the idea of genres in music. In this interview, Drew talked about how growing up playing sports has helped him as an artist, discussed his biggest musical influences, broke down the construction of his music, and MORE!

Meet New Britain, CT Native JayRock Jax. From a young age, JayRock Jax has been around music. He grew up in the studio around his father, Jim, who was making reggae music as well as engineering other artists. His mother, Juanita, is also a hip hop artist out of Connecticut. JayRock took the passion his parents have with music, and implemented it into his own unique style that results in both rapping and singing. In this interview, JayRock Jax talked about how he got his start in music, his inspiration behind his album "Rose Gold", his top musical influences, upcoming music releases, and MORE!

We recently sat down backstage with Philly artist and rapper NxG to learn more about him. xG discussed his upbringing and influences that molded his sound, advice for other artists, his goals for years down the road, his new single "REACT" w/ WORKING ON DYING he's dropping a week from today on September 8th, and MORE!!

Meet Las Vegas Native Quinn Ayers. After playing baseball most of his life, he transitioned into music his Sophomore year of college and hasn't looked back since. Fast forward a few years later and he just dropped his newest single today, titled "Stuck". In this interview, Ayers talked about what he learned on the field that has helped him in the studio, his Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash experience, his new single "Stuck", and MORE!

Meet Arik Ancelin, the 19 year old up and coming artist out of Jacksonville, FL. Arik has caught major attention recently with his hit single "Diamond in the Rough". His 1.2 million TikTok followers combined with his hard work and dedication drove his hit to place #1 on Spotify's Viral Top 50 Charts in the U.S., U.K., and Globally. We sat down to talk about Arik's journey in music, the narrative behind "Diamond in the Rough", advice he has for younger artists, upcoming releases, and MORE!

We sat down with up and coming producer 100Graham Beats to discuss his journey thus far and how he got into producing music. His beats are one of a kind and his versatility allows him to mold to any style out there as well as create his very own. Graham dropped many gems for young producers, gave us a look into his creative process, and MORE in this exclusive interview!

We sat down with up and coming producer Greyson Selin out of Toronto, CA to discuss his journey thus far and how he got into producing music. His beats are one of a kind and his versatility allows him to mold to any style out there as well as create his very own. Selin dropped many gems for young producers, gave us a look into his creative process, and MORE in this exclusive interview!

We sat down with the 18-year-old Atlanta native and rap artist phenom, 4TUNAT, to learn a little more about who he is behind the music. 4TUNAT discussed with us his future goals and aspirations, some advice that has kept him to stay focused and keep grinding, where he thinks he'll be in a year, and MORE!

We sat down with up and coming artist Daniyel to learn more about his journey and how he got to where is today. Daniyel talked about linking up with Cole Bennet to shoot a music video for "LOST ONES", the upcoming Summer Smash Festival, how he is putting on for his city of Portland, and MORE!

In this next episode we go Backstage with Brad Cohen; a young, hungry, and successful music industry professional. He manages Trevor Daniel, Verzache, and Zanski and is the VP of Growth and Strategy at WOA. Brad talks about his story on how he got to where he is today, the making of Trevor Daniel's hit song "Falling", gives invaluable words of advice to new Managers and A&R's, and MORE!

The 24 year-old Tai Verdes hit the top of the Spotify charts while still working his day job. Recently featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, having an interview with Gary Vee, and going viral on TikTok, Tai now joins Backstage with BeU to discuss his recent success and what he has planned for the future. He dropped some great gems and advice for new artists in this interview.

We sat down with indie tribe artist and DJ, DJ Mykael V, to learn more about his journey and how he got to where is today. Indie Tribe recently released a chart topping project titled "UPPERHAND" that has caught the eyes and ears of many. DJ Mykael V discussed how growing up in New York and artists he grew up listening to have influenced his sound, discussed how the group indie tribe came about and the new project "UPPERHAND", gave some great advice to young artists, talked about upcoming music he's been working on, and MORE!

We sat down with up and coming artist Lil Story to learn more about his journey and how he got to where is today. He discussed artists and styles that have influenced his music, gave some great advice to young artists, talked about upcoming music he's working on, and MORE!

We sat down with up and coming artist Moonlander to learn more about his journey and how he got to where is today. He discussed artists and styles that have influenced his music, gave some great advice to young artists, talked about upcoming shows and festivals, and MORE!

We sat down with up and coming artist Ill Snek to learn more about his journey and how he got to where is today. He discussed artists and styles that have influenced his music, gave some great advice to young artists, gave us a look into his brand new single "Sneakers", and MORE!

Meet L.A. based indie pop and R&B artist, Don Diestro. Don has a very interesting story with starting as a West Coast trap producer and transitioning into the artist Don Diestro we all know and love today. He shared his unique upbringing into music, discussed his idea of being a pluralist, shared news on his future releases, gave some priceless advice to young artists, and MORE!

On this episode, we linked up with the co-founder of "YIFNO", Nick Wucher. We sat down to discuss how YIFNO was founded and his story, the culture of the fashion/streetwear industry, advice for young entrepreneurs, and MORE!

Meet L.A. based producer pilotkid. With recent success such as having a placement on Cole Bennet and Lyrical Lemonade directed video "What To Do!" by Danny Towers, I could't help but want to know more about this young phenom. We sat down to discuss his background and how he got started, his creative process, recent collab with Lyrical Lemonade, and MORE!

Meet Araya, an up and coming talented artist who is truly one of a kind. His wide background of many musical influences has allowed him to transform his sound into not just one. Araya's sound is very versatile and he's able to wear many hats. In this interview, Araya discusses how he got into making music, how his background has influenced his music, his new album "Atlas", and MORE!

Moving around as a kid from Canada to New York to Georgia to Florida, Uncle Ricq has been heavily influenced by many different sounds and cultures. In this interview, this up and coming rap artist discusses his new project he's been working on 'Ricq Flair 2', the Tallahassee underground scene, his recent music video 'Know Better' with Beach Boii, and MORE!

In this next episode we go Backstage with Kaleb Mitchell: a Hip-Hop/Rap Artist born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey. Kaleb talks his recent drop "So Help Me God II" as well as his origin story, some of his biggest influences in his career, his method of making music, and MORE!

At just 23 years old, Phillip Johnson Richardson, aka Phil., has already established himself as a promising singer, rapper, and actor. But the journey was't always easy for Phil.. His mental fortitude and meteoric rise can be attributed to the perseverance gained when his family suddenly fell homeless and found themselves sleeping on a relative's garage floor. The hardship dialed up his drive and appreciation for the arts, so he pushed himself even harder. The Charlotte-bred quadruple threat (because of course dude can dance too) then honed his raw talents at the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music, where he graduated from the musical theatre program in 2018. Immediately after graduation he landed his first role, joining the Chicago company ensemble of the sold-out musical phenom Hamilton, playing various characters including its namesake Alexander Hamilton. Since then Phil. moved to New York City and found a successful acting career, with appearances on tv shows Chicago PD, Proven Innocent, and The Other Two and horror film Haunt. He was cast as a series regular on the new Apple TV+ show Little Voice created by Sara Bareilles and JJ Abrams. An Incredible range of talent is seen across his music and best showcased in his upcoming EP 'Different Cities'. The project includes turn up Hip-Hop tracks like the first single "Watch Out" while also showing his softer, if not seductive, R&B side on tunes like "One That I Want".

Stoic Beats is a young up and coming producer from NYC. His beats are heavily influenced by classic rock as well as more modern artists like Kendrick Lamar and Mac Miller. Off to L.A. in a month, you're going to want to keep an eye out for this amazing producer.

Named as one of "XXL's Top Toronto Rappers You Need To Know", Clairmont The Second is a 22 year old artist who mixes and masters all of his own music and directs and edits all of his own music videos. Humble, hungry, and genius are three words that perfectly resemble who he is. After dropping his recent album "It's Not How It Sounds", the sky is the limit for Clairmont.

Nrthview is a young artist based out of Los Angeles, CA. He brings a unique style of rap to the table, mixing hard hitting hip hop with good vibe R&B and soul, pulling from his childhood to tell stories of his past. Nrthview's purpose is to create and collaborate. To make timeless music.

Born and raised in Fort Myers, FL, Mark Richards is an up and coming artist in the emerging genre of bedroom pop. Bedroom pop is characterized by it's lo-fi quality and often contemplative lyrics as well as it's ability to be listened to both actively and passively. Mark recently released a single called "Medicine" on all streaming platforms, and with an amazing catalogue of unreleased music, you can expect big things coming in the near future.

We sat down with the winner of BET‘s Next Rap Star, Dae Jones, to talk about her new music and her experience as a female entrepreneur.

Born and raised in South Florida, G.Pari$ has been making rap and hip hop music for the last 6 years. Some of his biggest influences on his music career include Travis Scott, Tyler the Creator, and Kendrick Lamar. He plans on branching his music out and shedding light on his city. South Florida hip hop and rap is on the rise and G.Pari$ is here to put his city of West Palm Beach on the map.

Born and raised in Tucson, AZ, Era is an emerging underground artist and one of the top engineers in the game. He has worked on Post Malone's "Congratulations", worked with Lil Peep and iLoveMakonnen, and is the head engineer for Internet Money.

Eric Matheus, aka “COSMIC” or “Cosmicbeats” is a 20 yr old music producer/ DJ and engineer who comes from a town called Boca Raton. Production credits: Juice Wrld, Hoodrich Pablo Juan, Yung Bans, Scarlxrd, $teven Cannon, and 6 Dogs.

BACHI is a headband Enthusiast based in Tallahassee, FL. His clever rhymes are both rebellious and real. Through his lyrics, he illustrates his day to day from chasing his dream girl to dropping buckets in the Rec. He takes pride in his offbeat musical diversity and hopes that through his music people will come to understand that you can always be the best version of yourself without compromising what you believe in. He has graced the stage and worked with artists such as Gucci Mane, Kodak Black, MadeinTYO, WHATUPRG, Trap Beckham, and more. Leaving his mark everywhere, he is bound to be one of your faves.

Growing up in the 239, jusLo is a multitalented rapper who has started to make a lot of noise in the music industry. He strives to put his city on the map and give back to his community through his music. After performing at Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival and being placed on NBA2K20 in 2020 alone, big things are still on the way from Lo.

From being born in Pakistan, to growing up in Lake Mary, Florida, one thing has remained constant in Shumaq's life: music. Shifting from live music to the studio, each of his song's reflect a nostalgic, youthful tone. As he doesn't limit his abilities to one genre, his versatile skill set is one to appeal to the masses.

Justin Hojean Yi, better known as Hojean, is a 22 year old up and coming artist just out of Atlanta, GA. Originally from New York, the 22-year-old Korean-American singer, writer, producer, and visual artist handles every aspect of his music production and promotion from the comfort of his bedroom. Hojean has big dreams of touring and blowing up and oh boy do we know he is going to make that dream a reality.

Hailing from Orlando, Florida, Apollo1027 is a versatile singer/songwriter that likes to display his versatility by comfortably transitioning between Rap and R&B. His name within the underground scene has been growing alongside the quality of his music. With an already hefty discography, Apollo hopes to continue to grow as an artist while inspiring others to try and reach for the stars.