Spring Break
The Daily OrangeQ&A with Duke University student hip-hop artist Mike Posner
By Rebecca Toback
Posted: 10/27/09, 12:46 AM EST Section: Feature
Mike Posner says Syracuse University can expect his show, "Wednesday in the Schine Underground," to be the "best party you've ever been to." The 21-year-old singer-songwriter is still attending classes at Duke University even while touring the country every weekend and will be coming to SU for the Bandersnatch concert series on Oct. 28. Days before he hits the SU campus, he tells The Daily Orange what it's like to be a student-musician.
Are you currently still attending classes at Duke?
Of course.
What's your major?
Sociology, with a business minor.
How do you fit in time to balance your music and your schoolwork?
It's definitely not easy… being a recording artist on a major label, while being a senior at Duke University. I think I'm doing pretty well and I get to come perform at Syracuse University and stuff. I think I'm doing all right.
What is your favorite part of being a student-musician?
Wow, well I'm kind of living the dream. I go to class every week, and then every weekend I get paid to go party at other schools and have a great time, so I love every bit of it.
How did you get started?
I started off playing drums when I was in like fourth or fifth grade, and then by the time I was 13 or 14 I was producing and making beats. It wasn't until about a year and a half ago I realized there was a huge void in the marketplace. I wasn't hearing the kind of music I wanted to hear on the Internet, so I started my solo project and singing. I've really only been singing a year and a half. So that's really exciting to me about my project. I'm still getting so much better. I have a new CD coming out on iTunes Thursday, and it's so much better than my old one. It's going to be free on iTunes. It's called "One Foot Out the Door."
What have been some of your best moments?
Two weeks ago we did a show at the Roxy in L.A. - it was unreal. I did a show in New Hampshire with Akon that was super insane, but there's so many moments. Every weekend is like a new awesome bundle of experiences. It's hard to put your finger on one.
Are you currently still attending classes at Duke?
Of course.
What's your major?
Sociology, with a business minor.
How do you fit in time to balance your music and your schoolwork?
It's definitely not easy… being a recording artist on a major label, while being a senior at Duke University. I think I'm doing pretty well and I get to come perform at Syracuse University and stuff. I think I'm doing all right.
What is your favorite part of being a student-musician?
Wow, well I'm kind of living the dream. I go to class every week, and then every weekend I get paid to go party at other schools and have a great time, so I love every bit of it.
How did you get started?
I started off playing drums when I was in like fourth or fifth grade, and then by the time I was 13 or 14 I was producing and making beats. It wasn't until about a year and a half ago I realized there was a huge void in the marketplace. I wasn't hearing the kind of music I wanted to hear on the Internet, so I started my solo project and singing. I've really only been singing a year and a half. So that's really exciting to me about my project. I'm still getting so much better. I have a new CD coming out on iTunes Thursday, and it's so much better than my old one. It's going to be free on iTunes. It's called "One Foot Out the Door."
What have been some of your best moments?
Two weeks ago we did a show at the Roxy in L.A. - it was unreal. I did a show in New Hampshire with Akon that was super insane, but there's so many moments. Every weekend is like a new awesome bundle of experiences. It's hard to put your finger on one.
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