1. Morgan happs // history presentation
Music evaluation of artist & repertoire

2. Blackbear
Background
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-Yo
Moved to Los Angelas, CA
Real name - Matthew Tyler Musto

3. Worked with… blackbear
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

4. Blackbear
2006;
In high school he was in the band Polaroid & they were signed to Leakmob Records
1 album, Paint the Town
1 EP, Inside & Out
1 demo, The Cure Demo2008; Started his solo career
2009;
Contrast EP
2010;
Exposure EP
Released Christmas song with Tyler Carter, I Hate the Holidays
2011; Took the stage name, Blackbear (stylized at blackbear)
Year of the Blackbear EP
1st song released under the name blackbear, Marauder Music by Mike Posner

5. Blackbear
2012;
Co-wrote Boyfriend by Justin Bieber, #2 on Billboard Hot 100
Released Foreplay EP in April
Sex mixtape in October
Featured on Long Road Home by Machine Gun Kelly
2014;
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

6. blackbear
2015;
First full length album, Deadroses released February 14th
Lead single, IDFC, put him on top of the Billboard Charts
Acoustic EP, Dead, released November 27th
Song Different Ho’s has been featured in Kylie Jenners Snapchat story multiple times
2016;
4th EP, Drink Bleach, released
Toured with Hoodie Allen
Toured with Super Duper Kyle & Tinashe

7. 2016 (continued) Blackbear 2016;
Song NYLA featured in Hot Girls Wanted on Netflix
Created Beartrap Records
August 2nd Cashmere Noose released, produced entirely by Beartrap Records
Cashmere Noose peaked at #1 on iTunes R&B charts, & #6 overall on iTunes
Featured on Root Beer Float by Olivia O’Brien

8. Blackbear
2016;
Formed Alternative Hip-Hop R&B duo, Mansionz, with Mike Posner
Debut album, Mansionz, released March 24th
2017;
Toured with Fall Out Boy on the Mania tour
April 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

9. Blackbear
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, 24bears
Signs RiFF RAFF to Beartrap Records for $500,000

10. Thank You!

11. References
Blackbear | Biography & History | AllMusic. (n.d.). Retrieved from
The Pop Star Who Never Wanted To Be Famous: An Interview With
Blackbear. (2017, November 20). Retrieved from
Riff Raff Signs to Blackbear's Beartrap Sound for $500,000 - XXL. (n.d.).
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Splash. (n.d.). Retrieved from