Now, I have always been supportive of up and coming young teen stars regardless of jealous hate or criticism. I let the rain fall down with Hilary Duff, Jammed to the Jonas Bros. I barely batted an eye at Miley Cyrus and even gave Justin B a pass. Unfortunately it seems like they were gateway drugs for a new age of commercialism and Ark Studios has been releasing some music that finally has me rethinking if any of this has been worth it.
Anyways I don't want to rant about this at all, instead I would like to channel this frustration by supporting the
inverse of this kind of packaged, commercialized teen music.
Let's see examples of real,
talented, young up-and-coming artists that you have been rooting for or are impressed with. Any genre, any stage in their career.
I've got a couple:
Nina Ferraro
She is an 15 year old alternative/folksy artist, singer/songwriter/guitarist/pianist who's music is more mature than her age. I saw her play a few weeks ago here in Chicago and I was damn impressed, her lyrics are especially past her time imo. I don't think she's got much exposure yet, but we all start somewhere. Here's a song from an interview with her.
Her songwriting is impressive, I have had a few of her songs stuck in my head from time to time. And she can only get better from here.
Nina Ferraro - Website
Nina Ferraro | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos - Myspace
Porter Robinson
If you are a fan of electronic music like me you have to be impressed with this guy. He is still in high school, just turned 18, and from what I gather some of the biggest djs in the world are starting to mix him into their sets. I can see why, he has made some serious original jams and his remixes make my favorite songs better, I love this guy.
A banger made better:
He can't legally get into clubs or drink for another 3 years, but drunk people in clubs everywhere will love him for longer than that i think.
Porter Robinson | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos - Myspace