discussion I got signed to Carly Rae Jepsen's label | New song and video out now!!

[MatiRod]

 Hi ATRL,

 

So I've taken a midday cocktail to celebrate and I'm a lil tipsy, but I have something to share with you all.

 

I love this website in all its messiness, there is so much music I've discovered on here, so many kiis I've had reading things, so many interesting corners of music and pop culture I've discovered thanks to ATRL. And I find it to be a really fun, positive community that is also very LGBT friendly (I'm ghey, obviously). And while I've been posting I've also been carrying a secret...

 

I am a user of this website, but now there is a chance I will one day get a thread made about my new music I've been a songwriter for the indie pop scene in Vancouver BC for a while (I moved here from Peru when I was 18), and recently through an insane series of events I ended up getting an offer for a record deal from a local label. This label is 604 Records, owned by Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. This is the label that put together "Call Me Maybe". There are literally Diamond plaques on the wall of the label with Carly's face on it, it's surreal. They're distributed by Warner. They have COIN. Like I was shook the first time they invited me to their building, there's all these multi-Platinum plaques for Nickelback, Carly, Marianas Trench (Canadian icons for those who know), Coleman Hell and others. People talking about meeting Justin Bieber and Harry Styles like it's the most casual thing in the world

 

So that happened. I had to get an (expensive ass) lawyer. It was a whole thing. I was so nervous it would fall through multiple times, like the tension was unbearable; this was all in my mind though because they couldn't have been lovelier and more supportive, it's more me being such a pessimist and not believing this could be happening to me. Like, I was struggling and hustling in the music scene for years. Doing songwriting workshops, singing back up, getting absolutely nowhere. So it was insane and surreal that they loved my self-produced demos so much that they wanted to fund a whole album and give a full record deal without ever having released music of my own

 

And tonight the first single from my first album has finally been released. We put out a dark take on a Christmas song that they asked me to do late last year, but now they've finally confirmed the whole album is a go and this is the first single It's the most exciting day of my life in a way. I feel like Mariah in her memoir when she gets signed and can finally breathe a sigh of relief because her musical life is about to begin.

 

As a proud and openly gay man the one thing I really would like with my music career, if I'm going to be given a platform and support and all that being signed to a big indie label means, is that I want to connect with my LGBT community. I want to get played in the clubs. I would honestly die happy if I ever see a drag queen or drag king do one of my songs. And I'm going to be pushing for gay acceptance/rights in my videos and music HARD. I'm going to use that record label coin to make some subversive gay art. The next video will be a gay themed video for a bop that's coming. I'm going to truly try to be the gay pop star that I never had growing up. This community that is my home means the world to me. So I'd rather start nowhere else than here, the internet's queer capital of pop music to start spreading the word about my music.

 

So without further ado I would like to share my first (proper) single with you: "Great Escape" - a synth-pop bop about yearning to get out no matter what. I hope you like it. And I hope you will come with me on this journey

 

 

 

EDIT: thank you so much for all the lovely messages and support!! This is the very beginning for me and it's so cool to see a whole thread of people talking about the song. I have a ton more music coming soon including another single next month and an EP early summer, I typically announce stuff on my Instagram first so feel free to give me a follow if you'd like to be the first to know, I'll also try some way of announcing it on here

 

EDIT #2: Surprise! Brand new song and video out now!

 

 

 

Edited May 22 by MatiRod

[tost1]

 

Sorry, I had to. 

 

Congratulations, I wish you all the success in the world. Will give you a

stream tomorrow.

[Lana Banana]

Kudos mama for saying that. For spilling. 

[.Odyssey.]

This is so badass. Good for you, man! Fellow music producer and songwriter here who could only dream of the opportunity you have here.

 

Love the song! Looking forward to following your journey 

[KatyPrismSpirit]

Wow! Congratulations on this. I will support you and stream your music. Good luck!

 

PS- Did the label have a thing where people could submit demos or something? 

[iHype.]

Congrats 

[Subzero]

Congratulations!

 

Awesome song, love the chorus! Very nostalgic, gives me a bit of Howie Day's "Collide"

Edited April 3 by Subzero

[glitch]

Ah congrats sis, I'm glad it's all worked out for you so far. Fingers crossed things continue going your way and you see all the success you deserve!

 

Cute song too 

[shookspeare]

congrats I always wanted to be a songwriter but I can't sing for ****

[OnlyManInTheWorld]

Congrats, now make an album titled ATRL

[CottageHore]

Congratulations! I wish you the best  time to serve us your E•M•O•T•I•O•N 

[Sun]

Congrats!!! All the best to you 

[wish]

Yasss the 80s bop  Congrats king!

[ParisTexas]

Congrats! I listened to your new single and it gave me some Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence vibes   I hope everything keeps working out for you, that's a big opportunity

[BLΔCKP!NK]

would you like a PR boyfriend <3 we can split your proceeds 50%!

 

All jokes aside I'm happy for and proud of you!

[Dear Reader]

Omg congratulations. Wishing you all the success <3

[Beyonceist]

 

This but I did see some positive comments of yours about Beyonce so I opened the link and liked the video.

I'll stream the song properly once I see some Rihanna hate. 

[wehavetostan]

They need to introduce ATRL Artist Interviews and have you as the first guest  Congratulations!!

[Mezik]

Listened to the song & added it to my liked playlist on Spotify. It's a great listen! Best of luck to you my fellow canuck!

[Mitsouko]

lemme buy you a telescope

[Apostolis]

[Jude]

When you become famous, just know that I'm one of the first people here who congratulated you.

 

CONGRATULATIONS! 

[Dear Reader]

your song is a bop, let me give it a couple of streams 

[Almodusa]

2 minutes ago, Mitsouko said:

lemme buy you a telescope

B*tch dgdhdjd

[taemin]

The song is great!!! Congrats!