Mod Sun

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Mod Sun, 2014.
Mod Sun, 2014.
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  US 120 03/28/2015 (1 week)

Mod Sun (actually Dylan Smith , * 10. March 1987 in Bloomington , Minnesota ) is an American rapper , author and a former punk - drummer . He is signed to Rostrum Records and released his debut album Look Up on March 10, 2015 via the label.

life and career

Dylan Smith was born Derek Smith on March 10, 1987 in Bloomington, Minnesota. When he turned 18, he changed his first name to Dylan Smith. Mod Sun now lives in Los Angeles , California .

Between 2004 and 2009 he was the drummer of the US post-hardcore band Four Letter Lie and played for a year as a session musician for Scary Kids Scaring Kids before the band split up in 2010. He also played as the opener on the last Scary Kids Scaring Kids tour in 2010, where he also helped the band out as a drummer.

His career as a rapper , which he started under his pseudonym Mod Sun, also dates back to 2009. As a rapper, he released several singles, six mixtapes , as well as three EPs and one album. The album, which bears the name Look Up , was released on March 10, 2015 via Rostrum Records and made it to number 120 in the US album charts , which is raised by Billboard . Mod Sun is an acronym and stands for Movement On Dreams, Stand Under None . He has already collaborated with several well-known American rappers, including G-Eazy , Machine Gun Kelly , Travis Barker , Dizzy Wright and Jodi Highroller . In 2012 , 2014 and 2015 Mod Sun played on the Warped Tour , he also had an appearance at the Extreme Thing in Las Vegas , Nevada in 2013. He has also toured with Breathe Carolina , Jonny Craig , Cisco Adler and Tayyib Ali and Pat Brown .

In addition to his activities as a musician, Mod Sun writes books. In 2012 he published the autobiography Did I Ever Wake Up? , as well as the poetry book My Dear Pink in 2015 , and a journal entitled Happy To Be Here , which received a sequel in 2016.

Discography

With four letter lie

  • 2005: Her Escape (EP, in-house production)
  • 2005: This Scarecrow Needs a Flame (EP, in-house production)
  • 2006: Let Your Body Take Over (Album, Victory Records )
  • 2008: What a Terrible Thing to Say (Album, Victory Records)
  • 2009: A New Day (Album, Victory Records)

As Mod Sun

  • 2009: I'll Buy Myself (Mixtape)
  • 2009: Let Ya Teeth Show (Mixtape)
  • 2009: How to Make A MOD SUN (Mixtape)
  • 2010: The Hippy Hop (EP, in-house production)
  • 2011: In MOD We Trust (EP, in-house production)
  • 2011: Health, Wealth, Success & Happiness (Mixtape)
  • 2011: Blazed by the Bell (Mixtape)
  • 2012: Happy As Fuck (EP, in-house production)
  • 2012: First Take (Mixtape)
  • 2015: Look Up (Album, Rostrum Records )
  • 2017: Movie (Album, Rostrum Records)
  • 2020: Stay Away (feat. Machine Gun Kelly & Goody Grace)

Books

  • 2012: Did I Ever Wake Up?
  • 2015: My Dear Pink
  • 2015: Happy To Be Here Part I
  • 2016: Happy To Be Here Part II

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart tracking: US
  2. ↑ a b William Gruger: Billboard : Emerging rapper Mod Sun Works with Twitter, Proving Social Media's Selling Power
  3. ↑ Bring the Noise : If You Don't Know Now You Know: Scary Kids Scaring Kids
  4. ↑ Sean Reid: Alter the Press : DANCE GAVIN DANCE, THE SLEEPING, AND MOD SUN TO SUPPORT SCARY SCARING KIDS
  5. ^ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : Vans Warped Tour 2012 announce stage lineups ( Memento from December 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : Fit For A King, DJ Scout (Issues), Icon For Hire, Mod Sun and more announced for Warped Tour 2014
  7. ^ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : Emarosa, '68, Mod Sun, more announced for Warped Tour 2015
  8. ↑ Michele Bird: Alternative Press : Breathe Carolina announce “We Are Savages” tour with Jonny Craig, Divided By Friday, and more
  9. ↑ Rachel Campbell: Alternative Press : UPDATE: Jonny Craig to tour with Mod Sun
  10. ^ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : Mod Sun announces tour with Cisco Adler, Tayyib Ali and Pat Brown
personal data
SURNAME Mod Sun
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, Dylan (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rapper, writer, and punk drummer
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Bloomington , Minnesota