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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
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AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: This 21-year-old singer/songwriter began his music career posting acoustic covers on SoundCloud in High School. Attending Indiana University, French met producer Triegy, and together they self-released their first single, “Fall for You,” which charted on Spotify’s U.S. Viral 50. Following this release, the duo unveiled a string of four singles, including “By Myself’ (17m streams) and “Dying Alive.” Propelled by his growing success, French traveled to L.A. to work with Grammy-nominated producer Dru Decaro, together creating his debut collection, ‘natural colors, which houses “love ride,” “superstars,” “sweet home,” “hearts of gold” and “someone new.” In mid-2018, he was invited by Chelsea Cutler to be the special guest on her Sleeping with Roses Tour. The two sold out the 17-show North American tour in less than three weeks. French aims to take 2019 head on, touring with Quinn XCII this spring and dropping new single “breaking all the rules” on 4/19.
ALBUM: TBA
SINGLE: “breaking all the rules”
LIVE: 2019 gigs on Quinn XCII’s 34-stop N.A. spring tour From Tour With Love; previously toured with Chelsea Cutler
INTERNET: 5m+ “Fall for You” streams, 17m on “By Myself,” 6m “Dying Alive,” 7.5m “love ride”; 15m total streams from debut EP natural colors
PRESS: CLASH (“‘Fall for You’ was sparkling introduction, Christian’s soothing voice set amidst a template flecked with electronic influences”), Banger Of The Day (“Heavy snow.... heavy vibes… Feels powerful like a major snowstorm”)
BOOKING: Matt Galle, Matt Adler/Paradigm
PUBLISHING: Self-published
MANAGEMENT: Gio Paolucci/AYITA; JP Morray/Interlude Studios