Rapper, songwriter, and producer Matthew Tyler Musto is more popular under the pseudonym Blackbear. He is well known in US music circles. Starting to seriously engage in music in his youth, he set a course to conquer the heights of show business. His career is full of various minor achievements. The artist is still young, full of strength and creative plans, the world can expect a lot from this person.
Blackbear's Early Youth
Matthew Tyler, who gained popularity under the nickname Blackbear, was born on November 27, 1990. It happened in Pittston, USA. Soon his family moved to Florida.
Matthew spent all his childhood in this state. As a teenager, he managed to live in Atlanta, as well as Los Angeles. He grew up as an ordinary child, early became interested in music. The boy showed interest in rock.
Blackbear: Start of musical activity
While still at school, Matthew Musto joined the rock band Polaroid. The team is based in Florida. The young man was so carried away by creativity that he dropped out of school. The boy was already at that age sure that his life would be entirely connected with music.
As part of the group, Matthew released a non-professional album, an EP, as well as the only full-fledged studio compilation. The guys worked with the record company Leakmob Records.
Debut in own career
In 2007, Matthew Musto left Polaroid. During this period, he went to Atlanta, began working with Ne-Yo. A year later, the young artist released his debut solo EP "Brightness", and similar records also appeared in the next 3 years.
Matthew Musto released the Year of the Blackbear EP in 2011. This was the first step towards the appearance of the singer's pseudonym. After this album, he began to call himself Blackbear. The first song of the artist under this pseudonym was released in November.
The composition "Marauder Music" was written by friend and colleague Michael Posner, who became the permanent creative partner of the musician.
Beginning of active cooperation with other musicians
Matthew Musto not only sang, but also often composed performed compositions himself. At the end of 2011, the artist first appeared as an author for someone else's song. It turned out to be the song "Boyfriend" performed by Justin Bieber. In early 2012, this song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
After that, Blackbear intended to refocus on the R&B direction of music. The musician released the Foreplay album in this segment of the EP, as well as a mixtape. Michael Posner, James Blake and Maejor Ali became co-authors. Already the next EP disc "The Afterglow" contributed to the promotion of the artist. It hit number 4 on Billboard's list of uncharted releases for up-and-coming artists.
The appearance of the first full-length album
Blackbear first released a full-length record in 2015. Deadroses contained 10 songs. This creation was positively evaluated by both critics and listeners. There is a mixture of different genres here.
The lead single "Idfc" entered the Billboard R&B Hot 100. It stayed on the chart at various positions for more than a year. Thanks to this composition, Blackbear has risen noticeably.
The second single "90210" was also well received. Another artist's track from this album "NYLA" got into the documentary, which is also regarded as an indicator of success. A full-length album was followed by an EP recording. 4 acoustic versions of songs from "Deadroses" appeared here, as well as the only new track. In November 2015, the artist released the next full-length album "Help".
Active promotion
A year later, Blackbear recorded another EP, Drink Bleach. Co-authorship in the creation of the record belongs to a whole team of creative people. Blackbear has even partnered with Linkin Park and has collaborated with Jacob Sartorius, Phoebe Ryan and other artists.
Blackbear: Exploring New Heights
In the second half of 2016, Blackbear released a new EP "Cashmere Noose". The label created by the artist Bear Trap Records worked on the creation of the disc. The album was sent exclusively for network distribution via SoundCloud.
The library contains both the original version and modified versions. The album Blackbear took a good position in the iTunes charts.
Health complications
For most of 2016, Blackbear was treated for necrotizing pancreatitis. The artist has undergone several surgeries. He periodically had to return to the hospital for rehabilitation. Health problems were the result of alcohol and drug use. In the end, the treatment was successful.
Creating your own musical group
At the end of 2016, the artist initiated the formation of an alternative musical group. The Mansionz line-up included Blackbear himself and his longtime collaborator Michael Posner.
As part of the group, the guys released several tracks, and then a full-length album. Third-party artists were also attracted to cooperation.
Further creative development
In the winter of 2017, Blackbear released a new track, which became the announcement of his third work "Digital Druglord".
Shortly before the appearance of a full-fledged disc, the artist released a small EP collection. The distribution rights for Blackbear's new studio album were contracted to Interscope.
At the end of summer, the singer announced his new project. This time it was the Cybersex mixtape. After that, the artist went on a concert tour. At the end of the tour, Blackbear began preparing a new album, Anonymous. He was released in 2019, became the largest creation of the singer.
Blackbear's personal life
Blackbear's creative life was not conducive to a pious lifestyle. Prior to the appearance of health problems, the singer did not differ in righteous behavior. After treatment, the young man improved, got a permanent girlfriend.
The beauty, Instagram star, model, actress and DJ Michele Maturo became the chosen one. In 2019, the couple announced the imminent appearance of offspring. The artist's firstborn was born in January 2020.
