Meet ego n friends | Artist & Producer

We had the good fortune of connecting with ego n friends and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi ego n friends, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
Collaboration is the bread and butter to my brand as an artist. I decided to release music as ‘ego n friends’ at the start of this year because I saw how much collaboration my music had. There’s usually at least one collaborator per release. When I perform, I at least have one friend fly out, and for headline shows at least two from across the nation.

At the same time, finding dope artists in Denver is key. Denver has a lot of talent but the industry out here is so competitive. Very few Hip Hop artists gain notability because people don’t communicate and work together for the greater good.

Venues rarely book hiphop shows because artists struggle to build a fanbase. Artist’s struggle to build a fanbase because venue’s rarely book them. It’s a never ending cycle.

When Hip-Hop shows are booked, they usually are 10+ artist lineups, which typically bores audience members, but pulls in enough of a crowd to justify booking the show. Sadly during these shows, people only show up for their friend and then leave after. I aim to change that in Denver, and collaboration is the key to this all. As a headliner, I will never book more than 4 openers for my shows, and openers will receive 30 minute sets at least. No more talent shows, we’re putting on real events that people want to go to.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I began my frontman journey when my friend Gray aka Graymattr asked me to perform at his show. He put me down as Direct Support, right before him at the Aggie Theater. This show changed my musical journey entirely, I quickly became addicted to performing. The music I’ve been writing recently has been created solely to perform. The biggest lesson I’ve learned over the last year has been to avoid asking people to “come support your local artist” and rather ask people to “come join our party or they will truly miss out”

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Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Gr. Nelo for bringing me into his vast music community in Denver Ason Yugen for helping me put on amazing shows and being a spectacular DJ & friend
Alex Belmont for fighting the industry battle aside me
Tre Bailey aka Kidd Doxx for helping me with the mentality of being a local artist
Gray Whitney aka Graymattr for showing me that you can do this successfully without a label

Website: https://egonfriends.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ego.sound/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFnI3GVBBlUl06UEUW6mLQ

Image Credits
High Shutter Productions https://www.instagram.com/high_shutter_productions/