Mykki Blanco on Musical Evolution, Performance and Gender Identity | Red Bull Music Academy

► Subscribe to Red Bull Music Academy: https://win.gs/SubscribeRBMA
When Mykki Blanco first emerged from New York City in the early 2010s, he was part of a vanguard of artists who would go on to challenge and redefine conversations about gender, identity and politics throughout the decade.

Acclaimed artist Mykki Blanco looks back on his first decade as a musician, from beginnings in North Carolina to formative years in the New York City underground and onward to critical acclaim and collaborations, while also sharing insights on navigating the pitfalls of public life as someone with a fluid identity.
► https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/l...

#MykkiBlanco #MichaelDavidQuattlebaumJr #RedBullMusicAcademy
_____

The stage name of Michael David Quattlebaum Jr., Blanco evolved out of an interest in performance art, writing and music. With the help of local label UNO NYC, Mykki Blanco became a recording artist, beginning in 2012 with the Mykki Blanco & the Mutant Angels EP. Over the following years Quattlebaum continued to refine the artistic contours of the persona he had created, collaborating with diverse artists from the worlds of music and fashion, while also bringing his private and public selves closer – in effect showing that Blanco’s evolution has also been his own, rather than mere performance.
His debut album, Mykki, was released in 2016 followed a period of personal upheaval that led Quattlebaum to relocate to Europe, where he still lives today.

TOPICS:
1:00 - Moving to New York City and coming up with Mykki Blanco
10:40 - Influences and inspirations in the early days
18:29 - Performance and gender identity
36:43 - Shifting from underground art to musical artist
52:27 - Musical evolution from early mixtapes to debut album
1:01:14 - Living with HIV and coming out with the news

MUSIC:
9:30 - No Fear – “From The Silence of Duchamp To Noise of Boys” https://vimeo.com/16911620
27:39 - Mykki Blanco – “Austin Texas” https://vimeo.com/26475633
50:52 - Mykki Blanco ft. Kathleen Hanna – “A Moment With Kathleen”    • Mykki Blanco ft. Kathleen Hanna -- Moment ...  
1:12:35 - Mykki Blanco – “High School Never Ends”    • Mykki Blanco - "High School Never Ends" (f...  

Red Bull Music Academy is the educational pillar of the Red Bull Music program. It is a global institution that for 20 years has been committed to fostering creativity in music by collaborating with those who are shaping our musical landscape and creating spaces for music makers to learn and immerse themselves.

► Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://win.gs/SubscribeRBMA
► Visit Red Bull TV: http://win.gs/1uy4YFF
► Visit our official website: http://win.gs/avjLrK
► Our latest videos on YouTube: http://bit.ly/12nkX7h
► Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/12N5Ch0
► Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2BdQWiH
► Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Lx4wQy