We recently connected with Brandon Pulphus and have shared our conversation below.

Brandon, appreciate you joining us today. Are you happy as a creative professional? Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to work for someone else?

I worked as a full-time artist for about a year and a half, and I can say with full confidence that it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I made more money than i did at my full-time job, but I was forced to take on every gig that came my way since I didn’t have any other source of income.

That took alot of the fun out of performing. It turned very routine. You make the same jokes, say the same things on stage, plug the next gig etc.

Brandon, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

When I was 12, I got into music/hip hop because of my older brother Nell. He (at the time) was an artist and introduced me to live shows, battle rap, freestyling, and alot of rappers that I still listen to this day. I mainly got into it so I could beat him in a battle, but once that happened a few years down the line I just kept at it. Which led to shows, tours, selling merch, etc. What sets me apart from other artists in my genre is my authenticity and the energy I bring to my live shows. It’s hard to pick one thing that I’m proud of in my career, but the first two major accomplishments that come to mind are shooting a music video in Thailand, and performing in front of a sold out crowd at First Avenue’s Main Room in Minnesota.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

I think support doesn’t have to be as grand or intense as people make it out to be. If you like a group or artist, all you have to do is show up in any capacity you can. Attend their events, buy merch, tell your people about them, share posts, even something as easy as liking their posts or leaving a comment can go a long way.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

My whole journey is a story of resilience (lol). Seriously. I’ve had labelmates steal from me, family telling me I wouldn’t be able to do it successfully, people who I hired to do video work or engineer work short change me on product, local scenes trying to blackball me, people dropping diss tracks, I’ve got a million stories. But for the most part none of them withstood the test of time, and here I stand ;)

Contact Info:

• Website: https://fairplayentertainment.org/brandon-pulphus
• Instagram: @BrandonDPulphus
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrandonDPulphus/
• Twitter: @BrandonDPulphus
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVou3jzUPkHGQofsxGyTc7A

Image Credits
Marie Weigel