We were lucky to catch up with Post Mortem recently and have shared our conversation below.
Post, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.
The most meaningful project to me is my upcoming studio album, ‘199.5’. The album still has no release date, but the first single is on my YouTube channel and the album will drop before 2024 comes to a close. The title refers to the fictional radio station that the album is themed around, as well as my birth year of 1995. This was actually the first project I’ve released where I’m in my own studio. Being in my own studio, the level of comfortability and confidence I felt on the microphone increased to new levels. I truly believe that the passion I have for music and the hip-hop genre itself shined through on a scale that I haven’t reached before. It also felt great to be able to involve my friends and past collaborators on the album. There is a real chemistry on the project that can only be replicated by real experience working together.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
For those that don’t know me, my real name is Jordan Adams. I might be better known by my stage name, Post Mortem. I’m a hip-hop artist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I also host the podcast show, Ope! Sports with Jordan Adams. I got into hip-hop with artists like Eminem, as well as comedy acts like The Lonely Island and Jon Lajoie. It was late during my freshman year of high school when I began jotting down rhymes in my notebook and by the early part of my sophomore year, I was taking it very seriously. My friend, who at the time went by Pyro, believed in me and helped propel me to be accepted amongst the local rappers in our high school.
I’m extremely proud of being able to conquer my fear of public speaking. Hip-Hop really helped me find my voice and who I wanted to be. Standing in front of a crowd of people, intertwined with people who love you and people who have never seen you, is both exhilarating and daunting.
I’d like for people to know that I take my art extremely seriously. I don’t make hooks to go viral and I don’t make music for a quick buck. My passion to be great and to be seen as a serious artist dominates my mind daily. I craft my albums to be played front and back, to be dissected with multiple listens and to connect with me. With my music, I give my fans, family and friends a chance to dive into my life and learn more about me as a person. I see every follow, every like, every comment and every play. It brings me extreme joy to see my music make an impact on people, regardless of the scope. The support that I’ve been given means the world.
In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?
I think people need to do a better job of supporting art. I’m old school and I still buy my CD’s, Blu-ray’s, books and video games. I love my physical media. Whenever someone comes over, people instantly learn about who I am and connect with me. I love being able to display who I am on the shelves and connect with my favorite creatives in their respective mediums.
Streaming is a whole new beast that has really crippled the entertainment industry. The new generation doesn’t believe in collecting physical media and enjoys the convenience that is offered from streaming. They also don’t seem to mind compressed music or lower picture quality while watching movies. Due to the changes, the entertainment industry has shifted wildly the last few years. At the end of the day, someone’s going to suffer for it. Who is the one suffering? It’s the consumers.
For films, the runtimes continue to climb near three hours. For television series, the amount of episodes has dived from 20 or more to as little as six episodes. For music, it’s impacted the artistic expression of artists. A stream counts after 30 seconds have been played, so artists are making more and more songs under two minutes. The single is being given more thought over the album as a whole and sales have plummeted in music with streaming. I think people should really consider buying their favorite smaller artist’s album or at least a song. The money in streaming is not great, and companies like Spotify don’t pay artists unless a song reaches 1,000 plays in a 12 month period. This policy hurts smaller artists and feeds the pockets of more established artists. Think about future talents who might not want to risk putting their energy into the industry. Music has saved my life many times. It’s an extremely important part of all our lives. It’s shameful that we have devalued something that is so dear to everyone. Think about the future and if you really love something, consider supporting it anyway you can.
What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?
The most rewarding aspect of being an artist is when people enjoy the music that you release. Just a few weeks ago when I dropped a new song, the outpouring of love really filled my heart. People don’t see the blood, sweat and tears put into crafting an album. They don’t know about the sleepless nights or the constant flooding of ideas. Each project requires hundreds of hours of work, so to see or hear that impact it makes on people is truly special. Honestly, I still get emotional about it all a decade later. It’s a beautiful thing to have people give their time to you and your art.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://postmortemtc.bandcamp.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcpostmortem/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PostMortemTC
- Twitter: https://x.com/PostMortemTC
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jigglinjMUSIC
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/PostMortemTC
- Other: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3RUKGHLZ1pbsC9W2o4RrVM?si=eGgFQA1KRr2Q8QwD2amTZg
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/post-mortem/1542900823
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/44257619
Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/artist/post-mortem/ARj9PVmJ225Znzw?part=ug-desktop&corr=1484580264
