Promoters are getting their Mike Stud booking information, as his popularity rises and people are starting to recognize him as an artist beyond just his single “College Humor”. He was formerly a pitcher at Duke University before getting injured, and he has since begun a career in hip-hop that has been blossoming as of recently.

Mike Stud hails from Rhode Island, and he started out as an athlete before he ever even thought of having a career in music. He played both basketball and baseball in his hometown of Cranston in Rhode Island. He was good at sports, and earned state honors in both sports that he played. He received accolades from Gatorade and Louisville Slugger, as they both named him Player of the Year. At this time, coaches didn’t know that in the near future that event promoters would be booking Mike Stud for shows, and that he was able to dive into a career in hip-hop.

After high school, he went to Duke University in North Carolina to study and play baseball. He set records at Duke as well, as he had the 2^nd most saves in the schools history, and 4^th best in the ACC for that season. His hard work and smart playing earned him places on both Rivals.com and Louisville Sluggers All-American teams. It was when he got inured that his career in baseball would take a different turn. In his sophomore season with Duke, he had to get surgery that caused him to miss the entire 2009 season.  While he was recovering from the injury, he would get into music and use music as an outlet to release his stress and get things off of his mind. He released a music video for “College Humor” which was viewed over 1 million times, and made people take notice. The video was actually a joke but it ended up gaining traction, which made promoters take notice, and in result made them start to acquire Mike Stud booking information. At this time, the Mike Stud booking price was nowhere near what it is now, but it was definitely rising. He continued to finish his schooling, and eventually graduated from Duke on the Honor Roll. He also decided to get his graduate degree in Sports Management, so he had a pretty well and successful schooling, but the music industry was calling his name.

After the traction of “College Humor”, he followed up the song with another hit called “In This Life” which featured former wide receiver Alex Lagemann. The song was about their lives, and how they were athletes who were serious about going professional, and eventually turning to music. The video also posted more than a million views, and made people continue to take notice on him. Promoters started to reserve Mike Stud for shows in the city, and at colleges at students were drawn to his sound. Especially people who had watched his sports career when he had played baseball were curious to see him perform live. With this momentum, he released a remix of Justin Beibers song “Boyfriend” which had over 1 million views, making it another hit for Mike Stud. The Mike Stud booking fee would go up as promoters starting bringing him out for shows, and he would bring out a healthy crowd with him. People thought that the hits would slow down, but he released another big Internet song with “Happy Ending” which also surpassed 1 million views as well.

He compiled all the songs that he had made, including his hits and released a mixtape called “A Toast To Tommy” which hit the I-Tunes charts. The release on I-Tunes showed that he can sell records too, and not only were promoters taking notice but so were record labels. School promoters were seeing how they could get Mike Stud reservation information, so they can get him out to their school venues to perform. He released another mixtape with another artist called Huey Mack. It was after this that he would be booked on a sold out tour, which was nationwide. The tour solidified Mike Stud as one of the hot acts in the game, and an artist that promoters would be drawn to book for shows. The buzz was from his shows built up and he began to prep for the release of his debut album.

He released the album “Relief” to rave reviews, and it ended up hitting #1 on I-Tunes. He was officially had made his way into the industry, and made everyone take notice. He is only 1 hit away from coming onto radio stations and dominating the mainstream. If would be a great time to book Mike Stud for shows in your city, as his booking rate is only going to get higher and higher with his popularity growing. Everything he does seems to go viral, and he has been good with helping to promote the shows that he is booked for.

When you are ready for your Mike Stud booking, reach out to us and we will work with you to help make your event a success. He is one of the rising stars in the game, and will definitely bring the crowd out, and in result everybody will have a good time.