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Mike Posner 
Mike Posner, July 2010.Background information Birth name Michael Robert Posner Born February 12, 1988
Southfield, MichiganOrigin Detroit, Michigan, United States Genres R&B,dance,electronica, hip hop Occupations Singer, songwriter Years active 2009–present Labels RCA Associated acts Big Sean, Lil Wayne, Cher Lloyd Website mikeposner.com Michael Robert "Mike" Posner (born February 12, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer.[1] Posner released his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, on August 10, 2010. The album includes the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 single "Cooler Than Me," his second single, "Please Don't Go," as well as his third single, "Bow Chicka Wow Wow" featuring Lil Wayne.
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Early life and education
Posner was born and raised in Southfield, Michigan.[2][3] His father, a Wayne County Prosecutor, is Jewish and his mother is Catholic.[4][5] Posner attended and graduated from Groves High School, where he ran varsity track, and went on to attend Duke University. There, Posner was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity[6] and graduated in 2010 with a degree in sociology and a certificate in markets and management, with an overall GPA of 3.59.[2][3][7]
Career
Working with Don Cannon and DJ Benzi, Posner released his second mixtape, A Matter of Time (the first mixtape being Reflections of a Lost Teen), from his dorm room at Duke University in March 2009. The mixtape was released under the name, "Mike Posner & the Brain Trust," the Brain Trust referring to Posner's supporters. [8] In July 2009, Posner signed a deal with J Records (RCA/Sony).[9] He chose to return to Duke after signing his record deal, and toured on the weekends while at the same time recording for his debut album.[10][11][12] Posner's third mixtape One Foot Out the Door, hosted by Clinton Sparks, was released on October 27, 2009. The mixtape was accompanied by a web series also entitled One Foot Out the Door which aired bi-weekly from September 30, 2009 until December 2009. During this time, he hired his manager, Daniel Weisman of Elitaste Inc., who also manages Wale.
31 Minutes to Takeoff, his debut album was released on August 10, 2010. The first single from the album, "Cooler Than Me," produced by Gigamesh, climbed the Billboard Hot 100 to reach No. 6[13] before going on to attain global success.[14] He performed at Bonnaroo and the 2010 Warped Tour in the summer. A second single, "Please Don't Go," was issued on July 20, 2010. He is also featured in Cher Lloyd's "With Ur Love" which was released as a single on October 30, 2011.
Posner performed on national television for the first time on the talk show Last Call with Carson Daly on Tuesday, 27 October, 2009. He also performed his song "Cooler Than Me" on America's Got Talent on July 28, 2010. He performed on Live with Regis and Kelly on August 3, and on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on August 4. He performed "Cooler Than Me" on The Wendy Williams Show on August 5, 2010, and on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 9, 2010. Mike Posner has collaborated with artists Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars, Wale, Big Sean, Bun B, We The Kings, Saigon, One Be Lo, Eric Holljes, and 3OH!3. On February 1, 2011 Posner released a radio mix of "Bow Chicka Wow Wow" which included a new verse from Lil Wayne. He performed his song Bow Chicka Wow Wow live on The Ellen Show on April 19, 2011.
He has also covered many popular songs, including Beyoncé's "Halo," Adele's "Rolling in the Deep," Coldplay's "The Scientist" and Kanye West's Heartless.
Posner was nominated for a 2010 American Music Award (T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist), a 2010 MTV Europe Music Award (Push Artist) and won a 2011 ASCAP Award ("Cooler Than Me").
On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records. With the shutdown, Posner (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release his future material on the RCA Records brand. [15] [16]
Discography
Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart
positionsUS CAN 2010 31 Minutes to Takeoff - Release date: August 16, 2010
- Label: J
8 32 2012 Sky High[17] - Release date: TBD
- Label: RCA
- - Mixtapes
Year Mixtape details Peak chart
positionsUS CAN - Reflections of a Lost Teen - Release date: -
- Label: -
- - 2009 A Matter of Time - Release date: March
- Label: -
- - 2009 One Foot Out the Door - Release date: October
- Label: -
- - 2011 The Layover[18] - Release date: 20. November[19]
- Label: -
- - Singles
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US
[20]US Pop
[21]CAN
[22]NZ
[23]AUS
[24][25]
[26]GER
[27]AT
[28]SWI
[29]UK
[30]IRL
[31]"Cooler Than Me" 2010 6 3 5 3 4 22 11 21 5 4 31 Minutes to Takeoff "Please Don't Go" 16 9 23 19 51 40 — — 194 — "Bow Chicka Wow Wow"
(featuring Lil Wayne)2011 30 21 — 21 40 — — — 175 — "Cheated" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes that the song was not released or did not chart As featured artist
Single Year Peak chart positions Album UK IRL SCT "With Ur Love"
(Cher Lloyd featuring Mike Posner)2011 4 5 3 Sticks + Stones Music videos
Song Year Artist Director "Cooler Than Me" 2010 Mike Posner Jason Beattie "Please Don't Go" BBGUN "Bow Chicka Wow Wow" 2011 Mike Posner featuring Lil Wayne Shane "With Ur Love" Cher Lloyd featuring Mike Posner References
- ^ For Posner's full name, see "Rapid Fire Questions". Vevo. September 10, 2010. http://www.vevo.com/watch/mike-posner/rapid-fire-questions/USJRV1000036.
- ^ a b Leahey, Andrew. "Mike Posner Overview - Allmusic". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/mike-posner-p115350. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ a b McCollum, Brian (July 29, 2010). "Groves graduate and was very good friends with (later metioned in one of his and pop star Mike Posner heads to the D for the Warped Tour". Detroit Free Press. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100729/ENT04/7290318/Groves-graduate-and-pop-star-Mike-Posner-heads-to-the-D-for-the-Warped-Tour&template=fullarticle. Retrieved August 20, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Z (February 16, 2010). "Mike Posner Interview". DJBooth.net. http://www.djbooth.net/index/interviews/entry/mike-posner-interview-0216101/.
- ^ Copeland, Rod (December 6, 2006). "Fly for a White Guy". The Chronicle (Duke). http://dukechronicle.com/article/fly-white-guy.
- ^ "3 Questions with Rising Music Star Mike Posner". Coed. December 8, 2009. http://coedmagazine.com/2009/12/08/coeds-interview-with-rising-music-star-mike-posner/. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- ^ Williams, Nick (April 22, 2010). "Mike Posner’s meteoric rise to stardom". Vox. http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2010/04/22/mike-posners-meteoric-rise-stardom/. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- ^ "Invalid Friend ID". Myspace.com. http://www.myspace.com/mikeshmegma. Retrieved 2010-08-31.[dead link]
- ^ "The Music Industry's Leading A&R Site". Crazed Hits. 2009-07-23. http://www.crazedhits.com/mike-posner-signs-to-j-records/. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ Creswell, Julie (August 23, 2009). "Turning Music Into Dollars at Sony/ATV". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/business/23marty.html.
- ^ "Watch now: Get to know Mike Posner | The Volume | Time Out New York". .timeoutny.com. 2009-09-29. http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/thevolume/2009/09/watch-now-get-to-know-mike-posner/. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ "The Brain Child � Mike Posner | The Chronicle". Dukechronicle.com. 2009-06-30. http://dukechronicle.com/node/149363. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?tag=chscr1
- ^ Mike Posner interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' November 2010
- ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story
- ^ http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2268707
- ^ "The Hip Hop Update". http://mikeposnerhits.com/2011/08/27/mike-posners-sophomore-album-title-is/. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ^ "The Hip Hop Update". http://mikeposnerhits.com/2011/08/29/mike-posners-new-mixtape-title-is/. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ^ "The Hip Hop Update". http://mikeposnerhits.com/2011/10/24/news-mike-posner-the-layover-november-20th/. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ "Mike Posner Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mike-posner/chart-history/95631. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- ^ "Mike Posner Album & Song Chart History: Pop Songs". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mike-posner/chart-history/95631?f=381&g=Singles. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- ^ "Mike Posner Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mike-posner/chart-history/95631?f=793&g=Singles. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal: Singles". charts.org.nz. http://www.charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Mike+Posner&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- ^ http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mike+Posner
- ^ "Take40.com - Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me (Single Mix)". http://www.take40.com/music/music-charts/take-40-countdown. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 11th April 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 11, 2011. Archived from the original on April 12, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xu5cvxEC. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Posner%2CMike/Cooler+Than+Me/single
- ^ http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Mike+Posner&titel=31+Minutes+To+Takeoff&cat=s
- ^ http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mike+Posner&titel=Cooler+Than+Me+%5BSingle+Mix%5D&cat=s
- ^ http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12717
- ^ http://www.irma.ie/index2.htm
- ^ a b "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 1, 2010: Mike Posner certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Mike%20Posner&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2011 Singles". ARIA Charts. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - August 2010". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0810_g.php. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
- ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope New Zealand. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. October 31, 2010. http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=61. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2011 Singles". ARIA Charts. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
External links
Mike Posner Discography Studio albums 31 Minutes to Takeoff (2010)Singles Featured singles "With Ur Love" (with Cher Lloyd)Related articles Categories:- 1988 births
- American dance musicians
- American hip hop musicians
- American male singers
- American people of Jewish descent
- Duke University alumni
- English-language singers
- Hip hop singers
- Living people
- Musicians from Detroit, Michigan
- People from Southfield, Michigan
- J Records artists
- RCA Records artists
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