Mike Posner
Listen: Zedd and ellis Co-Produce New Edit of Mike Posner’s “I’m Not Dead Yet”
All Mike Posner knows are sad songs. Despite the lyrical weight of his recent single, the Grammy-nominated pop star once again opts to see the glass half full by sharing a new edit of “I’m Not Dead Yet,” produced by the collaborative force of ellis and Zedd. Posner has always worn his heart on his sleeve, and “I’m Not Dead Yet,” marks another characteristically open and candid lyrical offering. Much like Seeb’s high-flying remix of “I Took A Pill In Ibiza,” the new version of “I’m Not Dead Yet” brings an almost paradoxically uplifting energy to the production side with bright guitar riffs and playfully pitched vocal chops. Posner leans into the duo’s spirited production, smiling ear-to-ear in the new m...
Mike Posner Describes Real Story Behind “I Took A Pill In Ibiza”: Watch
“I’m into meditation and positive thinking, but my default mode is the opposite,” Mike Posner said in the opening moments of his Impaulsive debut. In a new interview on Logan Paul’s flagship podcast, Posner recaps his accomplishments walking across America and climbing Mount Everest, all while holding down a demanding professional music career. However, Posner’s trajectory as an artist was not without its bumps. Speaking with EDM.com in November, he recalled that it was during one of the most uncertain times in his career that Avicii called on him to work. First flying out to Stockholm to link with the dance music legend in the studio, then accompanying him to Ibiza for a show, the experience set the stage for what would become one of Posner’s...
Mike Posner Reflects On Avicii: “When I Was In the Coldest, Coldest Periods of My Career He Would Call Me to Work”
On a personal level, Mike Posner has likened the loss of Avicii and his father to being doused with a bucket of ice water in the middle of the night. The sobering events resulted in a near instantaneous shift in the Grammy-nominated artist’s perspective, inspiring him to break the comforts of his daily life in ways few would expect—and even fewer would attempt to replicate. Nowadays, pushing aside the cushy comforts of a Top 40 artist is becoming second nature for Posner, who is learning to appreciate the trials and triumphs of each passing moment. Posner summarizes his outlook with “Amor Fati,” a near and dear phrase which translates to “love of fate” in latin. In an exclusive interview with EDM.com, Posner candidly reflected on his rel...
Mike Posner Grapples With “Conflicted” Feelings About Releasing Unreleased Music With Avicii
While the public’s appetite for unreleased Avicii music is seemingly evergreen, Mike Posner has some complicated emotions on whether the ideas he was working on with the late dance music legend should see an official release. In an interview with Distractify, Posner says he feels “conflicted” about releasing any music Avicii had a hand in without his permission. He reasons that Avicii was a perfectionist at heart, and he would have dug into the nitty gritty details of their collaborative ideas before endorsing any of their projects for release. “On one hand, some of the ideas we had started are really awesome. And then at the same time, he didn’t finish,” Posner said. “Avicii, he was a perfectionist. Like, he had to get every detail right. So I fee...
Mike Posner Recorded a Song With Tom Morello While Scaling Mount Everest
Tom Morello is readying the rollout of a new album that in many ways reshaped his creative approach. Amid the pandemic, the iconic Rage Against the Machine guitarist faced his first creative drought. Despite being admittedly “Type A” when it comes to his recording process, which he has historically done alongside an engineer, Morello broke his own rules by recording straight into his phone. Paradoxically, it was one of the most liberating creative decisions he could have made. After sending around those homemade riffs, an album concept began to take shape. And it was rapidly heading into uncharted territory—the literal top of the world. Morello and Mike Posner‘s collaborative album cut was recorded as the latter was scaling Mount Everest, a trek he ...
Protohype to Appear on Star-Studded Album From Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello
It’s not every day an electronic music artist sees their name alongside Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder on an album. But Protohype isn’t just any artist. The Nashville-born, neck-breaking dubstep vet has been confirmed to appear on The Atlas Underground Fire, the star-studded upcoming album from Tom Morello. Protohype, who has long been championed for his versatility and genre-fluid approach to production, took to social media to exult in the pie-in-the-sky collab and share a preview. “[D]reams come true,” he tweeted. Check out the clip of the raucous electronic-rock hybrid, dubbed “Charmed I’m Sure,” below. Morello, perhaps best known as the virtuosic guitarist of iconic rock band Rage Against the Machine, has locked in a staggering list of...
Mike Posner Says Avicii’s Death Inspired His Walk Across America
If Mike Posner‘s goal was to show Avicii he was cool, he should consider the mission accomplished. In an intimate interview with Forbes, Posner opened up about his impending climb of Mt. Everest for the Detroit Justice Center and the loss of both his parents and Avicii. Posner, who successfully walked across the country in 2019, said his journey was inspired by the death of the legendary “Levels” producer. “When someone you love dies it’s like you’re sleeping and someone dumps a bucket of ice water on you or something. You wake up,” Posner told Forbes’ Steve Baltin. “And so those two deaths (my dad and Avicii), reminded me of what I wanted to do before I died. And hopefully that’s no time soon. But I’m not totally ...
Mike Posner Reveals He’s the Voice Behind Swedish House Mafia’s “Underneath It All”
When Swedish House Mafia rejoined the scene on their comeback tour, fans were quick to take notice of a certain ID in the midst of their sets. “Underneath It All” was labeled as the working title, but sadly was never officially released to the public. It showcased the same singalong appeal of other SHM classics like “Don’t You Worry Child” and “Save The World,” leading to speculation that the vocalist was their longtime collaborator John Martin. We were today-years-old when we found out it’s actually Mike Posner. The news broke when the singer-songwriter responded to a fan who questioned the credit. The track showcases Posner in a different cadence than we are used to, which makes sense as to why it took so long to figure out who it was...
Mike Posner Says He Has Unfinished Music with Avicii: “Makes Me Feel Grateful and Sad at the Same Time”
Avicii‘s tragic passing was over two years ago, but even beyond the grave, he touches someone every day in one way or another. On February 16th, it was Tiësto. On March 23rd, it was the designers of his Hollywood Hills home. And on April 20th, it was Aloe Blacc. Today it happened to be Mike Posner, who took to Twitter to share that he has a number of unfinished songs with the late Tim Bergling on his computer. He ended the poignant tweet by writing that the songs make him “feel grateful and sad at the same time.” Posner was a close friend of Avicii’s, famously referencing the legendary dance music artist in his global smash “I Took a Pill In Ibiza.” While they never officially released a song together on streaming platforms, they were known to colla...
