10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kevin Abstract

The American musician, Kevin Abstract was born Ian Simpson on 6 July 1996 in Corpus, Texas. He broke into the music industry in 2009 and is signed to Brockhampton record label. His debut album MTV1987 was released in 2014, and received attention from a number of major music blogs and magazine publications. His sophomore effort ‘American Boyfriend’ is slated for release in 2016. There is no doubt that the 20-years-old musician is definitely an act to look out for in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the American musician, Kevin Abstract:

1. Kevin Abstract was born Ian Simpson on 6 July 1996 in Corpus, Texas.

2. He broke into the music industry in 2009 and is signed to Brockhampton record label.

3. His debut album MTV1987 was released in 2014, and received attention from a number of major music blogs and magazine publications.

4. In March 2016, he opened for the band The Neighbourhood in England on a week-long tour in Portsmouth, Birmingham, Manchester, and London.

5. He began working on the music video for the song “Hell/Heroina”. His vision for the video was huge so he put up a Kickstarter page for it and his fans donated over $3,000 for the video to be made.

6. At the end of June, it was announced that Brockhampton had won VFiles Loud, an online talent contest aiming to discover the best up and coming collectives.

7. He listed artist like Tyler the Creator, Kid Cudi, Kanye West and Justin Timberlake as his music influences.

8. He has collaborated with artist like The Neighbourhood, Allan Kingdom, NOWIFIII and Brockhampton to name a few.

9. His genre of music has been classified as hip hop, alternative R&B, indie pop and shoegaze music.

10. His sophomore effort ‘American Boyfriend’ is slated for release in 2016.