Best Cities for Artists to Make a Living

For upcoming artist many say,”i wanna live in los angeles”. Los Angeles has long been a hub for groundbreaking music. In its diverse, performance-friendly venues, iconic artists such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Black Eyed Peas, Rage Against the Machine, The Byrds, Metallica and Kendrick Lamar all got their start. The great news is that this trend towards fantastic sound shows no signs of fading away anytime soon, and these artists are here to prove it.

KACY HILL

Getting a record deal of any kind isn’t easy these days, so imagine how impressive a singer must be in order to grab the attention of alicia keys and kanye west. That’s exactly what Kacy Hill has done. Her 2017 debut album, Like a Woman, is a lyrically complex and vocally sleek introduction that has brought this adopted Los Angelina right into the fold.

G PERICO

This son of South Central didn’t get his street cred by using social media boasting; he has the hard-life back story to substantiate it. Fortunately, he has chosen to convert the direct violence with which he was all too familiar into his music. The result is a refreshing mix of old-school and gansta rap that pleases all of the generations.

SIR

This latest delicacy on the menu of L.A.’s famous Top Dog Entertainment is just as noteworthy as some of its past offerings, which include Schoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, SZA and Isaiah Rashad. Coming from a musical family, SiR took a while to let his talent shine; he didn’t really get started until he was 22. Nevertheless, he has certainly made up for lost time and can boast about writing for Stevie Wonder and working alongside fellow L.A. son Anderson .Paak..

BOYO

If you have been wondering whatever happened to L.A. psych-rocker Robert Tilden, he’s still around. His new band, Boyo, is a reincarnation of his former group, Bobby T. and the Slackers. Much remains of their former style but with a little tenderness to soften the edges.

PASTEL FELT

In an era when the auto-tuner is king, it’s a refreshing change to dive into Pastel Felt’s low-fi, analog sound that swims in a murky pool of muddy reverb and fuzzy guitars. The foundation that underlies this throwback band is Tara Milch’s complex song-writing, which takes Pastel Felt far beyond the stereotypical sun-soaked L.A. surfer sound.

HALF THE ANIMAL

This highly listenable L.A. pop rock group delivers clear vocals in a package that audiences from all walks of life can appreciate. “Magic”, the new song by drummer Nick Gross of Half the Animal, is the band’s latest offering, and it continues the ensemble’s homage to the hook-driven, trippy, SoCal groove.

Although Los Angeles is known primarily for its movies, this brief list is only the tip of the iceberg that proves that the silver screen is not the only unique entertainment taking place in this part of the world. Whether it’s dazzling beach music that will make you want to catch the next wave, fast-flowing and mind-blowing hip hop and rap or trippy synth pop, this city definitely has the music you’re seeking.