Biography
Masked Wolf from childhood was fond of music, but the path to success was a thorny one. The rapper has repeatedly thought about to give up and give up the dream, and still continued to fight. As a result, efforts were rewarded, his song became a worldwide hit thanks to the introduction into the trends of the platform "TikTok".Childhood and youth
Masked Wolf was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, is an Australian national. Currently, the artist name - Harry Michael.
When he was a child, her parents divorced and sent his son to grandma and grandpa. The boy was very upset by the collapse of the family, and this led to the attacks of anxiety and depression. Escape from the traumatic experiences become passion for music. In the early years of the biography of Harry played on instruments such as the piano, guitar and drums, he was looking for its genre.
In adolescence, Michael became interested in rap songs have been a fan of Eminem and 50 Cent, who inspired him to create. He began to create the first composition at age 13, but public recognition was still far off.
Music
For several years the artist was looking for ways to express themselves. To finance the recording of tracks, he was forced to work in the office, where he felt out of place. But the music was still his way to vent and throw out the negative emotions.In 2018 Masked Wolf released his debut song, called Speed Racer. Alias did not appear by accident, in an interview, Michael admitted that in their daily lives have to pretend, hiding behind a mask. Find themselves in the studio, it is released by releasing the inner beast.
The talented rapper interested members of the Australian label Teamwrk Records, who wanted to sign him. Shortly thereafter came Vibin track, which the author described as easy and relaxing. While working on it, Harry did not think about the story, and wrote the first thing that came to mind.
Such an approach - a rarity for a celebrity, because he usually spends the week to bring the melody and lyrics to perfection. Masked Wolf calls himself a perfectionist and it is recognized that thought out every detail. Sometimes the desire to find the perfect rhythm turns into obsession and reminds manifestation of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The result of such a long and laborious working process was the track Astronaut in the Ocean, issued in 2019. It is based on feelings of depression, and depression experienced by the artist. In the same year he came out no less significant for Michael Numb. The promise of the composition is that it is not necessary to adjust to the others, because to be yourself - it is normal. But both the release did not cause rapid enthusiasm among the fans, going to the list of tracks ordinary musician.
After that, the rapper presented songs Evil on the Inside, Night Rider, and Water Walkin '. Each of them was important for Harry and contained a piece of his experiences related to personal and creative development. In addition, he recorded the single The Den in collaboration with Joel Fletcher and Restricted.
But success came to a sudden celebrity. Towards the end of 2020 the song Astronaut in the Ocean rapidly began to gain popularity in the "TikToke" being used as a background to the composition of the video, in which people perform feats. In addition, the football player Patrick Mahoums used the track for the video, posted on the page "Instagrama".
All this has caused a stir around the song, included in the top Shazam service. A clip, the work of professionals and studios 180 Creative Cerne Studios, and soon crossed the mark of 1 million hits on "Youtube". In the video footage used in the actual space shuttle launch and entry talks dispatchers.
Personal life
Artist prefers not to publicize information about his personal life, avoiding talking about the family. Your page in the "Instagrame" rapper is used primarily as a platform for the promotion of creativity, he published a cover singles, photos from the shooting of clips from the recording studio.
Masked Wolf Now
Now the rapper continues to write music, delighting fans with new hits. The beginning of 2021 was marked for him by signing a contract with the American label Elektra Records. Collaboration involves distribution of music and albums, which later join the discography of the artist, in all countries, except New Zealand and Australia. There his interests still represents Teamwrk Records.Commenting on the decision, Masked Wolf said he was happy to be a part of the family Elektra, because the organization cared about each song and help performers develop creatively. Shortly thereafter held reissue track Astronaut in the Ocean, which climbed to the top of the charts in several countries.
Discography
- 2018 - Speed Racer
- 2019 - Vibin '
- 2019 - Numb
- 2019 - Astronaut in the Ocean
- 2019 - Evil on the Inside (with iiiConic)
- 2020 - Switch
- 2020 - Night Rider
- 2020 - Star (with Yung Gwopp)
- 2020 - Water Walkin '
- 2020 - The Den (Joel Fletcher and Restricted)
- 2021 - Astronaut in the Ocean (reissue)