5/16/2023 0 Comments Plucked from obscurity![]() ![]() His reaction to the video is what inspired people to take notice of the small-town-raised city girl. The class was filmed that day, uploaded to YouTube and then went viral. Her rise to fame can loosely be credited to Williams’ appearance in her NYU masterclass. She not only had to learn how to navigate the industry, but to navigate it in a way that felt authentic and genuine to who she is. In the interview, Rogers said that there are expectations that you just know how to do it. It’s hard work, contracts and even more legalities than one cares to think about. “I’ve never had any doubts about the music, but the reality of the music industry is something I had to learn.” Anyone who’s taken more than two seconds to think about it knows the music industry is no joke. Because of this, and because she loves it, Rogers wants to make music forever. It’s a thing that, despite the fact that people can’t necessarily see it, makes them realize they feel the same way. Sometimes, Rogers even thinks that music is magic. Music brings everyone together - or at least it does when people aren’t arguing about which song is actually the best. “But in a song, it always seems to be just enough.” “I feel a lot, maybe too much,” she wrote on the website. Her website lists out the little things that make her who she is outside of her music, like her love for pink eyeshadow and her old jeans. In addition to her musical talents, Rogers says that she’s an optimist and a feminist. The song that Rogers played for Williams in 2016 during her class was titled “Alaska,” and was inspired by the hiking she did in Alaska and the sounds that came from nature. Nature, and her time in it, plays a huge part in her music. That’s probably why Rogers consciously decided to spend so much time in nature after her move to New York. “I spent my whole life in Maryland, but I wanted to experience more - fighting to get to urban areas where there was culture.”Ĭulture can have a huge impact on the creative process for anyone, but for a girl who grew up with folk music, playing the harp in the middle of nowhere, it can drastically change things. “I was really invested and excited to just be in New York and take it all in,” she said in an interview for Entertainment Weekly. When she went to New York for school, she was excited to be in such a cultural place. Now, three years after her graduation, Rogers describes herself as a songwriter, producer and performer from Brooklyn. Rogers used to introduce herself “as a banjo player from the eastern shore of Maryland.” She grew up with supportive parents who didn’t bat an eye when their daughter decided to study music at NYU, and their faith has paid off. When asked what that job was, she answered, “Uh, pop-star?” “But, I graduated, and I guess very quickly had a job,” she said in an interview for NPR. Most college seniors struggle to find their first job after graduation Rogers didn’t have that problem. In 2016, Rogers impressed Pharrell Williams in a masterclass with her song “ Alaska.” Now, she’s touring the world and getting ready to release her major-label debut album. ![]() Maggie Rogers, a 24-year-old New York University graduate, is living the Cinderella story most people only wish they could have. Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you were recognized for your hard work overnight? What would you do if your videography skills were noticed by a large production company, or if your 400-page novel was picked up by a publishing house? ![]()
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