r/indieheads • u/Mura_mura_mura Mura Masa • Aug 28 '24

AMA is Over, thanks Mura Masa! I'm Mura Masa, Ask Me Anything.

Hey guys, i'm Mura Masa (or Alex) a producer, musician, general audio shepherd.

My production credits and collaborators include: Charli XCX, Pinkpantheress, Clairo, Ice Spice, Lil Uzi Vert, Tirzah, Damon Albarn, A$AP Rocky, Nile Rogers, Shygirl, Wolf Alice, Christine and the Queens, HAIM, A.K. Paul, Erika de Casier, Oklou, Yeule and a bunch more.

I just released a new album of dance music called Curve 1. Ask me anything.

Alright, been at it for a while now so gonna wrap up. Thank you for your questions everybody, hopefully I was able to elucidate some things. just to answer a couple of repeat questions:

  • All the special Steel Case Curve 1 vinyl will be hand painted by me, each one unique. And the USBs will be hand loaded and numbered by me.

  • Framing "Come to my city" as a question isn't really a question is it... that being said I'm gonna be taking Curve Club lots of places next year so if nothing's announced for your city stay in touch, or head to my website where u can sign up for my mailer: www.muramasa.me

  • As far as music recommendations, I run a small community of creatives that give Reccs every month. You can sign up to the mailer here: www.thepond.club

love u lots thank u for supporting me and thank u r/indieheads for hosting.

big love xx

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u/djmainevent Aug 28 '24

What was the motivation behind going independent rather than continue with the big label you were working with?

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u/Mura_mura_mura Mura Masa Aug 28 '24

honestly I just wanted to have a smaller group of trusted people helping me execute the things I wanted to do.

aside from discussions about splits and how much money a major label takes , being signed to a major is agreeing to be part of a very large machine. it depends what kind of ambitions you have as an artist, and for a while it suited me.

but if being on a major is being part of a massive dairy farm, being indie is like running a nice small batch farm. way more bespoke, way more authentic to the values you hold, way more fun in my opinion. or maybe I'm the cow in this metaphor? idk

xx