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WHEREAS, Malcolm James McCormick, better known as Mac Miller, grew up in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh, attending Winchester Thurston Elementary School and Pittsburgh Allderdice High School, graduating in 2010. Miller taught himself to play piano, drums, guitar, and bass by the age of 6, and later studied song composition in a variety of genres, and began focusing on the art of rhyme. He entered himself into local freestyle competitions, standing out as a force to be reckoned with; and,
WHEREAS, recording his first song in 2007, and releasing three mixtapes from 2008 - 2009, in 2010 with a handful of other offers on the table, Miller at the age of 17 signed with independent record label Rostrum Records releasing “K.I.D.S” in August of that year, and embarking on his first tour, “The Incredibly Dope Tour” selling out every location; and,
WHEREAS, being featured on XXL Magazine's Top Freshman list, receiving critical acclaim from Billboard Music, The Washington Post and The New York Times, Miller continued to succeed, releasing his first album “Blue Slide Park” in 2011. Miller earned the number one spot on the Billboard 200 with first week sales, becoming the first independent artist since 1995 to debut atop the Billboard charts - furthermore internationally selling out shows with almost 200,000 tickets sold for the “Blue Slide Park Tour”; and,
WHEREAS, Miller released his sophomore album this year “Watching Movies with the Sound Off” and internationally touring on his “Space Migration Tour” he was also named BMI's “Social Star of the Year” and Complex magazine's “2013 Man of the Year.” Miller continues to develop his craft by producing under the alias Larry Fisherman and making music under his alter ego Larry Lovestein; and,
WHEREAS, from the beginning of his musical career Miller has given back to the arts and charity; donating $50,000 to Make - a - Wish foundation at Stage AE in 2011 and currently mentoring local Pitts...
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