PJ Simas

About

Stemming from northern California, PJ’s sound blurs the lines between acoustic, hip hop, and pop. His music tells the stories of growing up in the hip hop scene and balancing being a young father, musician, and student. PJ first started making rap songs with fellow athletes in high school in the late 00s influenced by hyphy movement artists such as <a href="spotify:artist:4sv6VJ2QZlaSosz3kFlxQH" data-name="Mac Dre">Mac Dre</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5M6GE2n46o0qBIyGXtzdQz" data-name="The Pack">The Pack</a>. While having background in piano as a kid, PJ taught himself guitar in high school and began making acoustic renditions of hip hop songs and posting to YouTube. PJ gained over 10k subscribers and millions of plays on YouTube his first year. Eventually finding his own sound and gaining a following, PJ made original material in 2010 and released his first album <a href="spotify:album:4n6Zt5q7va7mli4oIVrUzD" data-name="The SLO Life">The SLO Life</a> named after his college town of San Luis Obispo, CA. The initial (free) downloading of this mixtape crashed PJ’s website and was featured on major blogs and resulted in live TV performances and established his name as a solo artist. PJ released his second original, self-produced album <a href="spotify:album:6e3kuZvF4inCFgRUaKElo2" data-name="Triple Play">Triple Play</a> in 2011 with the popular single <a href="spotify:track:6JyIkV0G5cFM1e6ZmfKZQ6" data-name="Ocean Drop">Ocean Drop</a>. In summer 2012, PJ released his hit single <a href="spotify:track:1zDHb1p9J2SUVGqttkIwlW" data-name="Call Me Crazy">Call Me Crazy</a>, which has been streamed/downloaded millions of times across platforms. This single led to the release of his top 10 on iTunes album <a href="spotify:album:4WTvf13GpyVWn9M0S3fmQG" data-name="Heart Wings">Heart Wings</a>. PJ then released <a href="spotify:album:54Fm9jEw0j9K0xThwcUU6y" data-name="Life Tonight">Life Tonight</a> EP in 2014, an album with <a href="spotify:artist:1DWsq8sglTrakUWDog0W9e" data-name="Clean/Cut">Clean/Cut</a> in 2017, his 4th album <a href="spotify:track:6sLupyZBraYHD6Uy5XKLsJ" data-name="Nocturnal">Nocturnal</a> in 2018, and his 5th all-original album <a href="spotify:album:5B4BZ7Zndf5Vpx0J60htdT" data-name="Tequila Coffee">Tequila Coffee</a> in 2021. More to come!

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