2017 saw her feature on two songs from Strange Reign in addition to guesting at various tour stops. Early acclaim came as the track racked up over 3.9 million YouTube views and 1.9 million Spotify streams, while the song served as a centerpiece on the Tech N9ne Collabos album Strangeulation Vol. Signing to Strange Music in 2015, she formally unveiled “Actin Like You Know” boasting a cameo from Tech. before lending her voice to tracks on All 6’s and 7’s and Something Else -which both bowed at #4 on the Billboard Top 200. Her recording history predates the single as she made her debut on platinum-certified rap icon Tech N9ne’s 2009 K.O.D.
of independent juggernaut Strange Music Inc., proving herself by obsessively nailing the vocal take. So, I started experimenting at that point.” That experimentation led to her debut single “Actin Like You Know.” Co-written by the budding artist, she caught the attention of her father Travis O’Guin cofounder and C.E.O. However, I had this realization where I thought, ‘Music doesn’t have to be proper.’ It doesn’t need to pass the litmus test of being technically accurate in order to be good or enjoyable. “From a very young age, I knew what was technically correct given theory and according to these rules that I’d learned over and over again. Between sharpening those abilities, she devoured art of all forms-from reading Heart of Darkness as a high school sophomore to obsessing over the Insidious film series as a teen (and to this day!) “I was formally trained on how to do everything ‘right’,” she admits. She spent her formative years studying piano and voice under the rigorous instruction of a strict and seasoned professional teacher. That’s really important to me.” If anybody can do it, it’s Mackenzie. “I’d like to join a tide of valuable artists changing what happens in mainstream culture, art, and writing.
Now, she embarks on a mission with focused, albeit far-reaching intentions… “I want to trojan horse some substance and variety into pop,” she exclaims. Equally inspired by Rihanna, Halsey, Johnny Cash, and The Doors, the 18-yearold impresario who can readily quote The Shining or Wuthering Heights honed her immense vocal talents via singing operas in several different languages since the age of six. A rafter-reaching voice, classically trained chops, literate lyricism, and a sassy spark enable Mackenzie Nicole to quietly rewrite the rulebook for pop.
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