There is no doubt that “School of Rock” is a great movie and is even considered to be a legendary one by quite some people. However, to think that it has inspired someone to make music their passion and afterwards- their entire career is truly astounding. The person in question is Rumour, a multi-instrumental, multi-talented musician from Maryland.
Rumour was born on the 16th of November in the year 1993 in Brandywine, Maryland. He went to a Catholic School called St John’s. Although music wasn’t a necessary part of their curriculum Rumour would find himself surrounded by it in every area of his life. Soon he learnt to play the guitar, the piano and even the drums. Singing along with these instruments didn’t come much longer after that. Apart from the movie mentioned above, another old memory that shaped Rumour and his love for music today is a special day he spent with his stepfather. “I can remember going to a music store with my stepdad and purchasing my first studio where I would make rap songs with my friends for fun. But then I started taking music more seriously and writing songs I would record myself singing and would practice over and over and I am still to this day recording writing and practising.”, Rumour adds.
Another name that strikes out in Rumour’s career graph and is responsible for his present success, is Aliem Jumpp, Rumour’s first manager and mentor. He was the one who taught Rumour everything he needed to know about being in the music industry. Rumour, like many other newbie artists, was under the impression that one could do well just by creating good music. However, this is far from the truth and rising to the spotlight takes a fair bit of marketing and business skills. With his experience in the industry, Aliem Jumpp did Rumour a great favour for which Rumour is forever indebted.
Now that he is in a position of influence himself, Rumour speaks out to all other rising artists who might be unsure of whether or not they are talented enough to create a niche for themselves in the music world. According to Rumour, it was his passion to create music that in itself motivated him to stay in the game even after several ups and downs. “My dream is to be an amazing father and husband and never stop creating music”, he says when asked about future plans.
Stay tuned for Rumour’s future releases and follow him on the streaming platforms linked below:
YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaHkpvQuWAG35Q65_WFxScg
Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/artist/1HoOm6OAl4F6WNtBYF7fUE