How Growing Up On Local Radio, MTV, and Mixtapes Influenced Detroit Musician Martez Claybren’s Debut Album

October 20, 2017

His album, ‘Raised in the Jungle,’ is being released this weekend.

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Detroit musician Martez Claybren’s debut album ‘Raised in the Jungle’   will be released this weekend at The Gallery in Detroit. It’s an energetic mix of pop hooks, club music, and booty bass.  Listen above to CultureShift’s Amanda LeClaire sat down with Claybren to talk about the how growing up on an aural diet of local radio, MTV, and mixtapes influenced his sound. 

Check out his Soundcloud here.

 

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  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.

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