Mura Masa
Turner Hall Ballroom 1040 N 4th St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203
The story of Mura Masa is one to remind people that there’s still room for optimism about the “internet generation.” At just 19, Alex Crossan has shown how someone with an appetite for knowledge, even if their upbringing has been isolated, can make full use of having the world at their fingertips without getting overwhelmed by “too much information.” Not only that, but again and again he’s proving that it’s possible parlay the myriad of potential influences that are available to anyone with a broadband connection into something unique, coherent, future-facing and very, very popular. Like, Diplo and Skrillex co-signed popular. 30-million-plays on SoundCloud popular.