Both releases were under the name Blackbear, and Sex featured collaborations from fellow "Boyfriend" co-writer Mike Posner, along with producers, singers, and songwriters James Blake and Maejor Ali. Intent on pursuing a career as an R&B singer, Musto released his debut EP Foreplay on April 20, 2012, and his debut mixtape Sex on October 31, 2012. Musto co-wrote Justin Bieber's " Boyfriend", a number 2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 2012. The first song to be released with the Blackbear moniker is Mike Posner's "Marauder Music" in November 2011. In fall 2011, Musto decided to use his nickname Blackbear as his pseudonym when making music. In mid-2011, Musto released both the Gone For Good EP and the Year of the Blackbear EP. He put out the Christmas song "I Hate the Holidays" with Tyler Carter, then-member of the band Woe, Is Me in late-2010, shortly followed by a new single, "Douche Bag" in early-January 2011. He put out his first EP entitled Brightness in 2008, followed by Contrast in 2009, and Exposure in 2010. Īfter leaving Polaroid, Musto began a solo career when he moved to Atlanta to work with Ne-Yo.
By 2008, Musto had also begun to write his own solo music. As Polaroid progressed, their music became increasingly influenced by emo. Musto dropped out of school in the 10th grade to focus on music. During Musto's freshman year of high school, the band signed to Leakmob Records. They released one album, Paint The Town one EP, Inside And Out and one demo, The Cure Demo and have been variously described as being a pop punk, punk rock and garage band.
In high school, Musto was the singer of Florida-based rock band Polaroid. In fourth grade, he became interested in music through Rancid, Blink-182, and bands his babysitter introduced him to, such as New Found Glory and Alkaline Trio. He has stated that many of his family members are from Pittston, Pennsylvania. Musto was born in Daytona Beach, Florida and moved to Palm Coast, Florida as a child.
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