Los Angeles-bred musician Bryce Vine never believed that his artistic vision — that rap and rock weren’t mutually exclusive — was that far-fetched. He an
Los Angeles-bred musician Bryce Vine never believed that his artistic vision — that rap and rock weren’t mutually exclusive — was that far-fetched.
He and producer Sir Nolan (aka Nolan Lambroza) weren’t shooting for Limp Bizkit-retro, powerchord shouting. They wanted something slower, classier, more conversational in tone.
But for six years, the music industry didn’t see things the same way.
“Everything is easier to understand in retrospect,” says Vine, 30, who broke through in 2018 with the walking-paced “Drew Barrymore” and appears in Berkeley this week to promote the upcoming Sire Records release of his album “Carnival.”
“But at the time, it was like, ‘Oh, this deal seems like it’s going to happen,’” he says. But after that and other would-be deals didn’t happen, he adds, “Eventually just stopped trying to get signed and wrote what I wanted to write.
