Who is Son of Mars?

People took instant notice of Son of Mars’ creativity and skill and he quickly became a fan favorite.  He recently performed in Indianapolis and plans on touring many venues in cities across the USA, Mexico, and Canada and we finally had an opportunity to meet with him for an interview so we can get to know him on a personal level as well.

I was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, but reside mostly in New York, New York –  I moved to the USA when I was 17 Years Old.

Almost 4 years. But I started getting heavy into music at around age 17 when I moved to the US.

It was an EP I recorded myself in college titled S.O.M I will never forget that project, That was my favorite song for 3 years.

Independent artists like 21 Savage, Birdman, and many others in the industry are my biggest inspiration.

I am an open format musician, so from Caribbean Hip-Hop to rap and everything in between.  I like having the musical knowledge that allows me to get creative with my craft, it’s kind of my niche actually

Yes, I am actually.  I’m signed to a record label called FamilyOverGold Ent. They mostly control and release my music as well as a marketing campaign.

My family, friends, and fans.  The love people show is what fuels me to continue to grow myself and my brand and make better music

When I got into music, I wanted something that reminded me of my heritage and where I am from, Trinidad is often referred to as the red country for its flag and the strong blood of our people, so I went with the name Son of Mars.  Then my friends started calling me Mars and it kind of got stuck since then.

I love Hip Hop or Caribbean Music and a combination of both.

I am working on starting a Series called “FOG on Air” which will be a Caribbean Hip- hop mix show series.  I would like to get it to a point where I can host other producers and artists as well as friends of mine to give them a platform to showcase their creativity

My dream is to sell out Coachella or Rolling Loud and just play for thousands of fans and make them go crazy.

I have been very fortunate to be able to play shows already in many different cities but my dream is to be able to perform in Australia on the beach during the Summer.

I would say the largest was a concert featuring many up-and-coming artists that held about 2000 fans.

This is such a hard question, I can see myself on tour with many artists. Like Drake, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Fedd the God, Cardi B, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nas, Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, Pharrell, Chief Keef, Future, Lil Baby, and Meek Mill.  Honestly, anyone whose music and vibe I enjoy.

FamilyOverGold has great producers like Trey Vincent. I love sitting in the studio and getting creative with the team.  It’s my favorite downtime

Hopefully harnessing my craft enough to get me on the world stage.  I would love to perform for people all over the world and bring people together and unite them with music.

Hype: Did COVID change your career for better or worse?
As ironic as it may sound, COVID helped my career.  It gave me some serious downtime to focus on my brand, and spend serious time in the studio to allow me to make some edits for my team.  I hadn’t had much time before focus to just take a breather and focus on some things because I was always moving around, however, with Covid, I was forced to take that time which allows me to focus on my branding and gave me time to get creative in the studio.