For those of you unfamiliar with Greg Aram, he is a new up-and-coming hip-hop and R&B artist. His vibe is somewhat similar to a conglomeration of Drake, T-Pain, and Kanye West.
On Sunday, August 14th, 2016, Greg Aram performed at Webster Hall, in front of the biggest audience he has had the pleasure of entertaining. Greg Aram is still a student at NYU, but his sounds and aesthetic are remarkably polished for a performer who may not be as seasoned as the bug guns. He has three songs currently available on SoundCloud, all of which are not only up to the caliber of the songs currently in the charts, but they would be great competitors.
Greg Aram is commercial is the best possible way, His music is something that will appeal to almost everyone; its catchy, but not obnoxiously so. He created the type of songs that are so chill you would listen to them on a laid back day, drinking a pint of beer with you friends, but they have beats that are strong enough to dance to in a concert.
When Greg came to the stage, Webester Hall was packed. He only had a 30-minute set, but oh boy, he put it to good use. At first, he found out who was representing in the audience: New York, and New Jersey, so he created a competition. He made the audience compete to be the loudest: New York, and then New Jersey. This was an ongoing game throughout the set, and surprisingly, it was not the same winner each time. The use of competition by Greg was extremely smart; it put everybody in a playful and open mood, while also encouraging them to feel confortable making lots of noise. Because of this, everyone was incredibly hyped up throughout the entirety his set.
He performed his three songs already released on SoundCloud, and he gave an extremely humorous preface to ‘Okay, Alright’ on stage, by listing a number of different amusing scenarios when you know you significant other is being unfaithful, so you respond with: “Okay, alright”. Then Greg previewed one of his new, unreleased songs: ‘Like It’, but he prepped the audience with the words to the chorus so that they could sing along. Greg’s ability to get audience participation was exceptional. For example, another fun part of the set was when Greg would pass the mic to a member of the audience, and get them to say the first word that pops into their head. He then freestyle rapped, incorporating this word, and he did so flawlessly.
It was astounding how much stage presence Greg Aram had. Actually, that’s putting it lightly – he owned that stage in Webster Hall. He had the charisma to get the crowd pumped up, the professionalism to deal with a microphone malfunction, and the good looks to make the ladies (and a couple of the men) in the crowd go weak at the knees. To give you an idea of the impressive impact Greg had, many of the ladies in the audience literally fan-girled over him, even though they had never heard his music before.
If you are interested in hearing what Greg Aram is made of, follow this link: https://soundcloud.com/gregaram
