Guest Blogger: Ryan H2

Peter Gene Hernandez also known as Bruno Mars has been noted for playing a variety of music including pop, rock, reggae, R&B, and hip hop. Bruno started at the very young age of 4 playing with his family band “The Love Notes” as an Elvis impersonator with his uncle. Bruno’s family all has very deep musical backgrounds. Bruno moved to Los Angeles after he graduated in 2003 to pursue a musical career. The name Bruno Mars came from the nickname Bruno his father gave him and Mars because all the girls said he was out of this world saying he was from Mars. He first signed with Motown Records but didn’t make anything that was big time but said it was a very good learning experience for him and he learned a lot about himself. Bruno then started song writing until Aaron Bay-Schuck of Atlantic Records heard him play guitar and sing one song and couldn’t sign him soon enough. Since 2006, Bruno Mars has collected multiple awards for his music. Including Grammy awards for Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Producer of the Year (Non-Classical). Bruno Mars started his musical appearance singing with Far East Movement. Bruno was also featured on Pastor & Hip Hop Artist Jaeson Ma at the very beginning of his musical career. My opinion on Bruno Mars is that he is a very successful musician and song writer with a very unique voice that can be easily connected to him. I think that he is going to make it way bigger than he is now because of the popularity that he keeps gaining. Critics opinions on him are just the same as mine and I couldn’t find anything but positive on his career. One critic said that “his voice is so easily distinguished from any other artist and that makes him so unique.”