Slowsie AKA Mike Pearson became part of the SOS family and a friend relatively early on in our SOS journey. He’s a very present person who finds playfulness and fun in even the mundane, latching onto stories big and small to capture the eccentricities, highs and lows of everyday life. In the beginning I thought of him as a Philly-based indie rock artist, but by now I know that is far too small a box to put him in as he makes love music, hard hitting trap, vibey rock music and more. He’s just a lover of music and an artist that latches onto the feelings and stories that move him. One of his most popular songs, for instance, is called BedBugs and it’s on insomnia and was based on his lived experience struggling to sleep in a dingy, bug-infested college dorm room he once called home. 

In this conversation we talk about Bedbugs, but we go everywhere from his newfound love of Trap Music and interests in Korean R&B, to advertising brand storytelling to genre-bending modern music, and the stories that have inspired his music and life. I laughed my way through the conversation and was left with a sense of nostalgia as I let my mind run and latch onto all the small stories that have made my life what it is. From the feeling of getting an ice cream cone after a baseball game (inspired by Slowsie’s Vanilla Bean story) to the feeling of taking a nap on my grandmother's couch, and so many more. I hope he inspires the same in you.