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Everybody Needs Me
The brand new Country Pop single from Kai Rush, available March 20. “Everybody Needs Me” is about losing yourself in the process of building a life, and how living passively can destroy those around you. It has a foolishly arrogant hook, shouting “Everybody’s dead obsessed with me” and displays an upbeat energy in the song. This is contrasted by the deep pains illustrated in the verses. The upcoming music video for the single was put together by a team of Emerson College film students and directed by Colin Dowse. There is a comedic element to the video as we see Kai posted as a lowly restaurant janitor who idiotically attempts to become a famous chef, drawing sharp parallels to the lyrical content of the record.
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Hello! My name is Kai.
I’m an indie pop singer-songwriter and producer from Vallejo, California studying at berklee. I’m working to grow my career in Boston, Massachusetts.
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…at the Berklee Performance Center
Original music written by Kai Rush. Keys: Alexander Xhoja, Guitar: Jack Bram, Bass: Abukarim Takenov, Drums: Nate Leonard
embrace vulnerability.
Kai Rush is a “mixing pop” singer, songwriter, producer, and performer from Vallejo, California. “Mixing pop” is the intersection of any genre (soul, funk, hip-hop, folk, rock) through a concise pop hook. Kai’s goals are to put an end to radicalism by inspiring vulnerability and respecting those around you. He is also committed to “killing the doomscroll,” inspiring a step away from social media in the youth. Kai has been releasing music since 2020 and is currently playing shows in both the Bay Area, California, and Boston, Massachusetts.
"I want to create music that embodies me in my most vulnerable form in order to connect and cultivate a new respect and understanding with those who surround us. This country becomes increasingly polarized year after year, and that has to do with radicalism and social media addiction. The goal is to take every moment with my platform to dismantle these forces."
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Played the largest venue at Berklee, the Berklee Performance Center.
Fourth-semester transfer student at Berklee College of Music
“Rush offers a hooky, catchy romp through the mind-vise pressures of loved ones’ demands. With an acoustic-guitar driven bluesy groove, an anthemic chorus, and a brain-spiral finish — this one invites you to belt away all your frustrations, while your bobs agreeably.” - Tom Baskett, Musical Director for Berklee Presents
“Kai Rush is a fresh voice: lyrically, musically, and executionally. Catch Kai now and witness raw energy we can all relate to. We need music like this more than ever.” - Gretchen Shae, Lead Singer of Gretchen Shae & The Middle Eight and Associate Professor (Berklee College of Music)
Led a band to shape the Commercial Music curriculum at Diablo Valley College, CA
Top 5 in July 2022 “best song of the month” contest by SongwriterUniverse
3 songs with over 10k streams on Spotify
Wrote, performed, produced, mixed, and mastered all material
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