METTE — artist
METTE has no upcoming shows listed. 1 past show tracked on Ckord, most recently at Baby's All Right on Thu, Oct 5, sharing stages with 256 other acts. Follow to get notified when new dates are announced.
For METTE, the route to music was circuitous, but destined. In 2023, she has found herself ready to emerge with music that explores tender emotions, complex feelings, and her life’s narrative. Growing up, she railed against the small town monoculture of Alexandria, Minnesota. The daughter of two ‘army brats’ (both of her grandfathers served in the U.S Army), her familial home instilled in her not only a disciplined work ethic, but a passion for music. Anita Baker, James Taylor, Chaka Khan, Pink Floyd, Lauryn Hill, and The Delfonics were the soundtrack to METTE’s younger years. With an eclectic musical taste, METTE began taking musical theatre classes, learning to play the bassoon, and attending youth choir, where she felt the first firm draw towards performance. It quickly became clear that performing was the end game. “I didn’t have the confidence to do music straight away, but dance just came more quickly to me,” she says. Identifying as a Black woman of mixed-race heritage, METTE didn’t see herself often mirrored in the live performance space growing up. But suddenly in 2014, with one single phone call inviting her to audition as a dancer for Pharrell, her direction started to change. After traveling the world with Pharrell performing concerts all over the globe, METTE won the coveted starring role in the N.E.R.D and Rihanna ‘Lemon’ video. This opportunity hurtled her towards fame. After years of grueling touring, METTE found herself in London working on a film project and was inspired to explore her musical dreams. And then Covid hit. “I was going through something when lockdown hit. I hadn’t seen my mom for 18 months, and out of my longing came a song about mothering, birthright, and her legacy… a celebration of imperishable bonds.” The outcome was what would later become her single, Mama’s Eyes; a track that has filled dance floors across the world with its syncopated dance beat that gradually heats up into a celestial gospel choir preaching the chorus.
METTE has no upcoming shows listed right now.
METTE past shows
- METTE — Babys All Right — Oct 5, 2023
Venues METTE has played
- Babys All Right — 1 show, last played 2023
Artists who have played the same stages as METTE
- Jitwam — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- MAY-A — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Nai Palm — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Alex Mali — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Meltt — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Isabel Dumaa — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Almondmilkhunni — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Sloppy Jane — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Maeta — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Tchotchke — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Sam Blasucci — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Will Paquin — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Stolen Jars — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Cat Burns — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Sadurn — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Shady Bug — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Igwe Aka — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- SNACKTIME — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Miller Blue — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Big Joanie — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Hairpin — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Dianna Lopez — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Ignabu — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Margo Cilker — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
- Panik Flower — 1 shared venue, via Babys All Right
And 231 more acts.