NEWCASTLE alt-pop artist Miles Sesselmann, aka Mileo, was dead nervous last summer as he pitched a song idea to a Universal Music executive in Los Angeles following a boozey Grammy Awards.
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Mileo was expecting a demo he'd written two days earlier to bomb, given only his mother had heard the track. However, the catchy electro ear worm instantly impressed due to Mileo's witty observations about past relationships.
Nine months later I Date Some Dumbass People was released last week.
"I think everybody's dated some dumbass people," Mileo said. "We basically blame them until we realise we were the ones dumb enough to date them in the first place, choosing to ignore all the early signs of dumbassery."
Mileo is primarily based in Europe but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the former Hunter School of Performing Arts student has been living with his parents in Waratah since March.
Josh Leeson
Josh Leeson is an entertainment and features journalist, specialising in music, at the Newcastle Herald. He first joined the masthead in 2008 after stints at the Namoi Valley Independent and Port Stephens Examiner and has previously covered sport including the Asian Cup, A-League, Surfest, cricket and rugby league.
Josh Leeson is an entertainment and features journalist, specialising in music, at the Newcastle Herald. He first joined the masthead in 2008 after stints at the Namoi Valley Independent and Port Stephens Examiner and has previously covered sport including the Asian Cup, A-League, Surfest, cricket and rugby league.
