Mike Pro tours with DE EIGEN LEGENDE, a quirky and topical performance.
In this article, discover more about what inspires him, his motivation, …
What inspires you as an artist?
People who are different and dare to come out for this. I love the fact that someone does something that is daring and paves a path for themselves in this. My own story and the urge to want to do something with it is what drives me to listen to the little voice inside me and inspire others with it.
How did your artistic journey go so far?
Um…bumpy! During my career as a rapper, my lyrics were mostly based on my frustrations. It had to come out, and at the time I was totally unconcerned with what my environment thought of this. In my current creations, these frustrations have not disappeared, but I have had to learn to nuance, giving my story more context.
What drove you to create DE EIGEN LEGENDE?
“How do I bring YouTube to a stage?” I saw it as a new challenge. The live entertainment content provides a certain energy that I use as fuel to continue my further creations. This is what makes my heart beat and makes me feel alive.
What sets you apart from other artists?
For “The Own Legend,” I want to crawl into the creator’s chair myself. I want to mix my love of theater with my passion for audiovisual arts and techniques. This could become my trademark, which will then distinguish me from my artistic peers.
What is the difference between your YouTube channel and theater?
Once the performance is there and I can go on tour with it, I get the feeling with every performance that I am creating the whole of my creation on the spot. Also, I find the live comments much more special than the “likes” or uploading a video.
What is your favorite piece from the performance?
That’s the intro, where I take you through my daily routine. The ping-pong effect between me and the visuals are well matched, making the visuals and my performance match. The information brought by artificial intelligence comes across as less pedantic and makes difficult topics such as alchemy easier to chew.
If the sky is the limit. So who is on your ultimate dream team?
I want to create magic. My head is full of ideas that sometimes I almost literally want to project. So people or agencies that have the means to create this magic are indispensable. As an artist, I need feedback anyway from people who know what I want to say and can make an assessment of the world around me. I want to touch people and capture their hearts, and I feel the closest I can get to my emotions is through the woman who captured my heart. She is my business lead, my psychologist and provides the necessary self-reflection in my creative process.
A look at some reactions from the audience: