MC Lars (Berkeley, CA)

Genre:Hip-Hop / Rap

Andrew Nielsen has been rapping and releasing albums under the moniker MC Lars since 2004. In the past decade, he has released several albums and music videos, played the Vans Warped Tour three times, performed at Carnegie Hall, taught new media literacies at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and presented talks on hip-hop's connection with education at various TEDx conferences across the world. He has thoroughly enjoyed, and continues to enjoy, rapping on many stages and teaching in numerous lecture halls around the world. One of Nielsen's proudest achievements to date is his recording with "Weird Al" Yankovic on the second MC Lars album. He's honored to be back at SXSW this year.