Bulldog Weekend is more than just another concert; Jared Pellerin, known as “Pell,” said Saturday’s performance could change his life.
Pell, an aspiring hip hop artist, will perform at the Old Main Music Festival, which begins Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in the Mississippi State University Ampitheatre. Pell said his opportunity to perform at the festival marks how far he has progressed as a musician.
“This is going to be huge for me,” he said. “I started playing around with a beat machine when I was in the eighth grade, rapping and singing, who knew it’d take me this far.”
 Pell said his performance at the festival could majoryly increase his visibility.
“I’m hoping my fan base triples that night. I’m already right in front of their eyes through pellyeah.com and under their noses performing. People just don’t realize it,” he said.
Acknowledging all the work put into his performance preparation, Pell said he could not create music alone. This is where his producer comes in.
Ryan Bogan, known as “Staccs,” is a junior marketing major who creates the beats for Pell’s raps. Staccs said even though preparing for the music festival has not always been convenient, Pell keeps pushing toward his goals.
“He has a really hard work ethic. I have trouble keeping up sometimes, but he shouldn’t change that because it’s gotten him to where he is today,” Staccs said.
While Pell was more modest about where he sees himself going with his musical career, Staccs said he sees a bright future for his friend after Saturday’s show.
“It’s hard to describe what all I see being possible with Pell’s future. I actually see him selling records and having fans and people knowing him as a household name,” Staccs said.
Though one could assume a performance this large would make an artist nervous, Pell said he simply really looks forward to providing his attendees with a quality concert.
“I’m way more excited than I am anything else. It won’t matter if I’m nervous the night of anyway because people expect and deserve a good show, and the show must go on all of the time,” Pell said.