Remaining independent in the business is important to Merfeld, who has passed on signing to an industry music label. Raised by Wolves denotes a pack of wolves that thins out the herd, removing fake hip-hop and returning what is real to the music genre, according to the group’s website. His current music group, called Raised by Wolves, includes rappers Benny Rooso and Terrell Carter, who is known as Tigo. The skills I’ve learned at Clark have strengthened my business,” he said. ![]() “I have a recording studio that markets local musicians in various genres of music. Going to Clark has helped me identify my goals for my music and take my entertainment company Wizeguy Entertainment to the next level,” said Merfeld. “I am a self-taught recording engineer and recording artist. Specifically, he took a marketing class that helped him clarify his message in the marketplace, and understand other intricacies of advertising. He’s in the Merchandising Management program at Clark College, honing his business skills. Today Merfeld, 39, owns a record company called Wizeguy Entertainment LLC and is a staple in Vancouver’s hip-hop scene. Merfeld continued to do this until he was 18, when his new-found talent went from a hobby to a job and eventually became part of his social identity. At age 13, he assisted DJ Too Heavy at school dances by pulling compact discs for him and freestyling at the end of the dances. The popular bands Run DMC and The Fat Boys were two of his early musical influences. He met a kid named Matt Cavinta and they often rapped to a Rob Bass karaoke instrumental. Merfeld began connecting words that rhyme with music when he was in the fifth grade. Vancouver native and Clark student Thomas Merfeld ’17, known in the hip-hop community as Wizeguy, has been there since its early days in the 1990s. ![]() ![]() However, the Pacific Northwest has had a thriving underground hip-hop scene for 20 years and cannot be left out of the conversation. Vancouver is not the first city in Washington that comes to mind when one thinks of hip-hop culture.
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