MISSIO

Austin, Texas, electronic-rock duo MISSIO—producers/songwriters Matthew Brue and David Butler—rose to fame in 2017 with cathartic songs that were alternative radio hits. ∙ The group’s name is Latin for “mission.” ∙ Their provocative clip for 2016’s “Can I Exist”—addressing police brutality against Black men—won Best Narrative Music Video at the Austin Music Video Awards. ∙ The duo’s gleefully profane breakthrough single, 2017’s “Middle Fingers,” reached the Top 20 on four different Billboard charts. ∙ By 2017, they had rocketed from playing small club shows to performing at their hometown’s iconic Austin City Limits Music Festival.