His first musical recognition came with the release of his viral single "College Humor", which he recorded on GarageBand ironically[2] while he was a relief pitcher at Duke University.
At 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he lettered in both baseball and basketball and was named Rhode Island's 2006 Gatorade Player of the Year, earning him an athletic scholarship to Duke University.
[citation needed] Seander earned 2nd team all-state honors in basketball after averaging 21 points and 7 rebounds as a senior.
[5] Seander attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, to play baseball for the Blue Devils.
While at Duke, he was teammates with current New York Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman, whom would later appear on the remix of the title track of Seander's 2016 album These Days.
[6] In 2007, Seander saved nine games in 28 appearances and earned a 1.61 ERA (lowest in Duke University baseball history).
[9] After missing the entire 2009 season recovering from the surgery, Seander appeared on the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the second year.
[citation needed] In August, Stud released another mixtape, Click, as a collaboration with fellow hip-hop artist Huey Mack.
On January 12, 2016, Stud released his third studio album, These Days, which includes a feature from former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher and former Duke teammate, Marcus Stroman.
In 2017, Stud was featured on "To the Grave" by American singer-songwriter Bea Miller, which is included on her EP, Chapter Three: Yellow and her second studio album, Aurora.