 The following fall McLoughlin set out to attend New York University's Music Business Graduate Program, only to take a leave of absence after one year 
to pursue his dream of being a professional musician.McLoughlin's first YouTube video was released shortly after he took the leave of absence from NYU.The song covered in the video was his acoustic rendition of Swedish House Mafia's "Save the World", co-produced with former Nautical Young producer Garrington Spence.