MKJ releases ‘Don’t Flatter Yourself (Acoustic)’ in collaboration with The Beamish Boys, a stripped version of their standout single. Electronic production is traded in for organic textures, with the vocal carrying the track effortlessly. “I co-write with other singer/songwriters who tell the story and I focus on production. I like to think that I am…
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Quote Club: Malika returns with deeply personal new single ‘Stranger Things’
“Stranger Things is one of THE MOST personal songs I’ve written, it describes a real moment in time for me, and a real struggle between two people. For me it was necessary to tell this story this way. When I got back in the studio to work on new music it was with the idea…
Quote Club: LA-based producer, multi-instrumentalist and artist Josh Jacobson has released his stunning new mixtape WAVE
“WAVE is all about sharing moments of creative inspiration and collaboration in their purest form, I’ve been collaborating so much this year and diving into some scoring as well, which has led me in some exciting new directions musically. Releasing this collection of songs as a mixtape is a fun way to share another side of…
Quote Club: Aaron Taos explains the concept behind the new video for ‘Venom’
“The video was directed by the Tanaka Bros (who also did my videos, ILL, These Days, and Hands). When I’ve worked with them in the past, I let them take the reigns conceptually. However, on this go around I already the idea completely in my head, so I sat them down to pitch it. I was nervous they…
Quote Club: Brooklyn songwriter Madeleine Dopico describes her sound on ‘Nice Boy’
Madeleine Dopico is a Brooklyn based songwriter and a a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania. ‘Nice Boy’ is a contemporary piece of alt-pop with soaring melodies, electronic production and an eerily powerful piano riff. Check out what she has to say about the track below. “Nice Boy really influenced the sound for my upcoming…
Quote Club: Los Angeles based producer and songwriter Equanimous releases expansive new single ‘Spirit’
“Spirit took me over two years to make and it was an interesting process how we got from start to finish. It started with recording the beautiful operatic vocals we hear during the intro and bridge from a talented vocalist named Lovelle. That’s also where the “dna” sample comes from that you hear in the…
Quote Club: ‘Pinky Up’ is the new single produced by Dear Lola and performed by Lia – Taken from the documentary series ‘Unframed’
‘Pinky Up’ is the new single produced by Dear Lola and performed by Lia. It is taken from a documentary series called “Unframed” presenting conversations amongst creators. “At the end of last summer I was getting over a break-up. I was in between places, had just temporarily moved back in with my parents, and really drowned it all by making…
Quote Club: Indie-electro duo Phiilo release energetic new single ‘Make You Mine’ via BonFire Records
“The track is about falling in love with a girl (in this case on a summer night), and just getting lost in the night with one another. You start losing track of time, and letting yourself fall into something in a way that’s probably too fast and never going to actually work out beyond a…
Quote Club: Ralph Reign delivers an enigmatic blend of textures on ‘Take Me’
‘Take Me’ is the standout single from ‘Astral Pastel’, Ralph Reign’s new album. With Afro-Latino ethnic roots, the New York born songwriter is charting his own path. Now based on the West Coast Ralph Reign delivers and enigmatic blend of genres and musical textures; with influences ranging from Stevie Wonder to Andre 3000. “We all…
Quote Club: French beatsmith ALM releases collaborative EP ‘Beauty for Freedom’
“I am a sound engineer, beatmaker and artist producer from France. I started making rap music at 11 but I really invested myself in the music industry at 20. In 2008, I released my first EP and album that I fully produced. Thanks to that, I discovered the mixing and mastering processes. I did an…
