August Rigo and Vince Nantes composed and wrote lyrics for “Black Swan,” alongside BTS leader RM, multiawarded producer Pdogg and rapper Clyde Kelly. The song is the first single off their forthcoming album, “Map of the Soul: 7.” It is now charting in 88 countries. It broke the record of viral hit “Gangnam Style” on its first day. “It is part of the band’s full-length album, dropping on Feb. 21.For Rigo and Nantes, working with BTS was an opportunity too good to pass up.
Since 2013, Rigo has already worked with several K-pop acts—namely EXO, TVXQ, SHINee and NCT. The Toronto-based musician was already familiar with the arduous process of producing for artists miles away. The music industry’s landscape allows for more flexibility in terms of distance and time zones. “Black Swan,” for instance, was produced remotely by Rigo and Nantes. “A portion of the process was recording in our living rooms, and sending the ideas back and forth via email,” Nantes related.
“RM provided the additional touches needed and really sprinkled on the magic of what the song has now become.” Nantes added. “The song really hits home for me. Artistic inspiration sometimes is hard to come by after being in the grind for so long. There are always times where you want to give up,” he said. “It’s definitely hard on the soul so seeing how the song resonated was really inspiring and to be a part of the creative process for that song with my team makes me proud,” he added.
“I’m just a regular guy, and to have people telling me that I’ve inspired them or that the song made their day, to know I made an impact on their lives really shows me how blessed I am to be in this position,” Nantes said. “We feel that with the right resources, we can help mold artists in the Philippines to be on the same playing field as the rest of the world. We should be included in that global conversation,” Nantes added.
Wooww
Entertainment Entertainment Latest News, Entertainment Entertainment Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: rapplerdotcom - 🏆 4. / 86 Read more »