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Keiko Necessary, now signed to Warner Music Philippines, released a new album “Ready, Let Go” on September 25th.thThe album, which took six months to make, is a collaboration between singer-songwriter and British producers Rusti Russouw and Tristan Charmichael, collectively known as Chasing Fantasia.
“I’ve had some of the songs on this album for years and some of them, I started writing while it was in the recording process, but technically, I only started working on production in November 2019; I recorded 2 songs in London and the rest of the album was here in the Philippines. The producers, Chasing Fantasia flew in from London and we worked on the album for 3 weeks in Baguio. I think I’ve been working on this for 6 months in total, ”Keiko said in an exclusive interview. “The process of making this album has been an adventure because there has been a different kind of euphoria in figuring things out; what sounds good and what doesn’t, or trying to make the elements work or just listening to Rusti and Tristan throw in ideas for each song and witness them talk about some of the technical stuff that I don’t know anything about (haha). It’s been really fascinating and fun to be able to make a record like that. From London, where we recorded 2 songs in a span of 3 days, to Baguio, where we had 3 weeks to arrange 10 songs together. It was a bit stressful but exhilarating at the same time because of the timeline, plus the feeling of ‘I can’t wait to finish this record and hear what the tracks would sound like at the end’. Everything was amazing. “
On the collaboration between Keiko and Chasing Fantasia, her manager Graham Perkins said: “This collaboration with Keiko, Chasing Fantasia and Warner [Music] The Philippines has been something very special for me. It is playing out a large part of my plans as I develop my management business around the world. It has been the catalyst for the creation of new associations and friends, and the merger of my company with Open Door Artists in the Philippines has been an important result of the collaboration. For me, it’s about making music that can come from anywhere. Here we have a Filipino artist, run by a UK and now global management company, produced by South Africans. The UK as a market has had this kind of concept for many years and I hope that with Keiko, this body of work and others to follow, we can start to make a bit of a difference for the rest of the world. Certainly the UK is going to be an important part of our plans for Keiko and with a strong OFW population and a powerful festival scene we look forward to seeing Keiko back in the UK in 2021. “
with Graham Perkins, Keiko’s manager
This is the first time that Chasing Fantasia has worked with a Filipino artist. When asked about the possibility of collaborating with more talents from abroad, Rusti and Tristan said, “Definitely! It’s amazing when people from different cultures come together and create music. You learn a lot and grow as an artist and producer. “Towards the end of the interview, we asked them what they had learned about Filipino culture. They exclaimed,” The main thing we learned about Filipinos? You love to eat !!! Haha! Honestly , we were impressed to see the amount of talent while attending some festivals during our time in Manila. We were able to see real support for fellow artist! This is sometimes lacking in the west. There also seems to be a real openness to collaborate and build Cross-border relationships. We felt very welcome and were treated incredibly well, thank you! We would be delighted to work more in Asia. The West needs to hear more about the diverse talent coming out of these time zones! “
“Ready, Let Go”, now available. Follow her, Chasing Fantasia and Warner Music Philippines on social media for updates.
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