Rico Blanco and Amber Davis Mashup

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Rico Blanco and Amber Davis are both solo artists but, their music belongs to two different genres which can result into an interesting mash-up. The songs that Rico Blanco and Amber Davis mashed up were “Neon Lights” (by Rico Blanco) and “Manila” (by Amber Davis).

I think that Amber Davis is very lucky to work with Rico Blanco since Rico Blanco has a lot of experience and is one of the country’s top composers/songwriters.

About Rico Blanco

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Rico Blanco has been in the music industry for a long time and he’s first known as one of the founding members of the band Rivermaya. Rico Blanco left Rivermaya in May 2007. On June 2008, Warner Music Philippines released Rico Blanco’s first single (as a solo artist) “Yugto”. His song “Yugto” won the “Song of the Year” award in the Awit Awards. Check out the interview with Rico Blanco at: http://musicstudio.coca-cola.com.ph/index.php/videos/vid-1323155486426/videos.html

About Amber Davis

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Amber Davis is a Filipina-American artist. Her first single ‚ÄúManila‚Äù instantly became a hit in 2007. In the same year, she won in the Awit Awards for ‚ÄúBest Performance by a New Female Recording Artist.‚Äù She also became RX 93.1‚Äôs ‚ÄúArtist of the Year‚Äù in 2007. In the 2010 Urban Music Awards her song ‚ÄúTaas Noo‚Äù featuring Gloc 9 won the ‚ÄúBest Original Song‚Äù award. She was also awarded as the “Best Female R&B Artist” in the 2010 Urban Music Awards. She has singles being sold in iTunes. Please do check it out. Check out the interview of Amber Davis here: http://musicstudio.coca-cola.com.ph/index.php/videos/vid-1323154924573/videos.html

“Neon Lights” and “Manila” Mash-up Review

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“Neon Lights” is a song from Rico Blanco’s debut album, “Your Universe”, as a solo artist. “Neon Lights” made it to the number one spot in the Hong Kong charts. This is one of my favorites from the album “Your Universe”. “Manila” is from Amber Davis’ album “Feel Good Music”.

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Hearing those two songs shouldn’t be that hard to mash-up together. “Neon Lights” is a bit upbeat and makes me want to dance while the song “Manila” falls under the R&B genre.

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The “Neon Lights” and “Manila” mash-up sounded like a medley. They first started off with the first part of “Neon Lights”. I think it’s a faster version. Then, they transitioned to “Manila” with a reggae sound and then to reggae/alternative. And then both Amber Davis and Rico Blanco sang “Manila” and “Neon Lights” altogether for their finale. I think that’s the best part of their mash-up.

Check out the mash-up performance of Amber Davis and Rico Blanco: http://musicstudio.coca-cola.com.ph/index.php/videos/vid-1323154738933/videos.html

Here’s the backstage photos of the mash-up performance of Amber Davis and Rico Blanco: http://musicstudio.coca-cola.com.ph/index.php/album-level2/1320739187139/album.html

Watch the Coca-Cola Music Studio on MYX every Sunday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm with replays on Tuesday from 7:30pm to 8:00pm.

Mobbstarr and Somedaydream at Coke Music Studio

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It’s the first time I’ve heard of Somedaydream while Mobbstarr has been around in the music scene for a long time. Have you heard the song “Itsumo”? Yes, they are the hip-hop group behind that song.

Somedaydream and Mobbstarr will be mashing up the songs “Delivery Boys” (by Somedaydream) and “Eargasmic” (by Mobbstarr). Having heard both of the songs in YouTube, I think that they won’t have much a hard time doing the mash-up. The song “Eargasmic” is like a combination of hip-hop, electronica, R&B while the song “Delivery Boys” is electro-pop. However, the tempo of the both songs are way different, so I guess that part could be challenging for the both of them.

About Mobbstarr

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Mobbstarr is a hip-hop group formed in 2002. They were first known as Dice and K9. Mobbstarr is composed of Dice, Chaz, Jay and Hi-C. They are the ones behind the LSS-inducing song “Itsumo” which have hit the mainstream. In 2006, Mobbstarr won the award Best Rap Song of the Year for their song “6 in Tha’ Mornin’”. Check out interviews of Mobbstarr at:
http://musicstudio.coca-cola.com.ph/index.php/videos/vid-1320230528910/videos.html
http://musicstudio.coca-cola.com.ph/index.php/videos/vid-1320230628933/videos.html

About Somedaydream

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Somedaydream is a synthpop (or electro-pop) project of Rez Toledo. Somedaydream’s first single was released in 2011 and it’s entitled as “Hey Daydreamer”. His latest single, “Delivery Boys”, was released in August 2011. Check out the interviews of Somedaydream at:
http://musicstudio.coca-cola.com.ph/index.php/videos/vid-1318577072738/videos.html
http://musicstudio.coca-cola.com.ph/index.php/videos/vid-1318577111864/videos.html
http://musicstudio.coca-cola.com.ph/index.php/videos/vid-1318577144111/videos.html

“Delivery Boys” and “Eargasmic” Mash-up Review

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I actually like the arrangement of the “Delivery Boys” and “Eargasmic” mash-up. In addition, it does not sound like a typical medley. What I just don’t like is the performance itself. There were some parts that were sung off-key. I’m sure you have noticed that if you were able to watch it. I do hope that they have a studio recording of their mash-up. Or better yet, Mobbstarr and Somedaydream should have more mash-up collaborations together.

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Here’s the mash-up performance of Mobbstarr and Somedaydream: http://musicstudio.coca-cola.com.ph/index.php/videos/vid-1323338434679/videos.html

Check out the backstage photos of Somedaydream and Mobbstarr here: http://musicstudio.coca-cola.com.ph/index.php/album-level2/1317693550578/album.html

Watch the Coca-Cola Music Studio on MYX every Sunday from 5:30pm to 6:00pm with replays on Tuesday from 7:30pm to 8:00pm.