PHOTOS: Courtesy Coke Studio
IBANG level na talaga ang OPM artist na si Zack Tabudlo!
Bukod kasi sa bago niyang collaboration song na “Fallin’” with South African rapper Nasty C, siya rin ang first-ever Pinoy artist ambassador na napili para sa music platform na Global Coke Studio.
Nagkaroon ng exclusive interview ang BANDERA kasama si Zack at dito niya chinika ang bagong milestone sa kanyang music career.
Siyempre, ang una naming pinag-usapan ay kung paano niya ginawa ang bagong kanta kasama ang rapper na mula sa ibang bansa.
Kwento ni Zack, ang naging inspirasyon niya upang masulat ang “Fallin’” ay ang international singers na sina Chris Brown at Justin Bieber.
“When I wrote this one, it was more of a vision. At that time as well, I was listening to a lot of hip-hop tracks. That’s what kind of put out that Chris Brown inspiration from me I guess, and a lot of Bieber as well,” paliwanag niya.
Sey pa niya, “But in terms of lyrics and stuff, I was always in love.”
Nabanggit din ng OPM singer kung paano sila nagkakilala ng South African rapper at ano ang kanyang naging pakiramdam na may nakatrabaho siya mula sa ibang bansa.
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Sambit niya, “Nasty C was really a cool dude. I met him online. It was a brief kind of zoom meeting if I remember. It was a kind of meeting and left us to just meet each other and talk to each other.”
“He has a gamer vibes in him…And having this kind of perspective about Nasty and how he was pretty wild in gaming and being very serious and rich in terms of doing his craft is an honor to just see the part of him,” saad niya.
Ani pa niya, “And just making music with him is just a vibe. He’s like the inspiration of this whole track.”
At bilang si Zack ang kauna-unahang Pinoy ambassador para sa nabanggit na music platform, naitanong namin sa singer kung ano ang pakiramdam niya na siya ang napili para rito.
Pag-amin ng singer, hindi siya makapaniwala sa bagong milestone pero isa raw itong karangalan upang lalong ipagmalaki ang galing ng Pinoy pagdating sa musika sa buong mundo.
“Being part of this campaign has been crazy for me. It’s a surreal moment,” sagot ni Zack.
Patuloy niya, “Being part of this has been a kind of having that sense of pride to put out Filipino music more and be on the global stage.”
“Having this channel to make more music and being part of this generation as well, and kind of inspire more, and inspire them to express themselves into music or whatever they do in life, and that part of me is proud to be doing this of course,” wika pa niya.
Sa naganap naman na press launch ni Zack ay hindi rin pinalagapas ng BANDERA na tanungin ang group marketing director ng asean & south pacific ng Coca-Cola trademark na si Teejae Sonza kung ano ang nakita nila sa OPM singer at siya ang napili nilang Pinoy ambassador.
Ayon kay Teejae, naniniwala sila na hindi mapapahiya ang Pilipinas at ang OPM music kapag si Zack ang humarap sa global music scene.
Paliwanag niya, “It’s great that Zack is not just a singer, he also writes his own materials and if he is to represent the culture where he is from, which is the Philippines, you can see that through his music, you can see his instrumentation, his melodies, but also his lyrics.”
“His lyrics are always well thought of. So in terms of music artistry, we were confident that if we put him in the mix, he can bring something unique that other artists from around the world can also build on,” dagdag niya.
Aniya pa, “Hindi mapapahiya ‘yung OPM as a representative of the Philippines. So I think, all those elements combined really convinces that he should be put out there.”
Mapapakinggan na ang kantang “Fallin’” sa lahat ng music platform, habang ang performance video ng collab song ay ilalabas sa YouTube channel ng Coke Studio sa July 14.
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