Pink Sweats now with a “vintage” sound.
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American singer and songwriter Pink Sweats launches this debut album “Pink Planet” where he captures a “vintage” sound for a repertoire of soul and R&B music that he creates from a free and Camelenic spirit.
“I’m an ‘old school’ artist, I love that ‘vintage’ sound. That old sound that I fell in love with listening to R&B from the ’60s and’ 70s is the one that interests me for my music”Pink Sweats confessed in a chat with Tlam from her home in Los Angeles.
Pink Sweats is David Bowden, born in the city of Philadelphia into a Christian family and spent his childhood listening to church music, since then the gspel has been a decisive influence on its sound.
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“The gspel influenced me in an incredible way. It helped my creativity a lot because the church gspel is structured but has a lot of freedom and to let you fly and release your soul soul”the musician argued.
He began making music at age 19 as a vocalist for demos, but later discovered himself as a composer and produced in different musical genres for rapper Tierra Whack and country do Florida Georgia Line, among others.
“I love being a singer-songwriter because I can be a chamberlain. I don’t have to fit into a certain place but I can bring to art what is on my mind.””
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On that road, in 2018 he released his first single “Honesty”, later he released the EP “Volume 2” and now he reaches his first album “Pink Planet”.
Tlam: You name Prince and Michael Jackson as your great influences …
Pink Sweats: Michael Jackson is the best at everything. I could mention a lot (starts singing “Rock With You”). I couldn’t say a single song about Prince, I like his hits. My mom was very fond of Prince when I was young and I remember being a boy and listening to him without understanding him. When I grew up I looked at him as an artist and it was very inspiring because he always did what he wanted and did not follow the standards. If Michael Jackson was the king of pop, Prince was something else, he was a more refined artist, he didn’t want to be the king of pop.
T: Your new album opens with “Pink City”, which has a very vintage sound with organic sounds and you sing it with a soulful voice. Do you want to come up with a sound like Otis Redding or Sam Cooke to start your album?
PS: It is very beautiful that you say it because it shows how big the church world is. I listened to Sam Cooke and Otis Redding but I never thought of them, I thought of a church choir. I don’t know, I think black music connects us with the spirit of the church. My grandfather sang in church, my dad, my mom, my brother, my sister, they all sang in church and they influenced me a lot through it.
T: Would you rather record with the band than produce the songs with digital programs?
PS: This album has a lot of live stuff, I didn’t do much on the computer although I think it’s fine to mix the two and take advantage of technology but record with the band. But I love live bands, the feeling is different.
Pink Sweats has just released “Pink Planet”.
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T: Is it true that at the beginning you wanted to compose for other artists and not be a singer?
PS: It’s true, I didn’t want everyone to know who I am. I preferred to be a normal person and write songs of any genre. When you are a black artist it is difficult to write any genre of music, the industry often forces you to do only one type of song. But a singer-songwriter writes of any genre, he can write country, rock, pop, R&B or whatever he wants, there is more flexibility. I can’t find where to fit in as an artist because I write music of many genres, I don’t like just one thing. It is limited when you only have one thing to create.
T: What do you like about being a singer-songwriter? Put yourself in someone else’s shoes and write stories as if you were someone else?
PS: I love being a singer-songwriter because I can be a chambermaid. I don’t have to fit into a certain place but I can bring to art what is on my mind.
T: Do you think that the present and the future of music are in the mixture of styles without thinking about a specific genre?
PS: Yes, I would love it. I think yes, we are in a moment where this new generation changes things very quickly. Today the guys on their phones listen to rap, then folk, and then whatever.
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