Music News - Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant & An Ogre Release NZOA-Funded Track 'Chasing Summer'
07 November 2024 - 0 Comments
Chasing Summer is the first release for Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant, under her solo name since 2016. Known for her recent work headlining Aotearoa's biggest spectacle WOW, her acting work in Far North and Avatar 2, as well as her most recent music releases with her band KITA (alongside Grammy award-winning producer Tommasso Colliva *MUSE/Razorlight), Tu-Bryant is a Taiwan-born multidisciplinary artist currently based in Pōneke, Wellington.
Chasing Summer is a first time collaboration between herself and British artist, An Ogre, Neil Crispin-Aldridge's pop-electronica output. Neil has been a sound engineer for 15 years producing and working with the likes of Rod Stewart, All Saints, and Emma Bunton. His background further extends to a decade of working in the sound realm for film; King Kong, Tintin, The Hobbit trilogy, District 9 and Narnia. An Ogre is a new exciting venture for Aldridge's own music exploration and collaboration with featured artists.
"My parts in Chasing Summer were written in my van on the long drives in between touring cities", explains Nikita about the birth of her new track. "I am often on the road, and people have commented on how boring road trips must be as I prefer my 3-9 hour stints in silence.
"That's often when the ideas come. When you have constant information and sound coming in, it's hard to hear your own thoughts or your own ideas. Chasing Summer was no exception. I was driving back to Pōneke from Tāmaki Makaurau, when I wrote the melody and lyrics to this song.
"This love song is inspired by the narrative of chasing only the good times, "Chasing summer again... deny the winter", as well as how the human condition lends us to wanting and ling for what's new instead of sticking around for the long haul. Another metaphor used in the song refers to the tauhou (wax-eye bird), literally meaning 'new arrival' or 'stranger' that often comes when the weather warms.
"I love collaborating with other producers and artists, and Neil has been super fun to collaborate with."
Chasing Summer will be available on all digital platforms from Thursday 7th November, 2024.
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