MH channels his 2020 Colombian connection for afro-latin inspired new single, "Moment In Salento"

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They say "Dance like Nobody's Watching..."🕺🏾

In February 2020 (right before shit hit the fan!), I travel to #Colombia to tour with my friend @ryantennismusic as MC/DJ for his band. We made new #music, new friends & tons of great memories! We crushed the stage and had a great time at @sancochofest.

Looking back on that experience gave me light during the dark moments of 2020 and the isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. I would frequently review old photos and remember all the joy I experienced. There's nothing like DJing a post-festival pool party for 200+ people at 4 in the morning. I'm grateful for the expanding community & that trip influenced a lot of my music, including the way I approached Jupiter Sci-Fi.

During my trip, I started working on some beats one night... We had just left Cali (the Salsa capital of the world) and arrived in Salento, where I had a beautiful hostel room overlooking the Mountain view of Valle de Cocora. I just kept hearing these afro-latin rhythms in my head. All the syncopated drum patterns. So, I did some rough drum programming on this old loop I had in my DAW from a 2016 session with GR Stone.

When I got back to the states, I sent my rough mix to Dave Humes, who added the bassline. I remember me singing him my melody ideas over the phone. Remember it was April 2020 by then and we were in the beginning of what was a really difficult summer emotionally. Then, I sent the track to Arjun Dube of Trap Rabbit, who reproduced the drums. He nailed it per usual. A perfect rhythm of layered acoustic and electronic kits.

I had plenty of time to sit and develop my lyrical content and build ideas vocally. I wanted to get Ryan Tennis to sing the hook, but it was too difficult to coordinate at the time. (Maybe a remix version in the future?) So I was left to my own devices and I recorded probably over 100 tracks of the chorus vocals in my home studio (aka my bedroom), trying to get the tone and harmonies just right.

Did I nail it?