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H i S p e n c e r , w e l c o m e t o V E N T S ! H o w h a v e y o u definitive answer.. .guess we’ll just have to wait b e e n ? and see! I’ve doing very well! Thank you! T h e s i n g l e c o m e s o f f y o u r n e w a l b u m A p o l l o I I - C a n y o u t a l k t o u s m o r e a b o u t y o u r l a t e s t s i n g l e w h a t ' s t h e s t o r y b e h i n d t h e t i t l e ? " W o r k ! " ? Apollo represents a musical journey for me. It’s an Well, I was very fortunate to work with the super exploration--a mission--if you will. My first album talented Evol! Fans of old hip hop might remember was about rock and roll and music that revolved him from that group in the 90’s called the B.U.M.S. around the guitar. I produced the track for Work in my home studio. Shortly after, I came across Evol’s soundcloud and W o u l d t h i s b e a d i r e c t f o l l o w u p t o y o u r p a s t I knew I had to get him on the song. I was in m a t e r i a l o r a d e p a r t u r e ? Atlanta for a songwriting session when Evol sent Apollo II was a departure. It was a complete 1 80 me a video of his idea for the rap, and I remember for me. I wanted to push my comfort zone and do freaking out alone in my hotel room because he something I wasn't used to doing in order to help did such an incredible job on the rap. myself grow musically. D i d a n y e v e n t i n p a r t i c u l a r i n s p i r e y o u t o w r i t e t h i s s o n g ? Nope! I was just experimenting around in the studio. H o w w a s t h e r e c o r d i n g a n d w r i t i n g p r o c e s s ? The writing process was actually quite smooth. I wrote most of the music in my home. Getting the vocals recorded took some time, however. I was able to use the internet to communicate with all of A n y p l a n s t o r e l e a s e a v i d e o f o r t h e s i n g l e ? the artists I worked with, so programs like Skype Evol and I have talked about it. Can’t give a really helped me finish the project.