NEW MUSIC | P*NUT & FRANZ JOB SET TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘WAKE UP (FEAT. QUA)’

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Multi plat­in­um pro­du­cer, artist and writer John Har­ris­on, bet­ter known as P*nut, has teamed up with Franz Job and Qua for his can­des­cent new track ‘Wake Up’. Fus­ing ele­ments of reg­gae and hip-hop, the catchy track ebbs and flows, as P*nut’s pro­duc­tion deliv­ers a slick help­ing of pulsing beats and spacey synth all topped with Franz Job and Qua’s smooth vocal per­form­ances. Based between Lon­don and Ber­lin, P*nut has had a tre­mend­ous impact on the music industry since the early nought­ies work­ing with many music­al legends. Return­ing with a track that unites well loved old school hip-hop sounds with a sharp con­tem­por­ary edge, he con­tin­ues to take the world by storm with his expert know­ledge and geni­us production. 

John Har­ris­on and co-pro­du­cer Kasper Gran­roth met in Ber­lin 2018, with Kasper join­ing John’s stu­dio com­munity. The pair have been work­ing on music togeth­er ever since, with their col­lab­or­at­ive expert­ise cul­min­at­ing in their strik­ing new release ‘Wake Up’. Kasper is hon­oured to release ‘Wake Up’ on his inde­pend­ent record label Lost Favour­ite Records.

Dis­cuss­ing how the single was cre­ated, John explains: “Franz and myself star­ted to write ‘Wake up’ two years ago, with both of us record­ing it togeth­er in Tobago and Ber­lin. Franz kept on chan­nel­ling Janis Joplin’s “Lord won’t you buy me a Mer­cedes Benz my friends all drive Porsches I must make amends, work hard all my life­time no help from my friends, Lord won’t you buy me a Mer­cedes Benz” through­out the recordings.”

Through­out his stel­lar career in the industry, P*nut, has worked with the likes of Dido, Faith­less, James Arthur, Wiley, and Emile Sande to name only a few. In 2006 P*nut had a chance encounter to play Amy Wine­house some of his beat ideas, res­ult­ing in the two of them find­ing they were on com­mon ground music­ally and spend­ing a week togeth­er in the stu­dio. Togeth­er they cre­ated the world-class ‘He can only hold her’ from her multi plat­in­um album ‘Back to Black’, which won an award at the 50th Annu­al Grammy Awards. 

As well as his col­lab­or­a­tions, P*nut has impressed fans with his adroit solo mater­i­al. His second solo album ‘Sweet as’ was signed to Sony/BMG, and fea­tured a wide array of UK, Amer­ic­an and Car­ri­bean rap­pers. The record received glow­ing reviews with­in the UK hip-hop world, and was sup­por­ted by Tim West­wood on Radio 1.

With a wealth of suc­cess already under his belt and so much more to offer, P*nut’s cre­den­tials and ingeni­ous tal­ent is awe-inspir­ing, and his brand new single is not to be missed. 

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.