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After SebastiAn set Paris on fire last week, it's time for Ed Banger records boss Pedro Winter to head for the streets of Kiev in the dreamy video for his Mayer Hawthorne-featuring hit ‘Genie’.

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Busy P 'Genie'

After SebastiAn set Paris on fire last week, it's time for Ed Banger records boss Pedro Winter to head for the streets of Kiev in the dreamy video for his Mayer Hawthorne-featuring hit ‘Genie’.

Pedro Winter aka 'Busy P' is best known as the head honcho of Ed Banger Records, but he’s an established producer in his own right.

Though it’s been two years since his last solo release came out, he’s now back with 'Genie', an upbeat, funky, loved-up antidote to the chaos of the Covid/war torn world, featuring the pristine vocals of US singer and Grammy nominee Mayer Hawthorne.

In Winter’s own words, “While the world is going crazy, the only answer is love.”

The “Genie” video comes directed by Arnaud Deroudilhe, who first collaborated with Winter on 2014’s “This Song”.

“I knew we’d do more stuff together,” says Winter, “I liked his energy and ideas.”

As Deroudilhe explains, the idea for the video sprung from his own experiences sleepwalking in the middle of the night.

“My girlfriend caught me sleepwalking in only my boxers around 5am once,” says Deroudilhe.

“Thankfully I got no further than the apartment building hallway, but we had fun the next day imagining what could have happened had I made it to the street."

"I thought it may make for a good video and told Pedro about the idea. He was working on ‘Genie’ at that point and sent me the track. It’s then that it just clicked and I was able to put the concept to paper and so the adventure began.”

The video was shot in Ukraine (Pre-war) over three nights, in “Below freezing” temperatures.

“Anna, who played our main character, was a real trooper in those conditions – so was the crew,” says Deroudilhe.

Winter adds: “I invited Arnaud to Threesome Studio, where I explained him I wanted to do a modern love song."

"He recorded the vocals back in LA. I like the fact the video is not directly linked to the music."

"A lovely girl sleepwalking in the streets of Kiev is romantic and poetic – that’s all I needed for this video.”

Comments:

Jonny Watkins

really impressed by this track from Pedro. killer melody, awesome vocals from Mayer and a distinctive Ed Banger production style. just so want some more!!!

Adam Carrizales

This is so different from your usual stuff. It's a fantastic new direction! Keep it coming!

Gouache

Absolutelly loving the vibes, the ed banger trademark right there.

Christopher Khan

Just learned about this song 10 minutes ago and already in love. Hell yes! It kills me that absolutely 0 clubs in the US play good electro/disco like this. Damn...

fanfan54oldacct

I love this song!! I could listen it every day ????

worminator15

pretty much nailed that style with that track, beatiful work and the vocals are insanely perfectly fitting i always imagined this exact singing style (male, but high singing voice) on top of a few of my own tracks and this one nails it so perfectly

Prince Gerard Baste

WOW!!!! Pedro et Mayer! Incroyable! C'est super réussi ! ÉPATANT!

gsc2011

this is the French electro I've been missing

Sam Schwarz(Madwulf1986)

What a perfekt afterhour song!!

Millennial Malaise

liking this classic dance vibe.

nicolas inguerzon

love it

wraithita

The track has the right French Touch! Love it!