Here is Matt Pokora's video for his 3rd single "Catch Me If You Can"
So says Matt Pokora in a recent interview he did though he might have let the cat out of the bag. The interview is entirely in french and when "translated" to english via Goole you get a very bad and hard to read interview. Thankfully a friend of mine from France was able to give us the highlights:
-Matt Pokora did his project on his own, booking studio sessions, etc.
-Tim's beats for his album are NOT left overs. Tim played demos and Pokora told him which ones he liked.
-Madonna's album is "wicked". Pokora thought the beats were for him and was upset they weren't.
-He's not Justin Timberlake Part II, though they're both blued eyed, blond, white guys from a boyband who went solo and worked with Tim. He is NOT a JT fan. If he wanted to be JT, he wouldn't have all the tatoos.
-Tim's crew told him they were working on Michael Jackson's album.
-He met Pharrell 3 weeks ago and wants to work him in the future.
Full Article (thanks to Dr. Nep for the translation)
So MJ and Timbo, what do you think that will sound like?
Matt Pokora's 3rd album MP3 hits stores today. With production by JR Rotem, The Bionix, Jim Beanz, Hannon Lane, and Timbaland it's defintiely worth picking up. Here are the full of the MMG crew's tracks:
"Like A Criminal" (produced by Timbaland, co-produced by Hannon Lane, vocal production Jim Beanz)
"Catch Me If You Can" (produced by Timbaland, co-produced by Hannon Lane, vocal production Jim Beanz)
"No Me Without U" (produced by Timbaland, co-produced by Hannon Lane, vocal production Jim Beanz)
"Why Do You Cry" (produced, written and vocal production Jim Beanz)
We're all familiar with "Dangerous" by now right? (produced by Timbaland, co-produced by Hannon Lane, vocal production Jim Beanz)
I like the album and it was well worth my money to pick up. It definitely has great production, the usual top notched vocals from Beanz, and those added touches that should help Pokora cross over into the U.S. market. Keep being on the lookout for more Hannon, he's defintiely getting his name out more and more.
Your thoughts?
Check out Matt Pokora in the studio with Ryan Leslie, JR Rotem, Sebastian, and Hannon Lane for the making of his album MP3
Check out the preview of Matt Pokora's new album MP3 here:
1. Catch Me If You Can (produced by Timbaland, co-produced by Hannon Lane, written and vocal production by Jim Beanz)
2. Don't Give My Love Away
3. No Me Without You (produced by Timbaland, co-produced by Hannon Lane, written and vocal production by Jim Beanz)
4. Treason
5. Internationalude
6. Tokyo Girl
7. They Talk Shit
8. Quitte A Me Jouer
9. Forbidden Drive
10. Climax
11. Why Do You Cry (produced, written, and vocal production by Jim Beanz)
12. Like A Criminal (produced by Timbaland, co-produced by Hannon Lane, written and vocal production by Jim Beanz)
13. Sur Ma Route
"She's Dangerous" is not listed in the preview for some reason but the credits are: produced by Timbaland, co-produced by Hannon Lane, written and vocal production by Jim Beanz. Matt Pokora co-wrote each song as well.
Album definitely sounds solid! Make sure to pick it up March 28th.
Here is a live performance of Matt Pokora's new single "Dangerous" featuring Sebastian and Timbaland from this years NRJ Awards which took place over the weekend:
We told you about the track last week and now we have it for you.
Matt Pokora F/ Sebastian produced by Hannon "Dangerous"
Hopefully we'll able to get footage or at least photos from Pokora and Sebastian's performance of the song at the NRJ Awards on Saturday.
Thoughts on the track? Thanks to Sebastian (the other one) for the song.
Matthieu Totta is a French music artist who first jumped on the scene with an appearance on the French TV Show 'Popstars' as part of the rap group Mic Unit. A crowd favorite on the show, the producers decided to make him part of the newly formed boy band Linkup. Linkup released their debut album Notre étoile (Our Star) in 2006, which spawned the number one hit "Mon étoile" ("My Star"). Unfortunately, the 2nd single didn't fair as well causing the album to be a sales disappointment and the group disbanded shortly there after. Unfazed and determined to prove he was no boy band fodder, the newly named Matt Pokora released his solo album Matt Pokora with the hit singles "Elle Me Contrôle" ("She Controls Me") and "Pas Sans Toi" ("Not Without You"). The album was a hit as was his 2nd album and Pokora was well on his way to becoming a French pop star. Looking to branch out to a more global audience, M. Pokora, as he is now referred to, is working on his 3rd album MP3 with 10 of the 13 songs in English and a recent reported collaboration with Timbaland.
Now I had first heard of Matt Pokora possibly working with Timbaland back in July but there was no real confirmation so I wanted to see what, if anything, would come of it. It wasn't until a recent casting call for models for a new video with Pokora and Sebastian that my curiosity was once again sturred. As it turns out despite recent reports that Pokora and Timbaland are working on 5 tracks together, it's actually Hannon Lane who will be doing the producing.
Look for the first single "She's Dangerous" produced by Hannon to premiere at this year's NRJ Award show (which Timbaland is nominated) and a video for the track to be released sometime soon. You can also check out Matt Pokora's myspace to hear more from this promising artist.
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