The numbers game in digital space may actually serve as the push to keep musical artists inspired to make new materials.
Singer-songwriter Noel Cabangon takes the positive in having a strong presence in music platforms. He has a fresh single called “H’wag Kang Mag-Alala” which dropped last Sept 15.
The song is his latest from Icons Music, a division of Widescope Entertainment, following “Kung Ako” that was released last March.
At the time of this writing, the remarkable singer from the band Buklod has more than 360,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, while his signature hit “Kanlungan,” already boasts of more than 12 million streams on the same platform.
“These numbers are great,” he noted. “In this time of stiff competition and the new generation of markets taking over, I am more than happy to have this number of streams.
This gives me more encouragement to create and release more songs as long as I can and as long as there are those who want to listen to my music.”
Noel has always wanted to put out his own compositions and his current label is giving him the creative freedom. Thanks to the trio of Widescope Entertainment bosses, namely,Vic de Vera (executive producer), Neil Gregorio (supervising producer), and Ebe Dancel (artist and repertoire). He got help from producer/arranger/mixing engineer Marlon Barnuevo, and the musicians who played on the track: Gino Madrid (electric guitar), Janby Teodoro (bass), Jazz Nicolas (drums), Carlo Tuazon (violin 1), Chino David (violin 2), Rey Casey Concepcion (viola), Theodore Amper (cello), and Barnuevo himself (synths, programming).
The singer-songwriter said that “Hwag kang Mag-alala” is a lifetime assurance of a commitment to take care of loved ones. It is a reflection that “came at a time we were all experiencing isolation.” He transformed the lockdown days into an inspiration that brings wonderful joy.
The track’s chorus is inspired songwriting anchored on the words, “Aalayan ka, dadamayan ka/ Pagsisikapan ka sa habang panahon.”
