I think because I grew up in Haiti, I was exposed to so many different styles - so many different languages and sounds. There's as much Haitian influence as there is Guyanese influence as there is Jamaican as there is West African, by way of the UK and Europe. With the EP … I really wanted to bring together my personal heritage as much as possible, which is a mixed Caribbean heritage. Then, "Sak Pase" with Saint Levant and Lolo was very Arabic influenced. That was with Bayka, who's actually from Kingston Masego has Jamaican heritage every time I ever linked with Jozzy, she always talked about how much she loved the dancehall. So, I felt like with the first three releases, we really focused in on specific areas around the world. I just always felt like I didn't want to do any kind of label partnership until I found partners that really believed in the vision that I had.Īs an artist, I've always wanted to make music that builds bridges around the world. This year's releases are my first releases with a major. Tell me about your creative path to this new EP, Fami Summer. You released three singles earlier in 2023 now, you're back with new music. So, he came from Nigeria, and that was one of the really big surprises I'm happy we got to make. actually have a new song that's going to come out soon, called "Game Over." We premiered it at the show, and actually shot the music video the day before. I've known him for a few years through Mr Eazi, because I worked really closely with Mr Eazi for a while now, he's become a really close friend. Joeboy was one of the first Afrobeats artists I interviewed when I got hired at. So, there's a really interesting mix of all kinds of artists from around the world that I've collaborated with.įor the people who came to the show, they were just hearing the set, and there were surprises every five minutes, which is pretty nuts. So, those are some of the Haitian artists, but then I also had Saint Levant, who worked on my recent song, "Sak Pase." And Joeboy from Nigeria. One more is J Perry, who my new song, "Jessica," on my EP. There was another artist called Anie Alerte. Each of the surprise guests is really meaningful to me in different ways, and some of them are from Haiti. So, they performed, and then during my set, the idea behind this show is: I DJ and MC, but then bring out all these different surprise guests throughout the night. He has a lot of house music influences, Afrotech influences.Īnd then, Paul Beaubrun, who's a really good friend - one of the original people I started with, like seven years ago. Right now, he has his own scene that he's been working on in the north. For the opening, there was DJ KOLO, a great DJ from Haiti. I had a really, really big group of artists that joined. Tell me about those artists you brought onstage. I got to bring out so many iconic artists from Haiti. I've been dreaming about a show like that most of my life.
Tell me about your recent Summerstage performance. This interview has been edited for clarity. Read on for an in-depth interview with Brun about his globe-spanning Summerstage performance, his impressive roster of guests on Fami Summer and the complicated and evolving role of Haiti in the global music landscape. Accordingly, "I felt like the EP could really encapsulate all the different things that made me who I am as an artist today," he says. But it applies to that EP, and his artistic presence writ large.īrun was brought up in Haiti, where he was exposed to a multiplicity of sounds and styles as the years rolled on, he acutely perceived the Caribbean's ripple effects, between its various islands and around the world. He's referring to his volcanic SummerStage performance in New York's Central Park, a day after Fami Summer 's release. "The chance, the opportunity, to bring my culture and all these amazing artists from Haiti and around the world in one space was something that I've always wanted to do." "Everybody has a perspective," Brun tells. The third and final cut, "Closer," enlists Stalk Ashley and Kojey Radical.īut it's not guests for the sake of guests: the Haitian DJ and producer does everything with keen intentionality.
"Shut Up & Dance" is augmented by King Promise, Kes and Anthony Ramos. The first tune on Fami Summer, which arrived July 21, features SAINt JHN, Charly Black and J Perry, with an uncredited J Balvin verse.
Michaël Brun 's new EP has almost three times as many guests as it does tracks.
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