Interview: South East London Based Artist Delvaux Talks About His Debut Album "Low Lights, Long Nights"
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““Low Lights, Long Nights” has been a journey for me for about 3 years, just that I never knew back then that it would lead to this release but everything clicked into place when I made ‘She Knows’ then the rest of the tracks just happened.”
Salute to you on the completion and release of your debut album “Low Lights, Long Nights”; it's really dope. How did you connect with the producers and the featured artists?
Thank you very much, glad I could have the opportunity to showcase the project as I worked endless on it for about 6 months.
Massine Yallaoui, who mixed and mastered the whole project, is someone I have worked with since day dot, he really is my day 1 and it was only right for him to play such an important role on the project since we have grown together over the years.
He really is someone that can see my vision and you definitely need someone like that on your team, having that person lifts a weight off your shoulders and allows more creative freedom.
Beck Beatz played a massive part on the album, I do not know him personally but I really like the sound he was going for. It was as simple as me listening to his beats on YouTube and I contacted him and purchased the beats for 'She Knows, Space Coupe’ and ‘Floating'.
Myself and Mass produced tracks 2 and 3 'Coming Down’ and ‘Low' together.
‘Chase Me’, ‘Love Me’ and ‘Photograph’ were produced by other YouTube guys but there wasn't much conversation, not as much as I would have liked.
What does the album's title "Low Lights, Long Nights" represent?
“Low Lights, Long Nights” is as simple as it sounds, in my studio we have dim lights and we worked/recorded through the late night/early hours of the morning.
I heard that my track is a really good listen while you're driving at night? Not sure how true that is but I guess I can tie that into the title to make it sound more interesting haha.
Tell us about the collective you founded, OvaC. What are your goals for the collective and who are the current members?
OvaC, which was established late 2017/early 2018, is a collective of very special and talented individuals.
We have seven members, four which were founding members so we've expanded a little over the years.
The four original members of the group are:
Kilo Tips - A very talented rapper with loads of experience and is currently working on his 2nd album.
Sann - An amazing singer/songwriter with a voice of an angel.
Mass Idea - Producer and Engineer, does all the mixing and mastering for the collective and produces to a very high standard.
Delvaux (Me) - Singer/Songwriter and part time producer.
We then expanded towards the end of 2019 and brought in three other members:
J Harden - An amazing lyricist and rapper with a very unique voice.
S1MMS - Another amazing lyricist who has a cheeky flow and attitude.
Xaith The Nobody - Xaith is an absolute all rounder, an exciting talent.
As a collective we just want to grow as artists but bring each other up as a group when that happens, we are always collaborating on each others’ material and we have an 'OvaC Complete' playlist on Spotify that everyone can check out.
Do you plan to release any music videos for the tracks on the album? If so, which one(s)?
I am currently in talks about a music video for ‘She Knows’ but I can’t talk too much on the subject at this moment in time unfortunately, but it will be very exciting.
With "Low Lights, Long Nights" being your first album, what are you most proud of with it? Also, what is next for you musically?
I am most proud of knowing within myself how far I have come as an artist in a short space of time. A year ago I made an album but did not release it because I knew I had to go back to the drawing boards and make the album that I have made this year.
“Low Lights, Long Nights” has been a journey for me for about 3 years, just that I never knew back then that it would lead to this release but everything clicked into place when I made ‘She Knows’ then the rest of the tracks just happened.
‘She Knows’ has accumulated more than 50 thousand streams on Spotify; I wouldn't have even dreamed of it reaching that amount but now I know I can do it.
I am currently working on a 2nd album; I have not set a release date and I will make sure it is an organic process because that is how the best albums come about.
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