Singled Out: Evan Barlow's So What
. When me and my producer Andrew Hypes sat down to make the track "So What", we had a vision for a EDM/HipHop cross song that was still relatable to my story. Me being a recovering Heroin addict, the Rave EDM scene is not particularly where you would think I'd be hanging out, but actually it's quite the opposite. I love up tempo, "lose your mind" music that just takes you out of yourself! I wanted a single on the EP to let the people know we are different and diverse. "So What" started as a standard hip hop track. Once we finished it, me and Andrew sat down and saw something more. With Andrew''s touch and my ideas combined we created a very different type of sound. "So What" is unlike anything you've ever heard. When it came to the video, we wanted to show people that even though I don't - and others in the world - don't drink or get high, we can still have fun. The team sat down with Shomi Patwary, Ex Prod. for The Fader, and wrote the treatment together. We chose to do a crazy house party with random funny things going on to keep it entertaining, but not cross the line into corny. The scene at the table where we are all eating whole plan chickens, which was absolutely hilarious behind the scenes, was meant to turn heads and make people go " What the...?" Whether they were laughing, confused, or hating, I just wanted it to have an "Ahhh" factor. We incorporated Vaping, which is very popular in the recovery community, to act as our "Drugs and alcohol", then the dance scene and the fire scene as well. All people used in the video were actually in recovery and very close friends of mine. I keep my friends and family very close, its what keeps me clean. Even though I don't drink or do drugs, I don't mind people who do. I just can't. If I touch a drink or drug I'll go back to my drug of choice, which is heroin, and that's no good for anyone. So that's how "So What" came about. The high energy HipHop/EDM cross that you can lose your mind to. GO NUTS!!! Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself as you watch the video and learn more about the EP right here!
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