Out of O’ahu, Hawai’i comes Hot Rain, who recently dropped two new singles “Want More” and “Good Vibes” feat. Peetah Morgan. The latter we’re giving away for FREE as the group continues to record new material for a new EP titled “It Crazy But It Life” this Summer…
You can download Hot Rain’s new track “Good Vibes” (ft Peetah Morgan), for FREE on our home page under the MP3 Leak of the Week on the right hand column! This Download will only be available until Saturday Marcy 14th, 2015.
Hot Rain – “Good Vibes” (ft. Peetah Morgan)
“Good Vibes” Background:
Interesting to find out that this song happened by chance. While in Hawaii, The Pier was able to meet up with members of The Hot Rain Band who were excited to share this new song with us. We’ve seen Hot Rain on tour with J Boog a lot in the past, mixing it up with the whole Wash House family and with our deep respect for the entire Morgan Heritage family, we were excited to have the opportunity to feature this collaboration by giving it away for FREE for the week.
Here’s what Hot Rain had to say about the collaboration: “Meeting up with Peetah Morgan was actually not planned at all. We just finished some New Year shows in Cali and had some studio time set up for us at the Wash House. We were basically just finishing up some tracks for our new EP. While we were doing work in the studio, Jonas Teele (CEO/Founder of Wash House) stopped by and brought Peetah with him. Jonas was the one who actually persuaded Peetah to check out what we were doing, and that’s how we started talking about recording together. Big thank you to Jonas for setting that up! So when Peetah came in, we started chopping it up about working together. Leslie Ludiazo (our drummer) said, ‘If you really want to do this, we’ll make a track right now,’ and Peetah then said, ‘If you have a track ready by tomorrow, I’ll be here ready to track vocals.’ Now Leslie was supposed to fly back to Hawai’i the next day. Right then and there he changed his flight and we started to work on the track, finishing it that night. The next day Peetah came in ready. Peetah and Carl Noa wrote the song together and tracked their vocals and the rest is history after that.”
Here’s what Hot Rain’s guitarist/vocalist Carl Noa had to say with his thoughts on working with Peetah: “I’ve actually worked on other projects with Peetah, but this was my first time writing and singing with him. I’ve always been a fan of Morgan Heritage. I would have never thought we’d ever get the chance to record with Peet, so I was super nervous during the recording process. It’s an honor to be able to record ‘Good Vibes’ with him! I’ve learned so much from it.”
Go grab the song for FREE, this week only, on the homepage of The Pier and pick up their music on iTunes by clicking HERE!
Hot Rain Background:
The Hot Rain Band is a reggae music group that was formed in 2004 on Oahu, Hawaii. Their sound is a blend of Jamaican yard-style beats with Pacific island roots. The band was first formed in 2000 by lead singer and guitarist Carl Noa as a contemporary Hawaiian band and later reformed in 2003 with a new sound and new supporting members. Bassist Blane Mateo and drummer Leslie Ludiazo joined the group in 2003, while vocalist and keyboard player Chris Rodriguera joined the group in 2004.
Their album Self-Titled was released in November 2011 by Afflatus Entertainment and debuted on both local and national charts peaking at number eight on the Reggae Billboard Charts and winning the group a Na Hoku Hanohano Award in 2012 for Best Engineering on an album. The album consist of fifteen tracks written and produced by the band and features tracks with international recording artist J-BOOG courtesy of Wash House Music.
Related Links:
Hot Rain Website
Hot Rain Facebook
Peetah Morgan Facebook
Huge thanks again to Hot Rain and Peetah Morgan for allowing us to share their new song “Good Vibes” to post up for FREE download. Free music is a privilege that we’re grateful for and we appreciate the work these artists do! Please feel free to download this song for FREE and spread the awareness to your friends!
Enjoy the FREE track on the homepage!
Article By: Mike Patti
