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"Nelson Clemente"

28/02/2008

Nelson Clemente
6th Perception
(nelsonmusic.nom.au)

Aussie boy Nelson Clemente has been impressing blogger
types for most of 2007; his ace track "You Me Us We" left a
mark on many electronic music fans with its subtle
throwbacks to mellow house and 80’s europop. Its gorgeous
harmony, solid production and heart-tugging lyrics helped
the track along in earning its title as EQ’s Song Of The Year,
2007. Nelson’s debut E.P. "6th Perception" features this pop
masterpiece along with several remixes and two new tracks.
The Electro Freak Alternative Remix of "You Me Us We" is
enjoyable, but nowhere near as fierce as the tender original,
whilst the Bounce House Mix of "You Want Me Don’t You?"
turns a decent pop song into an all-balls-out Fancy-esque
80’s dance stomper which would probably cause a fire of
excitement within the walls of any gay nightclub across the
country.

"It’s All My Fault" sees Nelson channel his inner Gwen
Stefani, whilst the BC Remix of the same track turns it into
a Eurovision-worthy rock number. For a first E.P (three
tracks, four remixes,) this is a solid start. The perfect and
sublime "You Me Us We" is still the best song on here. Those
of you who are not fans of European edged 80’s pop, the
two other tracks are going to sound under-produced to your
ears, even though that sound is actually quite intentional.
For those who love it (like me,) however, this could be right
up your alley. Clemente’s sound is quite evidently growing
in strength; he’s obviously got a lot of musical inspiration
he’s working with creatively and, so far, it all sounds pretty
promising. For an artist who obviously plans to make
supremely enjoyable pop music, this debut E.P. is certainly
a step in the right direction towards such achievements. - Forte Magazine


"Nelson Clemente"

28/02/2008

Nelson Clemente
6th Perception
(nelsonmusic.nom.au)

Aussie boy Nelson Clemente has been impressing blogger
types for most of 2007; his ace track "You Me Us We" left a
mark on many electronic music fans with its subtle
throwbacks to mellow house and 80’s europop. Its gorgeous
harmony, solid production and heart-tugging lyrics helped
the track along in earning its title as EQ’s Song Of The Year,
2007. Nelson’s debut E.P. "6th Perception" features this pop
masterpiece along with several remixes and two new tracks.
The Electro Freak Alternative Remix of "You Me Us We" is
enjoyable, but nowhere near as fierce as the tender original,
whilst the Bounce House Mix of "You Want Me Don’t You?"
turns a decent pop song into an all-balls-out Fancy-esque
80’s dance stomper which would probably cause a fire of
excitement within the walls of any gay nightclub across the
country.

"It’s All My Fault" sees Nelson channel his inner Gwen
Stefani, whilst the BC Remix of the same track turns it into
a Eurovision-worthy rock number. For a first E.P (three
tracks, four remixes,) this is a solid start. The perfect and
sublime "You Me Us We" is still the best song on here. Those
of you who are not fans of European edged 80’s pop, the
two other tracks are going to sound under-produced to your
ears, even though that sound is actually quite intentional.
For those who love it (like me,) however, this could be right
up your alley. Clemente’s sound is quite evidently growing
in strength; he’s obviously got a lot of musical inspiration
he’s working with creatively and, so far, it all sounds pretty
promising. For an artist who obviously plans to make
supremely enjoyable pop music, this debut E.P. is certainly
a step in the right direction towards such achievements. - Forte Magazine


"You Me Us We…like totally one of the best pop songs this year."

You ever download one of those songs just for the sake of downloading it and it kinda just takes over your life? You start hitting the back button on your iPod to listen to it again and again and you find yourself singing the chorus at work when you should be organising your damn computer desktop because it's starting to look like a storage closet? Sound like a familar story? Well this is what happened to us when we downloaded 'You Me Us We' by a sexy Australian guy named Nelson Clemente.

We sorta stumbled upon Nelson Clemente by association - see we both just happen to love a particular Aussie singer so much that it was inevitable we were going to chat at some point. Picture this: it was a dark story night in Londontown and our lovely little Mac (named Randy) told us to go check our our MySpazz. Who was waiting for us you ask? Well, yeah like duh…it was Nelson - he was totally stalking our profile, asking us for our humble opinion on his little diddy. At first we though, ok yeah…we give everyone a go…whether it be the starving artist or the hot-shot super-selling 'it' or 'crap' artist of the moment. If we likes - hey, we likes. Well, we didn't like - we fell madly in love with Nelson Clemente's 'You Me Us We'. If Nelson's song were an iPod, we'd buy one in every colour. If it were a girl - hell, we might even have sex with it.

So what is this 'holding Nelson Clemente up high on a silver platter' shizz all about anyway? Just go download it. Now. It's the perfect blend of sparkly pop that will make you feel like the world isn't so bad after all. Sure there may be terrorists, George Bush and starving children dying in third world countries - but with songs like 'You Me Us We' out there, we'll rest a little better knowing that there actually are people like Nelson that will keep on keepin on, creating lovely pop that gets us through the day and lullabyes us to sleep at night. - HOTSTUFFFILES


"You Me Us We…like totally one of the best pop songs this year."

You ever download one of those songs just for the sake of downloading it and it kinda just takes over your life? You start hitting the back button on your iPod to listen to it again and again and you find yourself singing the chorus at work when you should be organising your damn computer desktop because it's starting to look like a storage closet? Sound like a familar story? Well this is what happened to us when we downloaded 'You Me Us We' by a sexy Australian guy named Nelson Clemente.

We sorta stumbled upon Nelson Clemente by association - see we both just happen to love a particular Aussie singer so much that it was inevitable we were going to chat at some point. Picture this: it was a dark story night in Londontown and our lovely little Mac (named Randy) told us to go check our our MySpazz. Who was waiting for us you ask? Well, yeah like duh…it was Nelson - he was totally stalking our profile, asking us for our humble opinion on his little diddy. At first we though, ok yeah…we give everyone a go…whether it be the starving artist or the hot-shot super-selling 'it' or 'crap' artist of the moment. If we likes - hey, we likes. Well, we didn't like - we fell madly in love with Nelson Clemente's 'You Me Us We'. If Nelson's song were an iPod, we'd buy one in every colour. If it were a girl - hell, we might even have sex with it.

So what is this 'holding Nelson Clemente up high on a silver platter' shizz all about anyway? Just go download it. Now. It's the perfect blend of sparkly pop that will make you feel like the world isn't so bad after all. Sure there may be terrorists, George Bush and starving children dying in third world countries - but with songs like 'You Me Us We' out there, we'll rest a little better knowing that there actually are people like Nelson that will keep on keepin on, creating lovely pop that gets us through the day and lullabyes us to sleep at night. - HOTSTUFFFILES


"You, Me and Nelson Clemente - The EQ Interview"

Nelson Clemente's 'You Me Us We' is probably our favourite electropop song to be released this year and quite simply put, we can't stop listening to it. It's just one of those songs that we can't stop jabbering on about. When people ask us 'EQ, What's hot now?' We simply spout, Nelson Clemente.

On top of giving us a little piece of electropop heaven in 'You Me Us We', Nelson also just happens to be a totally down-to-earth-guy. We caught up with him recently to talk about his current EQ Number 1 single in hopes to find out just how this song evolved and what makes it so special.

Electroqueer: So Nelson, tell us a little bit about how you came to create 'You Me Us We'.

Nelson: The song was originally a piano instrumental written by a composer James Tauber about a decade ago. In 2002 I was introduced to him as a songwriter and singer. He presented the song to me as a precious piano ballad but didn't tell me its history so as not to influence my input. At the time I was cut up about a relationship that needed to end. We found a connection, a spark, but circumstances beyond our control prevented us from being together. To me, the loss felt like a death. Although we couldn't be together we knew that we were thinking about each other from a distance. So lyrically and melodically this is where it all started. When I sang it to James for the first time it brought tears to his eyes. He asked me to sing it several times and I eventually had to ask him why it touched him so much. He couldn't believe how I had brought this musical piece to life so perfectly. His original inspiration was based on him missing a loved one. We then realised we had created a gem!

EQ: We've also heard there is an additonal story embedded in the song too...tell us about that.

Nelson: Well, later on, I heard the story of someone who had committed suicide at a young age. Although I had never met her, I was close to many of her friends. The story touched me and once again 'You Me Us We' evolved lyrically. I decided to perform it once during a gathering of her memory and I swear there wasn't a dry eye in the room. Throughout the years I've performed the original piano ballad on local TV and on stage and people have come to me afterwards to tell me their stories. It has been a blessing because in a way it brought them comfort during my performance and a new perspective on their loss.

EQ: So what made you decide to turn the original ballad version into an electropop song?

Nelson: It actually made sense because I had found a new connection with the song through recent events. I decided to approach James to see if he was interested in helping me take this song to yet another level. We both knew it was delicate, and although the piano version would always exist, we didn't want to create something that stripped it from its core. Everyone knew it needed a "bigger room". That was late last year. So we were working on this epic dance/electro track; an anthem to eternal love. We added a whole heap of star dust and movement. A lot of our inspiration for the sound is obviously from an 80s synth background. When I approached Darren Hayes about the song, he said it reminded him of Daft Punk!

So there you have it EQs...the story behind this weeks EQ Number 1 single! Special thanks to Nelson Clemente for answering our questions.

Nelson's EP '6th Perception' is out now and you can purchase it along with 'You Me Us We' over at his official website today. You can even download a sample of the original ballad version here - Nelson has digged it up from his treasure chest, just for EQ readers! - Electroqueer


"You, Me and Nelson Clemente - The EQ Interview"

Nelson Clemente's 'You Me Us We' is probably our favourite electropop song to be released this year and quite simply put, we can't stop listening to it. It's just one of those songs that we can't stop jabbering on about. When people ask us 'EQ, What's hot now?' We simply spout, Nelson Clemente.

On top of giving us a little piece of electropop heaven in 'You Me Us We', Nelson also just happens to be a totally down-to-earth-guy. We caught up with him recently to talk about his current EQ Number 1 single in hopes to find out just how this song evolved and what makes it so special.

Electroqueer: So Nelson, tell us a little bit about how you came to create 'You Me Us We'.

Nelson: The song was originally a piano instrumental written by a composer James Tauber about a decade ago. In 2002 I was introduced to him as a songwriter and singer. He presented the song to me as a precious piano ballad but didn't tell me its history so as not to influence my input. At the time I was cut up about a relationship that needed to end. We found a connection, a spark, but circumstances beyond our control prevented us from being together. To me, the loss felt like a death. Although we couldn't be together we knew that we were thinking about each other from a distance. So lyrically and melodically this is where it all started. When I sang it to James for the first time it brought tears to his eyes. He asked me to sing it several times and I eventually had to ask him why it touched him so much. He couldn't believe how I had brought this musical piece to life so perfectly. His original inspiration was based on him missing a loved one. We then realised we had created a gem!

EQ: We've also heard there is an additonal story embedded in the song too...tell us about that.

Nelson: Well, later on, I heard the story of someone who had committed suicide at a young age. Although I had never met her, I was close to many of her friends. The story touched me and once again 'You Me Us We' evolved lyrically. I decided to perform it once during a gathering of her memory and I swear there wasn't a dry eye in the room. Throughout the years I've performed the original piano ballad on local TV and on stage and people have come to me afterwards to tell me their stories. It has been a blessing because in a way it brought them comfort during my performance and a new perspective on their loss.

EQ: So what made you decide to turn the original ballad version into an electropop song?

Nelson: It actually made sense because I had found a new connection with the song through recent events. I decided to approach James to see if he was interested in helping me take this song to yet another level. We both knew it was delicate, and although the piano version would always exist, we didn't want to create something that stripped it from its core. Everyone knew it needed a "bigger room". That was late last year. So we were working on this epic dance/electro track; an anthem to eternal love. We added a whole heap of star dust and movement. A lot of our inspiration for the sound is obviously from an 80s synth background. When I approached Darren Hayes about the song, he said it reminded him of Daft Punk!

So there you have it EQs...the story behind this weeks EQ Number 1 single! Special thanks to Nelson Clemente for answering our questions.

Nelson's EP '6th Perception' is out now and you can purchase it along with 'You Me Us We' over at his official website today. You can even download a sample of the original ballad version here - Nelson has digged it up from his treasure chest, just for EQ readers! - Electroqueer


Discography

You Want Me Don't You
Its All My Fault
You Me Us We
90 Days
A Sign
Naive
Unsaveable
No Protection
6th Perception
Deeper Water

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Bio

As a Portuguese-born Australian artist, Nelson's music fits somewhat obliquely within the genres of euro pop/rock, electro and dance.

"You Me Us We" was recently ranked in the Top 20 for Pop Up-tempo/Dance category of the 11th Annual "Unisong" International Song Contest, has been accepted to the Uncharted Waters unsigned artist compilation album, and won EQ Song of the Year 2007. His song "You Want Me Don't You?" also achieved a #5 position in Australia's JJJ Unearthed Unsigned charts.

Having gathered global support and interest for his music, Nelson has begun recording his second project and performing across the seas to showcase his new works.

Nelson's commitment to his work shows through his total independence. He is so determined to share his music with as many people as possible that he has, thus far, provided his own financial resources and management of all the aspects of the production that shines into in his excellent showcase of the work of a truly independent musician.

Aside from writing and singing his own music, he also acts and has an interest in film making.

Contact: nelsonclementemusic@gmail.com

Reviews:

"Every tune this guy makes is magical. It's been a pleasure to see him grow so much this last year as an artist and I really have a ton of faith in his music. If I a million dollars to give away, I'd give it to Nelson. His song 'You Me Us We' is the biggest international hit that the world hasn't heard yet". - Raj Rudolph Editor (Electroqueer Magazine 2007)

"It's the perfect blend of sparkly pop that will make you feel like the world isn't so bad after all." - Hotstufffiles

"Loving this, fresh beats, original and great lyrics and out of this world in all!" - Slicethepie Review

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