Electric Piquete Releases New Single “Cut Me Loose”

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Electric Piquete Releases New Single “Cut Me Loose”

New funk / soul track a collaboration with singer-songwriter Maco Monthervil, concept video in production

Hialeah, FL – July 26, 2016 –  Today, Electric Piquete, two-time Miami New Times “Best Latin Band” award winners, released a new single called “Cut Me Loose”. It features the vocals of South Florida-based Maco Monthervil, one-half of the disbanded garage / soul duo The Lovers Key, and is now streaming on Spotify and is available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon.com. The song is part of the band’s new “Singles Collection” release, which complies the six tracks issued individually during the last five years.

The track is a mid-tempo funk / soul number, composed and arranged by the band, and featuring the vocal melody and lyrics by Monthervil. Performance credits include: drummer and band co-founder Ed Rosado on drums and percussion, bassist / co-founder Michael Mut on bass, Chris Correoso – guitar, Rich Dixon, trumpet, and special guests Raymond Ayala (congas), CharlesChipGardner on keyboards, and Robert Smiley on tenor sax. Rosado earned a co-production credit; Mut one for executive production.

“Cut Me Loose” was recorded from December 2015 through June 2016 at Red Door Studios in Little Haiti and co-produced by Jose Elias (Spam Allstars, the Nag Champayons, Cortadito). The song was mixed and mastered by Ferny Coipel (I Don’t Know, Humbert) at the Shack North Studios in Hialeah. Coipel has previously worked with the band, both in the studio recording, mixing and producing Electric Piquete’s 2011 self-titled debut, and as live sound engineer.

The band is currently working on a video for the single, under the direction of Gary Pettigrew from the Sunrise, FL-based production company Rush Media Studios. Pettigrew has done video production for Erica Mena and the Intro Music Group, and was mentored by J. Jesses Smith, who directed Breathe, produced Before I Self Destruct, and produced music videos for 50 Cent, Erick Sermon, DMX, Eve, Akon, Bizzy Bone and others.

The video will show clips of the band live and in studio, intermingled with a concept about Maco realizing his potential as an independent creative force. It will celebrate themes of individuality, freedom of expression, diversity and respect for all. The band, vocalist and video producer / director will be celebrating the release of the song and video Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Ball & Chain (1513 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135) during the August edition of the band’s monthly residency called #PiqueteSessions.

For more about Monthervil, visit www.soundcloud.com/Maco-Monthervil; learn more about Rush Media at rushmediastudios.com. For additional details about the band, visit www.ElectricPiquete.com.

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ABOUT ELECTRIC PIQUETE

Electric Piquete is probably best known for its fiery originals and inventive interpretations of Latin and jazz standards. A powerfully-tight drums / bass / guitar / keys rhythm section sets the groove for an incendiary horn section, taking listeners on an Afro-Caribbean journey of sound. The band features drummer / vocalist Ed Rosado, bassist / vocalist Michael Mut, Chris Correoso on guitar, Rich Dixon on trumpet and flugelhorn, Raymond Ayala on congas, Chip Gardner on keyboards, Robert Smiley on tenor sax, and occasionally, Jose Miranda on trombone and Maco Monthervil, lead vocals.

MEDIA CONTACT
Mut Communications
Michael Mut
info@mutcomm.com
786.426.2277

EP 2016 single collection