The person behind Hoa Minzy

Nearly 5 years ago, Hoa Minzy attracted attention with the MV Can't be together forever . After a long period of struggling, Hoa Minzy marked a great step forward when she joined hands with Mr. Siro, singing a pure Ballad song, which was the hit formula of the market at that time. It seemed like a long-term path for Hoa Minzy, but the female singer mysteriously disappeared for a while after that, before "turning the corner" of her career once again.

After the hit Can't be together for life , Hoa Minzy reshapes her music style, no longer Ballad but towards contemporary folk. MV Color market was the first shot for Hoa Minzy's transformation, bringing great success. Next, the female singer maintained her appeal with Picky , then made Vietnamese music explode with MV Bac Bling .

Producer Masew and musician Nguyen Hoang Phong are the people behind the hit. Thi Mau . From the connection with Masew, Hoa Minzy has a new partner in the product. Picky To be Tuan Cry. After that, the "perfect pair" Masew - Tuan Cry once again joined forces to help Hoa Minzy complete the song. North Bling .

Producer Masew appeared in all 3 recent products of Hoa Minzy.

Masew silently stands behind Hoa Minzy

In the Vietnamese music market, Masew is a producer who has affirmed his position in the ability to produce songs that blend traditional and modern music. From a producer who started his career in EDM (electronic music), Masew has carved out his own path by exploiting traditional musical instruments originating from China or Vietnam such as flutes, zithers, moon lutes, and zithers.

Hoa Minzy has a reason to choose Masew as the producer for Color market - a turning point product for the male singer's transformation. Before that, Masew had been successful with a series of hits with folk music elements such as Truyen Thai Y and a series of songs with Khoi Vu and Tuan Cry.

Masew contributed greatly to help Color market causing a fever in Vietnamese music, especially the drop that created a transformation trend on TikTok. After Thi Mau and Hoa Minzy continue to work with Masew in Picky , this time with Tuan Cry. Next, it's still the "perfect pair" Masew - Tuan Cry who compose and produce music for North Bling.

When North Bling causing a fever, the music crew's coverage focused entirely on Hoa Minzy (the project leader), Xuan Hinh (special guest artist) and Tuan Cry (musician). Masew's production role, as usual, remained quietly behind the scenes, although his contribution was no less than that of the three featured artists.

Reasonable musical layout helps Xuan Hinh excel in a young music product.

What did Masew do for North Bling ?

In Hoa Minzy's latest product, Masew is the music producer. Thus, Masew's responsibility is to control the entire music production line and is directly responsible for the product output. In many stages of music production, Masew directly participates in the arrangement step.

This time, Masew did not take on the whole process like Thi Mau . The male producer breaks down the music production process and goes into more detail to do his best professionally.

There are two key points that show Masew's willingness to step back for professional reasons. First, a series of important layers of sound in the mix, from instruments that highlight ethnic qualities to North Bling such as flute, erhu, and moon lute, are performed by instrumentalists and record live sound input.

Next, in the mixing and mastering stage, Masew assigned it to another sound engineer, instead of doing it himself like many previous products. This is the stage that directly determines the appeal of the song, when Xuan Hinh's voice needs to be mixed carefully. And the artists' harmony parts need to have the same frequency.

Masew was supported by instrumentalists, instead of playing simulated instruments, thereby solving the most difficult problem in the mix. When the sounds of flutes, erhus, and moon lutes were recorded directly, North Bling has more "soul". Masew's remaining job is to arrange the instrument layers properly and add supporting sounds to the mix such as bass and percussion.

Also from Masew's hands, the quality of music is North Bling has gone to another level compared to Thi Mau . With the contribution of 3 artists, Masew was put in an extremely difficult task of how to beat all 3 other voices, with each segment having its own highlight but having to combine smoothly.

Masew's arrangement still has some flaws, such as a misplayed piano note, which was "spotted" by his colleagues, and two drops that are not really optimal compared to Masew's forte. However, the overall music North Bling still above average to complement the song's melody well and serve Hoa Minzy's intention in video production.

Hoa Minzy succeeded in choosing the right partner for her transformation.

Bringing the "breath" of Vietnamese music to light

Masew is one of the most active producers using traditional musical instruments among the young producers on the market. In recent years, Vietnamese music has had DTAP, K-ICM and many other producers who have also actively explored traditional musical materials, thereby breathing life into the market.

Monochord is one of the traditional musical instruments of Vietnam that is currently favored by producers. In addition, musical instruments such as flute, flute, zither, moon lute, and two-stringed fiddle originated from China but have been introduced to Vietnam for a long time, are also considered traditional musical instruments, and are increasingly chosen by Vietnamese producers as part of their music products for the market.

Singer/songwriter/producer Cao Ba Hung shares with Tien Phong : "Vietnamese traditional musical instruments have a beauty and uniqueness that is not inferior to anywhere else in the world. In the flow of modern music, Hung feels that we have not yet fully exploited their hidden power. Hung himself is diligently learning and experiencing each melody and each musical instrument to interweave the old soul with a new breath, bringing this music closer to modern audiences.

In MV Bac Bling , besides Masew and DJ Feliks as main producers, the list of participating artists also includes Meritorious Artist Nguyen Hoang Anh (bamboo flute), Le Minh, Duy Thong (erhu) and Dung Nguyet (moon lute). Previously, in many of K-ICM's products, some instrumental artists were listed in the credits, making the audience admire their talent like "erhu freak" Tran Van Xam.

In a series of songs that blend traditional and modern music, North Bling is the product with the most Vietnamese identity and the most resounding success. From North Bling , many safety boundaries have been broken.

Typically, when Xuan Hinh raps, there is no need for a background music with the "magical" sound of the studio and the pounding of drums, the appearance of the flute and the moon lute suddenly becomes strangely appropriate. Or, throughout Masew's arrangement, the piano is only the background for the sounds that carry the soul of traditional music.

Success of North Bling has been inspiring in many aspects. One of them is encouraging producers to boldly break the safety boundary, try their hand at traditional musical instruments and materials that few people do to create products imbued with Vietnamese cultural identity.

Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/nguoi-dung-sau-hoa-minzy-3351053.html