James Hersey
Vienna
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About the Artist
We live in a rapidly evolving world where personal connection has given more and more ground to digital communication. It is this world that Austrian-born singer James Hersey explores on his new EP Pages, shining a light on how a modern landscape of instant gratification co-exists with instinctive human emotions.Recorded in just ten days, Hersey calls his songs "compilations, or culminations of experiences over time," a typically poetic description for songs that will strike a chord with anyone who's ever experienced heightened emotions, i.e. everyone.With that in mind, the EP is led by Miss You, a spacious and captivating record with nods to the dance world. As with all the songs on Pages, Miss You is deeply personal and deals with expectation in relationships. "That song's particularly relevant to me because I'm on the road a lot," Hersey explains. "I have a lot of people in my life who I don't get to see as much of as I'd like to."The counterpoint to Miss You, is Coming Over, Hersey's delicate, summer-tinged ode to delayed desires, a song that has since taken on a whole new life in the dance world. Initially remixed by Filous (18.5m Spotify streams and counting), it's since been subtly reworked by Kygo & Dillon Francis (a staggering 58m Spotify streams and counting), who gave the original's expansive production a powerful electronic revamp. Its success has led to dance legend Tiesto offering up a remix, and Hersey touring Europe with Kygo. For Hersey, the remixes are an extension of his own sound. "My voice is always going to be the line running through it all," he says. "My dream is to be able to do whatever I want musically, and for people to recognize my voice."That voice was given time to shine from a young age. Born...