“When the sky it looks like rain one sweet song can light the day”
Smile
Pete Francis
1. Smile
2. Smile (feat. Green Lion Crew) - One Sweet Dub
3. Smile (feat. Don Camel) - Dub Everyday Mix
4. Smile Bebe (with G. Love)
5. Smile Everyday (feat. Demarco)
6. Shine
7. Shine Like The Moon [Demo Mix]
8. Shine Like The Sun [Reggae Mix]
9. Shine Everyone [Tropical Dance Mix]
Year: 2024
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“I've been singing the chorus, 'You've got to smile every day, it's gonna keep your troubles far away' for years now, but it took a while for the rest of the lyrics to come together. I was deeply inspired to finish it, because a smile from someone else feels so good, it can change your whole energy! 'Smile' is a celebration of this simple gesture, one that will hopefully inspire them to make the world a better place. Speaking of making things better, when Mannix from DubShot Records suggested the idea of working with Green Lion Crew and Don Camel, I was all for it! They are both well respected producers in the roots reggae genre, and hearing their interpretations was amazing. There's nothing like an extended Dub remix to keep the good times rolling. We filmed at our favorite pizza spot in Grigg Street Pizza CT, and in front of sites that have been struck by the pizza graffiti bandit, who has been getting alot of attention recently for tagging pizza shops all through Westchester County. We used director Jeff Pliskin from Raised Fist Propaganda, who has worked with other reggae influenced artists like Slightly Stoopid and has a cool street style to how he shoots his videos.” – Pete Francis
“I collaborated with producer Scott Jacoby (Coldplay, Vampire Weekend, Sia) on the "Shine Like the Sun " (Reggae Mix). Scott and Michael Goldwasser (Jason Mraz, Easy Star All-Stars, Janelle Monae) recorded a live in-studio session with a reggae rhythm section utilizing a unique piece of recording gear called Zulu, an all-analog tape simulator built to give digital recordings the depth, life, and dynamism of magnetic tape. To make the original stems of "Shine" fit with the reggae groove, we pitch-shifted and sped up the vocals. We were going for an old-school reggae sound like Bob Marley records from the early 70's.” – Pete Francis
“Sending tons of #LOVE to Demarco for his incredible contributions to this track and for spreading joy, peace + love with me, all around the WORLD! Let’s GO!” – Pete Francis