New artist from Island Records dia maté showcases her indie-pop influences for the ultimate new summer tune this 2021 and teams up with IV of Spades’ Blaster Silonga on new single “Dream”
“Dream” explores the hesitation of commitment and moving forward despite falling in love with someone and was inspired by how we unconsciously close ourselves from potential new love as triggered by the trauma our hearts experienced from past relationships.
“That’s what ultimately holds us back: the fear of being let down again,” says the pop/R&B singer “Dream essentially describes wanting to wake up from the past, to pretend it was only a dream.”
The song’s demo was originally made with acoustics but dia wanted to introduce a much more upbeat vibe to the song to complement the lyrics in her song. That’s where Blaster Silonga and Sam Marquez from One Click Straight came in as producer and sound engineer respectively.
“We had the same vibe in mind: a more indie-pop/band type production. Blaster also had other great ideas so we rode along with that. Sadly. due to the situation now, we couldn’t meet up to record the song so I recorded all of the vocals in my room. After that, he sent the song to be mixed and mastered by Sam,” dia states.
The song eventually became the Summer Campaign of popular clothing-retail company H&M as part of “Best of Philippines Store” playlist.
dia maté reminisced about her childhood, walking in an H&M store, “H&M was always one of the first shops I’d walk into at the mall. In regards to style and values, H&M aligns perfectly with mine. I’m happy that I can shop sustainably and know that I’m paying for good quality.”
“Dream” is available now on all digital platforms worldwide via Island Records Philippines.
