ARONA MANE x BLESSED TEAM UP FOR COLLAB SINGLE ‘ALONE NOT LONELY’
"Alone Not Lonely" is out now on all digital platforms.
Listen to "Alone Not Lonely" HERE
"While the best part of Arona Mane‘s music relevance still to come, the Sydney producer is one to watch." - Purple Sneakers
" Blessed is back and more inspired than ever." - I-D Magazine
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One of Sydney’s most revered and in-demand producers Arona Mane has teamed up with also-Sydney-based genre-defying musician, producer, and songwriter BLESSED for one of the freshest collabs to come out of Australia so far this year - "Alone Not Lonely".
Bringing together Arona Mane’s unique ability to play with beats and production and build soundscapes that feel familiar but are completely original and fresh, and BLESSED’s combination of soul-rock vibes and and pop melodies weaved into his own expressive vocal sound, "Alone Not Lonely" is a head bopping collab bursting with positivity, showcasing what both artists do best.
Arona Mane on working with Blessed: "I’ve worked with Blessed a number of times over the years & It’s always [fire] when we team up in the studio.
As soon as I had finished this beat & played it back a couple times through my headphones I could already hear his tone & voice on it in my head.
I sent him the idea & It was no surprise to me when he laced the demo & sent it back that it was exactly how I imagined it would sound - FRESH AF!"
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Arona Mane (Bio): Revered as one of Australia and New Zealand’s most respected and in-demand music producers, Aaron (aka Arona Mane) has achieved what only few could dare to imagine.
Growing up in a family of music and musicians, Mane’s childhood was a soundtrack built up on the sounds of Funk, Disco, Reggae & Soul, with Hip Hop and Rap introducing themselves to his high school ears via the like’s Dr Dre, Timbaland & The Neptunes inspiring his first sonic impressions.
With the likes of Hypetrak, Dancing Astronaut, Earmilk, Stoney Roads, Nylon Mag and Pilerats (who dubbed him "Australia's answer to Kaytranada") amongst Mane’s most vocal supporters, with internationally acclaimed Diplo enlisting Mane for the BBC Radio 1 premiered Major Lazer remix, in addition to the inclusion of two of his latest releases on the Diplo & Friends show.
From international collabs, to platinum-selling records, to features on TV shows and international ad campaigns, Arona Mane’s outside-the-box approach to music production has created extraordinary soundscapes and flawless sound design to arrive at his signature sound of #RetroFuture masterpieces.
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BLESSED (Bio): Moving to Australia from Ghana as a child, BLESSED was aptly named a blessing by his family. After being signed to a major label at a young age for the better part of a decade, the project now marks the first time BLESSED is using his real name instead of a moniker, and through music this project is his way of displaying the most powerful form of human expression: honesty.
BLESSED has received nods from various established publications (Pigeons & Planes, NYLON, Noisey, Clash Mag UK), high rotation spins on triple j, feature artist on triple j unearthed, and has amassed over 20 million collective streams on Spotify, and is starting to connect to a national and international audience as his ethereal sound seeks to make his world your world in 2020.