Get to know (WE ARE) PIGS!
(WE ARE) PIGS COLLABORATIONS WITH BILLY CORGAN (SMASHING PUMPKINS), BRIAN ‘HEAD’ WELCH (LOVE AND DEATH, KORN), POD AND CRAZY TOWN TO ARRIVE IN 2021
Producer, songwriter & vocalist Esjay Jones,is better known for her number #1 singles in her native country, alongside her work with artists like Grey Daze (Chester Bennington), Alien Ant Farm, Krewella, Frank Zummo and Escape The Fate - just to name a few. Over her many years of being in the music business, Esjay has built strong friendships with many of her musical-heroes and has been working on her artist project under the (We Are) PIGS moniker, creating meaningful and authentic collaborations with each of these musicians she has a deep love and respect for.
(We Are) PIGS is an alternative nu metal trap hybrid with brutal riffs, brazen screams and ethereal melodies created by South African born producer / songwriter / artist Esjay Jones, including collaborations with Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Brian "Head" Welch (Love and Death, KORN) , P.O.D and Crazy town.
Friday December 4th, saw the debut original release of “Pulse Queen”, after boasting 10 massive additions to editorial playlists, between Spotify and Apple music.
“I’ve always had a deep love for the nu metal era...honestly, it’s still my favorite time for music sonically” states Jones, who continues that her vocal style and the project is unashamedly heavily influenced by her admiration for Chino Moreno and Deftones. The track is written, engineered, produced and sung by Jones who continues, "Although the central narrative of this song and project is subjective, “Pulse Queen” is a veracious depiction of the music industry through my experiences. It’s been really eye opening to discover the lack of value placed on originality and authenticity in the business and creative space once you are deep in it.”
Esjay, being “a big fan of the imperfect” says she didn’t want to overthink the creative, editing, production nor mix process and thus retained the rawness and integrity of each song as it was on the day it was written and created. “My formative years were the late 90’s and early 2000’s, so artists like Alanis Morissette, Hole, Garbage, Deftones, Incubus, Limp Bizkit had a visceral impact on me… It’s been cathartic to channel my feelings towards the music industry into this project”.
Comments