BB Exclusive: Michael Mancuso Chats his New Music Video for “Give It To Me”
We are also searching for new music here at BeautifulBallad and when we came across Michael Mancuso’s new music video for his single, “Give It To Me” we knew we had to share it with our readers.
But that is not the only goodie we have in store for you! We also got the chance to talk to Michael about his new single, the music video, his musical theater past, and so much more. You can check out our interview with the singer below.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your new song, “Give It to Me”?
“My name is Michael Mancuso and I was born and raised in Westlake Village, California. I’ve been singing since I was a kid and couldn’t be happier to be actively pursuing a career in the music industry! “Give It To Me” is an interesting song because I genuinely never planned on releasing it. It was written as a light-hearted joke and grew into something that I look forward to performing and am proud to put my name on.
My producer and co-writer Dan Whittemore and I met up for a quick writing session and, while we were setting up, he asked me what was going on in my life. I gave him the usual update and quickly threw in that I’d been pretty unsuccessful in the lady department over the course of the last few weeks. He made fun of me for a second and we moved on. After the session had been going on for a bit and we’d already selected our track and come up with a basic melodic structure, Dan threw out the idea that we should write about my “dry spell”! Next thing I knew, “Give It To Me” was born.”
Describe how the video for “Give It to Me” came together?
“It was all executed on one day over the course of 8 hours. We had an amazing videographer, an incredible set of dancers and an energetic group of extras. Couldn’t have asked for a better group of professionals to work with!”
How would you say this song differs from the songs you released in the past?
“This is the first song I’ve ever released that has such a rock/live-band feel. I think that alone gives it a really different feel from the music I’ve released in the past!”
To read the rest of our interview click under the jump. If you haven’t had a chance to check him out watch his music video under the jump and let us know what you think in the comments below.
Photo Credit: Monty Limon)
Is this new sound the type of sound we can expect from you going forward in your career?
“‘Give It To Me” is a true single. What I mean by that is that all of my future releases will depart from the pop-rock feel of “Give It To Me” and instead aim to land more in the dead middle of todays pop sound. All of the following songs are much more produced with much less live instruments. I’m very excited to share my next single, using my new sound, with the world!”
You described your sound as being a mix between Justin Bieber, Nick Jonas, DNCE and Ariana Grande, is there a song by each artist that you particularly love? What is your dream collaboration?
“I love “What Do You Mean?” by Justin Bieber, “Levels” by Nick Jonas, “Body Moves” by DNCE, and “Into You” by Ariana Grande. My dream collaboration would definitely be to have a song with Zedd!”
What made you want to jump from musical theater to performing your own music?
“I was tired of telling other peoples’ stories. I realized that I had a unique perspective on life and I wanted to try and share some of my observations and experiences. Thats what really led me to make the transition from actor to singer.”
Do you have a favorite musical?
“Wicked. Without a doubt. It will probably always be my #1 favorite!”
If so, why is it your favorite?
“It was the first musical that ever genuinely kept me engaged and interested from beginning to end. I also love almost every song in the musical!”
What can fans expect from you for the rest of 2018?
“I am hoping to release 4 more songs before 2019 is upon us, so stay tuned! There’s a lot coming down the pipelines.”