{"id":88257,"date":"2024-06-18T15:06:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T19:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/06\/18\/victoria-monet-dmile-return-to-the-classroom-in-save-the-music-amazon-documentary-exclusive-2\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T15:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T19:06:23","slug":"victoria-monet-dmile-return-to-the-classroom-in-save-the-music-amazon-documentary-exclusive-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/06\/18\/victoria-monet-dmile-return-to-the-classroom-in-save-the-music-amazon-documentary-exclusive-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Mon\u00e9t & D\u2019Mile Return to the Classroom in \u2018Save the Music\u2019 Amazon Documentary:\u00a0Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tAfter delighting fans with her flashy new Michael<\/a> and Janet Jackson<\/a>-nodding \u201cAlright\u201d music video, Victoria Mon\u00e9t<\/a> is keeping the Black Music Month celebrations going with an appearance in Amazon Music\u2019s new Save The Music: Inspiring Music\u2019s Next Generation<\/em> documentary<\/a> (June 18) alongside frequent collaborator D\u2019Mile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe latest in a string of programming in honor of Black Music Month, Save the Music<\/em> follows Mon\u00e9t and D\u2019Mile as they visit public school students at Brooklyn\u2019s Transit Tech High School, gifting them valuable insight on the music industry and providing them musical equipment and a D\u2019Mile production masterclass. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe Transit Tech students are undoubtedly learning from the best. D\u2019Mile\u2019s work with R&B stars such as H.E.R.<\/a> and Lucky Daye<\/a> have earned him several Grammys and an Academy Award for best original song, while Mon\u00e9t picked up her first three Grammys earlier this year thank to her acclaimed Jaguar II<\/em> album. D\u2019Mile produced every track on Jaguar II<\/em> \u2014 save the Kaytranada<\/a>-helmed \u201cAlright\u201d \u2014 earning him and Mon\u00e9t a shared victory for best R&B album.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe journey back to the classroom was also a trip down memory lane for D\u2019Mile, who recently re-teamed with Mon\u00e9t for \u201cPower of Two,\u201d a new original song for Disney+\u2019s The Acolyte<\/em>. \u201cI used to cut class just to stay in band class or my school gospel choir almost all day,\u201d he muses. \u201cI met my now wife at jazz choir class. My favorite memories are the friends I made there, they were all like-minded and talented. I\u2019m still great friends with and still playing or working with [them] professionally in some way. It\u2019s a bond you can\u2019t replace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFirmly rooted in R&B, Jaguar II<\/em> finds the two musicians exploring the vast expanse of Black music, dabbling in reggae, house, hip-hop and soul. Save the Music: Inspiring Music\u2019s Next Generation<\/em> grants both D\u2019Mile and Mon\u00e9t the space to reflect on the importance of Black Music Month and take part in the sacred traditions of educating younger generations on their cultural history.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSo many genres stemmed from Black artists and musicians: rock and roll, country, disco, house, R&B, soul, techno, rap \u2026 the list goes on,\u201d notes Mon\u00e9t. \u201cI love that there\u2019s a month dedicated to educating others on and celebrating Black music, but my hope is that in general, music by Black artists is celebrated in all genres one day. Motown was a breeding ground for so many incredible Black musicians and icons (from The Jacksons<\/a> to Diana Ross<\/a> to Stevie Wonder<\/a> to Smokey Robinson<\/a>) who truly made quality, POPular music.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFittingly, Mon\u00e9t and D\u2019Mile chose to record a new version of \u201cHollywood,\u201d the penultimate Jaguar II<\/em> track, for Save the Music<\/em>. Earning a Grammy nod for best traditional R&B performance, \u201cHollywood\u201d is a prime showcase of the cross-generational appeal of Black music. The track features the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire<\/a>, as well as Mon\u00e9t\u2019s adorable two-year-old daughter Hazel Mon\u00e9t Gaines. The new acoustic version of \u201cHollywood\u201d strips away the grandiosity of the original\u2019s cinematic drum-heavy arrangement, making for a much more intimate and introspective affair.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI knew I wanted to keep in all the organic elements from the original,\u201d reveals D\u2019Mile. \u201cWhich was interesting because about 90% of the song already was organic. But sometimes when you do something as simple as just taking drums out, you start hearing things that you want to be heard more. You get to focus more on some of the string work or even background vocals on the song. It was as simple as taking the groove out and just holding down the chords and letting everything else shine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJust as she does on \u201cHollywood,\u201d Mon\u00e9t\u2019s music is both a love letter to Black music history and a way for her to expose her fans to styles and influences from decades past. The music video for her breakout hit \u201cOn My Mama\u201d exalts \u201900s Southern Black culture, while Jaguar II<\/em> standout \u201cHow Does It Make You Feel\u201d recalls the classic soul of The Isley Brothers<\/a>. \u201cSome of my first memories are of the music my mom would play around the house and that helped shape me as I grew older,\u201d she says. \u201c\u2018My Girl\u2019 by The Temptations<\/a> is already my daughter Hazel\u2019s favorite song \u2013 I\u2019ve played it since I was pregnant with her. Great music really can stand the test of time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe reimagined version of \u201cHollywood,\u201d whose creation is documented in Save the Music<\/em>, can be streamed in full exclusively on Amazon Music<\/a>, where the mini-documentary can also be viewed starting Tuesday (June 18).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After delighting fans with her flashy new Michael and Janet Jackson-nodding \u201cAlright\u201d music video, Victoria Mon\u00e9t is keeping the Black Music Month celebrations going with an appearance in Amazon Music\u2019s new Save The Music: Inspiring Music\u2019s Next Generation documentary (June 18) alongside frequent collaborator D\u2019Mile. Related Stephen Sanchez Talks ‘Until I Found You’ Success, Deluxe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88257\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}