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| Single byLee.M &J. Pearl featuringIyaz &Snoop Dogg | ||||
| Released | 26 October 2012 | |||
| Genre | Electrohop,dance-pop,hip house | |||
| Label | Strictly Rhythm | |||
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"Slow Motion" is a single byLee.M andJ. Pearl featuring additional vocals fromIyaz and rap bySnoop Dogg. The "electro house" dance tune is the debut single ofLee Mulhern, who goes by the stage name Lee.M, and is credited to "Lee.M & J. Pearl featuring Iyaz and Snoop Dogg."[1][2][3]
Lee Matthews (birth name Lee Mulhern) is an Irish solo singer and musical child prodigy, as well as a member of several boy band projects (Streetwize, Stateside and Access All Areas). He formed a musical relationship with Pete Doherty for a duo project called NXT-GEN. Lee Mulhern had received a request through his music manager to add his vocals for a possible song with Iyaz, after Snoop Dogg expressed interest in collaborating with the young singer, offering to add a rapping section to the song. Mulhern's vocals were recorded inIreland and sent to Snoop Dogg's company, resulting in this debut single "Slow Motion," that was mixed in Los Angeles. The track was produced by Swiss producer David May.
J. Pearl is aNew York–based American singer signed to Simply Delicious record label which is part ofStrictly Rhythm Musical Group. Her music is described as "electro house" dance music. She was "discovered" by Strictly Rhythm A&R executive Dave Lambert and songwriter/producer Lucas Secon after a karaoke at a local bar singingChristina Aguilera's "Hurt". She recorded "It's Getting Physical" in 2010 as her debut release. Her commercial success came with the hit was "Must Be a Reason Why" to which were added the vocals of UKThe X Factorseason two winnerShayne Ward.
The single was released on 26 October 2012 as the debut single of Lee.M on theStrictly Rhythm label, featuring J. Pearl, an artist signed to the label.
Jupiter Ace mixed a pre-released version of the song from Strictly Rhythm in two versions as well, an extended version and a club mix version[4][5] gained popularity.
The music video was shot inMilan, Italy, and features Snoop Dogg's parts inLos Angeles, directed by renowned Italian music video directorClaudio Zagarini.[3]
