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STEVE JAMES RENAISSANCE (FEAT. CLAIRITY
17-year-old US producer Steve James (real name Stephen Philibin) is currently enjoying his moment in the spotlight after spending the summer in LA working on the title track to Justin Bieber's recent No.1 album, 'Purpose'. He's also the talent behind some of this year's biggest remixes, ZHU's 'Faded,' The Weeknd’s 'Earned It,' and John Legend’s 'All Of Me,' but this track, 'Renaissance' - which features the soulful vocal of Nashville singer Clairity - is his original debut, and he's certainly taken a few leaves out of the book of big-hitters. A haunting, harrowing piano ballad, it edges away from James' EDM background, although the keyboard funk drops with just the right amount of heft to remind you that for James, the club is probably never that far away. -AW
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