MVRemix: I interviewed Raheem DeVaughn recently and he told me his track 'Is It Possible?' was originally meant for you. This is me more so than on 'Subject.' It's a great album, I can't wait to put it out. It's not just my serious side, it's my everyday side. MVRemix: How would you say it compares to 'Subject'?ĭwele: It's a step up. I worked with Mike City on the single, 'I Think I Love You' and I also worked with Dilla and Slum Village on a song called 'Keep On.' MVRemix: Can you tell me about guests or producers you have working on the project?ĭwele: Yeah, on this one I worked with G-1 - the same guy that produced 'Find A Way' on the last album. It's a little bit of everything mixed up in one. There's some serious notes in there and some more humourous notes. It's a lot of different things mixed up in one. I was discovered when I met Slum Village and they connected me with their management who took the actual project and shopped it around to different labels, that's how I got in this business.ĭwele: 'Some Kinda' is an album that's really talking about male/female relationships, but on this album I got a chance to talk about family love as well. MVRemix: How did you first get your foot in the door?ĭwele: I first was discovered when I put out my 'Rize' album, back in 1998.

So I mean just living is what keeps me inspired to keep creating. MVRemix: What keeps you inspired to continue to create?ĭwele: Just life situations ups and downs, goods and bads - I express myself. I picked it up and went off to listen to it. Soul music kind of came naturally to me, that's what I was raised on and I gravitated to. I did do schooling on piano and on trumpet, but that just really taught me the notes and taught me how to read. MVRemix: Did your singing come naturally or were you taught?ĭwele: I think it came naturally.

That was right when I got my first record player. MVRemix: What's your first memory of soul music?ĭwele: My first memory of soul music was Stevie Wonder's 'Songs In The Key of Life.' Turning it on and hearing 'Contusion,' 'Contusion' was my favourite joint off that. Dwele will be releasing 'Some Kinda,' his third album, through Virgin Records on October 4th. The multi-talented artist can do more than most of his generation, he can play a variety of instruments and enjoys exploring. His debut album 'Rize' went through many hands before eventually ending up with Slum Village's manager, and soon after, Dwele was signed. Hailing from Detroit, Dwele, (who came into prominence during the time when Neo-soul/Nu-soul started being used as a term) started his musical life as many artists now do - on their own.

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