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Kean Cipriano releases his first solo album ‘Childlike’: ‘Super proud ako dito’

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Rhea Manila Santos

After more than 15 years of being the frontman of his band Callalily, singer Kean Cipriano was proud to launch his first solo album Childlike last May 14 under his record label OC Records. The 33-year-old artist admitted the project was actually three years in the making.<div><img alt="" src="https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-may/051521/kean-1.jpg"/></div><div><img alt="" src="https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/dev/push/media/2021-may/051521/kean-2.jpg"/></div>“Simula nung nag-start kami ng record label OC records, plano ko talaga mag-release kaagad ng album. But dahil kumbaga nasa executive side ako nung business, na-stall siya kasi inuna namin mga releases ng ibang artists. Dahil nasa back end ako nung music ngayon so yung enegry ko rin napupunta sa iba’t ibang artist which is super challenging for me as an artist dahil parang pagdating dun sa sarili mong gawa pagod ka na,” he shared during the Childlike album listening party event last May 12. <div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqmr4j-RW98" target="_blank">WATCH: Kean Cipriano on having “me time”: “Basta katabi ko si Chynna, okay na ako’ | Push Bets Live</a></div>Despite the long wait, Kean believed the timing of the album’s release is still right even during a pandemic.“Nung nagsisimula kami (sa OC Records) ang flagship artist namin si Unique Salonga. Nung time na yun kakaalis pa lang niya sa Spades so yung momentum dapat mangyari sa kanya. So ibibigay namin dun and then may mga artists na dumating then nag-release then ang ganda na naman ng momentum so ibigay na natin sa kanila. That’s what the music business is all about. Kung nakanino yung momentum dapat tuunan mo rin ng pansin.“So ako nag-release ako ng ilang singles pero minsan nakakalimutan ko talaga asikasuhin yung sarili ko kasi nga sa akin rin yung kumpanya. So nung nagkaroon din ng pandemic, sabi ko kailangan ko na mag-release ng album. Kailangan ko ng isilang ‘to. Kasi alam ko na itong album na ’to, entry ko pa lang siya. Kumbaga kung magsisimula ako, simula pa lang siya. Marami pa akong bala. Ang dami kong nasulat na mga kanta throughout the years. At ang dami kong nasulat na kanta nitong pandemic na kahit in two months kaya ko pang mag-release ng isa pang album sa mga songs na nagawa.“Kumabaga ini-enjoy ko lang na ma-release ko itong album na ito and then proceed kaagad ako sa mga bagong material kasi ang bilis lang ng buhay. Kailangan ma-release na yung mga songs na yan kasi the songs make me mortal somehow na kahit wala na ako sa mundo na ito yung mga kanta nandiyan pa rin yan di ba?” he explained.<div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/2/24/videos/kean-cipriano-chynna-ortaleza-and-oc-records-ar-191915" target="_blank">WATCH: Kean Cipriano, Chynna Ortaleza, and O/C Records artists take on the ‘Song Dugtungan Challenge’ | Push Bets Live</a></div>Having composed six out of the nine tracks in the Childlike album, Kean says the album is like starting out as a new artist. “Parang nagsisimula ako ulit ng career ngayon eh from scratch with this solo effort. So yun yung lumabas na album title. Sakto na din nung ginagawa ko yung record, sobrang free nung pakiramdam, para akong nasa playground. Para akong naglalaro lang talaga na bata sa Kids At Work. Parang ganun yung pakiramdam na every time na nag-re-record ako, every time na naka-collaborate ako with different musicians tapos naririnig ko yung track, para akong bata ulit na yung excitement ba, yung pagiging giddy, yung pagiging raw na it’s super hard for me to put myself back there again kasi ang dami ko na na-experience sa karera. So ito yung album na bata ako ulit talaga,” he admits. <div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/2/1/fresh-scoops/kean-cipriano-and-chynna-ortaleza-reveal-their-pla-191422" target="_blank">READ: Kean Cipriano and Chynna Ortaleza reveal their plans this year: ‘We don’t want baby number three’</a></div>Kean is proud of having total creative control with his first solo effort. “May mga ginawa akong efforts before pero hindi siya talaga ako. Parang kasi nga dahil nasa isang mundo ako, you know the business side of music na you have to listen to your management, makikipagkita ka halfway sa kanila. Pati yung branding, imaging , and all that. So kailangan ko rin mag-submit sa mga ginawa ko nung time na yun. Pero now that I have my own record label, sabi ko bakit hindi ko i-release yung mga gusto ko talaga? Kasi kung merong magsasabi sa akin na hindi okay ang ginagawa ko parang wala na akong pakialam (laughs).‘Gusto ko lang talaga gumawa ng music na gusto ko at magiging proud ako. To be honest, whenever I hear the songs that we made before, especially the hit songs na nagawa namin, may feeling ako na-nag-ki-cringe ako. It’s not that I don’t like it. I loved them. Kumbaga it changed my life ng todo yung mga kanta na yun. Pero alam ko rin kasi nung mga time na yun ay kailangan ko mag-compromise and siyempre nasa stage ako nun na bata ako at siyempre banda eh, kailangan niyo mag-compliment sa isa’t isa yung decision making niyo dapat lahat kayo with the entities na nakaakibat sa inyo,” he said.Having produced the album himself, Kean said it was a challenge to finish Childlike while the country was still in lockdown.“Mahirap siya honestly. Kasin ga nagpapasahan na lang kayo ng files. Wala kayo sa isang room to create. Madalas doon nangyayari yung magic di ba? So yun yung pinaka challenge niya dahil hindi mo sila nakikita face to face. Pero dahil nga lahat ay nag-a-adapt sa bago nating mundo, nagawa siya. Yung ibang tracks dito na-record na prior to the pandemic. Lalo na yung ibang tracks na na-release na din before. Pero yung iba talagang pasahan ng files. Kaya okay din. Kumbaga may bragging rights na na-record na ito na ito yung sitwasyon natin, parang ganun,” he added.Listen to Kean Cipriano’s debut album Childlike on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other leading streaming platforms.

OC Records CEO and singer Kean Cipriano talks about his first solo album that was three years in the making.