I Run The Show

As promised here's the first single from The Artful Dodger called "I Run the Show". Here's a little bit about how the song came together.

The Making of “I Run the Show”

Currently, Drega is working on his next project entitled “The Artful Dodger” which will combine east coast lyricism with Electro, House and Indie Rock Rhythms. The first single, “I Run the Show” which was produced by Drega is inspired by hip-house group LMFAO. Drega explains, “I was actually in Niagra with my girlfriend for our anniversary and we we’re at a club and we we’re about to leave and the deejay announced this group, neither of us heard of, was about to perform and me and my girl looked at each other like, ‘okay we’ll stay another five minutes’. What eventually happened was that LMFAO shut down the club.”

With an idea in hand, Drega created the production for the beat having been a beat maker for over 10 years he knew how to put together a musical backing that neatly combined house, electro and rap. “When I got home, I just went to my keyboard and made the general idea for the beat within about five minutes, it took some time to get the sequencing right, but once I had it I was just dancing crazy to it, the vibe was perfect,” explains Drega.

The lyrics for the song are meant to inspire fun as well as individuality. Drega raps, “No ceaser or waves or gel in my hair, cause your girl’s gonna mess it up when I get there”. “Even though I’m talking about my hair, it’s a metaphor for my obviously unique look in that I don’t look like a rapper, which is basically the concept of the whole album” says Drega.

Click to listen to I Run The Show.