Song of the day for Pop Monday goes to a track called “Thug” by Will Gittens.
Will Gittens is a 25-year-old singer/songwriter from Trinidad Tobago who recently graduated Berklee’s School of Music through his vocal ability and musicianship.
The Social Media Sensation has generated a heavy following: 1.6 million on Vine, over 143K+ on Instagram, 310K on Musically, and over 60K on Youtube. His smooth vocal take on today’s hottest songs wins the hearts of everyone that hears his voice.
Will released his debut EP in August 19th 2016 which has generated over 2 million streams on Spotify. Will is gearing up to release his second EP in January 2018!
Will has shared the stage with artists such as Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Bilal, and Lalah Hathaway. He's also a touring guitarist playing with recording artist Jidenna. Will plans on touring the US and Europe in 2018 and soon after the rest of the World.
Some of Will’s main musical inspirations consist of, Steve Wonder, Israel Houghton, Brian Mcknight and Babyface, just to name a few.
Will’s major strength is in the way he is able to cover popular songs and make them his own. He uploads to both Instagram and YouTube which aids in pushing both his name and skill further out to the public. By doing this, he is curating a fanbase that is excited to hear his own original music in the future. As of now fans can check out his EP titled, “No Filter” that can be streamed on SoundCloud. It is not yet known when he will release another project, but for now, lets keep on enjoying his amazing covers!
Be sure to check out Will’s SoundCloud page:
https://soundcloud.com/willgittens
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https://www.instagram.com/nick.visco/