Hawak Mo Ang Beat: Uncovering the ‘mystery’
CEBU CITY, Philippines—A song that’s been blasting on the streets and on the internet in the Philippines holds a little mystery.
While everyone’s been associating “Hawak Mo Ang Beat” with the viral dancer, “Pitik Queen” Ian Mark Kamangkang, the person behind the beat stays in the shadows.
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The man behind it is a French musician, Sylvain Amazir Hernandez, best known as DJ Mogo.
The DJ is now residing in the Philippines after marrying a Filipina.
After gaining so much online traction, along with applause, came allegations that DJ Mogo used AI to produce the song.
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In an interview with Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, DJ Mogo clarified that the track isn’t AI-made, saying he kept it simple to reflect his emotions.
He added that the sound blends Leyte’s cha-cha and Budots, and that the song first started in French before his Filipina wife helped refine it.
“The musicality came, and the beats arrived, the words arrived. I did use some very high-standard software. I used, of course, electronic software, which helped to create the beat,” he said.
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With this clarification, he added that for now, he will keep the singer’s identity a secret.
Maybe by the next beat from DJ Mogo, we will be able to identify the singer.
Any guesses?
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