Moonlight Jones just dropped his debut single “Hot Night”, a remarkable outcome from the collision of different cultures, years of experience, and undoubtful talent. Jones is a self-taught guitarist who has always been fascinated by the powerful language of music and the possibilities it offers, the Miami-based artist comes from a very diverse background, an Egyptian father, and an American mother with Czech heritage. Being exposed to different cultures at such a young age, Jones was able to shape an identity of his own and a diverse taste in music allowing him to appreciate all cultures equally, from Latin, Middle Eastern, and world music to blues, bluegrass, Asian, and Folk music. “Hot Night” reflects exactly that, it’s a song that prompts diversity as it combines a mix of sounds from Latin music, R&B, Rock, and Flamenco. It’s a sexy and passionate track with multiple layers and instruments all playing together to set you in the happiest and lightest of moods, it automatically makes your day better with its beat, tune, and melody, you can’t help but dance and sing along. The guitar is surely dominating the track with its Santana-like guitar solos and foundations.
The artist was adamant to work with a Grammy award-winning team for this track and he assembled the best talents in Miami, starting with the featuring vocalist Karina Iglesias who was a finalist at The Voice, Nino Valentino who produced this song, and the multiple Grammy-winning trumpet player and arranger Dante Vargas. The song was mixed by Sean Moffitt who worked with David Bowie, The Weeknd, Foo Fighters, Tiesto, Bon Jovi, Imagine Dragons, and many others, and the mastering by the renowned Joe LaPorta from Sterling Sound. The single release is accompanied by a sexy and fun music video that was directed by David Rousseau who is Miami’s superstar director for Pitbull with over 5 billion views. In such a short time the song has already scored over 230K views on YouTube and over 13K streams on Spotify.