More on that later.)īy 2010, Usher was gravitating more towards electronic dance-influenced music. (Medor, who’s also part of Tha Cornaboyz, worked on a production team led by Rico Love for Looking 4 Myself. He was kind of diving into what they were doing sonically,” producer Pierre Medor tells Rated R&B. Recording artist Usher watches Empire of the Sun on day 2 of the 2011 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at The Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2011, in Indio, California. It was like we were meant to meet at that time.” Empire of the Sun’s Coachella set sparked inspiration for Usher’s next album at the time, Looking 4 Myself. It’s amazing when that happens - the synergy of time when people meet.

“That was a cool meeting,” Steele recalls to Rated R&B.

Something unique about Empire of the Sun’s performance intrigued Usher.Īfter their performance, Usher went backstage to greet the duo. Rocking a light pink t-shirt and black pants, Usher was spotted at the fore of the crowd watching the band’s set as they performed material from their debut album, Walking On a Dream. Australian electronic duo Empire of the Sun, consisting of vocalist Luke Steele and producer Nick Littlemore, performed at the festival that night. It was ten days before the start of the North American leg of his OMG Tour in support of his sixth album, Raymond v.

On April 16, 2011, Usher attended day two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.

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