JUAN WAUTERS Releases new single & video ‘Presentation’ feat. Nick Hakim and Benamin

Today, Juan Wauters releases a new single/video ‘Presentation’ featuring Nick Hakim and Benamin. A longtime denizen of Jackson Heights, Wauters has always captured the sounds and sights of New York in a singular way, and ‘Presentation’ is no exception. The video, directed by Wauters, is an ode to early NYC hip hop aura, featuring breakdancers from the Bronx, a Queens basketball court, and Central Park’s ‘Alice In Wonderland’ statue. Over an eclectic chorus of vocal samples and sound effects, Wauters triumphantly declares “I made it through another year / there’s nothing that I fear / I’m just cooling off.” The new track is a spirited glimpse of more to come from Wauters in 2021. Watch “Presentation” here.

Juan Wauters on ‘Presentation’: “Presentation” was made one night when Nick, Benamin and I met at Nick’s studio in Brooklyn. Nick and I had only met a few times before and Benamin and I met that night. We all hit it off really well and made this song that was built by all of us pitching ideas.

The lyrics are a mash up from a bunch of notes I had scattered on my cell phone. There are many references to other songs, some obvious some not so much. I’d rather not disclose that since that’s the fun for you, the listener.

I wanted the video to be an ode to early NYC hip hop in a very cliché way. 

It was filmed during the summer of 2020. At that time, there weren’t many people around the city, a lot of transplants had left and there were no tourists, so that painted the city in a very special tone. Nick, Ben and I met at a playground in Maspeth, Queens with Matthew Volz where we shot some casual footage of us to the song. The day after Matthew and I went to the Bronx to meet with a young crew of breakdancers. It was a really hot day. We filmed with them for about an hour. The dancers really brought the house down. It was so cool to see them all vibe to the music. We also filmed at Central Park’s Alice In Wonderland statue to connect some lyric references. 

In many ways, unintentionally, the song as much as the video came out to be a big shoutout to NY and things that have come out there. New York has been one of the main powers pushing behind my creation and this is me saluting it again.”