Zack Tabudlo shares inspiration behind new love song 'Yakap'

Zack Tabudlo just dropped a new song titled "Yakap!"

Following the release, the singer opened up on TikTok about how he made the love song.

“I write, produce, mix, and master all of my tracks in my studio and I’ll show you how I do it,” he said. This is the first time he has talked about his process in depth.

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The song starts with a drumbeat. Zack said he went with a "very nostalgic, ‘70s or ‘80s [sound], Earth, Wind & Fire kind of sample."

“For this track, I wanted it to be super different that a lot of people would think about it. I wanted to have this kind of nostalgic feel [in terms of] sonically, how it sounds, and kind of feels familiar—that’s the keyword," he said.

“So the first thing I thought of, why don’t we merge something similar to kind of like a modern song into an old school song," he added.

With that in mind, Zack drew inspiration from the beat patterns of popular music.

“So basically just a mixture of everything. And that would kind of make a noise with everyone and feel like, ‘I’ve heard of this track before. There’s something wrong. It’s not exactly like it but it sounds [familiar]," he said.

He also shared some of the technical aspects of how he made the song, like what instruments he used, the beats, and the background vocals he added.

Zack is popular for hits like "Binibini," "Habang Buhay," and "Give Me Your Forever." His debut album "Episode" was released in 2021.

“Yakap” is now available on all streaming platforms. —JCB, GMA News