Bruno Mars has been quiet lately, but the Uptown Funk singer has more in store.
The 30-year-old singer is working on new music with producer Skrillex, known for his diverse electronic sounds. Skrillex promised fans that the new music “sounds like nothing else that’s happened before.”
“I’m actually working with Bruno Mars right now. I’m not going to give specifics of what it sounds like, but what we’re doing is so f**king different, awesome and next level and sounds like nothing else that’s happened before. Every time I get in the studio with somebody else and collaborate, that’s when I always have revelations and learn about stuff. And I just love stepping outside of what I know and there’s no other music position that can do that. Like as a singer, you’re in a band. I think what we are musically in our head space, there’s no other way. I can step outside my box anytime and that wasn’t possible before,” the music producer told Billboard.
Some reports say that Mars is looking to release a new project by November, though the artist has not confirmed such rumors.
The pop artist was also working with Missy Elliott, and she described his music as “incredible.” Bruno has stated that he is on a mission to release music he is truly proud of.
Skrillex also collaborated with Justin Bieber in 2015, adding that it was a risk, but one of his biggest accomplishments.
“I did records with Justin Bieber, but at the same time we’re sitting in that studio and he hasn’t put anything out that’s cracked the top ten in years and who knows what would have happened. But at the same time, I felt like I was challenging myself with what pop music could sound like. Getting a No. 1 for Sorry with Justin was pretty f**king sick, because my own personal music got big in a different way. We sell records, but it’s not on radio and to have a song that’s like that on radio… even Where Are U Now and other Jack U records, that s**t’s pretty cool.”