NICOLE LAUREL ASENSIO Releases Single “SEE THROUGH” with Justin Bieber’s producer BLUE HAMILTONo onMarch 19

NICOLE LAUREL ASENSIO Releases Single “SEE THROUGH” with Justin Bieber’s producer BLUE HAMILTONo onMarch 19.

Award winning Filipina singer-songwriter and all around performer Nicole Laurel Asensio 

is set to release a brand new single entitled “See Through” 

under Warner Music Philippines on March 19.

Since last 2020 and to date, 

Nicole released 4 singles 

in the span of 6 short months, 

4 cinematic music videos, 

a merchandise line 

and over 20 online concerts, fundraisers and hosting events. 

Her Christmas Single “See You This Christmas” found its place in hun- dreds of local and international playlists and gained a notable following. 

Nicole also released 20 on-line 

music videos under a youtube series 

called “Quarantines. ” 

In television, she also appeared in a

dramatic series called Afterlife 

with noted film and TV stars Ms. Eula Valdez and Jett Pangan. 

Nicole is also a rarity in the industry being that she is fully self-managed and handles outsourcing all her suppliers, logistics and other production details. 

How did this new song 'See Through' 

started? 

It was on one of her instagram 

posts that she saw a comment 

from @bassieblue (Mr. Blue Hamilton) 

that said “ Your voice is..... and “fire. ” 

Completely stunned, she decided 

to check his profile to see if it was 

really the world renowned producer’s account, and true enough, 

it was really him!

“Brandon Hamilton, professionally known as Blue is a grammy nominated, multi-platinum American record producer and songwriter with production credits for Justin Bieber, Robin Thicke and co songwriter of Diane Warren.”

The friendship and conversations followed led to a collaboration. 

After submitting a handful of demo lyrics and melodies, Blue instantly decided on a track entitled “See Through.” After a few lyrical and structural adjustments, Blue had the first draft of the song recorded.

NICOLE ON BLUE HAMILTON

“It all happened so quickly— 

from instagram comments 

to video calls to recording.... 

and half the time I was like a child 

who had just met one of her heroes, pinching myself and revisiting the fire  that started this entire collaboration wondering if this was actually happening. 

We got along instantly during 

our video calls, spent much of the 

time laughing and sharing travel 

and music stories. 

Blue would also send me tracks 

he was currently listening to, 

and I would swim awhile in his 

musical references. 

I appreciated the time he took 

guiding me through this process 

as it was my first time to work 

with a producer abroad, and 

a multi platinum one at that! 

What an honour! 

It was also my first time 

to not be in the same physical space 

as the musicians I was recording with, as Blue recorded from his studio 

in the U.S. so letting him stir 

the wheel was a first, 

and I couldn’t be more grateful. 

I was thrilled but I was also nervous, 

I wanted to do things right. 

Thankfully, Blue was so gracious

and humble and such a force 

of positivity through the process. 

I am learning so much from him, 

his talent, life experience 

and humility through it all. 

Our long and deep conversations 

were vital in drawing out the 

story of the song. 

Blue inspired me to be raw 

and honest and take a good 

hard look into my past relationships that inspired this song, 

heartbreaks I never told 

anyone about, and the many 

versions of myself that continue 

to evolve through each heartbreak’s recovery. 

It was because of these conversations with Blue that I started to write more songs about matters of my heart.” - Nicole Laurel Asensio

BLUE HAMILTON ON NICOLE

“Working with Nicole 

on “See Through” was fun 

because the process 

took us both to places 

we don’t typically spend a 

lot of time exploring, musically. 

I am a musician, but much of 

the music I make on a 

regular basis is digital. 

This song is as organic 

and raw as it gets with simple bass 

and guitars leading the way. 

Nicole was so humble 

as to allow me to propose 

some other ways to express herself melodically, stylistically, and lyrically.

This song is much simpler 

and smaller in scale than some 

of her other work, 

but her huge vocals give it 

this weight and large scale. 

I had a great time throwing some Motown flavour onto her 

already classy and elegant style. 

I am looking forward to doing some more songs with Nicole 

and seeing what new things 

we come up with now that 

we’ve gotten to know each other through the process of making 

this first jam.” - Blue Hamilton

After the recording, mixing and mastering process by Blue’s team 

was done, Nicole quickly 

worked into pre-production 

for the music video. 

It was a first-time collab work

with Filipino director Jason Tan 

whom she worked for an

online concert “Hinahanap hanap 

Kita Manila. ” 

The shoot was held at Nicole's

own home with a modestly sized crew, 

donning the creations of her friends Patricia Santos and Swim Lourdes. 

The video gives a glimpse into the character’s clandestine moments recovering from a failed relationship.

The chorus is sung with rawness, 

the words honest, cutting yet simple.

“You remain in every little thing 

In light and dark 

In love and pain.”

She also echoes Blue’s sentiment 

that it will likely not be their last musical collaboration.

“See Through” will be out on Spotify and Apple Music on March 19, 2021 under Warner Music Philippines 

and the Music Video will be launched on Facebook live and her Youtube Channel (Nicole Asensio) 

on March 23, 2021.

SEE THROUGH CREDITS:

Lyrics and Melody: Nicole Laurel Asensio

Producer: Brandon “Blue” Hamilton

All instruments performed by: Brandon “Blue” Hamilton 

Vocals and Backup Vocals: Nicole Laurel Asensio 

Tracking Engineer: Ira Cruz

Mixing Engineer: Jamie Portee

Mastering Engineer: Will Quineell