Peter CottonTale has long been admired for his work in the Chicago music scene, and now he’s stepping things up a notch with his new song “Together.”
The track was created for Google’s Year In Search 2020 Campaign and it sees CottonTale combine forces with Cynthia Erivo, Chance the Rapper, Chicago Children’s Choir, and Matt Jones Re-Collective Orchestra (an all-Black orchestra started by Chicago native Matt Jones) with additional contributions from Rachel Robinson and Friends.
Peter CottonTale, a Grammy Award-winning composer, producer, artist, and musical director, is responsible for composing, producing, and recording the track. Stream “Together” below.
The track will receive Google Home Page Placement on 12/23; the first time Google has done so for a song. The song was brought to life by employing over 80 Black artists, engineers, producers, side musicians, and music executives. By teaming with Google, CottonTale also secured $50,000 in donations from Google to contribute directly to Chicago Children’s Choir and Merit School of Music, two important Chicago institutions.
CottonTale stated through the press release:
The cast of people involved in creating the music and the film were if not leaders themselves, they were surrounded by leaders who in their own way are pushing for change in the community, showing what’s best about who we all are and giving everyone hope, a bit of celebration too, that by working together, growing together, we will get through this period.
2020 has been the CRAZIEST year of my life so far for sure, and I’m sure others feel the same way too, from health concerns to the spotlight on the Black struggle, it was an honor and blessing to help contextualize, to increase representation and create awareness and opportunities for all of those involved with a large influential company like Google, which worked with me to showcase Black artists, adding awareness about them and to other large companies and [has done important work] showcasing opportunities for Black artists.
