00:00Have you been in contact with Travis Scott?
00:02Yes.
00:02Wow.
00:03I met him in person.
00:04He had like 10 million on Spotify.
00:06It was going up like the speed of light.
00:07I met him in person and it was like,
00:09wow, he's sold out.
00:11Hi, I'm Floyd Menori.
00:12You're watching Billboard News.
00:17Welcome to New York.
00:18Yes, yes.
00:19It's the same as in the movies,
00:21like in the videos that come out.
00:23It's the same.
00:25Congratulations on all the success you've had musically.
00:27Yes, exactly.
00:29I've done a couple of shows in Chile,
00:31which I haven't done that much now,
00:33but I'm more focused on recording,
00:36on doing my thing,
00:38because I'm not comfortable giving interviews to anyone.
00:42Well, thank you for the interview.
00:44Yes, exactly.
00:45It's the same, it's Billboard, it's a dream.
00:48First, we have to talk about the beginning of your EP.
00:51How has your experiences influenced you
00:54in the last year while you were creating your EP?
00:57As I always say, it's like my first mini-album,
01:01so it all has to do with the beginning of my career, you know?
01:06The album was also created with seven songs,
01:09which I was also releasing songs that I didn't want anymore,
01:12I was adding more, like Peligroso.
01:19To turn off the cell and all those new songs
01:21that have gone very well, obviously, to the top.
01:24Obviously, the title, the beginning,
01:27is a new chapter for you.
01:29It means a lot because it was like an album
01:34that opened up thousands of doors
01:36and thousands of expectations for people.
01:44Both for my image and for my artists,
01:47who also opened doors for me on Billboard,
01:49who got to know me, who nominated me for important awards,
01:53to gain more recognition worldwide.
01:57Also, what I found interesting
02:00is that you have already collaborated with very well-known artists.
02:08In the remix of Gataón, you already worked with Ozuna.
02:11Yes, with Anitta. Yes, good, good.
02:14And we keep working to keep connecting
02:17with bigger artists like Xavi Scott,
02:21like Adele, and I would like to collaborate with them.
02:24With Gataón's massive team,
02:27how do you feel that this single has established
02:30the expectations for your first EP?
02:32Good. Gataón was a worldwide hit
02:35that people could say,
02:38let's keep listening to music,
02:40and I meet my EP, Gataón,
02:43and I see what's dangerous.
02:45People also started to like my music,
02:48they got to know me more,
02:51and Gataón helped me get to know my other songs
02:55and to keep listening.
02:57I found it very interesting
02:59because you released the song
03:01and then you brought Chris MJ.
03:04Gataón, as I said in several interviews,
03:07I recorded it.
03:09I wrote it about ten months ago,
03:11and it's been about a year
03:13since I wrote that song.
03:15I recorded it and I kept it.
03:17You know, I kept it
03:19and I was waiting for the right time
03:21to release it.
03:23I released it this year
03:25alone, like the original song.
03:28It was going up,
03:30it's been about two weeks
03:32and it's been about 10 million on Spotify.
03:34It was going up like a boom,
03:36so I wrote it to Chris MJ
03:38and he told me he wanted to write it,
03:40so I came and I wrote the song.
03:42We connected with Chris,
03:44we recorded it in the studio,
03:46and everything went well.
03:48You released the song
03:50and then the result,
03:52the end result.
03:54Obviously, yes.
03:56I also saw it
03:58with Chris MJ,
04:00he was already a world-renowned artist.
04:02He was already known, you know?
04:04He had already collaborated with Karol G.
04:06Exactly, with Karol G.
04:08They had a night in Medellín.
04:14So I also said,
04:16and my brother,
04:18since we are colleagues,
04:20we are like brothers,
04:22and it also helped me a lot
04:24in my career.
04:26And well, recently you also collaborated
04:28in two more songs,
04:30Déjame Pensar and Después de la Una.
04:32Tell me a little bit about how
04:34those collaborations were accomplished
04:36and how,
04:38you have been knowing each other
04:40and collaborating for almost a year.
04:42How has that story been?
04:44Actually, we have like
04:46ten songs together,
04:48so I wanted to release a mini EP
04:50called MJ,
04:52which he chose those two songs
04:54and he made a mini album,
04:56a mini EP of two songs
04:58together,
05:00and everything went well
05:02and it was going up,
05:04so now I also have to release
05:06my two songs with him.
05:10Also,
05:13how did the Chilean reggaeton
05:15become known?
05:17We became more known in the world
05:19because before it used to be
05:21a lot of PR,
05:23world stars like
05:25Anuel, Karol G from Colombia,
05:27and Chilean music was not
05:29so much seen,
05:31so with Gata Oliva,
05:33Chile is on fire,
05:35the whole industry is
05:37aiming for Chile,
05:39so we also give Chilean artists
05:41a chance to be known in the world.
05:43Tell me about your influences,
05:45your inspirations,
05:47who were the artists
05:49that you looked at
05:51that motivated you?
05:53When I was a kid,
05:55I listened to a lot of songs
05:57like
05:59Travis Scott
06:01or Coldplay.
06:07I really like the music in English.
06:09And now that you have had
06:11contact with Travis Scott?
06:13Yes, I met him in person
06:15in the studio.
06:17Are there any artists
06:19or producers in particular
06:21that you would like to collaborate with?
06:23With Karol G, I would like to do something
06:25with Travis Scott,
06:27it's like a goal that I have there.
06:29Being the first Chilean singer
06:31to be able to be here in the Philippines
06:33is also a dream,
06:35because I also wanted that.
06:37When you first
06:39made it to the Billboard charts,
06:41we heard that
06:43that achievement had not happened
06:45since Miriam Hernández,
06:47and now that you are
06:49from this century,
06:51how do you feel that responsibility?
06:53It's normal,
06:55I'm learning,
06:57being with my team,
06:59I have to mature at an early age
07:01because I'm not like
07:03those stars
07:05who have their years,
07:07who already know
07:09the contracts and all those things.
07:11I liked it because
07:13it's part of a dream,
07:15it's like a goal
07:17that I have achieved,
07:19the same as being in the Billboard charts.
07:21I knew that there was no singer
07:23who has achieved this,
07:25so being me
07:27is like fulfilling that dream.
07:29And I found out that
07:31they wanted to work with you younger
07:34because they were waiting for you
07:36to turn 18, right?
07:38Yes, exactly.
07:44But it was a mystery
07:46because you had only cars
07:48on the covers of your songs.
07:50Yes,
07:52because I didn't have
07:54the necessary resources
07:56to be able to make videos,
07:58I had to make them myself
08:00and make covers,
08:02and upload my songs
08:04with only one image.
08:06Do you get more inspired
08:08when you go to the studio?
08:10When do you get that inspiration?
08:12Normally,
08:14when I'm in my car
08:16with my team,
08:18we listen to my music.
08:20I listen to my songs
08:22to see if they are good
08:24or if I can add something else.
08:26But normally I listen to a lot of tracks,
08:28a lot of songs,
08:30to be able to write.
08:32That's my hobby.
08:34And did you always know
08:36that you wanted to be an artist?
08:38No, normally
08:40when I was young,
08:42my dream was to speak English
08:44and come to the United States.
08:46Wow, and look,
08:48you're already fulfilling that dream.
08:50What did your family say?
08:52They were proud,
08:54they always supported me.
08:56As I said,
08:58I told my family
09:00because we didn't have
09:02a lot of resources.
09:04We were like
09:06humble people.
09:08From La Serena?
09:10No, from Vicuña.
09:12It's like the interior of Serena.
09:14So we didn't have the resources
09:16to eat.
09:18Wow.
09:20And I told them
09:22that I was getting good at music
09:24and I was going to the city
09:26when I was 17.
09:28One year ago?
09:30One and a half.
09:32And you've traveled to Argentina,
09:34Mexico...
09:36Yes, I've been to Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru,
09:38and now to the United States.
09:40For the first time?
09:42Yes.
09:44You came to New York,
09:46the first city in the United States.
09:48In the capital.
09:50And you produce a lot of songs.
09:52I don't record them,
09:55all the lyrics are mine.
09:57All the lyrics are mine,
09:59written by me.
10:01Besides, I'm not like any other producer.
10:03I'm very low profile,
10:05very antisocial,
10:07I don't like to work with anyone.
10:09What do you look for
10:11in someone's qualities?
10:13What attracts you?
10:15To record with them.
10:17Exclusiveness,
10:19and to have a high level.
10:21I imagine you've talked a lot about Gata Only
10:23and all the success he's had.
10:25He made a very important hit.
10:27In history.
10:29Wow, incredible.
10:31How did you live that moment
10:33and how did you feel when he welcomed you?
10:35He's giving me a lot.
10:37I asked God a lot,
10:39because I always put God
10:41before all my goals.
10:43I'm not religious,
10:45but I believe a lot in God
10:47and I go everywhere with Him.
10:49And everything I have
10:51is thanks to Him.
10:53You're also going to participate
10:55with us in Billboard Music Week.
10:57Yay!
10:59How exciting!
11:01Yes, of course.
11:03And this year
11:05you're a finalist
11:07in several Billboard categories.
11:09Yes, that's right.
11:11What does that mean for you?
11:13Being selected.
11:15It's great,
11:17because I've always wanted
11:19to be in Billboard
11:21and to be nominated
11:23through nominations
11:25like I'm doing now.
11:27Why should someone attend
11:29a Floyd Menor concert?
11:31So they can listen to good music.
11:33Go for it!
11:39What can we expect
11:41from Floyd Menor in the future?
11:43He's going to keep studying
11:45and he's positioned as a star
11:47in the United States
11:49and all over the world.
11:51He's going to keep breaking
11:53and making hits.
11:55There's still a long way to go.
11:57Floyd,
11:59I thought we were going
12:01to surprise you,
12:03but you're going to learn
12:05the Empire State Building.
12:07It's incredible.
12:09It's the first time a Chilean
12:11does that here in New York.
12:13What do you think?
12:16Like everyone says,
12:18it's the best.
12:20It's impressive.
12:22It's an honor
12:24to have you here
12:26and talk to you.
12:28Congratulations.
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