{"id":42222,"date":"2018-11-05T14:38:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T14:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=42222"},"modified":"2018-11-05T14:38:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T14:38:26","slug":"egyptian-producer-amr-salah-mahmoud-releases-upbeat-house-track-hug-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/11\/egyptian-producer-amr-salah-mahmoud-releases-upbeat-house-track-hug-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian Producer Amr Salah Mahmoud Releases Upbeat House Track &#8216;Hug Me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Amr Salah Mahmoud&#8217;s musical career started in the 90s, when he left the business world to follow his dreams and passions, to make music. Initially starting out as a drummer, he later found success as a producer, and worked with a number of Egyptian artists, through his company, Digitec Records.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahmoud&#8217;s family responsibilities however meant that he had to put his dreams on hold after seven years, and he ended up spending nearly two decades away from music. The call of his passion however was too strong, and he was motivated to launch a solo career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Hug Me&#8217; is Mahmoud&#8217;s most recent single, one of many released this year. The upbeat dance track has a polished sound and an irresistable vibe which should certainly find its way to the clubs, with its sound reminiscent of Calvin Harris, David Guetta, and Avicii.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Hug Me&#8217; was released on 24 October, and is available to stream across all platforms. You can find Amr Salah Mahmoud online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amahmoud301\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmrSMahmoud1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amrsmahmoud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5eHoZqcVbCTq7u53O22ua3\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amr Salah Mahmoud&#8217;s musical career started in the 90s, when he left the business world to follow his dreams and passions, to make music. 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