Paul Thompson, the producer for NCT 127’s “Another World,” settles in while we prepare to chat. “The song was a song camp song, but we wrote it specifically for NCT 127. They were looking for future sounds, and I think we captured the feel they wanted really well,” he mentions. “It has an electronic feel… not quite like you’re in space, but almost enough to make you imagine it. We managed to keep some R&B chords in there, but the heavy synths were the driving force for that futuristic NCT sound.”Paul pauses to recall the exact circumstances for their sessions. When prompted to dig deeper into the process, Paul breaks out into a huge smile. “It was a crazy story, actually. One of our writers, “Bos” (Timothy Bullock), was playing through some tracks he had prepared, and when we got to this one, everyone just perked up. We knew someone would have to write to that song.” Excitement creeps across Paul’s face. “I woke up early to start the writing process with Adrian (Mckinnon) the next day, and Tay (Jasper) came by later in the day to add his expert touch on the melodies and the rap sections. We really loved the way the track came together. It was fresh and different.”Before we can move on, Paul insists on singing his co-writers’ praises: “Bos is an amazing composer, he’s a beast on the keys. I think he grew up with a gospel background, playing for church. Those chords are actually really complex. What a lot of people don’t realize is that a lot of the roots for soul and jazz music comes from old gospel music.” The admiration on his face is clear. “What he does with songs is incredible – he’ll sketch out songs the same way that anyone else might, with the loops and the chords and all that, but then he’ll go home and redo the entire arrangement with all kinds of section changes, instrumental additions, piano solos, new drums… He really knows how to make those sketches into songs. Sometimes it almost feels like he’s doing it on purpose – it’s a really great way to sell a song, to show off a decent sketch at first, and then come back with something huge that exceeds everyone’s expectations.”A strength that Paul and his team, MZMC, bring to the table is a level of teamwork and humility that can be hard to come by in the industry. He’s as generous with his words as he is with his time, acknowledging the various pieces that had to come together for the song to get made. “Something that a lot of people don’t think about is the importance of lyricists in KPop. If we’re bringing in these talented American and European writers to contribute to songs, it stands to reason that sometimes, we’ll write about things that the Korean public just won’t relate to, or are too foreign to the Korean experience,” Paul notes. “In those cases, it’s crucial that a good lyricist can come in and preserve the feel of the song while delivering a message or a story that the fans can really appreciate.”he muses.Steering the conversation back to the track itself, we ask Paul which part of the song he thought came out the best.– the kind of laid back verses that have a flow that defies rhythm and meter, to an extent,” Paul explains.“We were also thrilled that the song made it through without any final edits from the label,” he says with a wry smile. “A lot of times, labels will have a very specific idea or requirement for a song that they push on the writers, but this time around everything just clicked. It was cool getting to see a demo that we all really loved make it through to the final stages of a song intact like that.”Another aspect of MZMC’s approach that has paid great dividends is their ability to connect with the artists in the studio. Paul can’t contain his own enthusiasm as he describes the developing relationship between his team and his artists:he says with a smile.When prompted to go further, Paul delivers in spades. He expresses his belief in all of the members of NCT 127, and notes that they have a truly wonderful attitude as far as their opportunities go.he says,source: The Music Mind this interview is AMAZING!!!!! so much wonderful insight and praise to the boys. thank you so much to the music mind team ❤️