Berlin, (Thursday 12th January 2023)– Today G2 Esports, one of the largest and most entertaining Esports organizations, released its 2023 single “Detonate,” encapsulating its mission to give the best entertainment to G2 fans and to galvanize events. The track features hardcore gamer, metalhead and TikTok sensation, Jeris Johnson alongside the talented Theresa Jarvis from English rock band Yonaka, based out of Brighton, on vocals. Telling powerful stories has always been at the forefront of G2’s brand ethos and “Detonate” embodies G2’s relentless energy as it gears up for another entertaining and dominant year ahead. It is a further demonstration of how G2 Esports plan to expand within music, reinforcing the top-tier entertainment it delivers to its 45 million fans worldwide and celebrating the diversity and unity of the faces behind G2.
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G2 Esports furthering its expansion into entertainment with the release of its second track ‘Detonate’ and music video unveiling the 2023 team jersey.
Using their video expertise, this highly anticipated track was developed in-house by G2 and will serve as the organization’s 2023 anthem. It is a further demonstration of how G2 Esports plan to expand within music, reinforcing the top-tier entertainment it delivers to its 45 million fans worldwide.
Song Video shot at a bowling alley in Berlin, featuring G2 creators and players, rocking the brand’s 2023 team jersey, soon to be donned at the start of LEC League of Legends new competitive season, later this month.
G2 released its first epic power metal single “Our Way” in January 2022 and to date have accumulated nearly 10 million streams across all platforms.
The video for “Detonate” was directed by Thuy Ha, Anna Hryhorieva, Vera Mayskaya, Charles Dalton, and the G2 team.
G2 developed the song in house, with Jeris Johnson joining brothers Jacob Bitove and Nicolas Bitove of ROMES, and Alex Sacco (aka SACCO) to write “Detonate.”
The track was produced by G2, Jacob Alexander, Jeris Johnson, SACCO, Riley Thomas, Josh White, with additional production by Rush Garcia and Aleks Von Korff.
The anthem was executive produced by G2 Esports, with Alex Seaver of Mako, Viranda Tantula of Potion Projects, and Noah Gladstone of Hollywood Scoring, who have previously produced music for Riot, Blizzard, Activision, LV and Disney.
