We speak with Jazz Call Home about creating music that’s futuristic, genre-defying, and deeply personal, shaped by everything from ghostwriting pop hits to composing symphonies and playing in punk bands. The latest album Cut The Line, inspired by near-death experiences and profound introspection, is out now on all platforms with videos for “Wyrdd” and “I AM” on YouTube.
How would you describe your music to someone who’s never heard it?
My music is what the future will probably sound like, hard to define, hard to box into a genre, eclectic and electronic and generally unique
How has your sound evolved since you first started making music?
I started playing music at 3 years old, and it has changed a lot since. I was a ghostwriter for a large record label in my teens and I was writing a lot of extremely mainstream music. While I was doing this I was also playing cello in youth orchestras. I was playing keys for some punk and post-punk bands as well. Then I went to university for Composition and for a while I was writing music like symphonies for 40 piece orchestras and chamber music. Moving to Canada and being alone forced me to be introspective and determine the type of music that I would like to do for myself. I determined that what fulfilled me was something experimental, and where I could put my obsession over synthesizers to good use.
What’s a bizarre or unexpected inspiration behind one of your songs?
A lot of my music is about direct, specific events that have happened in my life. Both “Wyrdd” and “I AM” from my latest album “Cut The Line” are about two separate near-death experiences that I had.
What’s the most memorable moment of your music career so far?
I was at the Bureau en Gros (Staples in Quebec, an office items shop), and I met this guy that had recently moved here from Madagascar. He already knew about me and had a few of my songs in his playlist. He was also the first person to ask me for an autograph. I didn’t know how to do an autograph and kinda came up with one on the spot, based on the logo Simon Renström, the art director for the label I’m signed to, Rexius Records, designed. It turned out cool and I’ve been using the same signature/autograph as Jazz Calls Home since
Tell us all you can about your latest release and where and when to find it?
My new album “Cut The Line” is out everywhere now. It’s a collection of songs that document the medical and emotional ordeals that I have gone through in the past few years. You can also watch the music videos for “Wyrdd” and “I AM” on YouTube.
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