intro by madden levin
interview by cami liberty
photo by benjamin church
Molding several different genres together, Jutes creates so hypnotic tunes that truly captivate an audience. We were so excited to catch up with Jutes to talk about his recent EP, A Really Bad Dream. With quite an interesting way to describe his excitement for the EP, we made sure to get to know what it really means for Jutes to release this EP when he did. Check out the exclusive interview below, and let us know what you want to see next!
When was the moment that you knew you wanted to be a musician?
Jutes: “I was depressed living in college residence hating school and feeling like I just wasted so much money. I started writing songs to pass the time and fell in love with it. Writing became my way of escaping the situation I was in. I ended up failing out of school because of it, but it’s all good, we made it work.”
You recently release your new EP A Really Bad Dream. Can you tell us a little about this project and how it started?
J: “I’m so stoked. This project came after a nasty writing block spell I was in. My girl who lives in Canada flew to see me and when she left, I felt like I was myself again and started writing the songs on the EP. I wrote almost the whole project in a week. Guess I just needed a little lovin’, that’s all.”
Did you come across any obstacles when creating the EP or did everything go relatively smooth?
J: “I’d just say time crunches were the only obstacle. Trying to make animations and get mixes done and do cover arts for all the songs and release them almost all as singles only a few weeks apart. It was a lot of running around like a psycho to get it all done, but we did it!”
Of the songs on the EP, which song would you say best represents you as an artist and why?
J: “So tough to say. They’re all different parts of me coming out. I think ‘Movie’ is very all-encompassing since it has emo feels in some of the melodies, but is also hip-hop and pop at the same time. It’s a nice blend of everything I do.”
How would you describe the EP in three words?
J: “PRETTY FUCKING COOL.”