Jerzz / KrZik
More than six years ago Jerzz decided to translate his feelings
into electronic music. When he was 27 he discovered that he actually
had quite a talent for music; perhaps he just acknowledged it at
that age. Now how’s that for coming out of the closet...
Very Happy Producing with both hard- and software
In the last 5 years he has acquired quite a bit of hard- and software.
Combining these two is what gives his music it’s own style.
At least, this is how Xal records experiences his development in
this...
Jerzz, Jerzy Boscowitz, Salvador Scandal are a few of his aliases
that have developed themselves over the years to the point where
he is now. He has made the tricks of the trade and refinement his
own by doing a lot of producing and especially by experimenting
a lot. Like a lot of people Jerzz has been unemployed at home for
the last 14 months. Because of this Jerzz had plenty of time to
really refine his music. Since Jerzz never has been very good at
thinking within the box in a place where people always want to categorize
everything he has come up with a name for his style: jerzzno!
Jerzz uses the following soft- and hardware: Software: Cubase SX
2.0, Reason 2.5 and Wavlab. Hardware: Alesis Ion, Yamaha dx200,
Roland S10 Sampler and a Groovebox 303.
Inspiration
Lots of different styles of music form a source of inspiration for
him. From old school hip hop (boogie down productions, rhyme syndicate
posse, and the New York underground), to reggae (Bullwackie, Marley,
Lee Scratch Perry), to dubby funky techno. Next to that Jerzz gets
his inspiration from things around him. Because of his work in psychiatry
and prison he has experienced a lot of things that contribute to
his "dark and creepy style"... Next to that he can also
be inspired by the singing of the birds outside, or getting a proper
lay can really help to focus the mind.
His own sound
The reason Jerzz makes techno is because techno means innovation
to him. In fact, this actually has nothing to do with what Jerzz
listen to mostly. Experimenting has made sure he knows the available
equipment through and through, and because he was busy with it day
and night he was able to create his own distinctive sound. Jerzzno
distinguishes itself by its deep sub-basses (reggae influences),
a deep kick and rhythms that make people sweat on the dancefloor…
To complement it all he tries to keep an event from the past or
something that is occupying him at the moment in mind while he's
playing. The ideas he uses in his creations are usually not the
most cheerful thoughts. Certainly don’t expect any cheerful
tunes in his music! Because of his hip hop background Jerzz is also
inclined to make trip-hop tracks every now and again. Exploring
the more experimental sides of electronic music is also one of his
favorite occupations. He usually makes his music until deep in the
night because the dark heightens his inspiration, together with
a nice joint to help the higher powers do their work.
Internet releases and reviews
The internet is a great way for producers to show their track to
the world, to exchange knowledge with each other, to gain inspiration
and to have people criticize tracks. The track produced by Jerzz
can be found on a number of these websites, and on some of them
listeners have made some well-founded, educative reviews of them.
Next to these producer sites you also have so-called net-labels.
These labels release tracks made by talented producers in MP3 format.
More info on Xal records.
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