Formula Indie Sessions – Interview with lossjonn.
What is your earliest memory related to music?
It was the recorder lessons I had in elementary school. My parents sent me there for a year, but I didn’t enjoy it very much. It was simply the wrong instrument for me.
How did your passion for making music begin?
A friend of mine had an electric guitar and played the intro to Smoke on the Water for me. I was so excited that I took a summer job on a construction site and used the money to buy my first electric guitar.
What is the story behind your current music project?
We all played together in another band before. After it broke up due to a dispute, we formed the band Lossjonn shortly afterwards.
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?
We are an acoustic band that plays with two guitars, accordion, bass, and percussion. Either one of the guitars is replaced by an electric guitar, banjo, or ukulele, and the bassist plays either electric bass or double bass. The lyrics are written in the Cologne dialect.
What did you learn that completely changed the way you make music?
I studied classical guitar, which allowed me to immerse myself deeply in music. I learned about harmonies I hadn’t known before and understood all the musical connections. What had previously been just a gut feeling was supplemented by specialist knowledge during my studies.
What tools, instruments, or software are essential to your creative process?
I work with Logic and supplement all the instruments we don’t play ourselves with MIDI instruments. Whether it’s organ, string, or piano pads.
Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?
I love punk rock and am currently listening to the Swedish band Millencollin a lot.
How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?
Personal experiences help enormously when writing lyrics. It’s much easier to express feelings you’ve experienced yourself when you write about them.
What emotions or messages do you want to convey to your listeners with your work?
For me, emotions are very closely linked to music, and it’s important to me that they reach the audience, whether they are sad, melancholic, or happy. However, our songs are mainly happy and convey a positive sense of togetherness.
What is the most important lesson music has taught you so far?
That you always have to keep at it and constantly educate yourself by listening to lots of different music and getting as many influences and inspirations as possible.
What is your dream location or festival where you would like to perform?
I love old historic buildings and would love to perform at the festival in Nideggen Castle.
If you could collaborate with an artist from the past or present, who would it be and why?
It would be Johann Sebastian Bach. He is the composer I admire most and whose music gives me the most.
Where can our listeners follow and support your music?
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