Formula Indie Sessions _ Interview with Brat Pelin
What is your earliest memory connected to music?
My earliest memory is my father’s drums, hidden away in an old damp garage. I was too young to play them myself, so I would line up pieces of wood in the yard, turn them into imaginary drums, and lose myself pretending I was part of the music.
How did your passion for creating music begin?
The first guitar I ever learned to play was actually bought for my younger brother. But before long, I had claimed it as my own, and the moment I learned my first few chords, I started writing songs. They were songs without the F major chord — the one chord I couldn’t manage to learn for a very long time.
What’s the story behind your current music project?
If you mean Fraulein, it’s a song created for Eurovision. A song about the ideal woman, about true love for her. In my country, love songs like that can often feel a bit predictable, so I wanted to make something more exciting and original — and it turned out I succeeded.
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?
I don’t think I have one specific sound of my own. I always try to be original and innovative, but in the music industry that’s incredibly difficult, because no matter what you create, your song will inevitably resemble another one somewhere — often completely by accident. But if I had to describe my sound in just one word, I’d say — cool.
When it comes to sound, I don’t want to limit myself to a single direction. In the future, I’ll keep exploring different genres. The one thing that will never change, though, is the care and thought I put into the lyrics I write.
What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?
One thing I’ve learned is that you should never leave things unfinished. So many times, I’ve abandoned a project halfway through to start another one, and when I eventually came back to it, I was no longer in the same vibe. The song would end up reflecting a completely different version of me. So now, I believe it’s important to finish what you start before moving on to something else.
What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?
I currently use FL Studio for music production, and I don’t think I’ll be switching anytime soon. Not because it’s the best, but because I know it best — and that’s more than enough for my creativity.
I usually start composing on piano or guitar, but when it comes to building the arrangement, I go step by step, experimenting with a million different options until I stumble upon the one that feels right.
How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?
Mislim da iskustva nisu presudna u pravljenju pesme, pre će biti da su to raspoloženja. Ako krenem pesmu u srećnom moodu, nema tog lošeg iskustva koje će mi srozati hajp pesme. Ako krenem depresivan, idem do kraja i pravim depresivnu pesmu. Sve je do raspoloženja, ne dam puno iskustvima koje ne mogu da kontrolišem da mi se mešaju u zvuk. Negujem ovo dete u sebi i mislim da bi ga iskustva iz stvarnog sveta samo pomela u onome što je ono spremno da da ovom svetu. As for my vision, I aim to remain an honest artist and never calculate how a song will be received by the audience. If I ever start trying to please the audience, it will no longer be art — it will become business.
What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?
It depends on the song. Some I make for dancing, some for sadness. What matters is that they are honest. I give honest emotions, and I expect honest emotions from people in return.
What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?
What music has taught me is to enjoy the process. With the rise of artificial intelligence, we now get finished songs at the click of a button. I spent a long time thinking about why I don’t like that, and the answer is — there’s no process.
I’ve learned to feel happy when I open a blank project in FL Studio and to go through the entire process with enjoyment and without any rush, no matter how long it takes.
What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?
Since I live in Novi Sad, Exit is somehow the logical option that I would like to attend. However, the situation in our country is not really great, and as a result, Exit is not what it used to be either. I would definitely like to be part of all the well-known European festivals, but step by step — we’ll get there eventually.
If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?
Bruno Mars, Raye, and Jessie J are definitely artists I would love to work with in the future, but given that I’m from the Balkans, I think my name will never reach them.
Where can our listeners follow and support your music? (Website,Spotify, IG, links)
Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?
My dream is to create a globally known song that breaks the language barrier and is listened to everywhere, even though it’s in Serbian.
What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way?
I would like my talent and my honesty to be recognized, and for people to know that I will never let them down or go against myself in the art I create for them.
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