Jarmenus makes a new album in one month, from a hotel room

May 27

“I had a really good time here. The room and Volkshotel felt like home immediately but at the same time, it wasn’t like anything I have at home. Here I could make use of the sauna and hot tubs in Badplaats and go for dinner in Canvas after. These were some fun perks to have. Normally I work from my house in Amsterdam West. Sometimes I work in a studio, but I don’t have my own one yet. What I liked about this residency is that there was a certain urgency and pressure to create something, because the songs needed to be finished before the show in Doka. Something really had to be done. I’m not always in for that kind of pressure, but it’s a good way to get out of my comfort zone. Sometimes I almost felt like a hermit. On King’s Day, I was just inside making music while everyone was partying.

I wanted to experience a kind of demo version of my professional life as an artist. How does it feel to write and produce music with a tight deadline? Sometimes I even started to doubt a little. It’s quite an intense process. Now I was a producer and artist at the same time. Doing both is quite a lot actually. Next time I want to outsource certain things and have a more concrete idea of the project beforehand.”

Jarmenus, Amsterdam based artist has been in a music creating bubble for the past 2 weeks, dedicating his time to create a musical project in one of Volkshotel long stay studios. The result will be presented at Doka tomorrow May 28.

You can get familiar with his music through the link below