#JANEK GWIZDALA THE SPACE IN BETWEEN FULL#

#JANEK GWIZDALA THE SPACE IN BETWEEN FULL#

I was then really fortunate to win a full scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music, and ended up going out there for college aged 19. I was lucky to have some great teachers growing up who really nurtured my individuality, and I was never overly pressured into the theory side of things until I was ready. I started playing the piano by ear from very young (three or four), and just fell in love with making music. You are a singer, songwriter, and producer with an incredible CV.

Probably… Fortify, Lifeline, and Last Man Standing. What are your three favourite songs from it? All of this presented some challenges, but I think looking back that there were some real benefits in making the majority of the record in lockdown, in the sense that it gave me an outlet to process some of what was going on, and then on a practical level, I had the time and space to go further in honing my production in my home set up… experimenting without any real time pressure etc. It was my first totally self-produced record - quite an endeavour as it is - coupled with the fact that the second half was made during the first lockdown. It’s a very personal album, what were the challenges in recording it? Oooh… tough one… I’ll go with “lockdown anthem folktronica”. So I’m excited about putting this in to the world, and to working on a follow up…

I always find putting out an album to be an important part for me in moving on creatively to what’s next. Thanks so much Del! It just feels really good to start getting this music out there. Del Osei-Owusu interviews Oli Rockberger…Ĭongratulations on the release of Look Up.

Janek gwizdala the space in between