The last time we spoke with Julian Jordan, I conducted a Zoom interview with him. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the return of live shows was still far off; and with that, the prospect of gathering with friends. A lot has changed since then; live shows are back full-send here in the US, many festivals and promoters are requiring proof of vaccination (or a negative test) to enter venues, and weβre finally able to meet in person again.
Julian Jordan made his triumphant return to US soil last week, including a spectacular show at Hollywoodβs iconic Avalon. He dropped an array of bangers including βOld Skoolβ, βHyperβ, βWithout Youβ and his highly anticipated upcoming collab with Martin Garrix. We got to sit down with Julian and have a brief chat about getting back out on the road, creating energetic music without crowds, and post-pandemic struggles.
Hey Julian! As always, itβs great to talk to you. How does it feel to be back out on the road, back here in the US?
βTo be honest, great energy. The first booking I had was in Poland and I remember the energy it gave me to back on stage. And this year, really proud again to play music that youβve been working on for a year-and-a-half. Yeah, the feeling was indescribable and right after that moment, I was like, okay, I definitely want to continue doing this. Then I did Romania, Israel, now Iβm here. So, Iβm still in that moment of full energy, Iβm ready!β
Over the past year-and-a-half, I feel like youβve been putting out bangers, like club stuff. What makes you find the inspiration to put out that energetic music when there hasnβt been any crowds?
βTo be honest, the first month I was really struggling with that, because itβs hard to imagine a crowd in your head. But, then I actually went back to where I started, and I started producing when I was 12. I was already making club music and festival music, even though I couldnβt go to clubs or festivals. So, I didnβt have any experience, but I just did, because I love club music and I love festival music. So, with that in mind, I started to make the music that I wanted to make, and that was the music that Iβm playing in clubs as well. So, itβs not really about like, that you could play in in the club, but that you like it as well. You can vibe to it at home. So, that was what I kept in mind. I wanted to be able to play this for my friends or when Iβm partying on my own. So, thatβs just the mindset.β
I know you got on the road, you did Creamfields, you and Martin debuted a new song. Itβs so good to see you and Martin together. We can we expect to see that on the streaming platforms?
βYeah, we work together a lot. And we have like a hundred projects, then thereβs this one thing that really stands out, itβs like we have to finish this. And I remember Martijn called me, we had this track together, he was like, yo, listen up, I have this vocal from Tinie Tempah, and he was like, it fits perfectly on our track. We flew him over from the UK after two weeks and we just recorded it and then the track was done. So, itβs pretty sick. And then we tried it out on Creamfields, which the reaction was insane. Especially for a track that was made, like we just talked about, no shows at all, just imagination. So, to see it work so well live was actually very sick.β
It must be nice to be back here in LA. Do you have any stand out places here or places you like to check out?
βYeah, I wish I was here longer. I have to go to Boston tomorrow, and I was in San Francisco, but I took a few days off in San Francisco because I had to leave from the UK. And, because you donβt want to be in quarantine back in Holland, so I had to leave directly to here. So, I had like four days in San Fran, which were great. But, I didnβt have the time to check out stuff in LA. I really wanted to do that, but I had a great dinner tonight. So, yeah, letβs say I had really good dinner and I saw some stuff in San Francisco.β
What can fans expect for the rest of the year? And where will we see you here in the US, any festivals or anything?
βSo, weβre planning on doing more tours of the States, because this is one of the few places on earth you can visit to play music as a DJ. So, the plan is to be back here. Iβm doing Boston tomorrow, then after that Iβm doing Dallas and Houston. I think Iβm going home, because I have to go to Asia. After Asia, weβre already looking at new dates in the US, so itβs still hectic. Then like one day before you go it gets cancelled because of new rules. So, itβs always a hard time to know if youβre actually going to do it. But, if it continues to be like this, I think itβs going to be all good.β
Any words for the fans?
βThanks so much for staying with me, especially during one and a half years of no partying and Iβm finally ready to do it again. So, I hope you guys are ready too, and Iβll see you somewhere around the world soon. At a club or festival or something.β
Check out Julianβs latest DJ Mag Top 100 set, to see what youβre missing out on.
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This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Julian Jordan Talks Getting Back on the Road and New Music [Interview]
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