Vol.24 September2022 Two Year Anniversary
JAWNY MADEIN AMERICA “StrawberryChainsaw," StayingTruetoSound, &Advice Exclusive Interview with
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It's crazy to think that this magazine, this company, has hit the two year mark. I was 17 when I started ORENDA MEDIA, now HAZZE MEDIA (fun fact, Hazze is my name backward!). Throughout this journey, I have met some of the coolest people and made some connections that will last throughout my life Being able to bring together a community is one of the most rewarding feelings when it comes to working on HAZZE. I also want to say a HUGE shoutout to everyone who has been contributing to HAZZE MEDIA. None of this would have been possible without y 'all. And also a shoutout to Orchee, Camila, and Mohja who are always helping me out, y 'all have a special place in my heart and I am eternally grateful to you guys. I hope to continue this journey with HAZZE MEDIA and make bigger and better projects as the time goes by.
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JAWNY Fromsweetsummerindiepoptofieryalternative,singerandsongwriter,JAWNYhassomethingforeveryone.His authenticityandfreeformnatureradiatesinallhissongsdespitehowversatiletheyare,andthisringsespecially trueforhisnewsingle“StrawberryChainsaw”.Thissummer,JAWNYgaveusapeakatwhatledhimtothislight heartedandwhimsicalsong,howhestaystruetohissound,adviceforaspiringartists,andmore! JAWNY Interview by: Camila C C:“Thankyousomuchfortalkingwithme;sogoaheadandintroduceyourself” J:“MynameisJawnyIamanartistfromLosAngeles,California” C:“You’vedefinitelyhadasuperbusyyearsofar Whatwastheprocessofworking onyoursingle‘TakeItBack’withyouridol,Beck” J:“Ohman!TheprocesswasinNovemberoflastyear,2021Weweresupposedtogetin thestudioandworkattheendofNovember,buthewasonatourAndthenIwasona tour,andIdontthinkourteamscouldlineupormakeanythingwork,andthenusually fromlikedecembertolikeJanuary15ththemusicindustryandeveryoneinitincluding, creators,allkindofgooffofthemapandthat'swhenMariahCareykindoftakesover and“AllIwantforChristmas”justbecomesthebiggestsongintheworld Andthen whenFebruarycamebackaroundeveryonewasgettingbacktoworkandgettingback inthestudioanddoingthings,weweretryingtolinkupagain,butthenagainhegot bookedforsomeshows,andIgotbookedtodotheFrenchMusicAwards,soitbecame thisthingwhereeverytimeourteamsweregonnatrytogetustoworkneitheroneofus wasaround,onceIgotoffstageattheFrenchmusicawardsIthinkIwasjustridingthe littlehigh,havingagoodrunner’shighfromitallbecausethatwaskindofcrazy Ijust shothimatextfromParisIwasjustlike‘hey,Iknowwekeeptryingtogetinthestudio andmakesomethingnew,butIactuallyhavethissongthatIhavebeentouringaround theworldforthelastyear;it’sgotacrazyreception,andit’salmosttothepointwhereI feellikeIneedtokindofgiveitanotherlittlepushandanotherlittleextralove,andre injectitintotheworldonemoretime AndIfeellikeitmighthaveslippedthroughthe cracks’AndbythetimeIwokeupinthemorninghewasalreadytextingmeback,being like,‘letsdoit Ilikethissong,sendmeallthestuff’,andImean,fromtheretherestis historyIgottoworkwithmyidol;wemadeasongthatIreallydigIloveallthestuffhe addedtoit,andhegottosingonthechorusandsingontheprechorusWeaddednew guitars,newproductionelements,anditwasjustareallycoolthing AndIevenended upgettingtogoontourwithhimafterthatacrossEurope,anditwasawild,crazy,full circlelifemoment.Andlikeyousaidit'sbeenawhirlwindofayearsofar,it'sbeenalittle crazy,butI'mholdingon,andI'mreadytoseewherethisrollercoastergoes.” C:“HowwasgoingontourwithBeckand howhasanyofyourpreviousexperiences preparedyouforyourupcomingtourwith OliverTreeWhatareyouanticipatingtobe different,andwhatareyouwantingto changefromyourlastexperienceforthis tour?” J:“OhtotallyThetourwithBeckwasawesome ShowsareamazingThereisn'tmuchtosay otherthanthat Iwasonstageopeningupfor someoneIreallylookupto,andthatjustfeels amazingandawesomeAsfaraswhat'sgoing tobedifferentaboutthisnexttour,Idon’t reallyknowIfeellikeIhavekindofgivenmy allattheshowsIfeellikeifyouwould’ve maybeaskedmethatquestionayearanda halfortwoyearsago,I’dhavealotmoreofnot critiques,butalotmoreadventurousthoughts ofwhereI’dgetmyset,andhowI’dliketogetit tosoundAsofrightnow,I’mfeelingpretty goodIthinkI’mgonnagoontheOlivettree tourdoingthesamethingI’vebeendoingand justkindofkeepthistrainchuggingalong,and Oliverisagoodbuddyofminesoit'sgonnabe agoodtimeWe’regonnagoplaysomeshows acrosstheUnitedStatesandit’llbeaswell grandoldtime!” C:“Howdoesyournewsingle‘Strawberry Chainsaw’differfromanythingyou’veever releasedinthepast?”
J:“Idon’tthinkanythingnecessarilyinspiredit Asfarasthegenre, right,Idon’tthinkIwaslike,‘ohman,Iaminspiredtomakemad musicnow’ LikeIsaidwiththatlastquestion,youknow,froma coupleofquestionsago,sometimesyouwriteandarelike,‘yeahI want to make upbeat fire little bops, that’s really carefree and freeform;youdon’thavetothinksuperhard,butImahuman,right? And life is a crazy, vicious cycle of love and heartbreak and disappointment,andtherearehighsandtherearelowsandthere arepeaksandtherearevalleys AndI’mahumanattheendofthe daythatmakesmusicandartaspretentiousasitsounds,andIthink thereweretimesinmylifelikethehumanexperienceforthelast couple of years where things got really not super summery and brightoutside Likeitdidn’tfeelthatwaytomewithmyperception ofwhatwasgoingonwithmylifeandcertainevents Andbecause I’manartist,andbecauseImakemusicandthat’sthethingIdo everyday,Ithinksomegothosesituationssomeofthosememories or some of those things that were bothering me or something probablywentintotheartandthesongsthatcameouthappenedto makethatproject;Ilikeditandthat’skindoftheexplanationwhy there are some really serious songs and why there are some emotionalorchestralsongsandmoments Butyeah,inshort,the human experience can be pretty wild sometimes It's awesome Sometimesitcanbesad IthinkmymusicreflectsthatandhowI’m feeling MymusicislikeamoodringthatIhaveonmyfinger,and youkindofhearhowIgothroughemotionsinlivetime”
C:“Let’skindofjumpbackintimealittlebit;whatgaveyouthe couragetoleavenursingschoolandtocontinuepursuingmusic? Whatadvicedoyouwanttogiveyourfanswhomaybestruggling withstartingfreshagaininregardstoapassion?”
J:”Okay,sobeforeIanswerthat,Ineedtobeclear,soI’mnotafibber DidIdropoutofnursingschooltechnicallyonpaper?DidIevereven makeittothenursingprogramortakeasinglenursingclass?No I droppedoutduringtheremedialclasses Idroppedoutduringthe mathandscience,andthecreditsyouneedtogetbeforeyouevenget to the nursing program I didn’t make it 6 months into my first semesteratallIjustkeptmakingbeatsintheparkinglot,pretending likeIwasgoingtoclass ButanyadviceI'dgiveanyone,whetherit's collegeorlifeoranything,isjustdowhatyoulovewhileyoucan,you know?
C:”Yourmusicissomultifacetedinregardstogenre,sohowdo youstaytruetoyoursoundwhileworkingwithsuchavarietyof musictypes?”
It’skindofwhatItoldmyself,evenwhenIwasworkingadayjobor reallystrugglingtomakeeverythingwork Mydad&Iwouldbutt headsalotwhenwe’dbeonthephoneIt'slike,Idon’twanttobe50 or65yearsold,justneversaythatIdidtryatleast,youknowwhatI mean?I’drathertrythanfailandthengodosomethingIdon’tloveto paythebillsthanbeoneofthoseoldguysthatisjustbitterthathe neveratleasttriedtodothethingthatheloved,andthisdoesn’teven justapplytomusic Thisislike‘gobeaf*******astronaut’orfor whateverreason,yourdreamistobeanaccountant,whichIthinkis themostboringjobintheworld,butifforsomereasonthat’syour dream,likegof******doitortrytodoit,orelseyou’regoingtobe oneofthosepeoplethat’sjustmiserableanddidn’teverdoanything thatyoureallywantedtodoandjustlivedlifeforotherpeople,and doeverythingyoucantomakeitwork YouknowItrytodomusic butmygodthere’stimeswhereIhadtoworkallthesecrazyoddend jobswhereIwouldwakeupat5inthemorningandthenworka wholeshift,andthengointomystudioandmakemusicandthendo itallagainthenextdayforlikesixdaysstraight,everyweekfor monthsonendlike it’snotfunsometimes It’snotalwaysgoingto feellikeyourlivingthefreakingdream,butmanonedayyou’re goingtolookbackonthoseyearsthough,likeevenhowIdonow, andI’mlikemanthosearesomeofthebesttimesofmylife Even whenmybackwasupagainstthewallandeverythingwascrazy andstressful Ikindofloveitweirdly Idon’tknow Imnotagood ‘TedTalk’guy Justfollowwhateveryouwanttodo;doittothe fullest,livelifewithnoregretsGodbless;thereyougo"
J:“Ithinkmytruesoundisshapingwhatevergetsmeexcitedinmy studioorinthatroomthatday It’snotsomuchashowIcanfitmy personalityperseintoagenreorsong;ifI’malreadychasingthat ideaorwritingthatideatobeginwith,nomatterwhatthegenreis, it'sgonnasound
C:“Yourupcomingmusicissaidtobemuchmoreemotionally provoking;whatinspiredyoutobecomemorevulnerablewith your listeners? How has this approach changed your writing process?”
C:“Iheardyoubasealotofyourartstrictlyonintuitionwithout lookingtoodeepintohowitmightplayout Youprettymuchjust gobythefirstthoughtyouhave;that’showyougointoitHowhas thatgivenyoumorelibertyinyourpassion?“
J:“Youarecorrect Imean,itdoesn’tbecomepretentious,youknow whatImean?LikeIdon’tthinktoohard,notinlikeasimpletonway, itsjustlike it’smusic youknowthisisn’t‘The9InchNail’ora ‘Grave’ I’m not writing this deep freaking song Like, when I’m writingafunpopsongI’mjusthavingfun;I’mjustgettingonthemic andI'msingingwhateverfeelsgoodoffmychest Icangettothose darkermoments,youknowwhatImean,butyouknow,‘HurtBy The9InchNail’isoneofthebestemotionallywrittensongsofall time LikeifImfeelingreallyemotionalthenImightreallystart thinkingaboutwhatI’mgonnasayandhowI’mgoingtosayit,and whatI’mtryingtoportrayinthissong Butforthemostpart,ifI’m justtryingtowriteafunupbeatsong,thenIjusttendtoreallynot thinktoohardaboutit Thesamethingsflowoffofmymouthreally easilyandfeelnice,andIdon’ttrytothinktoosmartonifIsound smartorthislinesoundslikeageniusorsomethingbecauseIdon’t thinkpeopleneedthatorreallycareaboutthat AndIdon’tthinkI reallycareaboutthatIthinkIjustwanttomakesomethingthatfeels reallygoodtomethatIliketolistentoandthat’sallIreallycareabout itlikeIdon’tthinkanythingelsepastthat Ifitfeelsgood,anditgets me excited, that’s all I give a f*** about, and it’s helped me out throughoutmypassionforart Ithelpsyounotfeellikeyouhaveto pullteethtowritemusicSometimes,youknow,asIsaid,ifyouwant tochannelsomethingserious,there’satimeandaplacetodothat Man,sometimesyoujustwanttogetintheroomandjustmake something freeform that’s fun, and that’s what art is about sometimesSometimesitcanbeveryserious,butinthiscase,thisisa fun,uplifting,indie,summersong,andIloveit Ihadagoodtime I didn’tthinkaboutittoohardIwroteitreallyfast,andIhopethatyou andanyoneelsereadingthislikesitaswell”
J:“IthinkitfallsintothesameguidelinesaseverysongIrelease, whichisthateverysongisprettymuchdifferentthananythingI’ve everdonehaha It’skindoflikeaweirdhabitofminethatIkeep accidentallydoingwherelike‘HoneyPie’doesn'tevensoundlikeit couldevenbemadebythesamepersonthatmade TakeItBack’, “TakeItBack’doesn’tsoundthesameas‘BestThing’andsoonso forth Ikeepaccidentallydoingthat,butIguessinthedirectionthis onegoesin,IfeellikeI’mfinallymaking(withthissongparticularly) musicthatIwishIcould’vemadewhenIwas16and17,butIdidn’t havethecapabilitiesortheresources oreventheskillatthetimeI didn’tknowhowtoproduceorwritethatgood;ittookmeyearsto figureouthowtowriteasongNowwithStrawberryChainsaw,Ifeel likeI’mmakingasongthatIreallywishthatIhadwhenIwaslike 17,becauseit'skindoflikerightinthevibe,thatlittleindiepocket thingthatIwasintowithinfluencesofpeoplethatIusedtorelate withtowhenIwasyounger,andI’mfeelingreallygoodaboutit”
C:“TalktomeaboutwhatelseweshouldexpectIsthereanything elseyouhavecomingupthatyou’dliketosharewithus?”
J:“Ilovethatquestion Forthemostpart,whenyou’reachild,an infant,ababy,youdon’treallyknowaboutthepainintheworldyet, andyoudon’treallyknowhowcruellifecanbeandhowwilditcan besometimes AndIfeellike,atleastinmyexperience,ifyouask aboutmeandhowIdoasmyinnerchild,IfeellikeifIlookbackat mebeingakid,Ijusttookonlifeasitwas IthinkwhenI’mina studioit’stheclosestformIcangetbacktothat,asfarasthethought processIcanjusttakeoneverythingasitcomestome“
C:“Lookingbackatwhoyouwerewritingyourhit'HoneyPie', whatadvicewouldyougivethatversionofyourself?
likemebecauseIonlyworkons***whichgetsmeexcitedandgets mygearsgoing Italktomyfriendsandsayit'slikediggingfor dinosaurboneswhenyoufirststartasong,nomatterwhatthegenre is,orthebeat,orthemelody,orthecoreprogression,ortheguitar,or thepianocoreprogressionyouarestartingwith Ilookatitasif you’rejustscrapingthroughdirt,right?Oratleastforme,Ihavethat littlebrush,andI’matthelittlesitewithalltheotherarcheologists, andI’mjustscrapingthebrush,andthenwhenthere’slikeacore progression,orabeat,orsomethinginanewgenrethatIwriteordo inthestudiothatgetsmeexcited,itslikethat’swhereIseealittle pieceofabone,andthenIjustkeepdiggingandbrushingandthenI addthisoverthere,andIkeepdiggingandbrushingandthenIadd thesedrumsoverhere,andthenIkeepdiggingandbrushing And nowI’mreallyexcitedbecauseI’mabouttouncoverthisthing,and thenIstartwritingandIkeeponuncoveringthisthing,andthen eventuallyItake10stepsbackandit’sawholef*******dinosauror likeadinosaurleg,youknowwhatImean?Andthenthat’skindof whatit'slikeforeverysong Like,ifit'sreleasedonmySpotifyand madeitpastmycrazybrainandmadeitontomymanagers,and madeitfrommanagerstothelabeltobethissongthatIgotsuper juicedaboutandfinished LikeIgothyperobsessivealmostuntilI finishedit soit’slessabouthowtospitmeontoatrackandmore aboutifI’malreadyjuicedaboutsomethingandI’mgoinginthat directionit’sgonnahaveallofmylittlepersonalitytoitalready becauseIcouldn’tevenbemakingthesongunlessIwasextremely inspiredandjuicedaboutwhateverwasgoingonintheroomthat day,whichisprobablywhytheyareallsuperdifferentandonesong neversoundsliketheotheronewhichsomecansaycouldbeafault, butIdon’tthinkit’safaultIthinkitmakesitfunandeverchanging andnevergetsstaleforme,anditmakesmeshowsf******awesome formebecauseIgettodoallthesedifferentdynamicsanddifferent anddifferentmomentsanddifferentemotionsAndit’sacooltimeIt makesitsowhenIgoonstageatashowit’salmostlikeatherapy sessionlikeIhaveallthesepeaksandvalleysandIhaveallthese happymomentsandsadmomentsandtheyarealllyricsthatIwrote andthingsthatI’verelatedto,andIgettokindofgothroughitinlive timeattheshoweverysingletimeIplayitItsprettysick”
J:“There'sonetimeinmywholelife,ormywholecareer,ormy wholeanythingthatIdidn’tdoanyofthestuffthatIsaid Ichase whatgetsmeexcited;I’vebeenharpingonthat,right?‘HoneyPie’,I wrotein20minutes Ididn’tthinktoohard Igotexcited Imadethe song wrotethesong Imadeit,didn’tthinkaboutit Putitout,but I’mahumanlikeIalsosaidacoupleofquestionsagoandhumans arecomplicatedandwildindividuals,andclearly,Itriedtobean artistforyearsandyearsandyearsandyearsandyearsandyears withdifferentaliasesanddifferentnamesandbusteditoutandtried forsolongandIwouldgetsomesuccess:acouplehundredthousand streamshere,acouplehundredsthousandstreamsthere Butwhen youputoutasonganditgetsviral,youhavethatthoughtoflike, ‘well,clearlyifIdidX,Y,Z,thisistheresult,andwhenIdothat,thisis theresult,soIjustneedtodothiseverytime
C:“Ahugecharacteristicthatmakesyoustandoutasamusicianis thewhimsicalnatureofyoursound Howhaveyouconnectedto yourinnerchildwithyourmusic?”
J:“Ihaveasongcalled‘StrawberryChainsaw’,that’satthetimethat wearetalking,comingoutinaweek,IbelieveI’mreallystoked aboutit,andI’vebeensittingherekindofharpingonhowIkindof makethingsthatIlikeandthatpeopleshouldjustdowhatthey wannado,andwhattheylike,andit’sasongthatIjustreallylove andImadeitreallyfast,anditfeelsreallygoodtomeandIlovedit foralotofmonthsbeforeIsubmitteditforreleaseandI’mreally stokedthatit’sabouttocomeintotheworldandIhopethatpeople enjoyitandcanhaveagoodtimetoit,andboptheirlittlehead around,andblastitintheircarsorwherevertheylistentomusic Andhopefully,theylikeit,andiftheydon’t,that’sokayIhopeIhave somethingelseinmycatalogthatyoumightlike,becauselikeIsaid earlier,everythingisalittledifferentthantheotheroneAndthat’sall Igottosay”
versionofmyselfthatwasnaturalandconnectedwithpeople,andI thoughtIhadtodoittwice,andthisisallalongwindedanswerto saythatIfeellikeifIcouldbackintimetothemomentrightafterI wrotethatsong,Iwouldhavethisconversationwithmyselftosay, ‘hey,thissongyoumadeisabouttocomeout,andit’sgonnaso wonderful,crazy,beautifulthingsforthenext34yearsAndevery timeyouthinkthatmomentisover,it’sgonnacomebackagainand dosomethingcrazierthanthefirsttimeAndthenin2021whenyou reallythinkit’sover,it’sgoingtodosomethingevenbiggerthanit everdidthefirsttwotimes,andthenthisyearin2022wheneveryou thinkit’sover,it’sgonnadosomethingevencrazier Don'tletthat getinyourhead,thisallhappened,andthisisalltheendresultofyou justbeingexcitedintheroomthatdayandchasingwhatgetsyou excitedDon’toverthinkit;don’tmake‘AnythingYouWant’Okay, goodbyeThat’swhatIwouldsay”
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