Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Composer Conversations Ep. 3
Check Jonas' Last Album out here: jonasesser.bandcamp.com/album/last-album
In this interview Jonas Esser and I discuss his new album, "Last Album" and how he learned to creatively merge his jazz composing and drumming skills with a more contemporary electronic creative direction and production style. We talk about the creative process, branching out musically, and take a close look at two of his Logic Pro sessions for songs from the album. There is a lot to learn here for producers, composers, and music fans alike. Arca, Flying Lotus, and Thundercat are equally big influences on this music as great jazz composers and drummers and the result is unique, fascinating music.
0:00 Intro
5:50 Track 1 Breakdown
8:50 Synths
11:00 Vocal BG layers and claps
13:00 Sax and Guitar layered in
14:00 Non traditional arrangement techniques
16:00 Automation
19:30 Synth chords
23:00 The story of the head
23:27 The Cover Art
28:32 103 Tracks Fume Fume
29:40 Icy Synths
30:22 Ghana Drum Ensemble Original
31:10 drum layering
34:50 Soloing over the drum layers
35:30 Arrangment
37:15 Rothko Chapel Chords
42:00 Mixing approaches
42:38 Sax layer shimmer reverb
LINK TO EXERCISE PDFs: julianbrezon.com/resources
MY MUSIC: julianbrezon.bandcamp.com
MERCH: etsy.com/shop/WoodForWinds
TIP ME ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/julianbrezon
Composer Conversations Ep. 3
Check Jonas' Last Album out here: jonasesser.bandcamp.com/album/last-album
In this interview Jonas Esser and I discuss his new album, "Last Album" and how he learned to creatively merge his jazz composing and drumming skills with a more contemporary electronic creative direction and production style. We talk about the creative process, branching out musically, and take a close look at two of his Logic Pro sessions for songs from the album. There is a lot to learn here for producers, composers, and music fans alike. Arca, Flying Lotus, and Thundercat are equally big influences on this music as great jazz composers and drummers and the result is unique, fascinating music.
0:00 Intro
5:50 Track 1 Breakdown
8:50 Synths
11:00 Vocal BG layers and claps
13:00 Sax and Guitar layered in
14:00 Non traditional arrangement techniques
16:00 Automation
19:30 Synth chords
23:00 The story of the head
23:27 The Cover Art
28:32 103 Tracks Fume Fume
29:40 Icy Synths
30:22 Ghana Drum Ensemble Original
31:10 drum layering
34:50 Soloing over the drum layers
35:30 Arrangment
37:15 Rothko Chapel Chords
42:00 Mixing approaches
42:38 Sax layer shimmer reverb
LINK TO EXERCISE PDFs: julianbrezon.com/resources
MY MUSIC: julianbrezon.bandcamp.com
MERCH: etsy.com/shop/WoodForWinds
TIP ME ON KO-FI: ko-fi.com/julianbrezon
