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<\/a><\/p>\nJasper Wilde is the newcomer who brings the old-skool approach to his creations.<\/p>\n
The 22 year old French native, lives in a world where he takes from the past and makes new, and what a world that is! His debut track ‘Miss Stone’ is reminiscent of early Justin Timberlake, whilst classic influences from Kool & The Gang and Prince are audibly visible. We’ve got our eye on this guy and we think that 2015 is a going to be a great year for this talented chameleon.<\/p>\n
Give us an insight into your creative journey \u2013 where did it all begin with you?<\/strong><\/p>\n I found music as a place to go when the world seemed to be lacking in sparkle – as a kid this was listening to Zapp Band and Michael Jackson, who gave me that sparkle. They took me to a place that just moved my body. I started playing covers of English and American songs on my guitar on the croisette which is a promenade by the beach in Cannes, France where I grew up. I\u2019d play to tourists and even the stars when visiting for the film festival and used to make quite a bit of pocket money doing this.<\/p>\n Were there any previous projects before you began making the new music?<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ve co -written and produced with other artists like Bo Saris, who is a soul singer from Holland and Preditah who hails from the UK -both enormously talented in their own ways and styles.<\/p>\n Were you raised in a musical family \/ environment? When did you first begin to write music, and can you remember the first song you ever wrote?<\/strong><\/p>\n My grandmother is a Piano teacher in a conservatoire in \u00a0Paris and her mother before her was a voice coach for Barbara (a very famous French singer). My grandfather was English and his family are all classical musicians in England. The first song I wrote that I was happy with was called ’79’. It was influenced by my heroes such as Luther Vandross and Nile Rogers, but it was a good way to learn to write music and to start to practice how to put a song together.<\/p>\n You seem to have an almost nostalgic, disco \/ funk influence, which is given a modern twist \u2013 what sort of music \/ artists, were you listening too as you were growing up?<\/strong><\/p>\n Growing up in France my mother was a big fan of Claude Francois, so a lot of him. He was a huge influence musically and style-wise for Daft Punk \/ Breakbot and french funky disco generally). Dad would play the Whispers and Kool and The Gang, and as a teenager I loved anything fromTimbarland, Prince and Daft Punk<\/p>\n What were the last 3 tracks that you listened too?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHead\u201d – Prince Tell us more about Miss Stone \u2013 who is she?<\/strong><\/p>\n Miss Stone is a bit like a friend of mine. She\u2019s horrible when you first meet her ( a little bit cold and aloof), but once you get to know her she\u2019s like a baby cat.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cUptown Funk\u201d – Mark Ronson
\n\u201cEarned It\u201d – The Weeknd<\/p>\n