*JJ Vrse.
JJ VRSE, second year student in St. Caimin’s Community School, Shannon decided to follow his dream of becoming a musician and released his first original track to the public earlier this year.
Since he started uploading his music to Spotify in April, JJ VRSE has grown a loyal fan base of over 300 monthly listeners on Spotify from his home-made beats and distinctive style. He moved to Ireland from Poland at the age of five.
JJ’s love for music began as a means to spend some quality time with his uncle. Born in Poland, he spent weekend mornings listening to music on MTV with his uncle. Inspired by the stars he saw on the television, JJ would watch the music channel and think “I want to be that kind of person.”
Using apps like BandLab and FL Studio, he started experimenting with beats and melodies teaching himself how to produce music. “I just started making random things for example, like a base line then I could bring in a melody and it just builds from there”.
JJ explained that his parents are his biggest supporters and credits them with giving him the confidence he needed to share his music publically. “If it wasn’t for my girlfriend and my family, I wouldn’t be here making music,” he acknowledges.
JJ’s girlfriend, known on Spotify as Olivia VRSE, also plays a role in his creative process. “She knows how to make music, and I don’t know how. I’d say she could become an independent artist”.
They work together and collaborate on songs with Olivia’s voice featuring on the majority of JJ’s tracks. JJ is focused on creating more music and plans on releasing a new collection of songs next year. “In January, I’m going to make a whole bunch of songs and I’m planning to release them throughout the year”.
