Artist Stories: Oscar Jerome on Sophomore Album The Spoon, Melancholy, and Performing Live

Our next Artist Stories episode is with someone we’ve been fans of for many years - ever since his 2016 “Give Back What You Stole From Me”. Oscar Jerome is a UK singer, guitarist, and composer who’s been involved with music since a very young age. He’s got a pretty signature blend of jazz & soul that you have most probably already heard in his acclaimed songs “Do You Really” & “Gravitate”. He just released his sophomore album called The Spoon which took a more cinematic & melancholic approach and he stopped by for a chat to give us some details about it and to also share stories about his creative process, touring with Kamasi Washington and the Blue Note: Reimagined project. Links » Oscar Jerome (@oscjerome) » Stereofox (@wearestereofox) » host (@atanas.kutsev) » Join our Discord Server Show Notes [03:29] On random non-music fact [04:16] On singing & playing the guitar [05:50] On the Pandemic [08:18] On creating The Spoon and the new sonic direction [11:22] On 1st single “Sweet Isolation” [15:04] On the Metropole Orkest version [17:05] On song length and staying true to yourself [22:30] On 2nd single “Berlin 1” & shooting the music video [28:38] On the two personas in the album - Jerry & Ice Guycicle [34:44] On cancel culture [36:48] On title track “The Spoon” [39:30] On poetry [41:40] On his IG feed [42:41] On breaking down gender roles, toxic masculinity & ego [46:16] On heavy metal music & its connection with jazz [51:09] On playing live vs. working in the studio [53:43] On touring with Kamasi Washington [55:02] On dream collaborator & to play live with [56:16] On Blue Note: Reimagined II [59:20] On “Gravitate” [01:01:24] On debut album Breathe Deep [01:03:20] On advice for emerging artists