As Groove Cruise entered its final day we decided to sit with one of the brightest stars in progressive house. We caught up with Jeremy Olander, fresh off his amazing b3b with Yotto and Cristoph to talk about the trip, his collaborations, his inspirations, and more.
I am Scott from EDMTunes and I am here with Jeremy Olander on the last day of Groove Cruise. How has it been so far?
Jeremy – It’s been intense, a lot of fun. I think intense is the best word to describe this feeling. And a lot of music is what makes it a lot of fun. After my set yesterday, I went to see Nicole Moudaber and the vibe there was amazing. It reminded me of Ibiza.
You played at three different venues, day 1 at the Aqua Theater outside. Yesterday you were at the theater last night and you did a surprise back-to-back with Cristoph and Yotto. What’s been your favorite place so far?
They’ve all been completely different vibes, I think the spontaneous back to back to back was the one I enjoyed the most. I like to be spontaneous and it’s fun when you are playing with friends. I don’t feel as much pressure because you’re sharing the stage with someone else. Also being up after Meduza, James Hype, and Eric was super delightful.
Speaking about the back to back, have you every played with them before? That was an unbelievable set, had the makings of a trio super group
I have played with them individually back-to-backs, not the three of us together. It was unreal. Everyone was having a great time, someone proposed. We would do it again, but I did like the spontaneous vibe of it the most. I don’t want it to be too planned.
Day one we had Eric Prydz, a fellow artist who you have a long history of working with. How has the journey been, from having mentorship from him and then to sharing the stage. I think back to you BBC One Essential mix. How has the learning from him been and between you both now?
I have thought about a lot about this. When I started out traveling with him and analyzing how Eric plays. I have caught myself in that I do the same moves. The way he flows his sets, it’s been a great school to stand behind him week after week and see how he plays. As for the learning it has had a great impact on me, like long loops, and long transitions. He’s a close friend and a great mentor, it’s crazy becoming friends with someone you used to look up to for such a long time.
We have one more day, are there any other sets you’re looking forward to? Are you going to be exploring around? Any upcoming things you can share with us?
We’re playing some mini-golf today, trying to gather some people to play. And then checking out Cristoph and Yotto back-to-back, they’re doing another one. I have a lot going on but I can’t share much just a lot of new music, so stay tuned.