What is your name?

Ben Wright

Where are you located?

Suffolk, England

What is your artist's name?

Jean RN

How long have you been writing music?

Basically forever. I have early memories of making simple melodies on a toy keyboard - I would also make my friends write raps with me on the playground.

What inspired you to start playing and making music?

My childhood best friend came from a musical family and they were all super talented, so I guess that inspired me. My dad also played guitar and produced his own music - he taught me how to use a DAW when I was 10.

How would you describe your style of music?

Noisy Glitch-Pop, with an emotional bent.

How is your personality reflected in your work?

I like to think of myself as something of a Silly GooseTM who can get a bit chaotic, and I think that's reflected in the scattershot maximalist nature of my work. Humour's really important to me, so I try to use it whenever I feel the music's getting too self-serious.

Describe your creative process when you write new music.

Most of my songs start out as dumb melodies that get stuck in my head as I go about my day, and from there I think about what kind of shapes and textures I want to present them with - often the songs are fully formed in my head before I even open the DAW - lately I've been trying to adopt a more spontaneous, whatever-happens-happens approach to production.

What is the name of your latest releases?

SKID MARKZ - a 4 track EP. Short and sweet.

What was the inspiration for that release?

Making my last project ('Laughing Alone, Eating Salad') left me feeling pretty drained emotionally, so I wanted to make some songs that were fun and experimental - not too deep. However, I'm still a big fat emo at heart, so there's still a bit of that whininess here.

Can you tell us any "behind the scenes" stories about writing or producing this release?

Maybe this is TMI... I recorded the vocals in the summer, in my tiny studio - it gets pretty hot after a few takes of a song. So any readers may be happy to learn that most of the vocals you hear on the EP were recorded fully naked! <3

What do you do to promote your music?

I'm trying to force myself to be less shy when it comes to self-promotion. For this release I sent the EP out to various blogs well in advance of release, to hopefully broaden my reach. I've also been making little teasers that I post regularly on socials, as well as giving away Bandcamp codes (shoutout to GetMusic for making this easy). Putting myself out there is scary and definitely doesn't come naturally, but I guess it's the only way to get music into the right ears.

What are you currently working on?

I have a pretty big project in the works, which likely won't see the light of day for another year or so - I'm also making time to just open the DAW and have fun experimenting, with no end-goal. Lots of collabs to come, too!

How can folks get in contact with you (socials / email / websites etc.)

Bandcamp: https://JeanRN.bandcamp.com Twitter & Instagram: not_Jean_RN and anything else, you can hit me up at not_Jean_RN@outlook.com