Iorie opens up about main influences, performing at Bosburcht Festival and more: Interview

Taking over our community with each of his endeavours, Iorie has set his sights on ultimate success, and we are all for it. A truly inspirational act, this is one interview that will have you hooked in its entirety.

Paving his own way within the dance scene in the most immersive of manners, Iorie is the true embodiment of an act that has dedicated his life into mastering one’s craft to the utmost of perfection. Hailing from Berlin, Germany, this fast-rising star ensures nothing less than the most captivating of vibes, whilst his attention to detail, helps in him standing out from all the rest. A DJ, producer and live act, Iorie’s unique approach towards musical production allows for him to truly illustrate the genius mind that he possesses, whilst each of his endeavours can only further cement his status amongst the elite of our community. An inspirational artist to say the least, we could not be any happier to be joined by the man of the moment, as he opens up about main inspirations and influences, the origin of his signature sound, the evolution of his style of play, the musical approaches that define him as an artist, his live performance at Bosburcht Festival, releasing ‘Falling Home,’ future plans and so much more.

Hello and thank you for joining us! Could you provide us with an insight on the main inspirations/influences that led to your chosen career pathway in music? 

“Hej, it’s a pleasure! I started making electronic music when I was 15 and the dream of making music for a living has been around ever since. It only really came true in 2017 though when I moved to Berlin and decided to make music full time.”

Capturing a vast array of feelings and emotions through your unique style of play, we would like to know how this sound came to be, and how it has evolved over time? 

“I was strongly influenced by the Berlin Minimal and Deep House movement from 2008 into the 2010s. My first releases were proper Deep House and I released myself at that time on Berlin’s Club owned label ‘Ritter Butzke.’ I may steer back into Deep House a little bit again, but my main focus became Downtempo when I discovered it in 2016. It is relatively similar to the Berlin Deep House sound of the time, but is in a slower tempo, so it definitely has its own vibe to it. This sound and the community around it really shaped my sound since.”

Mastering your craft from the youngest of ages, could you talk us through the musical approaches that define you as an artist, as well as an individual?

“I guess one of the unique features of my music that has been the most consistent part are my vocals. I have some classical training and that way my voice is my strongest form of musical expression, especially in the live context. Another part of my personality that I believe had a big influence on my music is that I’ve always been more on the sober side of life. Especially on the stage my main goal was to feel high through music rather than the music just playing along the general high. That way my music probably got its own trippy character to it.”

Releasing your live set from the 2024 winter edition of Bosburcht Festival, we would like to know the preparation process behind this performance, as well as the overall feel surrounding this event? 

“My live set up is quite flexible, so I can adapt quite easily to the moment. This is because I often play in a club setting, where I have to compete with the flexibility of DJs. In this moment at Bosburcht I quickly noticed that the audience was incredibly open to the slow bouncy sound that I played, so I picked a lot of my really groovy and emotional tunes that were able to really resonate with this empathic and sensible crowd. Since I am improvising some of the vocals in the live set, this resonating feeling quickly grew very strongly!”

Receiving positive feedback all around, could you talk us through the experience as a whole, the response of everyone in attendance, as well as the impact it will have on your career going forward? 

“The experience at Bosburcht has been very special to me. To feel so much love for this sound gave me strong confidence that there is definitely a place for this kind of slow electronic music in the world. It gives me the energy to push forward with my music, engage in a lot of new projects and keep being the ‘Number One Downtempo Influencer,’ haha.”

Blessing fans alike with the release of ‘Falling Home,’ we would like to know the main thought process behind this production, as well as the overall message you have set out to convey? 

“‘Falling Home’ was a very special track to me. After some struggles and uncertainty with the direction I wanted to take with my music. This was able to connect my old musical self from my beginning of making downtempo with my new more modern approach. This is captured in the Instrumental that is as well subtle as ravy as well as in the lyrics that describe this feeling of “falling back to myself.””

With 2025 in full flow, could you provide us with an insight on what the future holds for Iorie, always in terms of new music, upcoming collaborations and live performances?

“I am really looking forward to 2025. There will be new music every month. Some of it is in collaboration with some renowned artists like Madmotormiquel, Franca and Kotoe. And there will be some amazing shows all over Germany, Europe and hopefully for the first time in the US!”

A true musical pioneer, we will be keeping a close eye on Iorie and all his future endeavours within the dance scene, but for the time being, you can stay fully up to date by following him on Facebook, Instagram and Spotify!