We were lucky to catch up with Mr Julz recently and have shared our conversation below.
Mr , appreciate you joining us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.
I have since been able to set up my own personal home studio, which cost me a lot but it gave me full control over my production process and also made it possible that anytime I had inspiration I could just turn the laptop on and record an idea immediately.
I have also gone into photography and video production. These all tong time to learn. I still believe I am learning. But I can honestly say I am not a novice. My videos have gone to be aired on big TV stations around the world which would not be the case if it was not good enough.
I also have the ease of shooting videos wherever I travel I get another amazing backdrop I can use and do another video for Instagram or YouTube.
The impact this has made on my fans is crazy.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
Mr. Julz is an international UK based Afropop artist and record label owner for Unbr3kable Records. The Cameroonian-born singer grew up in Bamenda which is an English speaking part of Cameroon. His childhood was heavily influenced by music and this saw him dancing on stage at 9 years performing to over 200 people. The stage always seemed to have a calling, as he was either dancing or organising events. His influences were Rock, Country, Hip Hop, Pop, Makossa, Zouk, Ndombolo, and High Life. In university he started crafting his music prowess with his childhood friend Ama Fru on song rapping, singing and dancing. It was songs like Go Down, Ya Bam Bam that clearly stamped his presence as not only a club music maker but he was able to go from fast Amapiano tunes like “Ya Bam Bam” to soft mid tempo songs and still deliver songs like “Slow Down”.
His hit single “Go Down” gained him more than 600K+ streams on digital streaming platforms, and got him on The BEAT LONDON 103.6 FM, landing at #6 on the playlist.
On BBC London Mr Julz was crowned “artist to watch” by Kim Davis on “The Scene” radio show.
Julz is also a strong supporter of healthy living and he keeps raising money for charities with stunts like cycling 300km a day for Dabetis Uk and Diabetes Foundation Africa.
At the moment where Afrobeats is about to take centre stage world wide, Mr Julz is one of those influencing the culture on the international level. From energy packed performances in UK, USA, Germany, Cameroon and Senegal and sharing the stage with the likes of Singuila, Magasco, Moelogo, Tzy Panchak, and many more, his music just seems to keep going and gaining more fans.
Mr Julz is currently working on his album timed to be release in 2023. Going through his discography we cannot wait to enjoy a full body of work from the musical show man
Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?
I wish I had gone into sound engineering earlier on in my journey as well as video production. This would have given me an extra edge over many rising artists at the time as well as also drop down my cost of production of music and videos. I only later on got into doing these things during the lockdown. My career as an artist since then has taken a spike in growth.
What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?
I do music because it is like therapy to me. I love to create and music is one of the creative arts that lets you not only create but also socialise with a lot of people. I travel the world with my music which gives me an extra reason to go out and experience the night life whenever I jump on a plane on a holiday be it a club appearance or full on performance abroad.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.mrjulz.com
- Instagram: @julzmusics
- Youtube: @mrjulz
Image Credits
Andreea S.