Idreesi is a young Jordanian songwriter/producer who is currently staying in Amman. Together with his friend and producer Nayrouz, he mixes electronic music with acoustic instruments. If you’ve seen any of his song videos you would know that his style is very colorful and visual.
We had a quick chat with Idreesi to find out more about his music.
By Mariam Elhamy
How is Egypt treating you so far? Is this your first time here?
Egypt is amazing! It’s one of the countries I always miss and want to go back to. The first time I visited Egypt was in 2018 I believe.
Tell us about your concert at Cairo Jazz Club, did it go as expected?
It was way better than I expected. The vibe was great, the audience was fantastic and I personally really love the place. I was surprised with the way the audience reacted to my music and how they sang along with the songs that were played and enjoyed them.
I got really good feedback and it was one of the best concerts I ever did in my life.
How do you juggle between writing, producing and making music?
I’ve been writing music even before I started doing production. It all started with the guitar, I write songs and I just play them on my acoustic guitar, without any other instruments or elements.
Then three years ago I started going into production, I did some personal projects with my friends, nothing big. I don’t like wearing the producer’s mask a lot.
Do you ever get a creative block? How do you deal with it?
Yes of course it’s normal. I’m human I’m not a robot. I don’t really know how to deal with it I just wait for it to go on its own. There’s nothing you can do but wait and I try to go back to writing until the block is removed or my brain is clear.
What is the inspiration behind your music?
My story is the inspiration behind my music. I write about the things that happen to me in my life.
Tell us a bit about your project ‘Garaseen’ and how the idea started.
I started Garaseen with a friend of mine called Nayrouz who I know from college, we both used to study theater. Later we expanded our project and a few of our friends Zeid and Amer joined us. Zeid creates visuals and Amer does the production and I write the songs. We did our first EP then we stopped and took a very long break, until now.
Who are you targeting with your music?
I don’t know, I guess everyone. Anyone can listen to my music and enjoy it.
Do you usually listen to what your fans want or give them something unexpected that they might end up loving?
Whenever I like something I put it out there, I don’t really think about what anyone else wants. But I surely like to please the people who love listening to me and who wait for my music.
Who would you love to do a collaboration with?
George Wassouf.
Lastly, what are you doing on Valentine’s day?
We had a concert in Cairo.
