At Home With Jutes...Finding His Voice, New Music & Carving His Own Legacy

About this episode

Jutes discusses his artistic evolution, new music, and personal growth in an intimate conversation with host Allison Hagendorf.

Chocolate chip cookies (with M&M’s, of course), music curation, and a full-circle conversation years in the making. 🍪🎶 In this intimate home hang, I welcomeJutes — an artist I've supported since my days as Head of Rock at Spotify — now stepping into a major moment in his career. From his early 808s and autotune era to Sleepyhead and Dilworth, Jutes has carved out a sound that’s raw, genre-fluid, and entirely his own — and now it’s connecting on a global scale. Jutes opens up about: ⚡️ His evolution as an artist — and what it took to finally find his voice ⚡️ Scrapping an entire album that didn’t feel authentic — and starting over ⚡️ The viral acoustic “Vertigo” moment that changed how people saw him ⚡️ Blending rock, R&B, and hip-hop into something that finally feels like him ⚡️ Touring the world, upgrading venues, and why everything is clicking now ⚡️ Sobriety, anxiety, and learning to face life without the mask ⚡️ Human connection vs. chasing numbers — and what actually matters in music ⚡️ Life with Demi Lovato, marriage, and being seen beyond the stage ⚡️ New music, creative chemistry, and what’s next Plus: cookies, curation, 90s nostalgia, vocal deep dives…

People in this episode

Host: Allison Hagendorf

Guest: Jutes

Topics covered

• artist evolution
• music authenticity
• genre-fluid sound
• mental health
• human connection
• new music

Keywords

• Jutes
• music curation
• sobriety
• anxiety
• 90s nostalgia
• Grammy night mix-up

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sleepyhead, Dilworth, Vertigo, Deftones, Jeff Buckley, Chet Baker

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