Meet Norwegian Electro Pop Star Jerry Folk

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At 15 Jerry began dabbling in EDM, by 19 he had released a slew of popular singles followed by his 2017 debut album, Purple Evenings. Meet Norwegian Electro Pop Star Jerry Folk.

Truly standing out in a crowd isn’t always the easiest task to accomplish. Even more so a challenge when the crowd itself is full of successful individuals. Herein lies the challenge for a Norwegian producer. However, Jerry Folk has built up a reputation for producing melodic and soulful deep house grooves that are as nostalgic as they are fresh.

Meet Norwegian Electro Pop Star Jerry Folk
Jerry Folk has built up a reputation for producing melodic and soulful deep house grooves that are as nostalgic as they are fresh

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His latest hypnotic new release, “Sweetness On My Tongue” is the second single off his forthcoming EP, Leisure Tapes, a synth-rich and funk-driven track, a vivacious ‘70s throwback yet fresh with splashes of modern production.

Meet Norwegian Electro Pop Star Jerry Folk
Once the vocals begin, Folk reveals the beauty of this sonic landscape, while the music builds and begins to envelop you. As we move into the catchy hook, Folk features multiple synth lines, all of which rise and fall, spiraling in various directions.

Meet Norwegian Electro Pop Star Jerry Folk
Once the vocals begin, Folk reveals the beauty of this sonic landscape

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At the tender age of 22, Jerry Folk has become more successful than most others achieve in their lifetime. Within the past three years, Folk has managed to successfully remix huge names such as Chromeo and ZZ Ward.

Fusing disco, hip-hop and funk
Drawing inspiration from the world around him he fuses disco, hip-hop and funk to create his own unique flavor of dance music. Two years back his ‘Suga Suga (Jerry Folk Remix)’ made its way to #1 on Hypemachine, receiving over 1 million plays and he is only scratching the surface of his production ability.

Folk has developed and continues to experiment with his style and has already made significant strides in his professional career for several years. A stand out among his remix collection came two years ago with Oh Wonder’s “Lose It”. The track pulled over 28 million streams on Soundcloud alone.

Meet Norwegian Electro Pop Star Jerry Folk
At the tender age of 22, Jerry Folk has become more successful than most others achieve in their lifetime

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An artist on the rise
Proving to be an artist on the rise, we know there is much more to come from this buzzing young producer. Though his close attention to funk and R&B, often off the beaten path for most EDM producers, the synthesis of these genres has become an essential element to Folk’s dynamic sound.

Meet Norwegian Electro Pop Star Jerry Folk
Drawing inspiration from the world around him Jerry Folk fuses disco, hip-hop and funk to create his own unique flavor of dance music

In addition to an impressive list of remixes and originals, Jerry Folk began to take on some of the most iconic stages during his first headlining North America tour back in 2016.

Meet Norwegian Electro Pop Star Jerry Folk, written by Tor Kjolberg

 

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Journalist, PR and marketing consultant Tor Kjolberg has several degrees in marketing management. He started out as a marketing manager in Scandinavian companies and his last engagement before going solo was as director in one of Norway’s largest corporations. Tor realized early on that writing engaging stories was more efficient and far cheaper than paying for ads. He wrote hundreds of articles on products and services offered by the companies he worked for. Thus, he was attuned to the fact that storytelling was his passion.