Artist Introduction
What’s your name and where are you from?
Leisure-B (Gerrit from the Netherlands) and Julian Winter (Germany)
What’s the story behind your stage name?
Leisure-B: Leisure from the computergame “Leisure Suit Larry”
Describe your musical journey in three sentences.
Leisure & Julian met up in 2015 after Julian released his first EP Slow Movement on Humanworkshop. After a couple of Studio sessions, both gentleman got in the flow and started to create an ever larger Body of work, cumulating in their first EP “Leisure Winter”, which was released by the Warner Music Group over the Course of 2022. From then on out both Gentleman created a Steady flow of EPs released on Humanworkshop Records, at times accompanied by Harlem rapper Tommy Danger.
Fan Engagement
Share an interesting experience you had while creating your latest track.
Sometimes the end result of our music is so natural and elemental that it’s hard to remember how much thought and labour goes into it. It’s a weird thing about music production that when you really nail it there’s a sense that the music isn’t created by a person, it just pops into life like fruit on a vine.
What message do you want to convey through your music?
Nowedays music seems often created to complement a certain ganre or style. We try to get back to the old ways, where music is strictly a form of the joy self expression can bring. We don’t explicitly try to avoid creating unclassifiable music, but at the same time we don’t let genres get in the way of the creative process.
Behind the Music
Tell us about a challenge you faced during production and how you overcame it.
The main challange for us is the distance between our locations. We had to adjust our workflow in such a way that on the seldom occasions that we do get together, we get the maximum result out of the creative process, and leave the post production issues to be worked out by each of us in single studio sessions.
If you could collaborate with any artist, who would it be and why?
A.G. and Kool Keith
Future Aspirations
Where do you see your music taking you in the next year?
To New York
What’s the next big step for you as an artist?
Getting paid.
Recent Work & Contact Info
Where can we hear/watch your most recent work?
All digital outlets, Bandcamp, Soundcloud and on humanworkshop.com
What is the best way to contact you if fans want to give feedback or if other artists/producers want to collaborate?
Instagram: @realleisureb. Or info@humanworkshop.com (for those who don’t use Instagram)
