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

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 (Deftones, Jeff Buckley, Chet Baker), and a hilarious Grammy night mix-up with Jesse Rutherford. This is Jutes grounded, reflective, and fully stepping into who he is — as an artist and a human. Subscribe on Substack for more behind-the-scenes from our house hangs: allisonhagendorf.substack.com 👀 Watch next:    • Ringo Starr | new EP, legacy & favorite th...   🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: https://play.megaphone.fm/sxhb2ibzrw-... 🍪 Yes, the cookies matter. ⸻ ❤️ FOLLOW & SUBSCRIBE TO ALLISON ✅ Substack: https://allisonhagendorf.substack.com ✅ YouTube:    / allisonhagendorf   ✅ Official Website: https://allisonhagendorf.com ✅ Instagram:   / allisonhagendorf   ✅ TikTok:   / allisonhagendorf   ✅ X: https://x.com/allihagendorf ⸻ 00:00 - Welcome + Cookies 01:30 - Demi Lovato, Baking & First Impressions 03:29 - Music Curation & Instagram Song Choices 05:36 - Jesse Rutherford Mix-Up (Grammy Night Story) 08:15 - Full Circle: First Connection in 2021 10:18 - Sleepyhead & Finding His Voice 12:45 - “Vertigo” Acoustic + Vocal Breakthrough 17:58 - Dilworth & Stepping Into His Sound 21:54 - Reflecting on His Roots & Early Life 26:09 - Advice for Artists: Authenticity Over Numbers 29:49 - Touring & Upgrading Venues Worldwide 32:23 - Sobriety, Anxiety & Mental Health 36:09 - Fear, Pressure & Success 39:06 - Music Taste & Listening with Demi 41:22 - New Music & Creative Evolution 47:15 - Marriage, Love & Being Seen 50:31 - Legacy, Impact & Future Goals 52:04 - Outro ⸻ #Jutes #DemiLovato #Sleepyhead #Dilworth #MusicInterview #Sobriety #AllisonHagendorf