This weekend, Jeremy Olander will be returning to Waterfront Park in San Diego where he will once again get to play another event from CRSSD. This time, it will be the return of DAY.MVS, which will be taking over Waterfront Park for the very first time with a stacked lineup that includes Fisher, Lane 8, MK, Tiga B2b Danny Daze, Recondite, Nora en Pure, and Monolink.

For Jeremy’s set, he will once again get the chance to perform alongside Yotto for a special B2b set that is sure to be a highlight of the weekend. Ahead of this performance, we spoke to Jeremy about Yotto, what he has been up to lately, new music, and much more.

You can read the interview below, and make sure to check out his new track “Depot” as well.

WWD: You’ve had the chance to play at CRSSD a few times over the years. What are you looking forward to most about returning to San Diego and events put on by CRSSD?

What CRSSD is doing really makes the culture grow in San Diego. It boosts the local scene and the general interest for our music. I’m super happy to be invited back again for this year. Being able to join this lineup feels amazing, especially after this long time off. I love the location and an open-air festival like this always ends up being one of the best shows of the year. I remember a very genuine and knowledgeable crowd from the last time I played, and I don’t doubt that this year will be even better.

WWD: Your set this year will be a B2B with Yotto. How did you get connected with him, and what can fans expect from this set compared to your solo sets?

We’ve known each other for a long time now and have kind of a bond of sorts with him being from Finland. I love to play with other artists that I like and respect and this will be our second one we do together. First one was the Anjunadeep Open Air a few years back and that went down like a storm.

For me, this kind of event is a place where different people meet. Some are all in on the headliner and others are there for the opener. So a more relaxed set like this B2B where we’re able to experiment and learn from each other on stage makes sense to me. It gives the fans something in between a solo Jeremy Olander or Yotto show and makes everything even more interesting.

WWD: How and where have you been spending your time and keeping busy with everything going on lately?

Good question! At first, I experienced a ton of stress and forced myself to spend a lot of time in the studio. I felt that everyone else will release at least two albums of new music if this goes on for a year. I wasn’t able to get as much music done as I hoped for and seeing everyone else enjoying their studio time on their socials destroyed my inspiration. So, I decided to set up a more planned structure. I took a great amount of time off to spend with my family and hang out with my friends when I suddenly felt that spark again. So with that structure between quality time and work I was able to approach in a more healthy way, I got super inspired by my lovely boys and probably worked 3 times better when I was in the studio. I ended up with a great amount of new music, which I’m ready to properly test now that I’m back on the road again.

WWD: Excited about your new track “Depot” on Vivrant. What can you tell us about this record and how things came about with this one?

I’ve been into video games ever since I was a kid, all the way from Sega and games like Ecco the dolphin which has a great soundtrack to more current games like Zelda breath of the wild. The music in games really elevates the experience to a different level and I wanted to take the emotions I felt playing them and translate it onto a dance floor. It’s not the first time I’ve drawn inspiration like that but I’m happy to see people enjoy it.

WWD: What excites you most about returning to playing shows and festivals consistently again?

Being able to see my fans’ expressions again. To give them new music that I’ve made and a night to remember. I’ve missed touring a lot more than I ever could imagine. It has a special place in my heart. Exploring new cities around the world in my work is something I feel very privileged to do.

WWD: You got the chance to do a livestream from a 108-year old trainyard outside Stockholm earlier this year. How did this all come about, and what was that experience like?

I started this period with the outbreak of the pandemic by doing a very spontaneous stream at a local club and we called Vivrant at the Lockdown. We had Joel Mull, Axel Boman and MOLØ join me. Since we all had shows planned the weekend it kicked off and couldn’t leave the country, we felt bad for everyone that had gotten tickets and figured we’d try to bring the party to them.

A few months into last year we started sketching out an idea for a more ambitious second Vivrant at the Lockdown stream, and we instantly thought of this old trainyard outside Stockholm. My team and I had known about it for years and we’ve tried convincing the guys that own it to let us do a show there but they always said no. Since the stream was just going to be me, we approached them again and luckily they said yes.

It was an amazing experience because the place itself embodied the music in a way that I haven’t experienced before. It’s new for me to play somewhere with the knowledge that no one will come to dance. I’ve had some shows at the beginning of my career where almost no one showed up and that feeling is the worst. But now, when I knew that I was gonna be all alone in a space that could fit a couple of thousands I experienced something new. I looked at the rough concrete walls and felt that my music was reflected in a new way.

WWD: Anything else exciting coming up on your end that we should know about whether on your end or on the label side of things with Vivrant?

Yes! Lots of music from new artists and familiar faces coming up. We have a really interesting project coming up, which is a collaboration between Vivrant and a Korean label named Craft & Jun. The Vivrant roster has each made a remix of their artists, and that one’s dropping in the fall. We also have a new Vivrant artist called OLING that’s working on his debut right now, which sounds very promising.