Jerry Folk — Funk & Disco DJ & Producer

Jerry Folk, born Gerard Andreas Folkestad Taylor in Oslo, emerged as a teenage Norwegian DJ and producer whose eclectic blend of indie, disco, funk, R&B and house drew early support from countrymen Kygo and Lindstrøm. He built an audience through remixes of artists including Baby Bash, Oh Wonder and Chromeo, amassing millions of SoundCloud plays before his DJ career expanded into international touring, including a debut North American run covered by The Nocturnal Times and a set at San Diego's CRSSD Festival. Mixmag profiled him as a rising Norwegian talent whose studio discipline sharpened after the release of his 2012 EP The Kids Tape at age 17, and he has continued to release music, including the singles collection sadsongwtf/All The Things, ahead of his sophomore album Castle Tapes. Alongside his production career, Folk has spoken in interviews about favoring computer-based production tools such as Kilohearts effects plugins and Yamaha reface synths, underscoring the studio-and-stage combination that defines his work as a touring electronic artist. His profile within the Nordic dance scene continues to rest on the funk and disco-inflected sound that first distinguished him from other young producer-DJs emerging from Oslo in the mid-2010s.