Jarreau Vandal is a sonic architect, seamlessly fusing hip-hop’s grit with house music’s pulse. Born in Maastricht and raised in Amsterdam, his sound is rooted in jazz, soul, and funk but shaped by 90s hip-hop, R&B, and rock. Inspired by artists like A Tribe Called Quest and Jamiroquai, he developed a dynamic style that defies categorisation.
Vandal moves between worlds, where house grooves meet hip-hop’s swing, where basslines carry stories, and where rhythms don’t just move bodies but shift moods. His productions, shaped by years in the Soulection camp, balance the warmth of live instrumentation with the electricity of a peak-time set. Whether flipping edits into dance-floor anthems or sculpting introspective soundscapes, he dissolves genre lines—because for Vandal, music is about feeling.
His sound travels, not just through speakers, but through experiences—moving from sweaty, late night club sets to sunlit festival moments, from a single drum loop to a full-fledged sonic universe. His music is just as comfortable soundtracking a crowd’s euphoria as it is scoring personal moments of reflection. Always shifting, always evolving, but never losing its core.
At Shoulder 2 Shoulder Radio, he embodies that very spirit—where house and hip-hop aren’t just genres, but energies built to move, evolve, and connect.
