Looking ahead, jay jay is expanding its vision beyond advertising work. Future plans include opening the studio to musicians as a full recording facility, as well as offering curated listening experiences to the public.
Berlin-based studio and music production house jay jay has invested in a pair of Genelec 8351B coaxial monitors and GLM calibration software to support its mission of delivering tailored, story-driven music for high-profile advertising clients. Founded by longtime collaborators Jared Meier-Klodt and Johannes Stegemann, jay jay’s distinctive sound has already made its mark on campaigns for major brands including BMW, Under Armour, Vinted and Volkswagen.
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With a background that spans agency work and academic training, Meier-Klodt and Stegemann launched jay jay in 2017 to pursue a more narrative approach to music production.
“We aim to create tracks that don’t really sound like your regular advertising music,” explains Meier-Klodt. “The next step is to shape the music to support the story’s key moments and emotional beats.”
This philosophy has guided the development of jay jay’s dedicated Berlin studio, where sonic detail and spatial accuracy are essential. When selecting the right monitoring solution, the team visited local dealer JustMusic before working closely with Eric Horstmann at Genelec’s Berlin Experience Centre to evaluate the best model for their needs.
Their listening tests with Genelec’s 8351B from The Ones coaxial series proved decisive. “There are some records that reveal different details depending on what you listen on,” notes Stegemann. “With the 8351s, we could hear things we hadn’t heard before – like the room tone and tape hiss on “Friday Morning” by Khruangbin. The soundstage and detail were just better.”
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