We spoke with Jaime’s Tone about the debut EP A New Life, its split-release concept, progressive rock leanings, hands-on production, and the personal reflections driving this focused new chapter forward.
1. “A New Life” marks your first-ever 3-song EP release. What inspired you to split your upcoming project into two separate EPs instead of releasing singles or a full record at once?
Many artists now consider that albums and EPs are better suited to well-known artists and prefer to issue singles more often. I have decided to pursue a more original approach, and split my next EP in two separate releases: a first one with three songs, and then another EP with four songs. Considering the type of music that I write, I believe that it makes more sense than releasing singles one by one.
2. You mention leaning a bit closer toward progressive rock on this EP while still keeping pop-rock and hard-rock elements. What drove this shift in sound, and how do you feel it represents your artistic evolution?
My music has always been a mix between progressive rock, hard rock and pop-rock. In my “Best Of” that was released at the beginning of 2025, I took the approach of editing some of the songs to shorten them and make them more “radio-ready”. This time, I wanted my songs to sound more like what I like to listen to, hence the closer proximity to progressive rock.
3. This is also your first time handling production, mixing, and mastering yourself. What motivated you to take full control of the technical side, and what were the biggest challenges or discoveries during the process?
Although I am very grateful to the mixing and mastering engineers who worked on my previous releases, especially Etienne Pelosoff who mixed and mastered my two latest albums. Since the inception of Jaime’s Tone in 2019, I had always been hesitant to move towards mixing and mastering, but this time I really wanted the titles to sound as close as possible to what I had in mind when I put them together. When I listen to the result, I am glad I did make this move and take these steps into my own hands.
4. The lyrics on this EP explore themes related to everyday life. Can you talk about the personal experiences or reflections that shaped songs like “A New Life” and “Today and Tomorrow”?
Most of my lyrics are a mix of personal experience and imagination. I have encountered several people who are “workaholic”, and I always find this quite difficult to comprehend. I think it is like an addiction, and I wanted to expose this issue in a song, which became “A New Life”. “Today and Tomorrow” is more about life in general and things we encounter during our lifetime.
5. The EP includes an instrumental track, “Celebration.” What role does this piece play in the overall narrative or emotional journey of the EP?
I am first and foremost a musician. Time to time, when I have a nice piece of music that stands for itself and does not need lyrics, I keep it as an instrumental. I Believe that it has a more joyous echo than the two other songs, and balances nicely the EP.
6. A music video accompanies the single “A New Life.” How does the visual component complement the song, and what message or atmosphere were you hoping to capture through the video?
I wanted with the video to show images that were closely related to the theme of the song. I think that it does exactly that, translating the words into images. I also hope to reach an audience that is more into videos and less into music.
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