We are starting a new series of podcast episodes and thinkpieces analysing the changes in the Lithuanian music scene. For the first conversation, we meet a producer whose work and philosophy have laid the foundation for many of them.

Snorre Bergerud, the founder of YMIR Audio studio in Vilnius, has produced and/or recorded Garbanotas, Monique, jautì, Justinas Jarutis, Junior A, Angelou, Frank Fitts, No Real Pioneers, Crucial Features, Emilija Karosaitė, Džiugas Širvys, Freaks on Floor, Gabrielė Vilkickytė, Vaida Deksnytė and other local bands and artists. With the records made in the studio, they changed both the sound and attitude of modern Lithuanian music.

In an in-depth conversation, which we chose for the first episode of our series The New Scene / Nauja scena, Snorre reflected on the origins of the studio, his philosophy of working with artists and the changes in the Lithuanian music environment in the last decade. As a Norwegian who made Vilnius his home and who wrote his master's thesis at The University of Liverpool on the Lithuanian music industry, Snorre is uniquely positioned for such commentary. And he sees inspiring changes.

Full publication: https://nara.lt/en/articles-en/snorre-bergerud

Recorded at YMIR Audio studio In Vilnius. Edited by Karolis Vyšniauskas and Adomas Zubė. Original music by Kata Bitowt. Additional help by Austėja Pūraitė.

The New Scene / Nauja scena project is partially supported by Lithuania's Media Support fund.