"It was in the middle of March 2020-the day stay-at-home orders were issued in California-Dijon was drifting through Perfect Circuit, the music--equipment store in Burbank. He hadn't yet made his debut album, Absolutely, but he did have his first label-advance check, "like, five dollars," he remembers, burning a very small hole in his slacks. While he was fiddling with a mixer and waiting for a lone employee to find his order in the back, the shop's only other customer, Jay Electronica, approached him."
""It was like a Louis-store vibe: 'I'll just take one of those, one of those, one of those, one of those, one of those. " The legendarily elusive New Orleans rapper explained that, since he was going to be stuck in LA for the foreseeable future, he was trying to re-create his Eurorack setup from back home in his hotel room here."
Dijon Duenas balanced starting a family, writing blockbuster pop albums, and making his acting debut while assembling his second album, Baby. He recorded and spliced songs in improvisational, experimental ways that broadened his sonic palette and increased his profile. In March 2020 he encountered Jay Electronica at a Burbank music store while testing gear, had a modest label advance, and briefly advised and exchanged contact details with the rapper. Dijon pursues formal risk-taking in his music, pushing boundaries that unsettle audiences and critics alike while attracting greater recognition for refusing conventional compromises.
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