atelier

Interview

About Jack AKA atelier

Hey, guys! My name is Jack, I'm 19 years old from a small town just outside Fort Worth, Texas. I've been making music on Audiotool for nearly five years and around the same time I picked up guitar and drums. I'm currently serving in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper, stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Outside the uniform, I'm all about cityscapes, tattoos, and listening to way too much Jane Remover.

Describe the style of music you produce

I produce a blend of alternative rock with grungy, melancholic textures and emotionally heavy undertones. My sound leans into layered, intricate soundscapes; often combining ambient elements with soft dynamics, modular synth experimentation, and raw guitar work. It's a balance between aggression and atmosphere, where every sound has space to breathe but still hits hard when it needs to.

What is your musical background and when did you start making music?

I started making music nearly five years ago on Audiotool after stumbling upon it at school while looking for free music softwares (under my old name, obelus), just to mess around and learn the basics on my own. Around that same time, I picked up guitar and drums, which gave me a deeper connection to songwriting and sound. I've been self-taught from the beginning, always experimenting and trying to find my voice through different instruments and production styles.

What is your favorite Audiotool device and why?

The Pulverisateur is easily my favorite Audiotool device. It's got this raw, analog-style character that fits perfectly with the heavier, grungier side of my sound. I use it a lot for thick basses and weird, textured synth layers and it just brings this grit that makes a track feel alive. The Quasar is also one of my favorite devices ever — the best reverb pedal I've ever used.

What is your favourite trick in AT/What technique do you always use?

One go-to trick I use in Audiotool is layering multiple synths and guitars with subtle detuning and panning to create a wide, immersive sound. It helps add depth without overcrowding the mix, making everything feel spacious yet intense. I also rely on creative use of delay and reverb to blur the lines between instruments and give the tracks an atmospheric edge.

Have you ever had a writer's block? If so, how did you deal with it and what do you recommend to your colleagues?

Writer's block? Time to doomscroll for three days. It's honestly not a terrible way to cure it — you may end up finding a really cool idea or sample. My advice? Don't stress about it. Sometimes you just need to let your brain take a nap and come back ready to kill it.

What has helped you the most on Audiotool to improve and widen your musical horizon?

What's helped me the most is diving into other people's projects and breaking down how they build their tracks. Seeing different approaches, from sound design to arrangement, really opens the eyes and pushes you to experiment beyond your usual style. Also, the community feedback has been huge. Getting honest opinions and ideas keeps me evolving.

What do you like most about Audiotool? Is there anything you would like to suggest?

What I like most about Audiotool is how accessible and powerful it is. The ability to jump right into a fully featured studio from my browser is pretty amazing. If I had to suggest something, it'd probably be a way to shift the key of a song entirely without having to change the tempo, and a pitch shifter pedal similar to a Digitech Whammy would be super sick.

Your message to the community:

Make something unforgettable.