In just a few short years, Jazzy has gone from working in a shop to topping charts and dominating dance floors across the globe. The Irish artist’s rise in the dance music scene has been nothing short of explosive, with hit tracks like “Giving Me” and “No Bad Vibes” cementing her status as one of the most exciting names in the genre today. We caught up with Jazzy to talk about her whirlwind journey, creative process, dream collaborations, and what’s next as she steps into album mode.

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What inspired you to start your music career and how did you first get into singing?

So, Jazzy, you’ve had an incredible rise in the dance music scene. What has been the most surreal moment of your journey so far?

Jazzy: Oh wow, there’s been so many, it’s kind of hard to choose. If I had to choose a couple, I guess I would say having two number one singles already just kind of early in my career. And yeah, I guess just the other things that come with it like I have so many plaques at home now for like platinum and all my songs kind of reaching amazing—what’s the word I’m looking for—milestones.

Your track “Giving Me” made history, and now “No Bad Vibes” is dominating the charts. How did you process such rapid success?

Jazzy: I get asked this question so many times, and to be honest with you, like, the thing with me was when everything kicked off, it kind of came out of nowhere, and the only thing that I said to myself was to just stay calm and kind of don’t let it go to your head in a way where I was kind of playing it off to be not so much of a big deal. Yeah, I guess that’s how I stayed kind of calm in these situations.

You’re now the biggest Irish female artist on Spotify. How does that title feel?

Jazzy: Insane, absolutely crazy to me. That’s—yeah, it’s still one I’m trying to process, but it’s an amazing feeling as well.

“No Bad Vibes” blends Afro house with dance music. What drew you to that sound and how was it collaborating with Kilimanjaro?

Jazzy: Yeah, so, I love Kilimanjaro. He’s so, so lovely and amazing at what he does, but yeah, I guess the Afro house sound came from his side. I had made the track and we sent it over to him and he just put a bit of his magic on it and I fell in love with it. But yeah, I love all the sub-sub genres of house—Afro house and all the other ones that come with it, so it’s nice to kind of explore others.

Your music captures the energy of a rave. What’s your creative process when crafting a track that makes people want to dance?

Jazzy: I guess when I’m in the studio, I just like to make sure it feels uplifting and that you could definitely— if you can’t play it in the club, then I don’t want it.

Who is on your dream collaboration list? You’ve already worked with huge names like Sonny Fodera and Belters Only. Who else would you like to work with?

Jazzy: A big one for me on my list is Peggy Gou. I love her, and I feel like we could make a really cool song together. A couple of others is MK, who I actually have done some sessions with, so hopefully, fingers crossed, we’ll get one of those out at some stage. And then one other one I would say is Stormzy, which is a little bit outside of my world, but like something that I would like to experience as well.

How do crowds differ when you’re performing in Ireland, the UK, or like here in Canada?

Jazzy: I mean, everywhere can be different. Dublin is always like kind of the biggest energy. But yeah, I kind of in the last few days have found a lot of similarities to the people here in Canada to people in Dublin, which is lovely.

Who are your biggest influences growing up and how have they shaped your sound?

Jazzy: Well, in my house, we would have listened to kind of a lot of reggae music and also like other Irish music—like some UB40, John Holt, yeah, other Irish acts like Aslan and Joe Dolan. And then for me, there was a lot of 90s house music that kind of inspires me quite a lot. And then also people like Lauryn Hill from the Fugees. Yeah, I guess for me it’s kind of like R&B soul vocals mixed with house music.

Dance music is constantly evolving. Where do you see the genre heading in the next few years?

Jazzy: For me, I think there’s been a huge shift in the underground scene. I feel like it’s coming kind of overground now. Yeah, I’m loving all the kind of deep house stuff that’s coming out right now. I feel like that’s—that’s going to grow in the next few years and become even bigger.

Do you have any exciting projects in the works?

Jazzy: Yeah, yeah. So I’m just switching into album mode right now and so I’m gonna be working on that. I have been working on it and I’m looking to hopefully get it out early next year.

Awesome. You’ve already hit so many milestones. What’s next for Jazzy?

Jazzy: I guess I just want to see more of the world. I’m obviously getting to come over here where I haven’t been before, so I just want to hit some other places in the world that I haven’t been to and get some more worldwide fans, I guess.

If you were to give a word of advice to someone starting out in the dance music industry, what would it be?

Jazzy: Honestly, just do it. Like, just take the leap. Don’t be afraid, because you literally never know what happens. I was working in a shop and now I get to do this as a job and it’s just because I went and did one studio session one day.