Immersed (@weareimmersed), the collaborative project from Brazilian producers Öwnboss and Scorsi, returns with “Tantra,” the latest single from their upcoming EP following “Now You See Me.” The track continues the pair’s shared direction, built around groove, tension, controlled vocal repetition, and a heavier rave-leaning payoff that still keeps the production focused and intentional.
The project began after their remix of Nari & Milani’s “Atom” found traction in major DJ sets, including support from Steve Angello, and that early response helped turn a one-off collaboration into a dedicated project. Since then, Öwnboss and Scorsi have spent the last two years refining Immersed into its own identity, pulling from their separate histories in global dance music, club production, drum and bass, and festival-scale records.
That background makes this interview a useful look at how they think about taste, discovery, and set construction. Their answers point toward a broad listening history, from metal and hip hop to Motown, early dance music, Armand Van Helden, Prodigy, and Daft Punk, then connect those references back to how Immersed is taking shape now.
Interview With Immersed
Where do you look when you need fresh inspiration for Immersed?
We’re always looking into the past. Our influences have a huge range as well. It goes from metal to hip hop, Motown to the early days of dance music and it’s a matter of finding the tiny piece of inspiration to spark something to ourselves.
How has your taste developed through intentional music discovery over time?
I think taste is defined by living in the moment.
You’re there when disco samples took over, you’re there when Drum n’Bass became big for the first time and you discover that whole world of the original samples used on it, you’re there when Daft Punk releases Homework, when Prodigy becomes a statement, when house music was bigger than anything.
Those things form your character, taste and repertoire. So it’s a matter of keeping an open mind and absorb what’s happening, and use your judgement to filter what’s good or not.
Do you follow any personal routines or filters when selecting music?
It’s always thinking “what could work in the club, what it’s something new we can show to the crowd and what is worth bringing back”. You gotta keep those cards on your sleeve all the time.
Can you recall a recent discovery when you’ve been digging for that that shifted how you thought about constructing a set?
Anything from Armand Van Helden is a club mover. So I end up going back to his early stuff sometime, even the less known like The Boogie Monster, or something from Prodigy’s Experience for more attitude, SHM for tasteful mainstream sounds, and that sets a reminder on how vast the energy can be on a set. And then we go from there to try and build an experience.
How does finding new music continue to shape your identity as a DJ?
It’s extremely important. Dance music is always forward thinking, we have to keep our ears open for changes and new sounds, that also help us on creating our own. Anything we personally like, as Öwnboss and Scorsi, ends up in the pot for Immersed.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
