noevdv’s (@noevdv “nobody like you” dropped back on April 30 as the final single before his debut EP, mulholland drive, due June 5. The Belgian producer and artist has already built real scale at a young age, from early YouTube momentum to viral production success at 18, yet this new chapter shifts the focus from credits and numbers toward a clearer artistic identity.
The track blends electronic, lo-fi, and alternative influences, with an official video accompanying the release. It reflects the tension at the center of noevdv’s story: a young producer moving between Belgium and Los Angeles, industry momentum and personal isolation, studio discipline and the need to live outside the work. His 2024 breakout “want u” pushed that story further, generating over 1 million pieces of UGC and moving toward RIAA Gold status, while his monthly Spotify audience has grown past 3 million listeners.
In the interview below, Noevdv talks about how early success changed his confidence, why he now tries to finish ideas while the original feeling is still present, and how splitting time between Belgium and the United States helps him stay grounded.
His answers frame the project as something built through personal growth first, with the music following that process.
Interview With noevdv
How have changes in your life outside of your music influenced the way you approach the live performing aspect of your art?
I think having some early success definitely gave me more confidence in what I was doing. I already believed things would work out, but it kind of confirmed it and made me trust myself even more.
Also, being able to DJ for a few artists helped me a lot. It gave me experience being on stage and made me think about what I would want to do when I have my own live shows.
At the same time, I’ve been going to concerts since I was young, so that really shaped my vision too. It gave me a lot of ideas and inspiration for how I want my performances to feel.
Now I feel like I have a clear direction of where I want to take my live shows and how I want people to experience them.
As you’ve grown, what habits have you refined or replaced in your creative process?
Before, I used to start something and then come back to it days or even weeks later. But a lot of the time, that version of me that created the idea wasn’t there anymore, I wasn’t feeling the same thing, so it was hard to finish it in an honest way.
Now I really try to stay in that moment and push the idea as far as I can while the feeling is still there. Because once that emotion is gone, it’s almost impossible to recreate it the same way.
When you evolve as an artist, how do you stay aligned with your core identity?
I think it’s actually pretty simple for me, I just try to stay as natural and aligned with my values as possible, no matter what’s happening in my life. When I grow as an artist, it comes from growing as a person first, so it still feels honest.
Being in Belgium a lot also helps with that. Not being in LA all the time keeps me grounded and reminds me what actually matters. It kind of pulls me out of that bubble and brings me back to real life, which is important for me creatively and personally.
In what ways has your understanding of yourself as an artist shifted over time?
I think I found my identity pretty early on, but my understanding of it has definitely evolved.
When I was younger, around 15 or 16, producing for other artists, I used to add a lot of layers to my tracks. Sometimes it was too much, I was trying to show everything I could do and prove myself to other producers and artists.
As I grew and started making music for myself, my mindset changed. I realized that less is more. It’s not about showing off, it’s about capturing a core feeling and making something that really connects. That shift helped me understand myself better as an artist.
How do you structure your life now to sustain your work in music?
I don’t really follow a strict structure, to be honest. I try to let life happen naturally and move with it. I spend time in Belgium when I feel like being there, and go to the US when it makes sense creatively.
I also don’t force the process. If I don’t feel like being in the studio, I won’t push it. For me, being an artist is about feeling things and living real moments. So when I’m not making songs, I’m focused on actually experiencing life, because that’s what I eventually bring back into the music.
That being said, even if I’m not making full songs every day, I still try to make beats almost every day. It keeps me connected to music without forcing the emotional side of it. In a way, that balance is what sustains my work more than any strict routine would.
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.
