J.Bernardt

J. Bernardt, also known as Jinte Deprez, is a true generalist—singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, arranger, producer, engineer, and programmer. While his debut album *Running Days* was a melange of sounds shaped by electronic influences, his new album *Contigo* takes an old-school, band-based approach. Deprez enlisted a group of his “super-talented” friends, guiding them through intense rehearsals and performances in search of that elusive spark. *Contigo*—Spanish for “with you”—is a dramatic, compelling, and colorful body of work, infused with rich melodies, emotive vocals, and masterful production flourishes. A studio auteur and musical inventor, Deprez crafts an album that explores every phase of a breakup—shock, sadness, anger, denial, hurt, and acceptance—perfectly capturing a ‘viciously romantic’ essence. Best known as one half of the singer-songwriter duo behind Balthazar, one of Belgium’s most beloved and respected alt-rock bands for over two decades, Deprez continues to push