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Producers Jewelssea and Jjared form a bond over beats

When Juliana Concepcion and Jared Daley start making a beat, it's hard for them to stop.  The glow of the laptop catches the intensity and excitement on their faces when the beat starts coming together. The young Philadelphia-area producers, whose respective stage names are Jewelssea and Jjared, sat down together on Dec. 2 and ended their impromptu beat making session by exporting a rough version of their newest creation. Concepcion and Daley's process includes a lot of back and forth. They routinely pass each other the keyboard controller and laptop, which houses Ableton, a beat making software, to whoever has an idea flowing. The rhythm and tune of the music is their primary focus. The pair met in January 2018 at Buffalo Exchange, a used clothing store in Center City, Philadelphia. Their mutual friend, James "Beautifulmvn" Saint-Fort introduced them and they all made a beat that day in Daley's basement, and then continued to make ...