The story of Immersed begins “on a spaceship… there’s a whole universe,” it’s something similar to The Matrix, “but everything red and not green,” as Scorsi describes it. The music is meant to construct an entirely separate reality, “it’s super technological, and it’s immersive… the idea is not for the crowd to look at it from the outside perspective. It’s to be involved.” And that vision begins to materialize on their upcoming six-track EP, due this summer through Sony, though listeners have already received glimpses through early releases including “Now You See Me” and “Tantra,” which quickly generated momentum across the electronic terrain they inhabit.
The duo, comprised of Brazilian electronic leaders Öwnboss and Scorsi, crossed paths just a few years ago through WhatsApp and Instagram messages, but quickly transformed an online friendship into something larger when “we started making a remix for ‘Atom.’” The track quickly gained traction, leading Öwnboss to invite Scorsi to “play with me the remix that we made in the studio” live in front of an audience. The chemistry was surprisingly organic for a sound that relies so heavily on electronic manipulation and digital architecture – “it was that day that changed everything,” as Öwnboss remembers. “It was so nice to play with him. And we had a really good connection… I was completing him, and he was completing me.” Scorsi echoes the collision, “it was not much of the music itself… when we did the show together, on the next day he texted me. He was like, ‘There’s something different here. I don’t like sharing the stage with anybody. I don’t like having people on my side. But the energy was different. We should invest on that.’ So we started making music.” Sonically, the pairing feels destined to happen. Scorsi “come[s] from a very bass-driven sound. [Öwnboss]’s more melodic, more mainstream.” Together, they pull from opposite ends of the spectrum until something entirely new begins to glow in the middle.
But neither artist began with production. In fact, both started somewhere far more analog. Öwnboss explains, “I became in music when I was a teenager. I had a rock band.” Scorsi follows a similar route: “I started playing guitar because of my dad. He had a huge record collection. Metal, rock, everything, like fusion, even jazz my dad had.” Production and the title of DJ arrived later, shaped by the sounds surrounding them. Öwnboss even admits, “I had a reggae band” with his brothers before EDM eventually became his orbit.
Their influences align almost mythologically, pulling from the same era of musical experimentation. Scorsi points to The Prodigy: “When I heard Prodigy for the first time… Oh my God, this is, it has the little bit of metal impact on it and it’s still very underground and it’s rave-orientated.” Öwnboss immediately follows with “Daft Punk and Pink Floyd. These two musical artists that changed my life forever.” Both return to a period where music was bending at the seams and genres bled unapologetically into one another. “It was really different at the time.” Öwnboss even reflects, “I miss those days,” but you can hear fragments of that spirit resurfacing throughout Immersed’s identity.
The name itself, Immersed, serves as a blueprint for everything they hope to create. “We wanted a name that reflects the fact that you have to invest energy on the music… so being Immersed on the sound… we want you to be immersed in our music.” It’s simple, but simplicity works when the concept is this clear. The music speaks loudly enough on its own. The live performances, however, are poised to stretch that vision even further.
Öwnboss and Scorsi step into Immersed already carrying successful solo careers behind them, which adds another layer to the collaboration. It’s not born from necessity, nor from chasing trends or numbers. It’s rooted in something much simpler: “Let’s just make music. Whatever happens, it happens.” That openness is part of what allows the project to move so fluidly. Creative disagreements rarely linger. “When he doesn’t like something, he changes it and like, okay,” Öwnboss shrugs, while Scorsi adds, “we’re pretty good on that, like maintaining a good, respectful studio session and doing the things we like.”
Branching from different corners of electronic music, both artists have embraced the partnership as a chance to expand their own creative instincts. “I learned from him to be more melodic-orientated,” Scorsi explains. “I’ve always focused more on the energy on the drop. And he was like, we gotta tune it down a bit. Like you gotta let it breathe.” When their strengths intersect, something rare happens – music that feels equally at home on festival stages, in headphones, and deep inside crowded clubs at 2 a.m.
And it’s much more than simply music built for movement. The pair are constructing a narrative that will deepen across the upcoming EP and continue unfolding through their live performances. “The first time we talked about the project itself, we wanted it to be a full experience… with the visual, with the logo, with the brand, and everything. It kind of feels a little bit cinematic, and we try to do the same thing with the music… there’s a lot of things happening behind that gives you an extra feeling.”
While they remain intentionally vague about what audiences can expect from future shows, Scorsi teases: “There’s going to be a story behind the whole EP that’s going to be converted into the live shows. So, it’s going to be really cinematic… There’s going to be a few hidden things in there, we can’t talk about it, because if we talk about it, it’s not going to be hidden anymore. But the idea is to be a cinematic experience, more than just the music or just the visuals.” It sounds ambitious, perhaps even a little cryptic, but Scorsi assures, “People will get it,” and if their early releases are any indication, these debut performances will be worth paying attention to.
The visual identity surrounding the EP leans heavily into red, and that decision carries just as much intention as the music itself. “I think the color translates everything we’re doing. It’s a mix of high energy and it’s very brutal and soft at the same time.” The music arrived first, but after hearing the earliest tracks, the imagery became obvious. “We created it and it was an I see red.”
With a surplus of milestones already attached to both of their names, Immersed feels less concerned with streams and popularity and more focused on building something that extends beyond individual songs. Öwnboss hopes the project becomes “something that changes the music industry… the same way I listened to Daft Punk and Prodigy some years ago, it changed my mind forever.” Scorsi approaches the idea from a more personal angle: “It’s more than the industry itself. For people to actually listen to it and say, okay, this is different. They made something different… we just want to make different music, and the music led us to doing a whole visual thing and building the project itself.”
As the EP looms on the horizon, there’s plenty left for listeners to anticipate. Scorsi encourages audiences to dive into their latest single, explaining, “we just released ‘The Last Time’ with Julia Hill on the vocals… it has a little bit of everything we wanted to have on the project. Like the melodies, the sound design on the bass, and amazing vocals. I think that song really hits different for us.” Öwnboss points toward “Contagious,” an unreleased track set to appear on the EP, and Scorsi quickly agrees: “I think Contagious might do well in the club.”
The future feels illuminated for Immersed, and they’re only just beginning. “It’s going to be a journey,” Scorsi assures, while Öwnboss reiterates, “a long journey, but it’s going to be good.” If their vision succeeds, Immersed won’t simply be another electronic act. It’ll be an entire world waiting to be stepped into.
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