I love the variety: it sounds like a total cliché, but every day really is different.
You could say that I’ve worked on them all, but only in the sense that when we’ve delivered something to a client, I’m the one who asks very nicely for some money.
The ones that made clients happy. And if we’ve managed to deliver them with some joie de vivre – so much the better.
I like to sing. This isn’t as silly as it sounds. I divide my days between Quietroom and my life as a professional opera singer. I sing at big places like The Royal Opera House or English National Opera. And small places, like Hatstand Opera and Opera a la Carte.
What do you knead for pleasure?
How can something that’s healthy be unhealthy? When you’re unnaturally obsessed with it. That’s my problem with sourdough bread. The process of taking a sticky, bubbly, smelly batter and turning it into a beautiful artisanal loaf is seriously addictive. My name’s Jochem, and I am a sourdough addict. There, I’ve said it.