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Pavel Telica is a London-based jazz guitarist and jazz hip-hop producer blending jazz, bossa nova, neo-soul and hip-hop into warm, timeless grooves. His music has surpassed 4M streams & appeared on Spotify’s Best of Jazz, Jazz UK playlists and BBC Radio London. He is a co-founder of The Office Recording Studios and the Doctor Gosso Collective.

Pavel Telica, known artistically as Telica, is a London-based jazz guitarist and jazz hip hop producer known for blending jazz, bossa nova, neo soul and hip hop into warm, timeless vintage grooves. Centred around expressive guitar playing and laid-back rhythms, his music draws inspiration from Brazilian influences, jazz improvisation and modern beat culture.

Telica first gained wider attention through the lo-fi jazz hip hop project Doctor Gosso & the Samplers, founded together with producer Teo Marangon. The duo’s early releases quickly accumulated hundreds of thousands of streams, helping establish their presence within the growing global scene of jazz-influenced beat music. Over the years Telica has continued developing both his solo work and collaborative projects, releasing music as Telica while remaining an active member of the Doctor Gosso Collective. His catalogue has surpassed over 4,5 million streams and his music has been featured on editorial playlists including Spotify’s Best of Jazz, Jazz UK and Focus Flow, as well as broadcast on BBC Radio London. Alongside his own releases, Telica regularly collaborates with artists from the London jazz and hip hop community as a guitarist, producer and session musician. He also co-founded The Office Recording Studios- a music studio and a creative recording space in East London, as well as an HQ for Telica's music community.

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Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Electronic music meets jazz and bossa nova.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: That for sure would be Hip Hop, House and Pop, but always with a fusion/elements of jazz music or neosoul music. Then of course often I also do more classical compositions for TV and ads.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: I would say that my strongest skill is communication and being in a position to understand the person who I'm working with. We are all different people with different expectations and visions, and i personally believe that being on the same "wavelength" and understanding each other + being kind and considerate is INSTRUMENTAL to the whole process. If not that than bossa guitars haha.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: The main thing I bring to the song is the jazzy grooves and sexy guitar licks ( I suppose). If i had to choose one thing I would actually say is that i bring musical and textural elements that add more character and groove.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: My typical work process is about understanding the needs of a client first, as I wanna nail down their vision, so at first studying references is an important step. The next step is to vibe together and try out different chord progressions, melodies and beats and just start building from there. In my opinion the success of the project always depends on the energy happening in the room, so for me it is about jamming and experimenting, which naturally leads to the right direction. As time passes I keep or remove certain elements to further start nailing down the vision of the artist.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a home studio setup with two other producers and sound engineers, namely Teo Marangon and Alistair Tildesley. The setup consists of 5+ guitars, 2 bass guitars, variety of synths and electric keyboards including a Model D and Juno, percussions and a selection of dynamic and condenser microphones. We use 3 different pairs of speakers to monitor - Yamaha HS5, Focal Shape 65. At the same time I occasionally have access and produce and compose at other studios such as Denmark Street Studios and Noatune studios.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Despite it being a very difficult question (I wanna mention a loooot), I would have to say that that the strongest influences are: St. Germain as a producer, George Benson as a guitarist and Kiefer as an overall musical product :)
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: The most common type of work is for either recording guitar parts for the song or being a songwriter/producer who creates the instrumental and the song structure for the artist. In the first case I would usually be invited to complement an existing musical composition by recording a guitar solo or guitar rhythm parts, little fills, ear candies etc. all of it in the bossa and jazzy aesthetic. The second case is usually a proper session with an artist where i try out different vibes and create a song according to the artist's needs and wants, including recording instrument parts, building the structure, choosing a sound pallete etc.