Freshman Jude Weinstein. Photo courtesy of Patrick Kolcan.

You may have heard about Judeaism, Freshman Jude Weinstein’s debut Spotify album. Following positive feedback from peers on the album, Weinstein curated a new album: Qualifornia.

With an impressive 35 tracks in 32 minutes, one might wonder how Weinstein was able to pull off such a feat.

“My goal originally was 50 songs,“ said Weinstein.

This ambition Weinstein has for music helps to explain why he felt the need to record  such an album, which some have described as “astonishing.”

Weinstein said there was a  a “constant demand” for his newest album. Everyone he knew was asking him when the next one  would be released. 

Eventually, Weinstein gave in to the audience’s demand.

 “I was like, you know, I need to make another album,” said Weinstein.

Though, he didn’t do it alone, this time.. Working with other artists, Anomalist, and senior Leo Rubin, Weinstein recorded this album through collaboration with other students. 

Junior Jordan Miles, a member of Anomalist, said, “we donated some songs from our freshman year, the first day Anomalist recorded songs.” 

The Anomalist tracks include Flute Bad, Train Good, and Untitled Anomalist Song.

One track off the album titled Toaster Sound Effect 2000 times is a song which features Weinstein’s prolific use of audio samples. Indeed the song contains a toaster spring effect playing 2000 times. 

“I heard a toaster in the grind, and I was like, I’m gonna do that 2000 times,” said Weinstein.

So, why is the album named Qualifornia?

Weinstein detests the state of “Qualifornia,” and tried to convey this message through the album.  When Weinstein was younger, he once had a nightmare where his mom had told him that he was moving to California. Except, it was spelled with a “Q” instead of a “C.” As it turned out, he would rather die than move to California with a “Q”. 

The album mentions  many individuals in Weinstein’s personal life.

“My favorite song off of Qualifornia is Darnall Bit a Kid,” said junior Lauren Kiesling.

The song features sounds which Weinstein samples to convey a simple message. That Darnall, in fact, bit a kid. 

For aspiring artists who wish to produce their own music, it may be worth knowing how to distribute music online.

Weinstein uses platform DIstrokid, to release his albums onto spotify. For just $20 a year, he can release as many albums as he would like onto Spotify.

“I would recommend DistroKid to anyone trying to release music,” said Weinstein.

As of today, Weinstein has made $0.00 off of Spotify listens.