Brazilian duo Immersed may be a new name, but the creative force behind it is built on years of experience, instinct and a shared obsession with the dance floor.
Formed by Öwnboss and Scorsi, the project emerged organically after one studio collaboration revealed a chemistry too strong to ignore. Since then, the pair have been shaping a sound rooted in groove, tension, melody and meticulous sound design, where every element serves a purpose.
Their latest single, The Last Time, offers the clearest glimpse yet into that vision, balancing emotive vocals with club-focused energy ahead of their forthcoming debut EP. In this conversation, Immersed discuss how the project began, the two-year evolution of the new single, their contrasting musical backgrounds, and why creating unforgettable moments on the dance floor remains at the centre of everything they do.
Immersed began after one remix revealed a great creative chemistry between you both. What was the exact moment you realised that this is bigger than just a one time collaboration?
It didn’t start as a “project” at all, it was just a moment.
We were getting closer, hanging out more and I had this early version of what would become the Atom remix. I showed it to Öwnboss, and he instantly connected with the idea of flipping a classic, so we jumped into it together without overthinking.
When we finished it, we both knew it felt special. He started testing it in his sets, and at one of those gigs, he brought me into the booth just to help push the track. But something unexpected happened there — the energy between us felt different.
The next day he texted me saying, “there’s something here, we should take this further.” And that was it, that was the real starting point. After that, everything accelerated. We kept creating, track after track, and suddenly we had a sound, an identity, and a body of work. At that point, it wasn’t a question of if this was a project, it was just about what we were going to call it.
New single “The Last Time” took nearly two years to refine. Why did it take that long? Sometimes overthinking the creative process can become detrimental to the result. Was this something you considered.
Yes, Scorsi is obsessed with the technical part. We tried a few (more like 20 mix downs) versions, it got to a point we even swapped the masters on the DSP after the release. But to be honest, before it got to that we tried a few different drops, vocal arrangements. It was really testing it out more than overthinking. The formula was there since the first version. Was just a matter of fine tuning it.
Öwnboss and Scorsi – Immersed
When you’re stuck creatively, do you solve it with instinct, conversation or stepping away completely?
To be honest, there’s different scenarios that all 3 solutions work. Even sending to close friends, sometimes more than a feedback is an insight of something you missed that could solve it. We never give up and idea. If it’s started one way, it’s because there’s something there. So we just save it for a later time.
How do your individual strengths complement each other in the studio? Who challenges who more?
Öwnboss is the good energy guy. He has a better judgement for melodies, club arrangement and always push it to the vibe side. Scorsi is the production madness. Obsessing with sound design and unique bits of variations. We both push each other with those aspects to try and have something more original. It’s super easy working together.
The female vocal plays such a central role in the track. Did the vocal lead the production, or did the production shape the vocal?
We received Julia’s (Church) vocal and we both were like e”OMG we need to use this. Definitely inspired by the vocal to come up with the production. We could feel every bit of mood and intention variation on it and wanted to translate that into the complete record. Maybe that’s why it took us so long.
You describe sound design as narrative. Can you explain how a bassline, texture or silence can tell a story without words?
Different textures provoke different feelings, we just want to try and make it happen at the same time. We think big contrasts create different impacts and experiences. A super saw synth hitting higher on the spectrum, completed by a fat filtered Reese, combined with a tiny snare and a big punchy kick gives you both euphoria and heaviness. It’s like you can either jump like crazy or just bounce your head with the classic bass face. We want that experience for the crowd. They feeling like “I don’t know what this is, I don’t know how to react but I’m loving it”.
Öwnboss and Scorsi – Immersed
Many producers add layers for impact, but you speak about intention in every element. What’s the hardest part of deciding what not to include?
This is tricky. It’s super easy, when you’re working on it, to just load way too much stuff and get attached to it. You listen to it over and over and get more used to it, it’s so hard to decide later on what to remove. But we’re thankful for having each other. We always go overboard with elements, and there’s always one of us saying “that needs to go”, “that’s too much”.
Öwnboss comes from massive global success, while Scorsi brings decades of underground and genre-rooted experience. How do those different journeys shape Immersed?
We come from quite distinct musical backgrounds. Scorsi’s roots are in bass music, with drum & bass releases dating back to the early 2000s as C.A.B.L.E., and on the last decade expanding into trap and bass house. Öwnboss, on the other hand, has always leaned toward melodic, club-focused productions, with massive mainstream success.
What connects us is the groove and a shared obsession with the dance floor. That became the foundation, merging our strengths through sound design, sample choices, and a willingness to experiment. Our individual influences are present but the goal was always to push beyond that and shape something that feels truly our own.
What have you learned from each other that changed how you make music individually?
Respecting others’ opinions and vision. We, as DJs or producers, tend to be very lonely throughout our careers when we’re making music and we get used on trusting our taste and decisions. So having someone else working on the same ideas, always gives a different perspective and shows you that sometimes you’re wrong.
Immersed feels designed for the dance floor, but with emotional depth. How do you translate that balance into a live set?
I think the song selection tells that story. We in deep on things that translate what we like individually, but it also has a match with the project. And with that with explore what feels more like this or that to fit the chapters.
Scorsi and Öwnboss – Immersed
What should fans expect from an Immersed show that they wouldn’t get from your solo performances?
The centre stage is the music. It’s different from what we play individually. And we plan to create a more cohesive experience between music and visuals as well. We have some tricks to be implemented, but it’s a bit soon to open that box yet.
What kind of venue best represents Immersed, dark warehouse, sunset beach, festival mainstage or intimate club?
We can easily circulate between dark warehouses and main stage. Our records itself range from rave energy to mainstream. And since we both were DJs before becoming producers, we can easily adapt our sets for each occasion.
Red is central to the project’s visual identity. Why red and what does that colour communicate sonically?
It represents exactly what we’re trying to create: intensity with intention. It’s not chaos, it’s controlled energy. It’s that balance between emotion and impact. What you feel and what you physically react to on the dance floor.
Sonically, that translates into tension, contrast and movement. We build melodies that connect emotionally, but underneath that there’s pressure. bass lines, drums, energy pushing forward. Nothing is linear. Everything breathes, evolves and exists with purpose. That contrast between beauty and weight is what defines our sound
How important is visual storytelling in electronic music today?
In this day and age is almost mandatory. Even if you’re not using visuals on a LED screen, the stage itself, how you portray yourself, social media, everything is telling a story. We’re not saying that you have to fake something, just be you and you’re telling a story already. But also, aligning visuals to your sound is something you should do, concerts are where you have the chance to showcase everything at the same time.
With multiple singles leading into the EP are these songs chapters of one larger story or standalone moments?
In the beginning, it wasn’t meant to be anything big — just a space to release a few records and keep our main projects moving as usual. But the momentum changed everything. The project started building its own identity, and turned into a 6-track debut EP, and we have a lot more music already in the pipeline.So what we thought would be something short-term has turned into something we’re clearly going to keep pushing forward. The EP itself was meant to show the range the project have. Like we said before, we go from rave energy to mainstream, and keeping the club as the center subject.
Scorsi and Öwnboss – Immersed
What statement do you hope this debut EP makes about who Immersed is?
That we’re doing this out of love for the music and for the culture. There’s so much in dance music and we love so many branches and eras of it, we just wanted to put everything in one big pot and come out with something different.
When people hear the name Immersed a year from now, what do you hope they instantly associate it with?
Guaranteed fun time.
Immersed – The Last Time is out now. Grab it on Beatport HERE.
