{"id":86686,"date":"2026-02-25T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=86686"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:35:41","slug":"innellea-asks-what-am-i-allowed-to-do-as-an-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/02\/25\/innellea-asks-what-am-i-allowed-to-do-as-an-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Innellea Asks, &#8220;What Am I Allowed to Do as an Artist?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>German DJ\/producer and live act Innellea shared on social media that he&#8217;s taking time off to reset, opening up about feeling burnt out from mounting expectations.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a two-part statement captioned &#8220;I feel stuck,&#8221; which is currently the solitary post on his social media, Innellea has opened up about swerving trends in the scene and &#8220;comments&#8221; that made him uneasy, seemingly steering the techno ringleader to what &#8220;Innellea should sound like.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He maintained that he experimented and released music he genuinely believed in, while also affirming that everyone is influenced by trends, friends, labels, and algorithms. To this, he remarked, &#8220;It&#8217;s strange to watch an entire scene shift along with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Innellea also reflected on his early days, calling it a time &#8220;when art and music had no borders&#8221; and &#8220;where people who felt lost finally felt that they belonged.&#8221; This essence and feeling is exactly what the Munich-based Michael Miethig chased and envisioned for his Innellea project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its launch, Michael has framed his electronic venture to not become limited to one sound, embracing ambient waves, melodic techno, tech house, breakbeats, and everything in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the post makes it clear that the techno maverick is grateful and welcoming of feedback, which stems from love and memories created, he further conveyed, &#8220;Yet somehow, I feel stuck. Locked into expectations. Into boxes I never wanted to step into.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feeling caught between social media commentary and the pressure of algorithm-driven trends, Innellea questioned, &#8220;What am I actually allowed to do as an artist? Right now, I don\u2019t have an answer. What I do know is that I need to step back from noise, from feeds, from opinions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"86725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innellea-I-Feel-Stuck-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innellea-I-Feel-Stuck-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innellea-I-Feel-Stuck-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innellea-I-Feel-Stuck.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"86726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innellea-I-Feel-Stuck-Taking-Time-Off-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innellea-I-Feel-Stuck-Taking-Time-Off-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innellea-I-Feel-Stuck-Taking-Time-Off-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Innellea-I-Feel-Stuck-Taking-Time-Off.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concluding his post, the electronic artist voiced that he was taking some time off to &#8220;reconnect with myself, with the music, and with the reason I started all this in the first place.&#8221; In the comments, fans and fellow artists have shared messages of support, encouragement, and empathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Innellea&#8217;s most recent drop arrived in the form of &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2025\/10\/16\/peces-raros-extend-their-global-reach-with-innellea-on-parte-del-juego\/\">Parte del Juego<\/a>,&#8217; a collaboration with Argentine EDM-rock duo Peces Raros via his Belonging label. In terms of live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innellea.com\/tour-dates\/\">appearances<\/a>, the German producer is listed to perform in Ecuador for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUE7fm_jiQP\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">Melodic Movement<\/a> on March 27 and Ultra Miami (<a href=\"https:\/\/ultramusicfestival.com\/lineup\/resistance\/?_gl=1*i62ebw*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAi9rJBhCYARIsALyPDtt3lMZLroSSlGRFKt0v_B2eo5nSa2_Cz_IqJfy2S3YqzX8DRJxwT_0aAtMeEALw_wcB\">B2B with Colyn<\/a>) on March 28 this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more updates about electronic dance music,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>follow TFword on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tf.word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thefckingword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thefckingword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You May Also Like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2025\/10\/16\/peces-raros-extend-their-global-reach-with-innellea-on-parte-del-juego\/\">Peces Raros Extend Their Global Reach with Innellea on \u2018Parte del Juego\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/01\/07\/mental-health-initiatives-and-charities-supported-by-edm-artists\/\">Mental Health Initiatives and Charities Supported by EDM Artists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2022\/05\/16\/musicians-who-have-opened-up-about-their-mental-health-struggles\/\">Musicians Who Have Opened Up About Their Mental Health Struggles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German DJ\/producer and live act Innellea shared on social media that he&#8217;s taking time off to reset, opening up about feeling burnt out from mounting expectations. 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