# “My music has found new shapes”: Otis Mensah on Berlin, jazz and breaking musical boundaries

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/my-music-has-found-new-shapes-otis-mensah-on-berlin-jazz-and-breaking-musical-boundaries/
- Published: 2026-11-09T12:12:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T13:40:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Exposed Magazine
- Original article: https://www.exposedmagazine.co.uk/whats-new/my-music-has-found-new-shapes-otis-mensah-on-berlin-jazz-and-breaking-musical-boundaries/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, Sheffield, Space, Technology

## Key points

- Berlin has pushed Mensah’s music in new directions.
- Sheffield’s quieter pace and green spaces remain important to him.
- His forthcoming album began with piano improvisations in Sheffield.

## Summary

Otis Mensah says moving from Sheffield to Berlin has reshaped his music, while leaving him with a lasting connection to Sheffield. The change matters to his forthcoming album, *Come Beautify the Night*, which draws on the creative freedom and experimental music scene he has found in Berlin.

Mensah misses Sheffield’s slower pace, warmth and green spaces, which offered room for reflection. He says Berlin’s intense energy and DIY culture have broadened his sound towards jazz and fusion, with live musicians helping him explore improvisation, rhythm and percussive vocal delivery. The album began with piano improvisations at Hybrid 3 Studios in Sheffield before being completed in Berlin.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.