London is Calling loud and clear…
Who will play on the next SellaBand Showcase?
The heat is on. Less than one week to go, and there’s still quite a number of artists competing for a much coveted slot on our London Calling gig. At the time of going to press, there were 5 artists who were clearly leading the pack. We approached these 5 and asked them 4 simple questions. Here are their answers...
Bulletproof Messenger (USA)
Where do you think you will be on June 5, 2007?
“Depends on the time...first we plan on being in London playing a show for SellaBand, and then later that night we plan to be out and about partying like Rock stars!”
Have you decided on your setlist already?
“As far as setlist, we usually have one or 2 we like to rotate, but based on time we may alter it up a little.”
Ever been to London before?
“As a band no.. as an individual no, as for everyone else maybe one of us have but I doubt it!”
Which other SellaBand artists would you like to share the stage with?
“Hmmm... well once again I hate choosing favorites but I believe in a consistent lineup... so gotta choose our rock buddies Vegas Dragons. Blister would be cool too... Nearfield, Maitreya... something interesting, rock/electronic...”
Maitreya (USA)
Where do you think you will be on June 5, 2007?
“I THINK i will be in LONDON ... I HOPE I will be in London ... I PRAY I will be in London!!! If not, I will be screening the Showcase live in my Apartment, tickets are $200!”
Have you decided on your setlist already?
“I've decided on three set lists, depending on a few things! All of them include "Always, Forever" and all of them include me!”
Ever been to London before?
“Yes, I'm a Face!!! Mostly Croyden (South East) but my memories are fleeting. It was the crazy years, I didn't get to play too many shows although I had a really cool Batman cape that I used to do impromptu performances in ... a young James Brown if you will ... like, very young, I was four years old!”
Which other SellaBand artists would you like to share the stage with?
“All of them!!! I hope Mysti Bum Rushes my show, I hope Vegas Dragons bust thru the Back Wall, Aerosmith Style! I hope Simeon comes and battles me in bathrooms! Seriously, whether I'm there or not, I wish everyone luck in getting a spot, no matter what happens it's gonna be a wicked show!”
Lucia Iman (USA)
Where do you think you will be on June 5, 2007?
“At Gibson Guitar Studios in London...(!), singing and playing my heart out to all my Believers, showing some love to this awesome SellaBand community who’s supporting me so much...”
Have you decided on your setlist already?
“I have some ideas...I don’t wanna spill the beans too soon... One thing I can say is I promised Brian (Vegas Dragons) that I would record Queen’s ‘Somebody to love’ and send it to him if I make it to London :)”
Ever been to London before?
“I have when I lived in Spain...I absolutely adore London..dahling!”
Which other SellaBand artists would you like to share the stage with?
“There’s a lot of talent on SellaBand, so it’s hard to choose...Here are some artists I resonate with and would LOVE to share stage with: Francis Rodino, Maitreya, Travellers, Caya, Chloe Colette Michelle, Second Person (!)...and I’d love to do a metal version of one of my songs with Vegas Dragons ;) Wish me luck!!!”
Francis Rodino (United Kingdom)
Where do you think you will be on June 5, 2007?
“This is a cruel competition. Many, many great artists are not going to be playing at the London concert. More than anything this competition will be a judge on how much artists can spam new and existing Believers, and bribe or beg friends and family members to buy Parts. So, without having a crystal ball, I have to say I have absolutely no idea where I will be on June 5th. I am grateful to all the fantastic support I've received this month.”
Have you decided on your setlist already?
“If I play this gig, setlist is the last thing me and my band come up with. We have a huge repertoire so we're going to pick songs and put them in a running order that will grab people and take them on a fun, emotional journey.”
Ever been to London before?
“I live here. If I make it through I will be proud to represent UK based artists throughout SellaBand. We need more.”
Which other SellaBand artists would you like to share the stage with?
“Daniel Ward Murphy. I went to see him play live last week and he blew my mind. Wonderful musicianship and original, distinctive songs. And very cute backing singer too.”
Nearfield (Portugal):
Where do you think you will be on June 5, 2007?
“London! Where else can we be? Hehehe…”
Have you decided on your setlist already?
“Sure we did! Although we don't know yet how many songs we will be permitted to play, we have to be prepared for the showcase and 1 month is pretty short to get everything ready to go!”
Ever been to London before?
“Yes, 6 times but never to play a gig!”
Which other SellaBand artists would you like to share the stage with?
“That's a tricky question that requires a delicate answer! We think this chance could be more open to accommodate 5 or maybe 10 acts with their playing time reduced to a couple of songs each! Sort of a mini-festival that could lead to a DVD! SellaBand DVD Act 1! If SellaBand could find a sponsor to bring them all to gig that would be great! Or maybe find an individual sponsor for each band! Getting each band supported by a well-known brand would bring a better involvement with other areas! These things said I guess it's obvious that we are for diversity in order to show the world the potential of SellaBand! In this case we would have Maitreya and Lily and Vegas Dragons and T-ka and Kirt and Headphone and Lola Perrin and Daniel Ward-Murphy and So What and BPM and Blister and… oops 11 already! We can see that there is no place for The Nears or any of our friends! Now being serious! It's impossible to tell you because every single act is equally perfect to share the stage! We love them all so let the best man win!”
London Calling: The Password
With a room capacity of under 200 people, a pair of tickets for the upcoming London Calling gig at Gibson Guitar Studios is something to cherish. Therefore we do not give away these tickets so easily. But, the first 50 tickets have now officially been allocated. They go to the first 25 people who have proven to us that they are ‘True Believers’.
In last week’s Tribune we asked 9 questions, which together would form a password. The answer turned out to be a little more difficult than anticipated. Hundreds of attempts were sent to ticket@sellaband.com, but it took some 48 hours before we had 25 people who had found the right answer. Here’s the nine right answers: T I S T E B M I P. To find the password, all you had to do was to think of SellaBand as the disruptor we really are. In other words, the traditional music industry sees us as the devil. And what has the devil supposedly done through music in past decades? Send backward messages! Read the 9 answers from start to finish and you get PIMBETIST. This happens to be the name of the man who has the right to call the concept of SellaBand his brainchild. One word of solace to all of those who got it wrong: When tested with the quiz himself, young Pim couldn’t find the password either! Suffice it to say that coming up with a nice concept is something different than solving a little word puzzle, hahaha!
And here are the names of the first 25 True Believers who are entitled to a pair of tickets:
Reygamba (NL)
Mandyleigh (Australia)
Martin Nicholas (UK)
Webturtle (USA)
Lucretia (UK)
Klaus (USA)
Walter M. (NL)
W3ird N3rd (NL)
RonW (NL)
Hans de Mooij (NL)
Jeroen Sack (NL)
Ginny (UK)
EmpireOfOne (USA)
Wyando (Germany)
MandyNJake (USA)
Whaley (NL)
T-ka (France)
Bocaine (Australia)
Utterly B. Groovy (UK)
Rose518 (USA)
Kim Jorgensen (Denmark)
Diederik Six (NL)
Lily (USA)
Vegas Dragons (Australia)
Pacarina (NL)
There will be more opportunities to get your hands on a pair of tickets. For artists, the quickest way to secure them is to either reach 50K before May 1, or to end up in the Top 3 of the London Calling Chart! One last thing about June 5: A lot of people have written to ask us about what the night may look like, but all we will tell you for now is that it is likely to start at 6 PM at Gibson Guitar Studios in Rathbone Street, and that it will end sometime after Midnight at a different location!
Adam’s Apples #13
Let’s hear it for the girls – here are three singers and their bands who stand out head and shoulders above the rest of this week’s new arrivals at Sellaband.
Name: Autour de Sophie.
Artistry: Singing Sophie and her hot band of funkin’ jazzbos.
Where: Switzerland.
They sound like: Cool and in control.
The songs: All recorded live - “Jungle” is the best.
What she’s doing: Recording in June.
Adam says: “A great live band – bet they’ll sound just as good in the studio”.
Rating: 3.5 apples
Name: Jess King.
Artistry: Singer/songwriter.
Where: The Big Apple.
She sounds like: Classy, memorable pop.
The songs: Well produced and very strong.
What she’s doing: Performing in Tokyo for three months.
Adam says: “I can see Jess making the $50K club soon”.
Rating: 4 apples.
Name: Margaretha Von Parma.
Artistry: Band.
Where: Belgium
They sound like: Rock and jazz, but easy on the ear.
The songs: “My Sweetness” is amazing.
What they’re doing: What can you do in Belgium?
Adam says: “I love this band!”
Rating: 4.0 apples.
Apple juice, apple turnovers and killer apps to:
Pigeon Killer for Brighton hip hop on “Old School – The Rhythm Technique”.
Melody Squad for being Italians singing in English on “Big Bag”.
Waxdolls all the way from China – welcome guys!
Brian Burke whose photo almost proves you’re never to old to boogie.
Your comments are always welcome at: adam@sellaband.com
Q + A
Blister
From the moment they joined SellaBand, Germany’s Blister have been extremely active. Now that they have been with us for quite a few months and are on their way to reach the respectable hurdle of 10% in budget ($5,000), the time felt right for a further introduction. Over to Hamburg, to ‘Marie & the Boys’…
Tell us something about Blister we don't already know?
“Blister consists of a film author, a graphic designer, an upcoming dentist, a lawyer and a student of physics. As different as our working backgrounds are our music backgrounds and that is what makes the right mix of it. Every member plays a very important role in our group and influences the music with his or her own style. After a few months of practicing we realized that through the different skills we demonstrate a good mix of people sharing interesting thoughts and having various music styles. Much more important for us is, that we all became close friends after a while and this is the main reason why we have such a good time with our band and are pushing our music forward.”
Why SellaBand?
“A friend of us mentioned this new music portal, we had a quick look and decided to upload our songs. Surprise, surprise one day later we found our first believer in NAMOR and after that it went on and on... We have realized that offers a good opportunity to get well known by the SellaBand community and if all goes well get some benefit (great concerts with other artists & maybe a great CD) out of it."
What are your ambitions?
“The most important for us it is to spread our music, have fun and play some great gigs. At the moment we are looking forward to finish our first professional demo CD, plan some gigs for this Summer ... and then the next big thing is to hit 50k with the support of our friends, fans and Believers in 2007. It would be incredible to go all the way through as one of the first German bands on Sellaband.”
What's the music scene like in Hamburg?
“Hamburg is the second biggest city in Germany and has great locations for playing live gigs. For example at St. Pauli which is famous for gigs with a great live atmosphere. The music scene there is a special one and one of the most popular ones in Germany. There have been many great bands coming from our city which had great success in Germany and other countries.”
Why is it taking SellaBand so long to get serious recognition in Germany?
“Well... you know the Germans. Perhaps we need some more time to start believing in new concepts. But we are pretty sure that there will be more and more German Believers joining soon. You already can recognize the increase of German supporters if you look at the artists page from Lily and Bulletproof Messenger.”
You're a hard working bunch. How much time do you spend online at SellaBand, and which tactics do you use to reach the full 50K?
"Time: It takes a while to read and reply to all the messages. Tactics: Honestly, there is no general tactic at all. Just being friendly and inviting people to listen to our songs. The only thing which can be described as a tactic is that we will send our debut album Sonic Senses to all new Believers which are supporting us with 3 Parts. So, Believers this is a unique offer for you!”
Are there any other SellaBands you particularly like?
“Sure, there are a lot of other artists & friends on SellaBand we like. To name a few of them: Nearfield, Vegas Dragons, Second Person, Kirt, Simeon and Wetwerks (and there are more… sorry not to name all of them). We like their music and think the way how artist communicate on SellaBand is really important – they all do it in a different but in a friendly way as well.”
Why should people Believe in Blister?
“In general, we would say people should only Believe in us if our music means something special to them. It is a great experience to get comments on our music from people from all around the world. If people Believe, this shows us that they really think our music is something to push further and something they like to listen to and want to receive a proper recorded CD. We will do our best to make this real. Greetings from Hamburg, Marie & the boys.”
Summer Sale!
New Arrivals & New Prices!
It's summer! Well not yet according to the calender, but when we look outside our office windows here in Amsterdam it looks like it's already mid July: sun, sun, sun, sunburnt people, girls in Summer dresses and sunny terraces full of happy people.
To celebrate the early arrival of Summer we've put loads of new shirts in our shop and we've lowered the prices of the shirts! In the EU shop prices start from €17,40 and in the US shop we go as low as $16,90! To be able to lower these prices we had to skip the back print, so no URL on the back of the shirts at this point. New in the shop are SellaBand designs like the cool Hangman, and shirts of Clémence, T-ka & Nearfield. So go to the shop and get yourself one of these cool shirts and go enjoy the sun!
shop Europe :
http://www.spreadshirt.net/shop.php?sid=210982
Shop US:
http://www.spreadshirt.com/shop.php?sid=59618
In The Studio
Tony Platt Reports
Last week we drove up North to Studio Spitsbergen to meet Nemesea and watch them at work with sound wizard Tony Platt. Seeing how the man was so in control of things we asked him to write a ‘Captain’s Log’ about his work on Nemesea’s upcoming album, aptly titled… ‘In Control.’
By Tony Platt
Having been transported to the outer regions of the Netherlands in a distinctly orange train I wasn’t quite sure what to expect and arriving in Groningen late on Easter Sunday – it was especially ‘quiet’. H.J. and Manda were already waiting on the platform so we piled into the ‘Nemesea Bus’ for the trip further into the wilderness and ‘the place they call Spitsbergen’. Naturally by now it was dark so I could not make out the features of the landscape but the house was warm and comfortable and I was easily able to settle down and shortly afterwards fell into a deep dream filled sleep.
The next morning, awaking to the sound of Dutch birds singing, I realised why I couldn’t make out the features of the landscape, there weren’t any! This is a particularly flat part of the Netherlands (that’s saying something!) very reminiscent of the eastern part of England – no need for mountain rescue teams here.
Things improved rapidly though as I discovered the excellent recording studio at the end of a long dark corridor – almost as if I had stumbled into an Alice in Wonderland world. This was to be my home for the next two weeks and promised to be very quiet and relaxing which would mean we would be able to be fully focussed on the job in hand. We spent a valuable first day listening to the songs, reviewing the lyrics and most importantly, choosing where in the room Manda would sing. … and setting up the coolest music stand in the world!
This was the first time I had heard the newer material and I was very impressed, they had been so encouraged by the Sellaband experience that the songs had suddenly taken a big leap forward. What has followed has been a delightful journey into the world of Nemesea. These are a passionately committed group of musicians who have taken the opportunity given to them by their believers very much to heart and are determined to deliver an album worthy of that belief. I have gained the greatest respect for their talent and creativity.
The next two weeks have been filled with intense work fine tuning the lyrics and discovering the amazing extent of Manda’s vocal capability. Every day we have worked a full 12 hours between making sure that the songs fully convey the meaning HJ and Manda intend and capturing the extraordinary performances that she has used to bring them to life. We have had several much needed trips to the big city for R&R and visits from Adam, Dagmar, Johan and Annette have further added to our excuses for ‘dinner out’ but in between I have delighted in experiencing the more domestic side of Manda’s abilities by dining at her and HJ’s house.
Right now I am making sure I leave no unfinished bottles of wine before flying (with airplane) back to the U.K. (and regular internet access). There is still much work to be done on the album but they are right on track for the mix next month and I for one am very much looking forward to hearing the finished album.
Tony Platt, April 23, 2007
Nemesea Want You!
Nemesea is looking for a new keyboard player/DJ!
Do you have heavy/groovy and funky playing skills and do you want to play music full-time? Get in touch with hendrikjan@nemesea.com
Chart Analysis
No changes in the Top 3 of the Weekly Charts. Except that all three artists grossed more Parts than last week, which is always nice to report. So, Lovely Lily manages to keep her #1 position and, as a result, is now also our number one ranking star on the overall Artist Search. Bulletproof Messenger are #2 again on the Weekly Charts and Lucia Iman at #3, both acts seem well on their way to securing a slot at London Calling. Maitreya, who jumps from 8 to 4, had a birthday bash and sold a lot of Parts to his party peeps. Mandyleigh is this week’s biggest gainer and is about to pass the 20K mark, just like Vegas Dragons (at #9 this week) did earlier this week. A lot of new entries on this Weekly Chart, with an impressive first move from Switzerland’s Autour de Sophie at #8, and another Swiss artist, Lorraine Jones at #10. Welcome to SellaBand to you both! Last week we saw another wave of SAB-publicity in the Netherlands and at least three home-grown acts have benefitted with re-entries on the Charts: Man Made Ivory (11), Radius (15) and SoWhat (16). Good to see Wetwerks back in at #12 and Kirt, just back from Argentina, at #18.
A Big Thank You…
…to all the hundreds of Dutch Believers who have worked with us on the Survey we sent out. We had a redemption of over 30%, which we find quite incredible and amazing at the same time. We asked things like age, gender, income, time spent on line and very broadly speaking we see that you are a 30 year old male with a decent job (mostly in IT) and good education, who logs in several times a week to SellaBand.com (over 50% actually logs in every day!) and have more money to spend than the average internet user. Nice to know you, Mr. SellaBand. Oh, and bring us more women, please;-)
Flabber M Poll
With all the attention obviously focussed on London Calling, one might easily forget that 5 of our artists are also competing on another game: The FlabberM Poll. This comp is also entering its final stage. Go to www.flabberm.nl and vote for one of the SellaBands:
Lily
GD Allen
T-Ka
So What
Radio Orange.
This competition closes next Monday April 30, and the winner will get: 25 Gift Parts, Airplay on Dutch radio station KinkFM and a free editorial on new music site FlabberM.
Weekly Update
It’s been a healthy week, but also a bit of a hectic week. First we saw Lovely Lily overtake the #1 spot on the Find Artist Budget Ranking, next we had Francis Rodino who decided he no longer wanted to compete in the London Calling competition and then on Sunday the news broke out that Elleanore had ousted their lead singer Joyce, who also happens to be one of our interns. And, to round things off, Bulletproof Messenger prove to be an unstoppable force as they have now landed on Page 1 of the above mentioned Artist Ranking. Vegas Dragons passed the $20,000 mark and caused a bit of a stir, while celebrating. Add to this some 600 newly registered Believers and a nice $25,000+ Parts sold in the past seven days and we’re sure you will be equally excited to find out what the coming week, also known as the final week of the London Calling competition has in store!
I’m a Believer
As we like to say in the office, there are Believers and there are Believers. And then there is Reygamba. An IT-wizard who never seizes to amaze us with his initiatives and comments. But, who exactly is Reygamba?
Who is Reygamba?
“My real name is Marc Toonen, I’m 42 years old and I’m sharing the love and life with my girl and soul mate Annet for more than 25 years now. I'm a fully self supporting guy and was one of the first who jumped on in the early days of the Internet by giving up a well paid job and started ‘doing things’ with the Net. At the moment I'm living in Arnhem in the Netherlands, but I like other countries, cultures and travel. I’ve lived on the Spanish countryside for 6 months and am now looking for a place in Germany to live. Besides my passion for music I'm a great Cycling fan. I'm not much of a cyclist myself but do love to watch the races live or on TV. Five years ago i started a Cycling game on the Web which has become a well awarded site and has a very active community run by a group of volunteers now. Luckily they have accepted my request for a "Sabbatical Year" otherwise I would not have had the time to enjoy SellaBand at this moment.”
What attracted you to become a Believer?
“I think like most believers, at first I was at attracted by the slogan Artists and Fans make music and money together’. Although it would be very nice if the investment will pay off eventually, the money aspect is not much on the foreground anymore. I just like being around here, listen to the diversity of music, talk with artists and Believers and help out by clicking the believe button now and then.
Also I'm attracted to the crowd funding concept of SellaBand and very curious to see where this will lead to.”
What does an artist need to have or do, to win you over as a Believer?
“Well that's hard to say. If I had the money I would Believe in all artists and help them to have the chance of living their dreams. But unfortunately that's not possible for me. At the moment I have shown my belief in over 40 artists. With some artist like BPM, Cosmic Nomads, Headphone, Outrance, Second Person, Equation etc, all their tracks on SellaBand or elsewhere fully match my taste. Other artist ‘have something’ in their songs that steals my attention. And then there are artists like Black Jack, Vegas Dragons, Mysti Mayhem who are just very kind, hard working or active SellaBand members who make good music, maybe not fully matching my taste, but to whom I give my support and hope they reach the 50K to live their dreams. So make good music, be active, believe in yourself and overall get your profile done with care is a good start to get me on board.”
Who would be your absolute favorite SellaBand artist?
“This is not a easy question because I'm not that black and white type of guy. I don't have an all time favorite book, film, meal, wine and so on . Everything depends on the mood I'm in, the weather or the time of day. But if you put a gun to my head I would say my favorites at this moment are Second Person and Bulletproof Messenger. Luckily I’ve got my hands on a pair of tickets to see them play live in London on June 5! But hey SellaBand has only just started who knows what great artist will join up next? And if you ask me the same question in a few months time the change is that I will have completely other absolute favorites.”
How do you see the future of the music industry?
“Well that is hard to say for me because I'm not very familiar with the inside of the music industry. But I do think that the life cycle of physical products as we know them now is running on its end. Most music will be distributed digitally or played live and more and more artists will be there in competition for listeners and fans. Also there will be more opportunities for collaboration between artists in projects because physical distance is becoming less important. Some examples of it can already be seen on SellaBand at the moment. The good thing is that the current dinosaurs will lose their power so everyone will have an equal chance to make it. The bad thing is it will be much harder for an artist to get noticed on one of the thousands of radio stations and internet websites. Therefore artists will be in need of new skills to market their music and finding ways to make money with it. And then probably we go back to the old way where large marketing organizations take over the role of the current record companies to create the new big artists. For the already arrived artists the smart Record Companies will adapt something like SellaBand and thereby switch from the pushing business to publishing (CD's?) on demand.”
Are you a SellaBand Addict?
“Well, right now I probably am. I spend more than 2 hours a day with SellaBand, always having a window open on the background to check SellaBand, my profile and the Forum.”
Which three bands/artists, do you think will make to our London gig? Do you plan to go to London yourself?
As it looks now it will be an USA/UK event with Bulletproof Messenger, Lucia Iman, Maitreya or Francis Rodino.
But there’s still one week to go, so anything can happen. New bands signing up, a publicity event like Blister had last month or a band still having something up their sleeves. Also the guys of Wetwerks are really quit this time, are they having a ‘cunning plan’? And yes, as I mentioned in one of the other questions, I will go to London. This is something I’m really looking forward to, especially since I arrived on SellaBand after the Paradiso Gig and missed the opportunity to meet fellow Believers and artists in person.”
Is there anything you would like to change/add to our website?
“Oops...... I'm not a regular consumer and from my point of view as concept developer and programmer I would like to add a lot. The website as it is now, only matches about 5% (5? Are you sure you did not at least forget a 0 somewhere? – worried ed.) of what I think it should be. LOL. So probably I coul fill an entire Tribune with that… No but seriously I think it's time to add more ‘life’ to the website by offering a set of community tools/services, meeting spots, information sections, personalization etc., so that people will check out the website on a daily basis and will keep a window open all day to follow up what's happening here. But my first wish for now is a personal address book so I can click directly to the pages of other Believers without looking for an artist where they have parts in or comments on to find the corresponding URL.”
The Other Side Of… T-Ka
The brand new series in which we want to show you there is so much more to an artist than just his or her music. Like, T-ka for example. Will she share her real name with us? Does she have a boyfriend? Read on, to find (some) answers to all these questions that have been puzzling us for so long…
What is your full name?
Well the magic with music is that you can choose your name and not use your real name. And I'm fully aware that my real name is not sexy at all so I'm not gonna tell you...well tried, though!
Date & place of birth?
3rd June 1980 (come on boys and girls, performing in London on June 5th would be the greatest gift for my 27th birthday...), Paris.
Where do you live?
in my Midnight City, ie Paris.
Do you have a job?
Not at the moment. I quit everything on September 2006 to do a year of music. But playing the piano, composing, writing, training my voice, writing my newsletter, doing my website (www.t-ka.fr), answering all of my Believers e-mails and comments and most of all search for gigs and partners is time consuming... I have the impression I've never worked as much as now in my life...
What are your hobbies?
I love riding in Paris (bicycle, rollerblade) and everytime I can ride instead of using the subway or car, I ride... I also love doing my website and the one of my drummer, drummys.free.fr (it's too bad because I can't draw and I have no sense of pictural art so my websites kind of suck but I just love updating things). Right now, I'm hooked on Lost and Prison Break, I'm litterally addicted to my weekly episodes... Oh and my favorite hobby above all is to perform... Anywhere in the world! So if you guys know venue programmers or a world booking agent, I can't wait to play around your corner!
Favorite food?
I'm half Italian (my mother was born next to Napoli) and she has taught me how to cook delicious lasagna, panna cotta, fried egg plants, etc. And I would say that if I had to eat pasta at every meal, I wouldn't mind. But I definitely love French and Italian food. I also love Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese (not raw fish however), oh and a good couscous from time to time. Particularity: I resumed eating meat 2 weeks ago. Before I was a vegetarian for 13 years...
Holiday destination?
In April I went to Cabo Verde for a week. I'm a fan of Lura (I saw her 5 times in concert) and I wanted to see where she was coming from and listen to a max of music from there... There are countries where my Believers live that I've never visited and can't wait to perform at: Antarctica, Australia (Brian of Vegas Dragon keeps asking me when I'm coming but I haven't found a sponsor for the ticket yet...), Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Guatemala, Japan, Latvia, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden and Taiwan... I already performed in Seoul (Korea), in Beijing (China) and in New-York (U.S.A.) but I really want to perform there again and in all the other countries I've been or never been to.
All time favourite artist?
PRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNCCCCCCEEEEEE! Euh sorry, Prince. Prince is the guy I can listen to night & day (to my boyfriend's despair!). An uncomparable genius. My favorite album by Prince is The Rainbow Children, I also love 1999 and Purple Rain. My favorite song from him... Well I got too many but When the lights go down (The vault), How come you don't call me anymore?, The love me make (Emancipation), Raspberry Beret (Around the world in a day), etc are among my favorite.
Other than that I love Maxwell (Muszic is a song dedicated to him only but unfortunately for me, it never came to his ears) and would dream of seeing him live... And before falling in love with Prince, I fell in love with Pink Floyd... The great gig in the sky is one of the songs I would dream of performing one day.
All time favourite book?
I got one in French: La confession d'un enfant du siècle and I discovered a chef d'oeuvre in English The shadow of the wind, I offer it to all my friends...
All time favourite movie?
Children of a lesser god. It's very 80's dated but it moves me...
Best friend?
All of my friends... They know who they are... But basically if you've been invited home to eat, you know you're one of them...
Love of your life?
Music of course !
Do you have anything to declare?
To my dearest Believers, I'll never say THANK YOU enough for everything that you've done for me. The love, the support you showed was a tremendous help in thinking my music gave emotions not only to me but to others. It helped me go through the moments of doubt.
I wanted to thank you all (Believers and future Believers) today: I put the 10 tracks of my self-produced album OTOSOTO to download freely on www.t-ka.fr/audioE.htm.
I'm also very happy to have met some of you in person and I hope all my efforts to go and play abroad will allow me to meet you all!!! You guys rock! To the Sellaband Team, I can't thank you enough for creating this concept... And I was very happy to meet Johan and Adam at my latest gig too! Dagmar and Pim, I can't wait to meet you too...
Oh and if you want to help me out, you can vote for me on the Flabber M competition and for Ricard competition as well. It's all explained in my blog section...
And as I'll never say it enough, THANK YOU AGGGGGGGGGGGGGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!