Herzgrün Music Festival at the Sony Center March 21-23, 2014 Programm 2014: Musicians & Bands anstatt blumen Indie / Loop / Pop „Whoops, this is German pop that sounds as if someone just opened a window and let fresh air come in…“ wrote for example dpa about the ex pop academy students in Manheim who now live in Vienna. Lilly Born and Martin Rott have been working on the concept of their duo „anstatt blumen“ („instead of flowers“) for the last two years and are now ready to hit the road. They will be presenting their debut album “raus” (“out”) and brand new titles in an almost acrobatic performance with a multi-instrumental live-loop-setup. The German indie-pop of “anstatt blumen” manages to balance complicated arrangements with a light verve, yet leaves enough room for moving lyrics, which touch the heart of the audience through Lilly Born’s clear voice. Lilli Born: vocals/keys Martin Rott: keys/guitar/drums/loops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQKs4UGf4io http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zirScc4DkRM www.anstattblumen.de www.facebook.com/anstattblumen www.youtube.com/anstattblumenhamburg T.S. Brooks Folk T.S. Brooks is a native of Portland, Oregon (USA) and now lives in Berlin, from where he now tours Germany and Europe. Profound folk songs and an impressive voice characterize his music. As a solo artist, he caused a stir in the US folk underground and is now conquering the German capital with his guitar. His third album “Alles Gute” was recorded in an old loft during a bitterly cold winter in BerlinFriedrichshain. The album highlights his literary vocal style and shows his producing ability. He recorded all the instruments and vocals himself in three days. T.S. Brooks has made music since his high school days and was lead singer of the American band Minmae, which toured across the USA for quite a while and released several albums. His lyrics are colorful stories, marked by Brooks' predilection for literary realism that are thought-provoking and deeply moving. You could describe his musical style as minimalist, modern, acoustic folk. The works of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, Donovan and Dave Van Ronk have had a musical influence on him. With sparse arrangements, sometimes with a band but often solo, T.S. Brooks plays consistently in the living rooms, bars and clubs of the continents. Thomas Sean Brooks: acoustic guitar/vocals www.ts-brooks.com/ http://tsbrooks.tumblr.com/videos http://tsbrooks.tumblr.com/soundcloud Catalina Claro World Music/Electronica The Chilean multi-instrumentalist and singer Catalina Claro (vocals, piano, percussion, guitar) combines ethnic, electronic, traditional and experimental in her music, thus creating a very unique musical world that literally absorbs the listener. She dubs this exciting harmony “Chilean Fusion”. With her powerful, melodious voice, she sings songs from her extensive Latin American repertoire which in addition to Chilean and Peruvian chansons includes Mexican songs, Pablo Neruda's love poems and shamanic songs of the Peruvian rainforest. Catalina Claro is a Chilean bundle of energy with intricate arrangements and a big heart. She has worked with Cirque du Soleil and the Spanish actress and singer Ana Belen among others. Of her own songs, her music and timbre she says: “The music that I write is feminine, it goes into the deep gently.” Catalina Claro: vocals/piano/percussion/guitar www.catalinaclaro.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YBZEXuyqqg&feature=share www.facebook.com/CatalinaClaroMusica Elaiza Neo-Folklore Elaiza is three young girlfriends as diverse as the instruments they play. Together they combine Eastern European folk traditions with modern pop melodies to create a unique catchy mixture. The trio calls their extraordinary roots-pop hybrid “neo-folklore”. Just like their new home in Berlin, the multifaceted sound of Elaiza lives on contrasts and always provides creative energy: Sometimes melancholy, sometimes dramatic and bittersweet, the next moment they are effervescent and spread an infectious good mood. “Inspiration is everywhere, you just have to be aware of it,” says Ela Steinmetz, the band's lead singer and composer. She was born in Ukraine, grew up in Poland and came to Germany as a teenager. Their songs are both biographical reflections as well as haunting observations of their environment: Authentic, direct, emotional - just real life. Ela Steinmetz: vocals/piano Yvonne Grünwald: accordion Natalie Plöger: double bass www.elaiza.de http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNkZTJA42fU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFeF5GzFiUo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVW6scDqA3g https://soundcloud.com/elaizamusic Jessica Gall Jazz/Soul/Pop Is it a secret that some of the best songs of pop and jazz history took place by the sea? The glistening light on the beach, the glitter of the waves, the fresh sea breeze revive the inspiration, open the doors of imagination... For her latest, third opus “Riviera”, the Berlin singer Jessica Gall with producer Robert Matt felt inspired by coastal scenes from Florida to the Adriatic Sea. The result is a wonderfully intimate masterpiece of wanderlust, distance and longing. This album is a soulful and expressive soundtrack of yearning that courageously defies stylistic barriers of the genre. As before, the vocal art is central: Whether jazz, soul or pop - Berliner Jessica Gall feels at home in many musical genres. Her concept - strong voice, personal lyrics - thrills the audience again and again. Jessica's voice sings, breathes, whispers and sounds as if she were singing directly into your ear. She flirts with pop, thievishly grazes in country fields and dips into the world of jazz nightclubs. Only someone who has spent countless hours on song and text interpretations can take this kind of musical course. Jessica Gall: vocals Robert Matt: piano Johannes Feige: guitar www.jessicagall.de http://jessicagall.de/index.php/video.html http://jessicagall.de/index.php/music.html Simon Grohé Hip Hop/Soul Simon Grohé is a rapper and singer. He writes his songs in German. “My songs are about hope and fear, love and doubt, strengths and weaknesses, and all the things that drive us as people,” said Grohé. He is an impressive example of how to combine hip hop, reggae, soul and singer-songwriter music with one another. Backed by his band “The Soulions”, he raps and sings about everyday and things that move you. After he released his first album in 2009 under the pseudonym “Eskimo The Soulion”, he hung up his old musician name for good in 2012 to make music under his name Simon Grohé with the CD “Red”. His brand new album “MamaOerf” will be released in March 2014. Simon Grohé proves that he was intensely involved with the music and his lyrics to create something you can identify with. He spreads his catchy messages while singing over beats and rapping over rhythms. Simon Grohé: vocals Christoph Melchers: keys Shadi Heinrich: guitar Alex Lemke: drums Alek Precise: bass www.simongrohe.dehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHVgrLwuuq4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzwWZwQ2Coc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkMO3LJp9W8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETG36uhfaa0 https://soundcloud.com/urbantreemusic/sets/simongrohe I'm Not A Band Dance floor With their combination of classic violin and modern electronica, I'm Not A Band keeps the focus on the dance floor without losing sight of the relaxed moments before or after a long night of partying. The second album, “BAND BAND”, released in summer 2012, combines violin recorded live with electronic-based arrangements that sometimes sound like French House, disco or rave and includes elements of hip hop. The music never loses sight of the big picture, because that is I'm Not A Band. There have been new band members since 2013 with the new album. Mony Lück, studied recorder player, is part of the duo and backs up Stephan Jung (violin/synth/vocals) with vocals and flute. I'm Not A Band creates this combination of dramatic to playful, thoroughly exciting sound. Their live performances are often celebrated from Milan to Warsaw, London to Berlin. Stephan Jung: violin/synth/vocals Mony Lück: vocals/flute www.imnotaband.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_NwMyJBIJw Joscheba Pop-Jazz/Soul Joscheba is more than a young singer. She is a “strong voice” (Hamburg Abendblatt) and “a gifted vocal artist” (Alster Anzeiger) with a sound and a velvet voice that gets under your skin. She is a wellkept secret among newcomers to the jazz scene and is now on tour to promote her first album. She takes the audience on a diverse journey through easy-flowing jazz standards, groovy original compositions, fragile, delicate ballads and soulful blues with her impressive virtuoso band. Joscheba studied in Hamburg at the University of Music and Theatre. Since then, she has been equally enthusiastic about jazz, pop and soul. She was taught by Roger Cicero, Ken Norris & Ulita Knaus and appeared with Nils Landgren at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in summer 2012. In pop music, she has already shared the stage with greats like Ina Müller, Stefan Gwildis, Regy Clasen, Regy Worthy (Tina Turner) and Soullounge. Joscheba: vocals Buggy Braune: piano Johannes Wennrich: guitar Oliver Karstens: bass Konrad Ullrich: drums www.joscheba.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eDX3qrVXok http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbiMpHI-NyY Tom Klose Folk/Rock/Pop The young Flensburg native and Hamburg-based singer writes and sings songs with English lyrics that cannot be categorized and alternate between genres such as folk, rock, pop, country, blues, soul and funk. The great singer-songwriter talent has been out and about in and around Hamburg with his band for about a year and released his first EP “Come Closer”. But he takes every opportunity to play live even solo, as such, he made more than 100 appearances last year alone and currently serves as backup for Tim Bendzko on tour. Tom Klose is everywhere, he wins over stages, hearts and competitions. He recently won the Hamburg “Krach und Getöse” music award and played both “Rock Im Park” as well as at the Hamburg “Dockville Festival” with his band. His musical roots stem from Damien Rice, Paolo Nutini and Coldplay and Tom Klose’s music is found somewhere in the middle of this bar set high. Tom Klose: vocals/guitar Niklas Hardt: cello www.tomklose.de www.youtube.com/user/BrainlessPunk www.soundcloud.com/tom-klose www.facebook.com/tomkloseband Mélinée Chanson The chansons of Mélinée are rooted in love. Her lyrics are not only hopeful and longing, but also humorous and self-deprecating. Both personal and poetic, they interweave the “melancomical” that the world adds. Mélinée has been a bundle of singing energy since her childhood, when she first played the piano then later the accordion. Harnessed with her portable instrument, she gained her first experiences on some Toulouse stages with her accomplice Maxime Dupuis on cello. Together they won third place in the Prix Nougaro in May 2010. Her chosen home is now Berlin, where the singer is lyrically inspired by the urban poetry, history and the unsettling future of the city. Today, she prefers to play her easy-to-transport accordion to accompany her and to compose her melodies. As a “Berliner”, she met the cellist Samira Aly in 2012, guitarist Jonathan Bratoëff in 2013 and most recently the bassist Marcel Krömker, with whom she is recording a CD in the spring of 2014. Mélinée Benamou: accordion/vocals Samira Aly: cello Jonathan Bratoëff: guitar Marcel Krömker: double bass www.melinee.fr Mockemalör Electronica / Indie Four idealistic residents of Berlin are behind the neologism Mockemalör, which means “Beautiful Mishap”. Lead singer Magdalena Ganter shows her roots and reflects her home, the Black Forest, with her warm, down-to-earth vocals. The murmuring bassline envelops her voice, spherical synthesizers whir, guitar chords rattle and come off clear like bizarre percussion beats. Massive soundscapes as well as delicate dream sequences emerge. A power-packed atmosphere. Magical, magnetic, almost meditative. Like a dormant volcano that can erupt at any time. The mysticism of a dark forest collides with the roughness of the capital city - it is this exact tension that drives the musicians of Mockemalör. The fast pace of our highly-digitized time that may undoubtedly also be inspiring, they use it as a contradictory oasis in their sound. As a result, this always resonates with a bit of longing for exactly his type of place. Magdalena Ganter: vocals/accordion Simon Steger: synthesizer/vocals Martin Bach: drums/vocals www.mockemaloer.de https://soundcloud.com/mockemaloer http://www.youtube.com/user/mockemaloer Seide (Silk) Jazz/Pop The young composer and singer Sabine Müller and her trio Seide appear in a pre-release concert for their second German-language CD “Der Wilde Mohn” (The Wild Poppies) that appears on the Berlin label Contemplate in the spring of 2014. As the title promises, original compositions of life and love bloom on this album, all sung by the extraordinary voice of the singer. Simultaneously passionate, beguiling, and extravagantly rich in the opportunities and risks of pleasure. The color red is also the most obvious expression of all-consuming, intoxicating love and energetic joy. She is backed by her well-suited pianist and co-composer Tino Derado and the trumpeter Frank Braun, who is a new member of the trio. His breathy trumpet tones pervade the songs. The new songs mark a turning point in the band leader's creative work. Sabine Müller: vocals Tino Derado: piano/accordion Frank Brown: trumpet www.seide-sound.de http://www.seide-sound.de/index.php?page=sound http://vimeo.com/86303253 Siri Svegler Folk/Pop/Jazz/Country The voice of Swedish singer Siri Svegler is dreamy and romantic one moment, powerful and determined the next, but is always crystal clear. Svegler's songs that have found their favorite place in Berlin are a mixture of folk, pop, jazz and country, full of magic and a little mysterious, but always authentic, just like the singer herself. In November 2013, she received the “Deutschen Rock und Pop Preis” (German Rock and Pop Award) for best English-language album for her second album, “Lost & Found”. Siri Svegler belongs to a generation of self-determined musicians that impress with their talent and intelligence. She writes and composes her songs herself. The Göteborg resident studied at the prestigious Arts Educational School in London and trained in music, song, dance and drama. “It is unclear to us why the Swede is still a secret” (Glamour). “For those newly in love ... Siri is the perfect accompaniment” (Bunte). Siri Svegler: vocals/guitar Thomas Walter: guitar Caroline Korbel: percussion/cajon www.sirisvegler.com https://soundcloud.com/siri-svegler https://play.spotify.com/artist/3BabSt7gaZbAYdZWhcttRN https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/siri-svegler/id291838963 Lestat Vermon Folk Lestat Vermon is the solo project of Polarkreis 18 guitarist Philipp Makolies, who played eleven of the calming songs from his debut album “Clouds” (September 2012) on the old nylon string guitar he got at age eleven for his first guitar lesson. In addition to Polarkreis 18, with whom he can look back on a highly successful career, the guitarist has a very different musical side that he lives out with this solo project. He does away with unnecessary frills, his singer-songwriter folk is scaled back, withdrawn and minimalist. The eleven songs that the Dresden native plays almost single-handedly, assisted here and there by his Polarkreis 18 colleague Ludwig Bauer, are mainly carried by acoustic guitar and Makolies' soft voice, only infused with the occasional piano melodies or subtle horns and choirs. The longing for the peace and quiet of nature, turning away from the hustle and bustle of the city are the themes of the touching, melancholy album. Philipp Makolies: guitar/vocals Ludwig Bauer: piano/vocals www.lestatvermon.com Herzlichen Glückwunsch kleines Huhn (Congratulations Little Chicken) Family sing-along concert Music from the children's songbook “Herzlichen Glückwunsch kleines Huhn” will be performed live and in color for the first time on the Herzgrün stage. The book and CD are already bestsellers. “A beautiful blend of both children and adult's voices as well as excellent musicians provide enjoyment that will even hold the parent's listening interest for a long time,” wrote the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in 2012. Nearly 200 children and adults now have a unique opportunity to fill the greenhouse with their own vocals, accompanied by the Hamburg “Glückwunschkapelle” (Congratulations Choir). The sing-along concert will be moderated by the two creators of the children's song book themselves, Franziska Biermann (illustration) and Nils Kacirek (composition). Anyone who would like to wake the tired “Master Jacob” from his sleep in the “Frühtau zu Berge” in the “Grün, grün, grün” in front of the fountain in the Sony Center should get their voices ready. As lyrics from the popular book say, the monkeys race through the woods and the mop that came from the kitchen will swing his spoon in step this afternoon. Dancing “Brüderchen” (little brothers) as well as little sisters are welcome with their parents. As the book says, “Wer kommt denn da?” - who's coming? Cordula Grolle: cello Paris Hermanussen: piano Frank Trillke: tuba/suitcase and guitar Franziska Biermann: illustration/moderation Nils Kacirek: composition/moderation http://nilskacirek.de/index.php?page=openproj&id=74
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