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Ane Brun (from Live in Paradiso )
Ane Brun, real name Ane Brunvoll (born 10 March 1976) is a Norwegian singer / songwriter, born and raised in Molde. She now lives in Stockholm, Sweden. She runs her own record company, DetErMine Records. Her music and lyrics are haunting and her extreme stage-persona and unconventional voice combined with her sorcerous guitar playing she amazes most of her audience.
After a few years of numerous live stints in Sweden and Norway and several non-official EP releases Ane Brun has gained her own fan-base and her first official album - the beautiful Spending Time with Morgan was released at the end of May, 2003 in Scandinavia, and in various European countries in the fall of 2003. The album was released via Ane's own label DetErMineRecords ("they are my records") that Ane co-owns with Norwegian fellow musician Ellekari Larsson and her band The Tiny, and licensed to V2 Music.
A Temporary Dive builds on the first album's success, and is full of songs reflecting on the events following Ane's breakthrough. "The Fight Song" records what a struggle it has been, while "My Lover Will Go" is a haunting tale of woe. One song, "Song No.6", features Ane's good friend, Canada's Ron Sexsmith.
http://www.anebrun.com/ (English)
Ane Brun, real name Ane Brunvoll (born 10 March 1976) is a Norwegian singer / songwriter, born and raised in Molde. She now lives in Stockholm, Sweden. She runs her own record company, DetErMine Records. Her music and lyrics are haunting and her extreme stage-persona and unconventional voice combined with her sorcerous guitar playing she amazes most of her audience.
After a few years of numerous live stints in Sweden and Norway and several non-official EP releases Ane Brun has gained her own fan-base and her first official album - the beautiful Spending Time with Morgan was released at the end of May, 2003 in Scandinavia, and in various European countries in the fall of 2003. The album was released via Ane's own label DetErMineRecords ("they are my records") that Ane co-owns with Norwegian fellow musician Ellekari Larsson and her band The Tiny, and licensed to V2 Music.
A Temporary Dive builds on the first album's success, and is full of songs reflecting on the events following Ane's breakthrough. "The Fight Song" records what a struggle it has been, while "My Lover Will Go" is a haunting tale of woe. One song, "Song No.6", features Ane's good friend, Canada's Ron Sexsmith.
http://www.anebrun.com/ (English)
CURRENT SWELL
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Take note. This is not just a fan base. This is a movement, and when the overnight success stories find that their fifteen minutes are up and the flavor of the month fans have moved on, Current Swell will continue recording and performing to legions of grass-roots aficionados that aren't going anywhere anytime soon. While other bands might sport the label "indie", this is a band that has made their mark independently in the truest sense. This music is listener supported.?
This is the opposite of an overnight success. In keeping with a modern world there is no story of a massive radio hit. No magic record contract signed to a major label to bring the music to the masses, no shout outs from friends in the biz, none of that. That's not to say that Current Swell has been bereft of accomplishments, but sometimes a band flies under the radar until it can no longer be ignored.
Case in point. Current Swell began with humble roots, as friends playing in backyards, at parties, on couches, on beaches, and in any situation that allowed for guitars to be strummed casually. Finding their Kafka moment, they found themselves on stages playing to packed clubs, in vans, planes, at major festivals, and all over the world, headlining concerts and making music for new and old fans. Touring Canada, Australia and the USA, and playing shows with acts like Xavier Rudd, Bedouin Soundclash, K-OS, K'Naan, Ron Sexsmith and even the Beach Boys, opened them up to new and enthusiastic audiences. Appearances at Ottawa Bluesfest, the 2010 Olympics, Junofest, Rifflandia, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues, and headlining Canada Day for 40,000 people at the BC Legislature continued their momentum. But this did not happen overnight.
In the strangest of places. No one was more surprised than the band when their lo-fi release "So I Say" became an underground classic among young people from all corners of the world. Scott Stanton of Current Swell remembers a story of when a friend on a surf trip in Bali, Indonesia, found a copy of the debut album in a hostel. Another story tells of the band stumbling across legions of web recordings made by Brazilian fans covering Swell songs, and even one group of keen fans doing their own version of the entire "Young and Able" video, with the scenes being re-shot in Brazil rather than Canada.
And so it goes. "Trust Us Now" was supported by word of mouth, relentless touring and a viral online fan base. The band's first release with national distribution, "Protect Your Own", was also the first to show up on industry radar, with national radio-play and a popular music video. By this point the band had become a festival mainstay, with artistic directors recognizing both the bands rampant fan base and the fervor they created with performances. Tours through the U.S. and sold out ticketed shows confirmed the bands suspicions that word had spread more than they knew.
Long Time Ago. The band began the long process of producing their latest LP "Long Time Ago" with the feeling that something special was going on. With a renewed work ethic, they focused intensely on songwriting and execution and set their standards high, recording and re-recording songs until they felt each track had been realized to its fullest. This is not a band looking to adapt to a radio format or searching for the catchiest hook, this is about respecting the process and giving the songs and music what they need. Again, this is a modern world. Is there any other way? And so...
http://currentswell.com/
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http://www.undergroundgarage.ca
Take note. This is not just a fan base. This is a movement, and when the overnight success stories find that their fifteen minutes are up and the flavor of the month fans have moved on, Current Swell will continue recording and performing to legions of grass-roots aficionados that aren't going anywhere anytime soon. While other bands might sport the label "indie", this is a band that has made their mark independently in the truest sense. This music is listener supported.?
This is the opposite of an overnight success. In keeping with a modern world there is no story of a massive radio hit. No magic record contract signed to a major label to bring the music to the masses, no shout outs from friends in the biz, none of that. That's not to say that Current Swell has been bereft of accomplishments, but sometimes a band flies under the radar until it can no longer be ignored.
Case in point. Current Swell began with humble roots, as friends playing in backyards, at parties, on couches, on beaches, and in any situation that allowed for guitars to be strummed casually. Finding their Kafka moment, they found themselves on stages playing to packed clubs, in vans, planes, at major festivals, and all over the world, headlining concerts and making music for new and old fans. Touring Canada, Australia and the USA, and playing shows with acts like Xavier Rudd, Bedouin Soundclash, K-OS, K'Naan, Ron Sexsmith and even the Beach Boys, opened them up to new and enthusiastic audiences. Appearances at Ottawa Bluesfest, the 2010 Olympics, Junofest, Rifflandia, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues, and headlining Canada Day for 40,000 people at the BC Legislature continued their momentum. But this did not happen overnight.
In the strangest of places. No one was more surprised than the band when their lo-fi release "So I Say" became an underground classic among young people from all corners of the world. Scott Stanton of Current Swell remembers a story of when a friend on a surf trip in Bali, Indonesia, found a copy of the debut album in a hostel. Another story tells of the band stumbling across legions of web recordings made by Brazilian fans covering Swell songs, and even one group of keen fans doing their own version of the entire "Young and Able" video, with the scenes being re-shot in Brazil rather than Canada.
And so it goes. "Trust Us Now" was supported by word of mouth, relentless touring and a viral online fan base. The band's first release with national distribution, "Protect Your Own", was also the first to show up on industry radar, with national radio-play and a popular music video. By this point the band had become a festival mainstay, with artistic directors recognizing both the bands rampant fan base and the fervor they created with performances. Tours through the U.S. and sold out ticketed shows confirmed the bands suspicions that word had spread more than they knew.
Long Time Ago. The band began the long process of producing their latest LP "Long Time Ago" with the feeling that something special was going on. With a renewed work ethic, they focused intensely on songwriting and execution and set their standards high, recording and re-recording songs until they felt each track had been realized to its fullest. This is not a band looking to adapt to a radio format or searching for the catchiest hook, this is about respecting the process and giving the songs and music what they need. Again, this is a modern world. Is there any other way? And so...
http://currentswell.com/
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MARTA PACEK
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FILMED DURING INDIE WEEK CANADA 2011!
Marta was born in Poland, raised in Australia and has been based in Toronto for the past three years. She has recently re-located to New York City. Her first recordings where written and recorded with Mark Seymour of the iconic Australian band Hunters & Collectors. Since her move to Canada, Marta has won Best International Single at the 2009 Barrie New Music Awards, opened for Mark Seymour on his 2009 Canadian tour, toured the US West Coast and has seen both her songwriting and fan base grow substantially.
In 2010, Marta toured the US Midwest with the band Vinyl Station (former Gin Blossom member), toured Italy, opened for David Cassidy in Phoenix and recorded her latest release Rebel Baby with 27 world-class musicians in three different countries. It was co-produced with Jason Mercer (Ani DiFranco & Ron Sexsmith) and Peirson Ross.
She topped off 2010 by performing a Christmas concert in Lecco, Italy backed by the Gala Orchestra of Milan in the 18th century Teatro Di Sociale.
Marta's intense and moody writing style has gained her attention in the Film & Television industry. Her song "In The Name Of Love" has been licensed for Canadian Director Devaashish Khanna's feature film Fondi 91. Marta's cover of Patty Griffin's "Nobody's Crying" was featured in the popular ABC/Global series Rookie Blue, seen by over 9 million viewers in the US, 2 million viewers in Canada and millions more worldwide (25+ countries).
Marta's song "Back To The Middle" was one of CBC's Mark Rheume's pick for Music For July. And she was Vapor Music's Artist Of The Week in August.
This past year Marta has had great success showcasing at CMW, ECMA Week and NXNE. She again toured the US Midwest and Eastern Canada and had great success at Indie Week, reaching the finals. Her song "A Girl Gets By" recently won Best Alt Country Song (National) at the Canberra Country Music Festival. And two of her songs made Mediazoic's Top 20 of 2011.
Since the release of her debut EP, Marta has evolved from songwriter to producer/arranger. The newfound honesty in her songs is more intimate, moody and human. She gently strums the emotional strings of all too familiar universal themes. In Rebel Baby, Marta has felt true human frailty and is sharing it with her listeners.
Rebel Baby will have its official release in May 2012.
http://www.musicbymarta.com
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http://twitter.com/martapacek
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BALCONYTV TORONTO IS BROUGHT TO YOU IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE UNDERGROUND GARAGE
PRESENTED BY NOEL COPEMAN
http://www.undergroundgarage.ca
http://www.indieweek.com
FILMED DURING INDIE WEEK CANADA 2011!
Marta was born in Poland, raised in Australia and has been based in Toronto for the past three years. She has recently re-located to New York City. Her first recordings where written and recorded with Mark Seymour of the iconic Australian band Hunters & Collectors. Since her move to Canada, Marta has won Best International Single at the 2009 Barrie New Music Awards, opened for Mark Seymour on his 2009 Canadian tour, toured the US West Coast and has seen both her songwriting and fan base grow substantially.
In 2010, Marta toured the US Midwest with the band Vinyl Station (former Gin Blossom member), toured Italy, opened for David Cassidy in Phoenix and recorded her latest release Rebel Baby with 27 world-class musicians in three different countries. It was co-produced with Jason Mercer (Ani DiFranco & Ron Sexsmith) and Peirson Ross.
She topped off 2010 by performing a Christmas concert in Lecco, Italy backed by the Gala Orchestra of Milan in the 18th century Teatro Di Sociale.
Marta's intense and moody writing style has gained her attention in the Film & Television industry. Her song "In The Name Of Love" has been licensed for Canadian Director Devaashish Khanna's feature film Fondi 91. Marta's cover of Patty Griffin's "Nobody's Crying" was featured in the popular ABC/Global series Rookie Blue, seen by over 9 million viewers in the US, 2 million viewers in Canada and millions more worldwide (25+ countries).
Marta's song "Back To The Middle" was one of CBC's Mark Rheume's pick for Music For July. And she was Vapor Music's Artist Of The Week in August.
This past year Marta has had great success showcasing at CMW, ECMA Week and NXNE. She again toured the US Midwest and Eastern Canada and had great success at Indie Week, reaching the finals. Her song "A Girl Gets By" recently won Best Alt Country Song (National) at the Canberra Country Music Festival. And two of her songs made Mediazoic's Top 20 of 2011.
Since the release of her debut EP, Marta has evolved from songwriter to producer/arranger. The newfound honesty in her songs is more intimate, moody and human. She gently strums the emotional strings of all too familiar universal themes. In Rebel Baby, Marta has felt true human frailty and is sharing it with her listeners.
Rebel Baby will have its official release in May 2012.
http://www.musicbymarta.com
http://facebook.com/musicbymarta
http://twitter.com/martapacek
http://youtube.com/musicbymarta
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JEFF MAY
PRESENTED BY TOM MILLET
CHICAGO MAG (07) ): The talented Mr. May is an Australian analog to Ron Sexsmith. May's songs are direct and to the point and highlight his achingly wonderful voice. There are bits here that remind me of Jeff Buckley, Neil Finn and Ronnie Lane, too. This is pretty good company to mentioned in, and May is quite deserving of such lofty praise. The Sexsmith comparison comes through very strongly on "Sad Is Somehow Beautiful". It's just obvious in the gentle, flowing melodies. The song has two primary melodies that compliment each other perfectly. This song radiates tenderness and empathy. May's slightly sandpapery voice is perfect on the loping "Two Hours a Day", which comes closer to Crowded House/Squeeze territory. This song has an instantly memorable chorus, as he sings about a woman who has spent "five long years in a cocktail dress/two hours a day trying to look your best." Let's just say her life hasn't turned out quite the way she would have liked. That track features the drumming of the late Paul Hester of Crowded House, who also provides a strong contribution to the 'rockingest' number on the record, "The Fever". The track contrasts a slinky rhythm with a little burst of floating melodic guitar. While the full band tracks are all terrific, on songs like "You Know It's Over" and "St. Patrick's Eyes", spare accompaniment spotlights May's vocals to great advantage (though on the latter, the band does come in to add a bit of drive). This is a very compelling piece of work.
HELEN BARRADEL (IMPRESS MAGAZINE) Hearing Melbourne songsmith Jeff May's debut album Confessions, made me feel like the ghost of Elliot Smith was in the room, messing with my stereo. The first track, When I Lay Awake At Night, finds the Dublin born May as a dead ringer for the recently departed Smith and felt so disconcerting that I pressed stop and took the album out of the player. As a huge fan of Smith, an artist of such pure originality with a never-to-be-heard-again voice of a generation...well, to have someone else channel him in this way, well I wasn't having any of it. Thank God I changed my mind and hit play again a few days later. The rest of Confessions is truly impressive - 11 tracks that differ so greatly from the opening song that it feels like a completely separate record. Lying somewhere between Jeff Buckley and Ryan Adams' starker work with hints of Smith present, May has a keen eye for poetic detail, melodies with great hooks and a voice like syrup. A wonderful addition to the already exquisite layered textures and beautiful production from Richard Pleasance is that the late, great Paul Hester of Crowded House drums on the record. The outstanding I Have My Judgement is a leaf torn straight from Buckley's book. The stirring I Still Believe In You is a stripped back ballad with striking harmonies - why this track hasn't made high rotation on radio station play lists is an absolute crime. And remarkable tracks like Surrender or She Likes To Sing reveal the nucleus of what Jeff May's music is all about: sad eyed observations, original and inspiring compositions and an unmistakeable ambience that drenches each of the record's 12 songs and establishes May as an artist with a grace and style all of his own. With Buckley and Smith on the other side, the world needed somebody who would not fill their shoes, but follow close behind. In Jeff May, we have found just that. Inspiring.
http://www.myspace.com/pprjeffmay
Tune in again tomorrow !!
PRESENTED BY TOM MILLET
CHICAGO MAG (07) ): The talented Mr. May is an Australian analog to Ron Sexsmith. May's songs are direct and to the point and highlight his achingly wonderful voice. There are bits here that remind me of Jeff Buckley, Neil Finn and Ronnie Lane, too. This is pretty good company to mentioned in, and May is quite deserving of such lofty praise. The Sexsmith comparison comes through very strongly on "Sad Is Somehow Beautiful". It's just obvious in the gentle, flowing melodies. The song has two primary melodies that compliment each other perfectly. This song radiates tenderness and empathy. May's slightly sandpapery voice is perfect on the loping "Two Hours a Day", which comes closer to Crowded House/Squeeze territory. This song has an instantly memorable chorus, as he sings about a woman who has spent "five long years in a cocktail dress/two hours a day trying to look your best." Let's just say her life hasn't turned out quite the way she would have liked. That track features the drumming of the late Paul Hester of Crowded House, who also provides a strong contribution to the 'rockingest' number on the record, "The Fever". The track contrasts a slinky rhythm with a little burst of floating melodic guitar. While the full band tracks are all terrific, on songs like "You Know It's Over" and "St. Patrick's Eyes", spare accompaniment spotlights May's vocals to great advantage (though on the latter, the band does come in to add a bit of drive). This is a very compelling piece of work.
HELEN BARRADEL (IMPRESS MAGAZINE) Hearing Melbourne songsmith Jeff May's debut album Confessions, made me feel like the ghost of Elliot Smith was in the room, messing with my stereo. The first track, When I Lay Awake At Night, finds the Dublin born May as a dead ringer for the recently departed Smith and felt so disconcerting that I pressed stop and took the album out of the player. As a huge fan of Smith, an artist of such pure originality with a never-to-be-heard-again voice of a generation...well, to have someone else channel him in this way, well I wasn't having any of it. Thank God I changed my mind and hit play again a few days later. The rest of Confessions is truly impressive - 11 tracks that differ so greatly from the opening song that it feels like a completely separate record. Lying somewhere between Jeff Buckley and Ryan Adams' starker work with hints of Smith present, May has a keen eye for poetic detail, melodies with great hooks and a voice like syrup. A wonderful addition to the already exquisite layered textures and beautiful production from Richard Pleasance is that the late, great Paul Hester of Crowded House drums on the record. The outstanding I Have My Judgement is a leaf torn straight from Buckley's book. The stirring I Still Believe In You is a stripped back ballad with striking harmonies - why this track hasn't made high rotation on radio station play lists is an absolute crime. And remarkable tracks like Surrender or She Likes To Sing reveal the nucleus of what Jeff May's music is all about: sad eyed observations, original and inspiring compositions and an unmistakeable ambience that drenches each of the record's 12 songs and establishes May as an artist with a grace and style all of his own. With Buckley and Smith on the other side, the world needed somebody who would not fill their shoes, but follow close behind. In Jeff May, we have found just that. Inspiring.
http://www.myspace.com/pprjeffmay
Tune in again tomorrow !!
CURRENT SWELL
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Take note. This is not just a fan base. This is a movement, and when the overnight success stories find that their fifteen minutes are up and the flavor of the month fans have moved on, Current Swell will continue recording and performing to legions of grass-roots aficionados that aren't going anywhere anytime soon. While other bands might sport the label "indie", this is a band that has made their mark independently in the truest sense. This music is listener supported.?
This is the opposite of an overnight success. In keeping with a modern world there is no story of a massive radio hit. No magic record contract signed to a major label to bring the music to the masses, no shout outs from friends in the biz, none of that. That's not to say that Current Swell has been bereft of accomplishments, but sometimes a band flies under the radar until it can no longer be ignored.
Case in point. Current Swell began with humble roots, as friends playing in backyards, at parties, on couches, on beaches, and in any situation that allowed for guitars to be strummed casually. Finding their Kafka moment, they found themselves on stages playing to packed clubs, in vans, planes, at major festivals, and all over the world, headlining concerts and making music for new and old fans. Touring Canada, Australia and the USA, and playing shows with acts like Xavier Rudd, Bedouin Soundclash, K-OS, K'Naan, Ron Sexsmith and even the Beach Boys, opened them up to new and enthusiastic audiences. Appearances at Ottawa Bluesfest, the 2010 Olympics, Junofest, Rifflandia, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues, and headlining Canada Day for 40,000 people at the BC Legislature continued their momentum. But this did not happen overnight.
In the strangest of places. No one was more surprised than the band when their lo-fi release "So I Say" became an underground classic among young people from all corners of the world. Scott Stanton of Current Swell remembers a story of when a friend on a surf trip in Bali, Indonesia, found a copy of the debut album in a hostel. Another story tells of the band stumbling across legions of web recordings made by Brazilian fans covering Swell songs, and even one group of keen fans doing their own version of the entire "Young and Able" video, with the scenes being re-shot in Brazil rather than Canada.
And so it goes. "Trust Us Now" was supported by word of mouth, relentless touring and a viral online fan base. The band's first release with national distribution, "Protect Your Own", was also the first to show up on industry radar, with national radio-play and a popular music video. By this point the band had become a festival mainstay, with artistic directors recognizing both the bands rampant fan base and the fervor they created with performances. Tours through the U.S. and sold out ticketed shows confirmed the bands suspicions that word had spread more than they knew.
Long Time Ago. The band began the long process of producing their latest LP "Long Time Ago" with the feeling that something special was going on. With a renewed work ethic, they focused intensely on songwriting and execution and set their standards high, recording and re-recording songs until they felt each track had been realized to its fullest. This is not a band looking to adapt to a radio format or searching for the catchiest hook, this is about respecting the process and giving the songs and music what they need. Again, this is a modern world. Is there any other way? And so...
http://currentswell.com/
Tune in next time!
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http://www.undergroundgarage.ca
Take note. This is not just a fan base. This is a movement, and when the overnight success stories find that their fifteen minutes are up and the flavor of the month fans have moved on, Current Swell will continue recording and performing to legions of grass-roots aficionados that aren't going anywhere anytime soon. While other bands might sport the label "indie", this is a band that has made their mark independently in the truest sense. This music is listener supported.?
This is the opposite of an overnight success. In keeping with a modern world there is no story of a massive radio hit. No magic record contract signed to a major label to bring the music to the masses, no shout outs from friends in the biz, none of that. That's not to say that Current Swell has been bereft of accomplishments, but sometimes a band flies under the radar until it can no longer be ignored.
Case in point. Current Swell began with humble roots, as friends playing in backyards, at parties, on couches, on beaches, and in any situation that allowed for guitars to be strummed casually. Finding their Kafka moment, they found themselves on stages playing to packed clubs, in vans, planes, at major festivals, and all over the world, headlining concerts and making music for new and old fans. Touring Canada, Australia and the USA, and playing shows with acts like Xavier Rudd, Bedouin Soundclash, K-OS, K'Naan, Ron Sexsmith and even the Beach Boys, opened them up to new and enthusiastic audiences. Appearances at Ottawa Bluesfest, the 2010 Olympics, Junofest, Rifflandia, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues, and headlining Canada Day for 40,000 people at the BC Legislature continued their momentum. But this did not happen overnight.
In the strangest of places. No one was more surprised than the band when their lo-fi release "So I Say" became an underground classic among young people from all corners of the world. Scott Stanton of Current Swell remembers a story of when a friend on a surf trip in Bali, Indonesia, found a copy of the debut album in a hostel. Another story tells of the band stumbling across legions of web recordings made by Brazilian fans covering Swell songs, and even one group of keen fans doing their own version of the entire "Young and Able" video, with the scenes being re-shot in Brazil rather than Canada.
And so it goes. "Trust Us Now" was supported by word of mouth, relentless touring and a viral online fan base. The band's first release with national distribution, "Protect Your Own", was also the first to show up on industry radar, with national radio-play and a popular music video. By this point the band had become a festival mainstay, with artistic directors recognizing both the bands rampant fan base and the fervor they created with performances. Tours through the U.S. and sold out ticketed shows confirmed the bands suspicions that word had spread more than they knew.
Long Time Ago. The band began the long process of producing their latest LP "Long Time Ago" with the feeling that something special was going on. With a renewed work ethic, they focused intensely on songwriting and execution and set their standards high, recording and re-recording songs until they felt each track had been realized to its fullest. This is not a band looking to adapt to a radio format or searching for the catchiest hook, this is about respecting the process and giving the songs and music what they need. Again, this is a modern world. Is there any other way? And so...
http://currentswell.com/
Tune in next time!