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NEW BLOG

2011-08-15T05:46:00.000-07:00

Dear Reader,

thanks for following my blog over the past two years. I moved my new blog over to tumblr.

Please check: www.emmaheartbeat.tumblr.com for new releases a video from my tour in america and news from my uk tour.

Kisses, Emma

Music I like Part 14 - Beardyman

2011-05-23T09:28:00.000-07:00

Recently i have been listening to so many great artists! If you are the proud owner of a dolby 5.1 system you should go ahead and watch this video. If not, you should watch it anyway. Beardyman is a entertainer, beatboxer and a club-act in one single person:

"Dolbyman" featuring Beardyman from Nicolas Will on Vimeo.

His album just dropped and jippieh, it covers a broad range of urban styles. Totally different from his live performance but one of the best releases of the year so far to me!

BCN - Slow Bar

2011-04-17T16:09:00.000-07:00

"Mañana" We were told by our promoter, that is the first word we got to learn in Spain. It means "tomorrow". This is the excuse why the post is one day late! I only did what I was told :)

On Friday, I visited Barcelona for my Spain debut!
The venue´s name, where DJ Apocryf invited me to play at his Insoulent Rec. Label lounch, was Slow. It has a fantastic LED lightning system, have a look at the pic. It was crowded and Apocryf did a warm up, that totally matched my taste, playing Belleruche, Zebra Baby, CLP...!
The cocktails were great, no wonder; the Barkeeper was European Champion in mixing Cocktails.I love the atmosphere of Barcelona but unfortunately we only had a little time for sightseeing, so Apocryf took us on a ride through the city, breaking all kind of traffic rules just to make sure, that we would see as many places as possible.
We will return!

Making of Part 4 - The debut LP

2011-02-04T01:09:00.000-08:00

Yes, there is a reason to it, when I am neglecting my blog like I did over the past few month.

I am putting all my energy in finishing my first full length release. Finished arrangements in December and finished recording vocals in January. At the moment we are busy mixing, listening to the mixes and mixing again. I uploaded a short clip, to give you an impression of what the mixing is like. Don't worry, the finished song is going to sound different!

Hope to finish mixing soon and looking forward to play the first songs to you!

Also im going to tour America and play a few shows in Germany, you might get a preview of some of the songs if you come around.

Hope to see you soon.

Music I like Part 13 - xXxXx

2010-12-10T09:11:00.000-08:00

Just a quick one!
Today Leg-No, my partner on the Sunglasses EP, started a label and released the first EP on it, Be Bonkerz!
It is no less than xXxXx. Everybody attending my show at the Musikschutzgebiet Festival this year might still remember them from their performance with 808 Basslines and crazy vocal fx! To get the feeling of the festival just have a look at the pic! Great festival in beautiful landscape.
There are plenty of great remixes to dance to on this Ep, from Leg-No himself, Chris de Luca, his label partner and Lars Mosten and Thrills.
The Thrills also delivered a second remix for all the Dubstep heads (yes me too!). It is for free, so have a listen and download!

xXxXx - Ekko Tech - (Thrills Dubstep Remix) by Be Bonkerz

Music I like Part 12 - Ezra Bang & Hot Machine (EBHM)

2010-11-25T03:59:00.000-08:00

The new 12"vinyl and the digital release on ITD comes as a 5 track stomper! Ezra Bang & Hot Machine (EBHM) already palyed Splash and Dockville in Germany but I always missed the show. I really hope I can make it to their show with Sick Girls on Dec. 3rd!
The Ep starts with Cadillac that features Char Johnson from Zebra Baby which you might know from one of my earlier posts.
Next to the oldschool flavour that continues through all three original tracks the tiny little bells are the highlight on this one.
Have a listen on the bottom of the post.
Royal Bloodline, the second track, is the winner of the package to me. You can check the really cool trashy video to have a listen before it is released on Dec. 3rd!
When you think the third track is a filler, you are wrong. War is just as much of a must have as the two other tracks.
In general it is really fat & funny beats, topped with great lyrics.

Remixes were provided by Dan Le Sac (this time without his partner Scroobius Pip) and Sick Girls. Both turn the original tunes into great songs for the dancefloor!
Download a third remix by Olugbenga from Metronomy for free!

Ezra Bang & Hot Machine (EBHM) - Cadillac

Ezra Bang & Hot Machine (EBHM) - Cadilllac by ITD_MusiEzra Bang & Hot Machine (EBHM) - Cadillac (Olugbenga Remix)

Ezra Bang & Hot Machine (EBHM) - Cadillac [OLUGBENGA EDIT] by ITD_Music

Ezra Bang & Hot Machine (EBHM) - Royal Bloodline - VIDEO

Music I like Part 11 - Phon.o

2010-11-10T12:13:00.000-08:00

Phon.o is contributing to my music not only since his remix on my last EP with Leg-No, where he remixed the title track!

Long before he already sold his Korg NanoPad to Nils which we used on a couple of EMMA tracks and shows before Nils finally crashed it.

You can check the weirdo rave remix here if you forgot what it sounds like:

LEG-NO & EMMA - SUNGLASSES feat. Tunde Olaniran (PHON.O Remix) by PHON.O

On the picture (which was taken by Feliks Horn, the director of the videoclip for Sunglasses) he is playing at the Tonfrequenz in Duesseldorf in 2008, it was the first time I saw him live. And the poster made it into the videoclip for Sunglasses! It is a vicious circle!

Now Phon.o released a remix for BoysNoize you shouldn't miss. The arrangement is pretty similar to the Sunglasses remix. Still the sound is different. It got a jumpy old school touch and definitely is going to make you happy on the dancefloor. Have a listen:
BOYS NOIZE - Trooper(PHON.O rmx) by PHON.O
Unique and outstanding. Can wait for his solo releases!

"Sunglasses" Videoclip

2010-11-01T04:52:00.000-07:00

Finally the video clip for LEG-NO & EMMA - Sunglasses feat. Tunde Olaniran is finished. It was worth waiting! Really nice pictures and a funny story about how much life is about image.

Here are some impressions shot by Randbezirk, our set photographer (if you watch closely you will see him in the video!)

The bosses

Unfortunately this scene didn't make the cut

The crew at Atelier 25

Live Shows Part 6 //// Bottrop (D) //// 31.10.10

2010-10-31T16:24:00.000-07:00

Kay Shanghai from Hotel Shanghai in Essen had the crazy idea to put up an outdoor festival at the end of October!
Today he invited a couple of artists to Schloss Beck, a fun park for children, very old fashioned and nice.I played along side acts like Aeroplane, Jimmy Edgar, The Juan MacLean, Freakatronic and many more!
Next to the music the second highlight were the joyrides. There was sun all day and I enjoyed the roller-coaster, water-slides etc. and went to the backstage in the heart of the old castle. Take a look at the pics and get an idea of the fun we had and see Grappy and his pony.

Music I like Part 10 - Tunde Olaniran

2010-10-10T02:42:00.000-07:00

Tunde Olaniran (on the picture he is the guy in the lower left end talking to Amanda Blank) is definitely one of the most unique MCs out there. In Germany he was featured on two tracks by CLP and went on tour with them.

And he worked with xxXxx for one of their tracks. So I was very pleased he also joined in on Sunglasses with Leg-No.

Rapping all the way from Flint / Michigan he added a big verse to Sunglasses.

Also I would love to present some live footage so you can see his great stage dresses and performance, but since I have not been able to get hold of any videos, this is my favourite Tunde song instead:

Check I'm so Trill by CLP & Tunde Olaniran:

I'm So Trill feat. Tunde Olaniran by PHON.O

Making of Part 3 - Sunglasses Shoot

2010-09-21T08:43:00.000-07:00

So many great things are happening at the moment! A video clip was shot for the song Sunglasses by Leg-No and me with Tunde Olaniran. At the moment they cut it but still need to grade it and fix all the details. I am gonna post about the shooting in detail but to make you curios for more, here is a first picture of the shooting, taken by Randbezirk, my mate from our atelier. Hope it is finished soon!

Music I like Part 9 - French Fries

2010-07-26T09:46:00.000-07:00

I promised to introduce all the remixing artists of the Sunglasses EP some time ago, recently I realized I am running late again!

Let's start off with French Fries!

This guy is only 18 and a killer already. He is in all the playlists; A-Trak (click the link to watch the video, if you watch careful you are going to see Leg-No & me), Brodinski etc. to name a few and for the last Mixmag Mixtap e Calvin Harris picked his track Senta to be one of 13 songs.

Actually when this song was released some time ago, it was the first time I heard of French Fries. I came across this song on Myspace (no, myspace is not dead! not at all).

I am sure there is a lot more to come from this young French producer and I am really glad he was happy to remix Outdated!

Check the clip to find out more about him:

French Fries @ Fri-Son from YounGunz on Vimeo.

And be sure to check the remix he did of Outdated in a nice dj Set by Mat Cant:

30mins For Shake N Bake (PBS 106.75FM) by MatCant

Leg-No & EMMA - Outdated (French Fries rmx) starting at around 25.30min!

Get the track on beatport!

New Song Part 7

2010-07-05T07:03:00.000-07:00

Oh yes. Just a couple of days to go and my first 12" is going to be released on ITD. I teamed up with Italian born Leg-No for this joint. It is going to be called LEG-NO & EMMA - Sunglasses EP.

Sunglasses features Tunde Olaniran and remixes were delivered by French Fries, Mowgli and Phon.o. I am going to introduce them to you in my blog in the next weeks if you don't know them yet.

The release date will be 16.07.2010 on vinyl and digital too!

Here is the titel track for your listening pleasure.

LEG-NO & EMMA - SUNGLASSES feat. Tunde Olaniran by ITD_Music

And to have something for your iPod too, Mendel remixed one of the tracks for you.

He is a fresh and hot producer from Tel Aviv. Watch out for his other tracks! LEG-NO & EMMA - Outdated (Mendel remix) by ITD_Music

Music I like Part 8 - Zebra Baby

2010-03-01T06:39:00.000-08:00

It is time for a new release on my label, ITD. This time they are coming along with Zebra Baby, two MCs from NY that teamed up with swiss producer Christian Fischer to record the magnificent W.A.R. EP. One of the singers, Char is best known from Simian Mobile Disco's "Hustler". My favourite tune on the 12" is "Jumbo". When the beat kicks in it feels like you got to smash something. But all of the songs are great. The remixer names read like some producer toplist, Schlachthofbronx, Chris de Luca and Boody B.

I remember the first time I listened to the Schlachthofbronx Remix of +1 on a massive club pa was after my show in Plauen. Kit Kut played the tune and I was drawn out of the backstage onto the dancefloor by the kickdrum.

This record is a winner for me!

Get to download "+1" for free:

Zebra Baby - +1 by ITD_Music

or at zshare click here

Making of Part 2 & Fashion Part 6

2010-01-16T07:38:00.000-08:00

You might know Waldbrand since I posted about him earlier on this blog. Though he is living next door, we got into touch via internet. Since then we were discussing to create something together and we finally made it! He designed and printed a lovely dress which is available right now. To promote it we met for a shoot in his new studio he is sharing with two more artists. Eating Stroopwafels and shooting several pics this is one of the pics that we came up with and a few more how we did it!

New Song Part 6

2009-12-23T04:10:00.000-08:00

I didn't want to leave you into 2010 without wishing you a pleasant turn of the year.

2009 was a great year for me as I played great festival and club shows, had some nice releases and met loads of nice people. I really dig traveling and hope I will be able to continue traveling with my music in 2010!

Fat and Ugly is a dj I met when I played at the Crooked party in Cologne. You probably know him already from his remixes, posted on lots of blogs. Now Fat and Ugly and me want you to have his remix of my song Couch Potato:

EMMA – Couch Potato (Fat and Ugly Remix)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/702643484e6a0ef4/

Hopefully it accompanies you while celebrating a few days off, see you in 2010!

EMMA

Fashion Part 5 & Music I like part 7

2009-11-15T12:27:00.000-08:00

“Let me have a Tshirt for 35 Deutsch Marks!” I still remember that line from good old The High and Mighty "Homefield Advantage" record! If you still want a shirt you may just hook me up! My shirt has a marvelous print on black American Apparel Ts. The design was delivered fresh out of the charging Hotcheese Crew factory. I met these guys when they threw a party at a gallery in Kassel and invited me to play. We had great party and when I woke up the next morning they were still partying at the rooftop of the gallery. And since they don’t only know how to party but also know how to treat some paint, a few month later the collaboration shirt was finished. Have a look at the pic how awesome it looks at Lionel from DSL.

By the way, DSL just released their new EP “Stupid Bitches” with great songs and a fantastic remix by DatA. I am already looking forward to see DatA dj in my hometown, Essen, next week. His tracks “rapture” and “one in a million” were on heavy rotation in EMMAland over the last couple of month.

Music I like Part 6 - Micachu & Supershirt

2009-11-11T14:07:00.000-08:00

Hello Blogpeople, is it really that long ago?

Shame on me!

There is so many news! The crazy Hotcheese Crew guys designed some very nice tees for me! And I just signed up on twitter. Follow me right here.

Also I happened to play a couple of very nice shows in the last time with some amazing acts. In Kuenzelsau for example I shared stage with Supershirt once again! It is always a pleasure!

In Hamburg I supported Micachu & the Shapes. You might know them from their hitsingle „Golden Phone“ through which I first heared of them back in the days. Their show was great and I found this video, where WARPs very own Tim Exile is kind of live remixing one of their songs! I want more of this!

Live Shows Part 5 //// Dortmund (D) //// 20.06.09

2009-07-13T02:24:00.000-07:00

This day, I was about to write history.

At least a bit,

though only 50 people might remember.

I was the first act to ever play the newly build and not even finished FZW in Dortmund. I knew the old FZW and thought it would be app. the same venue size, but I was wrong. We arrived early and I was really impressed. The ceiling was about 10 meters from the ground in the hall I was about to play, with enough space to cover 1300 people and there were two other floors and a beer garden. The whole FZW was still bare brickwork, but the soundsystem and lightning looked good to me. (have a look at this link) The backstage was very comfortable and we shared ours with Freakatronic, which always means lots of fun. The other act on the bill was Mediengruppe Telekommander, I saw them playing sever

al times already but never with a drummer, so I was looking forward to this. Soundcheck was rather short and not really promising. And it proofed to be true, when I entered stage, (on time 21.30h) I faced about five seconds reverberation.

This made the stage sound appear as if the beats only consisted of wobbling bass sounds. And the concrete walls added a scary screaming sound that build up through most of my songs. Not really perfect condition, but I truly enjoyed it for some reason.

And the people liked it too, at least some bought my records afterwards. But maybe just to check what my music sounds like played normally. We partied with Freakatronic and took a ride back home together. Another great night has come to its end.

Live Shows Part 4 //// Berlin (D) //// 30.05.09

2009-06-29T16:39:00.000-07:00

Berlin, Berlin. It was German Football Cup and we were expecting lots of traffic jam. If there was any traffic jam, we must have missed it.

So far, so good. This time Crocke, our good mate, accompanied us for one and a half nice days in Berlin. He just returned from New York City, and two of his travel mates were kept in quarantine because they got the swine flu.

Yes, obviously I was a bit afraid driving with him for 5 hours in a car, sleeping in a room and again driving 5 hours, especially as I found out both of his ankles were swollen and hurt with out any reason.

But you know, no risk, no fun.

We arrived at our lovely hotel called "Hotel Fortuna" and indeed we were lucky to have such a nice place to sleep. The venue "Villa" (yep, it is an old brewery mansion indeed) was not too far so we drove there for a little soundcheck. If you ever come to Berlin and you are into street art go and visit the Villa, lots of nice graffiti from the outside. After the soundcheck we had lots of time because my performance was scheduled 04:45h in the morning. (And it even got later, of course) Lots of time to meet some of the nice people we performed with that night. Just to mention two, that are worth checking out, Boom Monk Ben who start to perform after I finished at 5:40h and Schlachthof Bronx from Munich. Check their webspace. Before the night, I was excited to see Thunderheist perform, but the club was so packed and hot, I was not able to enjoy their whole set. I got a nice chat with Chris de Luca from CLP, and when it was time for my performance I was not as exhausted as I thought I might be.

The whole room was fogged (have a look at the pic)

and water was running down the laptop screen. But after several tries it switched on and we were ready to rock.

It was a fun gig and a fun night, and when we left the Villa we were "blinded by the lights". (Mike Skinner gonna see you soon! Yeah!) After a bit of sleep we enjoyed our stay while having brunch at a small garden cafe in the sun. Felt like holidays. So one more time I arrived in Essen, healthy and happy. EMMA : Swine Flu - 1:0.

Here is some mix for your next 5h drive: Boom Monk Ben - Benny Boom turn that Bass up louder (mp3)

Live Shows Part 3 //// Solingen (D) //// 23.05.09

2009-06-22T01:29:00.000-07:00

When ever you guys are planning on driving to Solingen, be aware there are two central stations. One old and one new. And no, they are not next to each other.

On the 23rd of may, thanks to Dome, I played at the Cobra in Solingen. The Cobra is close to the central station, but not to the one we ended up driving around. We had to ask for the way and I am not sure what the guy was thinking of who explained the way to us on the basis of bus routes instead of streets. We decided not to wait till a bus arrives which we could follow but to find the way on our own. We finally made it and still had time for a quick sound check.

Now let me take the chance to introduce Marco to you (its the guy who I am talking to on the pic). He mastered my vinyl tracks at "Skyline Tonfabrik". I am verry happy with what he did to the tracks. After discussing the pros an cons of vegetarian lifestyle it was show time. I just recovered from a cold that day, so I didn't fell that good performing. And afterwards we had to leave rather quick, accompanied by one of my all time favourite songs, Funkytown. I am just into cowbells. Aiming for our beds we were caught by a speed camera. Still waiting for that ticket.

Have a good start into the week and don't get caught speeding,

EMMA

Live Shows Part 2 //// Luedenscheid (D) //// 25.04.09

2009-06-14T08:54:00.000-07:00

Time to keep my promise. It is nearly two month in the past, but I wanna let you know about some of my gigs and share some pics. On April the 25th I was invited by TiniundTus to play at the venue Alte Druckerei in Luedenscheid. Electro Ferris from Deichkind was headlining the night. I wanna be honest with you, when we arrived in Luedenscheid and saw the people on the street where the club was at, we were a bit afraid of the audience (groundless as we found out later). We were going to play with another band called Susanne Blech, which are really kind people with a highly funny & energetic show. After we arrived in the backstage and had a little snack, the worst thing that could ever happen happened.

There was no champagne at the backstage.

As I was thinking about how I could possibly manage a show without my sparkling wine;-), the promoter (who might have been a bit afraid) showed up with three bottles. You can tell how happy I was by having a look at the first pic. (By the way, having a look at the Open Source shirt I am wearing on the pic, don't miss this years Open Source Festival w/ EMMA, The Streets, Prefuse 73, CLP and many more) I was scheduled to play at 10pm. I couldn't believe anyone would show up this early, but when I left the backstage at 10.30 the club was packed.

It was a great show, the crowd was very nice and seemed to enjoy my music a lot. Another bonus was Bilderwilderer our lovely VJ, who joined us again. As he can't attend all of my concerts this is always a great extra to the performance.

Afterwards we had some good talks and relaxed a bit (have a look at the other pic. homelike.) before we drove back home.

New Song Part 5

2009-06-10T16:05:00.000-07:00

Actually this time the name of the category is a bit misleading. It should be called old song. Cause I am about to present to you the first EMMA song ever (the pic is taken from the pics of my first live show ever). I had various recordings from different projects before, but this was the first track I filed under EMMA. The arrangement is very stripped down to drum, upright bass & one synth. I do like the vocals a lot, but be prepared for the slowest EMMA song ever. Feels like 40 bpm after listening to all these dance tracks.

Enjoy.

EMMA - JUST AN ADVICE

Fashion Part 4

2009-06-03T12:57:00.000-07:00

What a weekend. I am not really up to date with writing about my live shows. But I am going to get some pics of the past gigs soon and gonna catch up, promised. In the meantime I will let you know about one of my favourite piece of cloth. It’s my golden Nikes. They are limited edition, so it might be hard to get hold of them. They have a very smooth surface and a tiny little red theatre drop at the back. Just have a look at them. Gorgeous. NeonSleep shot the pic at the Villa in Berlin.

Music I like Part 5 - DJ COOKS

2009-05-21T07:16:00.000-07:00

This time, I am going to post a mix again.

The attentive reader might have recognized I talked about Cooks earlier as he is part of the DELS live set.

Yo Majesty are going to bring him back on tour in Europe for some shows in summer, so watch out.

His monthly mix was rated a 5 * -"must listen" in Electronic Beats Magazine. I present the May Mix for download and I rate it 5* too!

DJ COOKS - May 09 MIX

Some nice underground bangers on there.

New Song Part 4

2009-05-12T15:43:00.000-07:00

It's showtime....my first release! Tata!

It's a nice 7" vinyl released on ITD. The A side features EMMA NOT and on the B side, it's a bit more uptempo, COUCH POTATO. The vinyl is an limited offer, so go grab it.

You can check out where to get it HERE.

To have a listen before ordering you may get hold of the B side for free by clicking the link:

EMMA - COUCH POTATO

I guess this record is a good introduction

New Song Part 3

2009-05-01T08:06:00.000-07:00

This time FREAKATRONIC, the lovely robots from Essen put their hands on one of my songs.

They decided to robotize " I Am Sorry" and you can download their version by clicking the link:

EMMA - I Am Sorry (Freakatronic remix)

Also they just release a 7" vinyl on ITD.

To check out the B side of my labelmates disc follow the link:

Freakatronic - The Sound of Freakatronic

Have a good listen.

Music I like Part 4 - Thunderheist

2009-04-19T04:13:00.000-07:00

I might be a bit late about that, because everybody blogged about Thunderheist already.

But I just got hold of a vinyl copy of their LP, and on top of that, I was confirmed to play with them in Berlin on May the 30st.

My favourite track on their Lp at the moment is Sweet 16, but it changes, since there are so many excellent tracks.

Anyways, if you are from Berlin you should show up at the Villa on the 30st. In addition to Thunderheist and EMMA, Schlachthof Bronx are going to perform that night.

So many good arguments. Party on.

New Song Part 2

2009-04-11T04:00:00.000-07:00

And again, its a remix.

This time the lovely guys from Pat Le Pirate (pictured) took the time to put their hands on my upcoming 7" single "EMMA NOT". They changed about everything and added lots of distortion, and created something completely new that will stick to your ear.

You can have a listen at their remix myspace, or simply download it by clicking the link:

EMMA - EMMA NOT (PAT LE PIRATE remix)

So long!

Music I like Part 3 - Bugati Force

2009-03-30T03:07:00.000-07:00

Long time no talk.

I am very busy at the moment with various stuff. But now I found the time to introduce 3 guys from Berlin that hit the dancefloor like a bombshell. Having a look at them you'll feel like back in the days, when Run DMC sang "My adidas". They produce songs and dj under the name "Bugati Force".

You might not have heard of them yet, but they did production and remix work for people like Ludacris and Lumidee and lately for CLP on their new EP.

Their "All Fillers, no Killers" Mix is blasting in my headphones for month now.

Go get it by clicking the link. And have a look for their upcoming releases on "Exploited", I can hardly wait for that.

Music I like Part 2 - Arabian Prince

2009-03-21T08:30:00.000-07:00

Arabian Prince aka Professor X is an artist most people forgot about. He was part of NWA back in the days. A couple of month ago Stone Throw released "The Anthology" and I couldn't resist to buy the vinyl. (If you don't understand why just have a look at the artwork;)).

I confess some of the tracks could have been a bit shorter and more on point, but nonetheless it is big! I still listen to it quite often.

One track has very strange similarities to one of my all time favs, 808 Beats by DJ Unknown. Wonder if they have got something to do with each other. Hit me up if you know more about it.

Westcoast!

New Song Part 1

2009-03-16T05:28:00.000-07:00

I wanted to let you know about one of my latest works.

Originally I produced a song called "Outdated" with Grappy, a friend of mine.

Lately I met Leg-No (have a look at the pic), a London based producer. I first listened to one of his remixes (I guess it was a remix of Spank Rock) at Sonet 77 played by Miss Blitz. I got into contact with Leg-No and he did a fantastic rework of "Outdated".

Give it a listen:

Outdated - EMMA & Leg-No

Fashion Part 3

2009-03-15T08:26:00.000-07:00

I wanted to blog about fashion again. This time I will let you know about a designer from Great Britain, I found on myspace. Looking at the exchange rates it is definietly cool buying stuff from the UK at the moment. (At least if you are from Europe)

This designer goes by the Name of "Brandnew Secondhand" . She is very friendly and got lots of dresses on her My Space Page. All handmade. On the pic I am wearing one of her dresses at the Videoshoot for the upcoming EMMA clip.

The dress is more than great, but the packaging in which it arrived was the cherry on the cake. A pink plastic envelop. I got to get hold of some of them to send my promo, I guess.

Making of Part 1

2009-03-09T04:58:00.000-07:00

I wanted to let you know about the pic in the top right of my blog.

It was captured during a photoshoot by Alexander Hagmann. Have a look at the crew on the right.

Alexander is studying photography, an it was a work for his university, but it was great fun having an own make up artist, that is something I could get used to. For two more of the pics he shot, visit my myspace. By the way, I bought the dress I am wearing at Jues, a very nice fashion store in Duesseldorf / Germany. If you get the chance and you are near by, it is worth a visit.

Will post about the designer soon too.

Fashion Part 2

2009-03-05T02:10:00.000-08:00

Hometown.

Yes, there are some creative minds in Essen City indeed.

One of them is Alexander Ludewig. He is creating limited edition fashion pieces for his lable Waldbrand. On the pic above I am wearing one of his works on 2008s Juicy Beats Festival.

His prints combine nature and urbanity, which probably reflect his hometown.

Forget about Paris, this is Essen.

Music I like Part 1 - DELS

2009-03-01T15:12:00.001-08:00

I came across DELS, when I was checking Yo! Majesty Tour dates. He supports them on their tour across Europe. His music sounds really fresh. Live he is touring with an amazing drummer and I am really sorry, I am going to miss their show next tuesday in Berlin.

Yesterday I recieved his "Lazy" 7" out on Moshi Moshi.

You should def catch a copy.

My fav track at the moment.

By the way, he is produced by Joe Hotchip (of Hotchip). Another reason to give it a try.

Live Shows Part 1 //// Duesseldorf (D) //// 16.01.09

2009-03-01T13:29:00.000-08:00

As I already promised, I am trying to give a short review on every gig I played.

Please feel free to send pics, vids and write about your impressions.

I am going to start with the Familia Electronica party at the Rotkompot in Duesseldorf.

It was the opening party of this fresh monthly club night.

As part of the Rich Kidz collective, I was invited to play.

Opening Parties are fun. The promoters thought the venue owns turntables and vice versa.

So we ended up driving around hiring turntables from another venue. (Thanks to the Zakk)

Due to this, soundcheck was rather short.

But the venue started getting packed soon (have a look at the pic) and we ended up having lots of fun.

Fashion Part 1

2009-03-01T13:11:00.000-08:00

Hey,

first of all, I wanted to let you know about SWK.

It's a small fashion lable founded by fashion designers Sara Bönsch and Jörn Quellmann.

Here you can have a look at me wearing one of their tops on stage:

I totally dig their stuff and suggest you check them out.

Their style is on the edge between street and high class. Just like me;)

Why oh why?

2009-02-24T04:09:00.000-08:00

I am gonna post about music I create, music I like, fashion and stuff soon!