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LoneboyStore are featuring the lovely Marianne Pasts this week and her cd 'Inspiration', Check out what Marianne had to say in her question and answers below...
Biography courtesy of mariannepasts.com
Raised in Germany Marianne had extensive musical training all through highschool. She studied the violin privately since she was 10 years old. She then started playing guitar and had private classical vocal training with a member of the Munich Opera Company.
"While experimenting with different bands, I started writing songs and was particularly influenced by Irish Folk & Rock as well as American Blues music. I must have watched the "Blues Brothers" 50 million times.
"The most fascinating part of writing music for me is to take an experience from my own life and let the creative process take over. Then getting together with producer/musician Joe Clapp in the studio the songs take on their own life".
Marianne performed for different occasions, at corporate functions and spiritual events in Austria, Switzerland, India and Germany. In 1999 Marianne was invited to perform at the Zurich Peace Festival. "It was there that I realized writing music 'for music' was important to me, expressing emotions not opinions".
Marianne was invited to sing on a meditation video "Khuda" that has been shown in movie theatres throughout India and in over 200 meditation centers around the world. "I used the lyrics of a famous Indian Urdu poet Darshan Singh and wrote the music to 'Restlessness of the Heart', "as I could relate to the emotions of that poem".
Marianne then released her first full length CD "Moments". Three songs "Postcard", "The River" and "Going Home" made it in the Top 100 Commercial Radio Chart.
"Golden Rings" from her latest CD "Inspiration" has also reached the top 100.
"I'm honored to be part of the music community in the Boston area".
questions & answers
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Who are your musical influences?
There are so many great musicians, who would I leave out?
How do you write your songs? Do you start with the music or the lyrics.
There seems to be no pattern to it, sometimes I get a musical idea, sometimes it starts with lyrics. It always starts with a strong feeling.
Can you play any instruments if so which ones and do you have a favourite.
I mainly play guitar and sing, I used to play the violin, but now it bothers my ears, and everybody else's.
How did you get into music, was it from an early age?
I was always singing, I started playing violin at age 10 and had classical vocal training after High School.
Which of your songs are you most proud of?
Every song matters to me and I'm proud of all of them.
Where were you born, and do you still live there?
I'm from Germany and I moved to America.
Where would you like to see yourself in five years time?
Making music, performing live and in everyone's iPod.
Six words that best describe you.
Spiritual, Passionate about music, creative, artistic.
What's your favourite of all of your songs?
The one I'm working on now.
How long did it take to write and record your album 'Inspiration'?
It took about a half a year. I was writing songs as we were recording others.
Whats the best Live / recording moment you ever had?
I'm hooked on the studio. Every moment is ecstatic & magical.
Where was your first public performance?
I think it was in Vienna, at a spiritual convention.
Inspiration
1 Spark
2 Inspiration
3 Golden Rings
4 London Underground
5 Rainy Days In Paris
6 The Band Is Playing
7 Mountain
8 Trust In Me
9 Mountain (Instrumental)
I chose 'Spark'. I've been getting myspace comments from people who've been inspired by that song...... Marianne Pasts
featured track - spark
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