With a voice that's both silvery and raw, Dutch singer and pianist Jacqueline Govaert began writing songs at age 12. As lead singer and main songwriter, she formed the English-language Dutch alt-rock group Krezip in Tilburg in 1997 while still in her midteens. Their first full-length album, 2000's Nothing Less, featured hit song "I Would Stay" and topped the album charts in the Netherlands and Belgium, going 3x platinum.
Two more albums followed, 2002's Days Like This and What Are You Waiting For in 2005. A more electronic, disco-influenced album, Plug It In, arrived in 2007. Their final (multi-platinum) album, Best Of, which included hit single "Sweet Goodbyes", was released in late 2008 after which Krezip officially disbanded.
Govaert quickly embarked on a solo career, releasing Good Life in the summer of 2010. It hit number three on the Dutch album chart. The intimate Songs to Soothe followed in 2014, and topped the chart. Recorded in Los Angeles with Crowded House producer Mitchell Froom and guests including drummer Matt Chamberlain, bassist Bob Glaub, and guitarist Val McCallum, the more soulful Lighthearted Years became her third straight Top Ten album after its release in 2017.
On January 28, 2019 -ten years after disbanding- Krezip reformed and released come back single “Lost Without You” followed by their fifth full length album "Sweet High" later that year. Both releases went platinum.
"I love working in my home studio so I can work at my own pace. For me it’s all about creating a song or a vibe, I don’t want to think about the technical stuff too much, that’s why I love working with FabFilter plug-ins, it helps me to make recordings sound great instantly, so I can spend most of my time on creating music."
Cinthie Berlin based DJ, producer, label owner of 803 Crystal Grooves and its sub-label Collective Cuts, we_r house, the Elevate record store and proud parent Cinthie has risen to become on the most prominent DJs in the house scene of 2022.
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Groove Armada In 2022 it will be 25 years since Groove Armada debuted, going on to become one of the most successful dance acts of the time, and maintaining their position as an influential force ever since. Over two decades of prolific productions and tireless touring they’ve proved that...
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Stefano Lentini Stefano Lentini is an Italian film music composer and multi-instrumentalist, who collaborated with director Wong Kar-Wai on the score for the two Academy Award nominated film "The Grandmaster". He has composed the scores for TV series including "The Sea Beyond”(Mare Fuori),...
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Kevin Madigan "I’ve had a love of music and sound since an early age. I can remember listening to the Beatles on the Walkman which was the latest greatest new thing then back then. My uncle and aunt brought one over to Ireland from the US when I was about 10 years old. I was being astoni...
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Local Natives Face-to-face songwriting and musical interplay put to tape: the classic studio setting is juxtaposed on Local Natives’ fourth full-length, VIOLET STREET with modern production and visuals to form a timeless album. The band’s signature soaring 3-part harmonies are augmented b...
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