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21:00 | Alex Barck (Germany) |
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 Alex Barck‘s rise to world wide fame was as a member of Jazzanova in the late 90‘s. Also as the A&R manager at Berlin based label, Sonar Kollektiv, he was, and still is, responsible for some of the finest ever releases, spanning the horizons from soulful pop to witty dance music. He was born and raised in Prenzlauer Berg back when there was still a wall dividing Berlin, making it exceedingly hard for East Germans to have a real sense of with was happening music wise around the world. This did not deter young Alex though. He was an eager music lover who listened to everything he could find in the East Berlin libraries, devourde magazines smuggled into the east and listened to every thing he could find on the airwaves (especially a radio show by disc jockey Monika Dietel on SFB, which still informs and influences him even until today). Just as he came of age, and was old enough to stand behind the decks himself, the wall came tumbling down and an 18 year old Alex Barck found himself in what was to become, almost instantly, the most influential city and scene of the early 90‘s. His first gigs were at the Club Akbar Lounge followed by the infamous Delicious Doughnuts. Only ten years after his beginnings he has played at almot every renowed club on this planet as the likes of Tokyo‘s Yellow to Zouk in Singapore, Trouw in Amsterdam, Goa in Madrid, Dachkantine in Zurich, Plastic People in London, Elephant Festival in Croatia, and of course the Berlin landmarks WMF, Cookies, Weekend, Watergate and Panorama Bar - just to name a few. He has also played alongside an endless list of luminaries including but not limited to Francois K., Gilles Peterson, Norman Cook, Andrew Weatherall, Carl Craig and Basement Jaxx. Writing about Alex Barck you can really see how hard it is to pin him down to one distinctive style or any one endeavour. So busy is his schedule and so explosive is his constant creative output. There‘s probably only one leitmotif to his career (and his life as well): A deep, honest and never ending love for music. Music is love, and Alex Barck is music.
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19:00 | Philippe Darées (France) |
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 Philippe Darees, singer, musician and composer, started learning the classical guitar the age of 12, then studied and taught himself other styles of guitar playing. He soon started playing with an accordionist and old college friend, Jacques Ferchit. Together they started playing at local shows. Later, Philippe turned professional and worked in various well-known dance bands, among which, the Jacques Hélian orchestra. As an accompanist Philippe has played on many recording sessions and worked as a sideman for many French singing stars such as, Colette Renard, Juliette Greco, Charles Trenet, Nicole Croisille, Sacha Distel... Philippe worked at the cabaret “Paradise Latin” in Paris for two years. “Paris Musette” with Jacques Ferchit as a duo : Cruises with “Croisières Paquet” to Dubai, Damas. Concerts in Paris France and in Europe (Madrid, Berlin, Bruxelles, Geneva). Coming out July 2016, the new album « From the Atlantic to the Urals ». 10 original songs in a completely acoustic setting blending French songs and gypsy jazz.
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