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mood indigo entertainment is an Artist Management company that specializes in Artist, Career, & Legacy Development.
mood indigo entertainment's office is at 319 West 134th Street, Ste. 5W, New York, NY 10030. Phone: (212) 281-3714.
Please note: for up-to-date information on each of the artists represented by mood indigo entertainment, please refer to their own websites as those are updated frequently. This site is only updated every few months, as the focus is on building the artists & their business (not maintaining this). This site is really just an over view of what we are doing in general.
current active artist management clients:
Antje Duvekot
THE CHAPIN SISTERS (Lake Bottom Records)
LIRA* (Otarel Music) *denotes in North America & The Caribbean only
also doing Product Management for CEN (Creative Entertainment Network) on:
Paul Kelly (Dawdaggie)
The Trews (Bumstead)
and consulting SIN (Sony music Independent Network)/Sony Australia on:
Kate Miller-Heidke
contact:
John Porter
(212) 281-3714
History:
Past mood indigo artist management clients include: Zoë Keating, Carrie Rodriguez *(Ninth Street Opus), Kaiser Cartel *(Daniel Records) Patty Hurst Shifter (pants on fire), Michelle Shocked (Mighty Sound), Ben Taylor (Iris), Rodney Crowell (Sony Nashville), aqualung *(Slightly Bigger/Columbia), Alejandro Escovedo, David Halley* (dos), Lisa Mednick *(Deja Disc), Pat McLaughlin (Dos), Catie Curtis (Guardian/EMI), and the subdudes *(High Street). While working for other mgmt. companies (Mike Robertson Mgmt. & Vector Mgmt.), artists' managed included: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Rising Tide), Kris Tyler (Rising Tide), the subdudes, and Joe Ely *(MCA Nashville). In 2009-2010 Porter worked for Sony International in their SIN division. Projects he worked on included: Boom Boom Satellites, Human Nature, Kate Miller-Heidke, Krokus, NEeMA, and 7 Worlds Collide. In 2007-2008 Porter was doing marketing and artist development for bluhammock music whose artists included: Cary Brothers, Jim Boggia, Kaiser Cartel, Kristoffer Ragnstam, sOuth, Swati, The Break & Repair Method, Val Emmich, and Virginia Coalition. Prior to bluhammock, he consulted Velour Music on Sonya Kitchell *(Hear/Velour) Porter was also the head of marketing at RED Ink and product managed projects by: aqualung (Slightly Bigger/Columbia), Ari Hest (Columbia), Los Lonely Boys (Or/Epic), Delbert McClinton (New West), Aimee Mann (Super Ego), Switchfoot *(Columbia), Sigur Ros *(PIAS), and others. While at Vector Mgmt., he oversaw the day-to-day activities for Guy Clark (Asylum), Foster & Lloyd (RCA Nashville), Nanci Griffith *(Elektra), Lyle Lovett *(Curb/MCA) and others. He also helped in marketing other clients such as David Ball (Warner Bros. Nashville), Steve Wariner (MCA Nashvlle and Arista Nashville), and others. Porter has also worked at KOCH Records (GM/Sr. VP A&R - in 18 months the company grew from 1.8M in annual billing to 17M), CBS Distribution, and MCA Distribution.
* denotes artist acheived the highest selling album of career during time peroid we worked together
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| Antje Duvekot |
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No one writes quite like Antje, who was influenced lyrically by the very greats -- Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen, who are Mt. Rushmore-like figures to her. "Antje is the rare artist who can write about the social and the personal in the same breath,'' says folk icon Ellis Paul. "Her voice has a sound of innocence and naivete which makes razor-sharp insights into the human condition.'' Adds producer Neil Dorfsman, who has worked with Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Sting: "She creates an entire, detailed world in verse, and takes you there with beautiful and understated mel- ody. Her songs are stunning paintings of color and shade.'' And as Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh says, "Antje is the whole package.''
Antje's path has taken many twists and turns, from Germany to the University of Delaware, then to a short stint in NewYork City andVermont,followed by her current residence in Boston.She is of- ten also on the road, stopping at the prestigious Newport Folk and Philadelphia Folk Festivals, the classic radio show "Mountain Stage'' and overseas at the Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland and the Tonder Festival in Denmark. She has won the John Lennon Songwriting Competition and the best new folk award at the Kerrville Festival as well as the Boston Music award for "outstanding folk ar tist".
Her first album, "Big Dream Boulevard,'' was produced by Seamus Egan of Irish-American super- group Solas. Her second, "The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer,'' was produced by Shindell. And now there's "New Siberia.'' As she says, "I've grown and come to a stronger period in my life. I can look back with more optimism than before. I've really come far. I think you can only look back when you're in a stronger place.''
SOME RECENT KIND WORDS:
"Duvekot has gotten hotter, faster than any local songwriter in recent memory. Her songs feel at once fresh faced and firmly rooted, driven by the whispery sensuality of her voice. She believes in the redemptive power of the shared secret; and is utterly unafraid to mine the darkest corners of her life for songs that turn fear into resilience and isolation into community".
- The Boston Globe
"Antje has proven once again that she ranks with the most intense and beautiful singer-songwriters on the planet."
- Dave Marsh/former music editor, Rolling Stone XM/Sirius Radio Host / Bruce Springsteen biographer
"The new songs were just what you'd expect from the stunning singer-songwriter: little pieces of poetry that tell the truth.
Duvekot has a voice that can sing the devil to sleep, and it's never been showcased better than on her newer tunes."
- Vincent Scarpa/The Buzz About (from great live review)
The new album, New Siberia - will be self-released on June 26th. It has already charted at #8 on the Folk radio charts. "Noah's Titanic" will be the AAA radio focus track in September, when she begins to officially tour in support of the record.
Here's a link to the brand new video for the title track - http://bit.ly/uuIuKY
visit www.AntjeDuvekot.com
(as of 5/13/12).
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| THE CHAPIN SISTERS (Lake Bottom Records) |
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THE CHAPIN SISTERS are Lily & Abigail Chapin. Their most recent full length album, TWO - was released in the UK & Europe on June 6th 2011 via their own Lake Bottom Records. It was preceeded by the release of the live EP - Oh, Hear The Wind Blow in January 2011. In North America, TWO was released in Sept 2010 and Oh, Hear The Wind Blowin June 2010.
Their Daytrotter Session was released in Sept. 2011, we highly recommend becoming a member of the Daytrotter family. It's a great way to discover new music & hear live performances of great acts you already love.
SOME SEMI RECENT KIND WORDS:
"The Chapin Sisters left the audience breathless from the first duet. Removing the microphones from their stands and leaving their guitars as solemn bookends, Abigail and Lily Chapin began their set with a soul-shaking acapella song entitled “Sweet Light.” Chillingly precise vocals allowed the magic of their music to shine throughout the evening as they demonstrated their dynamic control over the arc of melodic phrases, passages, and entire songs. Two sets of candy red lips and pearly white teeth formed words and vowels seamlessly together with a tightness that could make other sibling acts question the validity of their own genetic coupling. Their music is a beautiful blending of protest-era folk song, American roots music, and even elements sampled from the days of psychedelic rock, all held together by the unique sound of their line-on-line vocal interaction. "
- Richard Z. Baldwin, BIRN - live review (Jul 29, 2011)
“The common and compelling thread that runs through TWO is the sisters’ voices which are strong and clear and not wispy or delicate.
To paraphrase Morrissey, Abigail and Lily’s vocal tones are ‘not happy, but not sad’, and they bring a solemnity to the arrestingly pure
harmonies that twine ‘round each other like ivy, lifting and dipping with a hymnal quality. "
- Jen Stratosphere Fanzine, Adequecy (Jul 21, 2011)
"gossamer pop yarns with ethereal sisterly harmonies"
- Time Out New York (Jul 20, 2011)
They have taken some time off to write. They've just begin writing & recording their next album. Look for it to be released in the U.K. & Europe in early 2013 and in North America shortly there after.
They are also part of She & Him's touring band.
Their previous album, Lake Bottom LP and EP, The Chapin Sisters are currently available. They feature sister Jessica Craven, who is no longer an active/touring member but who will always be a sister and will be a special guest any time she can/wants to be. In addition there is a picture disc (yes, vinyl) available for sale exclusively on their website. Another earlier EP of cover songs also exists - it will be released digitally (worldwide) at some point...
Please visit their website (click their picture to link to it), facebook, reverbnation, and myspace pages for more details and actual concert information.
www.thechapinsisters.com
www.facebook.com/thechapinsisters
www.reverbnation.com/#thechapinsisters
www.myspace.com/thechapinsisters.com
(as of 05/13/12)
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| LIRA (Otarel) |
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Over the past few years - buoyed by multi-platinum sales of her three Sony studio albums and live DVD, a mantelpiece full of awards and support of fans - LIRA has made no secret of her desire to find a global audience for her music.
“I have big dreams,” LIRA has frequently been quoted as saying – and it looks increasingly likely that this rare artist will see those begin to flourish in 2012. Her first tour dates in the US were in July 2011, they included a Kennedy Center performance. She will return to the US in June to co-write and perform a showin NYC. In September, Harpo Productions will release a documentry on Oprah's South African school. The theme song is LIRA's. In October, she'll perform a few select US and Caribbean shows. Working towards the release of a brand new album in early 2013.
LIRA’s triumph at the 2009 South African Music Awards, where she won ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Best Female Artist’ for the 2008 record, Soul In Mind, and subsequent multi-platinum sales of her second two records and her Live In Concert – A Celebration DVD (2010) were proof enough that her heady mixture of old school soul, spiced with enough contemporary twists, had connected amongst her South African audience. She most recently won "Most Gifted Female" at the continent wide Channel O Awards!
If comparisons are to be made, there’s a real feel of Sade’s earlier work, in LIRA’s scorching, soul-filled vocals. And yet the subtle sense of her South African roots that flickers throughout the material, along with LIRA’s unique vocal stylings mean there is nothing copycat about her.
“It was always my feeling that I don’t want to be boxed into being a particular kind of artist,” LIRA says with the quiet emphasis of someone who knows precisely what they desire. “I never want to be restrained in what sounds we include on records so there is some funk, ragga, latin, jazz, urban, traditional African sounds, and, of course, plenty of soul.”
Her music finds its lyrical footing in all the things that LIRA loves - from dancing to singing, being introspective, loving others, philosophising, and stirring people’s consciousness. “I love to dance. I love to love! I’m a romantic. But I also like to be contemplative,” she says.
LIRA’s given name is Lerato Molapo – Lerato meaning love in seSotho. It’s no surprise, then, that LIRA sings, so full of joy.
Soulful – Romantic – Playful – Contemplative: LIRA’s music is all of these things and more. What’s perhaps most striking about her music is that, in the hands of LIRA, none of these come across with even a hint of cliché.
There is an energy to LIRA’s live shows. “There’s something about this band that only those who have seen us know and that is that we are a rocking live act,” says LIRA.
VIDEO LINKS TO CHECK OUT:
“Feel Good” (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNjRSkzBVEE
“Rise Again” (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HuGPKdlvX4
Much more to come...
www.misslira.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIRA/44652821124
@miss_Lira
(as of 03/15/12).
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| Kate Miller-Heidke (SIN/Sony Australia) |
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Nightflight, the new album from Kate Miller-Heidke will be released in North America via SIN/Sony Australia on June 19th. "Ride This Feeling" will be our first focus track at AAA radio - we begun the quest for ADDS on June 25th. She has a limited number of U.S. tour dates in June & July to help us get started. One of the most charming, engaging, and intelligent singer-songwriters in the world.
I'm helping the esteemed radio team of Jesse Barnett & Art Phillips get this going.
More news to come...
www.KateMillerHeike.com
(as of 5/13/12)
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While at SIN - Sony Independent Network, John Porter also became a founding partner in CEN - Creative EntertainmentNetwork which launched officially in January of last year. CEN acts as a marketing & US distribution company that goes through RED Distribution and also works with Sony International on select projects. While no longer a partner, John Porter acts as an Associate and is quarterbacking a few select projects for and with the CEN team. Currently, these projects include releases by The Trews & Paul Kelly.
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| The Trews (Bumstead/CEN) |
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The Trews are a great Canadian rock band that haven't ever had a proper supported release in the U.S. until Hope & Ruinwhich was released in April 2011 via CEN. The title track was in the top ten at Canadian Rock radio for 18 weeks! It was also the first focus track at AAA radio here in the U.S. An iTUNES exclusive EP - Live From Montreal was released this Summer. A deluxe digital version of Hope & Ruin as well as a vinyl version were released in September 2011. A second single was released in the U.S. last Fall - "The World, I Know". The third single, "One By One" is at AAA now and the band is doing a few US dates in May (which includes a Woodsongs taping, May 21st), July, and August. This is the first real touring since the album's release. Honestly, this record is great and any station that enjoyed success with The Hold Steady should give it a chance. On a mission here. We will get a toe-hold for this band in this market with this album cycle! They are too good and work too hard to be denied!
SOME KIND WORDS:
“The Trews are, without a doubt, the greatest rock band of their generation.”
- Performer Magazine
A nice tweet from an Australian fan:
“Bon Voyage hope you make it back to Australia soon.
They came,they saw,they rocked.”
- Russell Crowe
“Nice kids, great musicians, love their stuff, man”
- Kid Rock
“At a time when commercial radio is fraught with the nauseating drone of auto tune and other recycled pop maladies, Canada’s own ripping rockers The Trews are committed to keeping it real. Instead of caving in to the sycophantic know-nothings that currently dictate what is acceptable listening fare, the foursome has stuck to its guns and continued to release album after album reminiscent of the glory days of 1970s rock radio.”
- David Hens/Examiner (July 2, 2011)
“The Trews have inexplicably failed to become megastars anywhere apart from their Canadian homeland, despite the blissfully commercial nature of their guitar-led rock. ...there isn’t a flawed track. Indeed, it’s one of those rare albums where every song could easily become a hit single. It’s a a rare feat for an album to be so consistently powerful.
- Rich Wilson/Classic Rock (July 2011)
Check out their website (click the hidden link in their picture) for the most recent tour dates.
Much, much more to come.
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| Paul Kelly (Gawdaggie/CEN) |
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Paul Kelly is a living legend in his native Australia. Possibly the best singer-songwriter that country has produced, he is also recognized worldwide as a master of his craft. CEN released, Songs from the South, The Best of Vols 1 & 2 on October 25th (physically) last year and tried to help promote his book, How To Make Gravy (released in North America Oct 12th via Penquin International) and his 8 disc box set A to Z at the same time. His first North American dates in many years in September, all SOLD OUT. More US A to Z dates followed in February & March of this year. On May 18th - his Mountain Stage (NPR) segment airs. The next week it will be featured on NPR.org. We're also begin a catalog re-issue campaign on July 17th that will run into 2014. The first three releases in the series will be Post (never before released in North America), Comedy, and Wanted Man. In addition, there will be an album of all new material in November of this year as well.
SOME RECENT KIND WORDS:
“I am humbled...a great songwriter.”
- Lucinda Williams
“His songwriting is up there with the greats....the bittersweet and hard-core honesty of his lyrics - and his perfect, direct,
often hilarious delivery - is the sort of thing you'll only see once in a lifetime if you're lucky. Drop everything, gather your
posse, and go see him while he's over on this side of the planet: he's astonishing."
- Amanda Palmer
“There is something unique and powerful about the way Kelly mixes up everyday detail with the big issues of life, death, love and struggle — not a trace of pretense or fakery in there.”
- Neil Finn/Crowded House
“If I was only allowed to listen to one artist for the rest of my life, I would choose Paul Kelly.”
- Kasey Chambers
“One of the best albums of the year.”
- John Shelton Ivany/National News Bureau (Oct 11, 2011)
“When he hits the sweet spot on ballads such as the lovely "You're 39, You're Beautiful and You're Mine," he has few equals. He's a class act, as these 40 selections indisputably prove, and here's hoping he continues this impressive streak for another few decades, only with many more fans.”
- Hal Horowitz/All Music Guide (Oct 9, 2011)
“A staggering reinterpretation of a singer-songwriter amongst the greatest of his – or any other – generation.”
- Andy Fyle/MOJO (October 2011) - review of A to Z boxset
“Paul Kelly is the best artist to come out of Australia, bar none. And I had never heard of him before I received Paul Kelly's
Greatest Hits: Songs from the South Volumes 1 & 2. Now, it's like audio crack. I can't get enough. Two discs, 40 songs, and over 150 minutes of music make this the best Aussie album to hit the States in a long time. Then you realize that somehow, Paul Kelly has been under the radar for over 25 years. That's criminal. Kelly is one of the best singer/ songwriters in the world. After listening to this gem, I guarantee you'll think the same.
- Tim Wardyn/ink19 (Sept 30, 2011)
“The more I listen to this album, the more I love it. I'm almost embarrassed to admit this is the first Paul Kelly album I've owned. Have I wasted twenty-five years of my life?
- Michael Doherty/Michael Doherty’s Music Log
“Best damned two-disc package on the market today. Kelly doesn't do anything fancy. His music is straight on rock with mild influences (meaning that you can hear a little country here and a little soul there, but it isn't country or soul—it's Paul Kelly). The thing is, he writes so damn good and presents what he writes so well that you don't notice. A musician friend of mine once said that for him, the best compliment to his music was when people liked it for itself and not its influences. Fits for Kelly. Damn good stuff. Damn good. Forty songs good. No. Forty songs great.”
- Frank Gutch Jr./FAME & AcousticMusic.com (Sept 23, 2011)
Much more info to come...
(as of 05/13/12)
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The third annual “An Acoustic Café Evening Tour” was again hosted by Carrie Rodriguez. This year her guests included her friends: Erin McKeown (1/24-1/30), Pieta Brown (1/31-2/4), and Kelly Joe Phelps.
In 2013, it will debut on the West coast (US) & western mountain states. Hoping to include the East coast US, Holland & the UK in 2014 plans.
KIND WORDS FROM 2011 TOUR
“The Acoustic Café Tour is smartly arranged as a study in post-Lilith Fair, singer-songwriter contrasts. Veteran songwriter Mary Gauthier sings with a cutting drawl and writes brutal fables that merit comparisons to both Flannery O'Connor and Townes Van Zandt. Carrie Rodriguez also knows how to hold an audience with a sculpted lyric, but her method is a sweeter science, part fiddle brilliance, part Texas soul. The youngest of the three, Erin McKeown, brings some levity and pop impulses to the bill and should be a draw for fans of Ani DiFranco's satirical groove folk. If you're looking for a night of dainty songbirds in polished folkie cages, disappointment is certain — this trio has sharper, shrewder songs to share."
- Roy Kasten, Riverfront Times (Feb 10, 2011)
"Rodriguez hit the ground running with 2006's country-minded debut, Seven Angels on a Bicycle. Last year's album, Love and Circumstance, centers on singer-songwriter twang, particularly the cuts featuring Buddy Miller. Rodriguez's croon has a husky tinge like honey with a touch of spice, and she takes some clever lyrical turns: She compares someone with a "'50s French Movie" (When do I take my clothes off?) and confesses, I learned all the words of love in my dictionary. Expect more of the singer's sultry voice and subtle wit at her Acoustic Café Tour date at Knuckleheads."
- Chris Parker, The Pitch (Feb 08, 2011) "I've become a pretty big fan of Rodriguez over the past two years. She just released an excellent new album with Ben Kyle titled 'We Still Love Our
Country,' and I would imagine a few of those songs will be on display. Rodriguez's 'Love and Circumstance,' which came out last year, was also wonderful, so she's at the top of her game (and her last show at The Old Rock House was top notch). - from preview to "an Acoustic Cafe evening" show"
- Jason Gonulsen, Metromix St. Louis (Feb 06, 2011)
TOUR ITINERARY 2012
01/24 Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
01/25 Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
01/26 Louisville, KY @ Uncle Slayton’s
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
WFPK – 91.9 FM presents...
01/27 Nelsonville, OH @ Stuart’s Opera House
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
01/28 Lexington, KY @ Natasha’s Bistro
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
01/29 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Nightown
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
01/31 Cedar Rapids, IA @ CSPS
featuring: Pieta Brown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
02/01 Champaign, IL @ Hi Dive
featuring: Pieta Brown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
02/02 Chicago, IL @ Old Town School
featuring: Pieta Brown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
02/03 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
featuring: Pieta Brown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
show will be recorded live by WUWM – 89.7 FM for later broadcast
02/04 Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota
featuring: Pieta Brown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
ABOUT ACOUSTIC CAFÉ:
Acoustic Café is a two hour weekly radio show, and an independent media production of RDR Radio, LLC. The program is produced and hosted by Rob Reinhart who started the show in 1995. Each week, listeners around the globe tune in to Acoustic Café to hear the latest from today’s great songwriting talents. 2010 marked some changes for Acoustic Cafe with the addition of the “an Acoustic Cafe Evening” tour" (returning in 2011), "Acoustic Cafe Live @ Top Of The Park," a summer series with The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and promotion of the 34th Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival, a fundraiser for The Ark. More information aboutAcoustic Cafe can be found at Acafe.com or on Facebook.
(as of 03/15/12)
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