ABOUT COSTAR

"With 'EXIT' we tried to capture the sound of classic pop tunes being played with conviction and enthusiasm, stripped down to a minimum of production to create that raw and pure sound you get in one-take recordings", says singer and guitarist Brighton.
A deep passion for music and the same eagerness to create a great sounding album brought the four Costars together. They spent last year writing and recording to put their ideas into a final product. The result has become EXIT, an album they are proud to be releasing in the near future.
Costar's debut album, 'Keep It Light' was released in 2004. The album took the band to Canada's North by North East Festival followed by gigs in New York and a tour of Norway. Keep It Light's first single 'Yeah Right' was playlisted on XFM and its quirky, low-budget, puppet-doll video was on rotation on Norways music channel ZTV. Second single 'Falling at my Feet' saw Costar achieve international recognition. 103.1 Indie FM in Los Angeles and Australia's Triple M playlisted the song as did XFM in the UK. Radio One who also played the single had the following to say:
"Costar have mastered the art of catchy pop with breathtaking ease a masterstroke of a tune replete with gorgeous dreamy melodies and irresistible hooks that manages to weave its magic in under three minutes"



Whatś been said about Costar



"Americana driven pop rock never sounded as sweet as this - taking the nervy energy of the killers, the soul searching melodies of Matthew Sweet and giving it a Wilco make-over, gorgeous, wonderful, buy this now!"
 

(Subba-cultcha.com)


"Raggedy, and with a Britpop-era-crashing-into-Strokes-debut-era guitar crispness. Certainly the swirl of the cymbals, and the wail of the guitar work on a psychedelic level as well as a Weddoes-like jangle angle. "Ashamed" is of a gentler persuasion, while "Lee" charges at the floor like a furr-ball from a feline throat."


(Vanity Project)


"The digital single from COSTAR - "Too Much Talk" (Popfiction) provides a weird combination of searching newWave pop and a strange compelling sensation that there's a little bit of The Strokes and (early) U2 in there somewhere - It's not obvious, but it's maybe just because the melodies seem to stack up so well. In essence it's an authentic, searching, rough edged jangling indie joy with an ace ending which over the course of the three tracks falls into a wonderful post c86 rumble of harmonious distortions. Could be big! MMMM"


(Manchester Music)..



"For those of you who miss the heady days of jangly indie pop crafted by such heroes as David Gedge, new single ‘This Awakening’ by Costar could be the very fix you need. The production lends the song a sound that could so easily be from 1994, even more so when the guitar solo kicks in, and yet that is in no way a bad thing. In fact the song doesn’t sound particularly dated, it’s just that there aren’t many people putting out such compelling tunes as this right now, which makes this one all the more welcome to my ears."


(Kid Vinyl)


“I am a creative. Food and fashion are my art forms. I eat and dress to music”

“I think about the idea of cooking with love.
When I produce, I create a space for the magic to happen.
#SoundtrackToMyLife is a term I started using the convey the intricate ties between the creation of any piece of art and music. 
I fill the room with sound waves that guide me from the pantry, to the fridge to the stove. 
I like cooking at about five o’clock in the afternoon. 
When the sun hits about waist high. Its a mellow colour. 
I pour a glass that brings my mood to the right frequency. 
Take a deep sip
Let it play on my tongue for a bit
Then dance down my throat. 
I’m ready to go.” 




Pending some much needed changes on the platform, this page may be updated for use again in the near future.

Meantime I can be found sneaking into random booths in the wilderness from time to time.

I play a bunch of electronic music genres. I like to play them under the moon and stars for sensitive people who care about each other and the planet.

I like to help create a safe space to dance, laugh, express ourselves and connect.

Future personal projects may appear here. For DJ set recordings please check out my Mixcloud page.

Peace


Recent appearances:
Jellyfish Crew: Winter Solstice 2021
Sporadic Events: Integration NYE 2021
Forbidden Forest 2
Forest Dwellers: Garden Island "BBQ"
Dooftopia
Unleashed
Sporadic Events: Harmonise
Forest Dwellers: The Re-syphoning
Jellyfish Crew: Winter Solstice 2018
Jellyfish Crew: River Dreaming Festival
Hooley Dooley 3
Jellyfish Crew: My Silly Um 2018
Jellyfish Crew: Winter Solstice 2017

Marsha Kate teases the mike since the age of four, when her dad Mathurin « Nano » Nelzy, mega bass groove boss, used to take her to rehearsals, recording sessions, concerts, festivals, radios and TV channels.
When she was just one year and a half, supposedly sleeping in her car baby seat, she once provided additionnal « Yeahs » to a Police song, with a rare energy.
Later, our little bomb, teared apart between Mam and Pap who each decided to follow their own path, she often travels back and forth Paris and the Caribbean Islands before finding her way out to England for éducation. In a nice school encouraging creativity, Marsha gets second price in a voice contest, singing « Summertime ». 
Back to Paris, following her dream, she takes intensive voice training, then returns to the Caribbean to meet the man of her life. They decide to settle in France for a real beginning. 
After a period as a chorus member, she sings solo with several bands playing at the Méridien Jazz Club and the Petit Journal Montparnasse.
By pure kindness, Miss Kate accepts to travel around the world to entertain private evenings for international stars.
She even backed up, with her magic throat, some great artists as Lara Fabian, NTM or Will I am (Black Eyed Peas) in theaters like the Palais des Sports and the Zeniths in France.
Today, she threatens to take the planet, offering a magic version of « I’m every woman » created by the soul diva Chaka Khan. This song was only previously covered by Whitney Houston.
Sharpen your ears, Marsha Kate has heart-pulsating lips and she knows how to use them to inflame the crowd.
Watch this lady …

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Marsha Kate taquine le micro depuis qu’à quatre ans, son papa Mathurin « Nano » Nelzy grave grooveur dans les basses, la balade de répétitions en enregistrements, concerts, festivals, radios et télés. 
Il est vrai qu’à peine âgée d’un an et demi, alors qu’on la croit en train de dormir dans son siège auto, elle reprend déjà les « Yeah » de Police, avec une étonnante pertinence… 
De pertinence en impertinence, la demoiselle, qui refuse de choisir son camp entre papa et maman qui ont pris leurs distances, fait souvent le voyage entre les Caraïbes et Paris avant de s’évader dans une école en Angleterre. L’ambiance est vraiment top. La création est à l’honneur, les talents encouragés et Marsha décroche le 2ème prix avec « Summertime » lors d’un concours de chant. 
De retour à Paris, sa vocation en poche, elle prend des cours de danses et de chants intensifs, repart de nouveau dans les Caraïbes, histoire de rencontrer celui qui, aujourd’hui, partage sa vie et se pose dans la capitale pour enfin se lancer.
D’abord choriste, elle passe rapidement chanteuse pour de vrai et sévit au sein de différents groupes qui se produisent en autre au Jazz Club du Méridien et au petit Journal Montparnasse… 
Extrêmement tolérante, Miss Kate accepte sans souci de faire des voyages jusqu’au bout du monde pour animer de nombreuses soirées privées de stars. 
Il lui est arrivé de soutenir avec son organe de scène quelques Grands artistes tel que : Lara FABIAN, NTM et Will I Am (Black eyed Peas) dans de toutes petites salles comme le Palais des Sports et les Zéniths de France par exemple. 
Aujourd’hui, le phénomène risque de devenir mondial. Elle présente sa version magique de « I’m every woman » de la diva soul Chaka Khan, uniquement reprise à ce jour par Whitney Houston. Tendez fortement l’oreille, Marsha Kate a le cœur au bord des lèvres et sait s’en servir pour allumer les foules. 
Artiste à suivre …

I have magic in my throat, and I'm excited to share it with the world!

John Fuoco was born in the city of Ottawa, Ontario - Canada’s capital.

He is a Canadian singer, songwriter and performer in every sense of the word. His work is unique; a new genre of country, blues, folk and POP rock material his fans have come to call real music. He became interested in music at the age of 12, after listening to his sister and cousin repeatedly play albums such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Supertramp and many other 70s bands. He fell in love with, and was consumed by the sound. Picking up an electric El degas guitar at the age of 14, John started playing day and night. He formed a trio in the mid-80s and played at high school events as much as he could. After a while, the trio drifted apart and music unfortunately took a back seat for some time. Unsure of what to do with his life, he played music on and off for many years.

Writing music came much later for the melodic and creative songwriter. After a heartfelt love story about a girl that left him depressed and heartbroken, the magic and passion of writing appeared. As soon as the first song was written, he knew from that moment onwards that creating and sharing music was to be his life’s purpose.

The desire and passion to keep writing and performing his own material is very important to John. His music is imbued with emotions; and the sound is tinged with a Pink Floyd influence with a whole new country feel.

Independently released, his first album in 2011, Do I Dare Wish Again, led him to sign a contract and a publishing deal with Nashville Indie record company JIP Records and Trowbridge Publishing. Recording in collaboration with Grammy Award Winning Engineer / Producer Richard K. Adler was an honour for him. Richard Adler has worked with superstar legends, such as Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, Natalie Cole, and many others.

John Fuoco was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor (level 3) on the left side of his throat in late 2011, crashing all the dreams he had of a music career. He faced the biggest challenge of his life at the time, feeling angry and afraid, with only his dog Burton at his side. However, he knew he needed to let everything go and get ready for a journey that would change his outlook on life forever. Intensive treatment of Chemo and radiation started in February 2012. With faith, the will to live, and a rigorous journey back and forth to the hospital 5 days a week for two months, John was finally healed. By the summer of 2012, the tumor was totally gone. Happy to be alive, John still had to face the reality that he may never sing again after having had 35 treatments of radiation on his throat. John decided to focus on his spiritual well-being to nurture a better frame of mind, healthy eating and exercising. Through this process, he eventually came to the decision to let go of his long life dream of being a successful singer songwriter, and with this, he felt an inner peace.

Call it faith, dumb luck, or pure destiny, late in July 2012, having dinner at his sister’s house, he received a call from a music Executive in Nashville inquiring about his music. Unexpectedly, another journey began...

"When you look upon your life, what matters most is your health, love and happiness. You must find your BLISS. To create music, captivate the crowd with strong lyrics, and deep emotions, through an acoustic live performance in front of thousands of people is my BLISS. WHAT IS YOURS?"

--

John Fuoco  

From Monterrey in Mexico we find Vicko Montemayor (Guitar / Vocal),  Marcel Montemayor (Bass / Vocal),  Noe Constantino (Keys / Vocal) and Carlos Murga (Drums) who make up the alternative indie band Vigogabelah.
Vigogabelah

Vigogabelah

I was wondering which part of the Atlantic ocean shoreline Vigogabelah didn’t take in as an influence. Caribbean, Latino, Rock and African rhythms all meld in to the shifting landscape. This is like a smartly poured cocktail, blends of flavours don’t fight each other, rather sink down the throat whilst weaving it’s magic and so the listener is lulled in to the space. Good times beckon, with a hint of the darker shadows and it is this undertone that lifts the whole piece.

The players are able to work together to create an energetic somnambulism; now if that isn’t an oxymoron who knows what is? But somehow that captures the anti-nomothetic structures with which the band plays and more importantly delivers to the edification of the listener. Switching between Spanish and English the lyric remains always transfixing, but it is the sheer ability of the band to pack so many avenues in to a sound that despite it all makes perfect sense and more than that makes the world seem a better space for it, that grabs attention.

I am happy to sit in these waters for some considerable time and thank you Vigogabelah for adding a Sargasso Sea to the mix of music

By Tim Whale on August 23, 2012
www.indiebandsblog.com

http://www.indiebandsblog.com/north-american-bands/mexican-bands/vigogabelah

Marcel – Bass, Piano & Vocals 
Vicko – Guitars & Vocals 
Noé- Piano, Keyboards & Vocals
Carlos Murga- Drums & Vocals

GRZECH PIOTROWSKI WORLD ORCHESTRA 
LIVE IN GDAŃSK 

New DVD/CD available from 26th november 
Label : Universal Music

Grzech Piotrowski’s World Orchestra reaches to the roots of the music. To the world music, the ancient improvisation from the times when the sheet music was nonexistent.

When the fathers passed their fathers’ knowledge on to their sons, continuing musical traditions of many generations. Despite civilization development the music is the only universal language on the planet. It’s the language of soul that we all know subconsciously. Its beauty is able to move each and everyone, irrespectively of age, religion, continent or wealth.

The instruments used by the World Orchestra as such are unique.
The musicians play the long forgotten instruments. Sound of the symphonic orchestra gets ornamented with: Armenian duduk, Bulgarian kaval, Moldavian tsymbaly, kurai played by Bashkir people, lyre, harp, Finnish kantele, zither, and Tunisian oud or udu. Vocal techniques used by e.g. Ruth
Wilhelmine Meyer, Bulgarian Voices Angelite, Sainkho Namtchylak or Sinikka Langeland reach for vocal traditions used by the ancient singers from Bulgaria (open-throat singing), Lapland (joik), Tuva, Mongolia, Japan, Norway (throat singing).

The world scale curiosity are instruments of a Norwegian drummer, Terje Isungset, who is famous for playing instruments made of ice (ice-music). IN the World Orchestra Isungset plays the hand-made percussion instruments, made of wood and stones. In the orchestra even a popular saxophone (played by Grzech Piotrowski) is a rarely seen “twisted” soprano from 1918…

World Orchestra is much more than just a modernly arranged Project, using rare instruments: it is a musical journey, full of space, subtle emotions and magic; it’s a consistent cooperation of rich personalities and pulsating temperaments, a dialogue between tradition and modernity; between musical cultures of the world and the XXI century commonness, energy and contemplation.
The biggest asset of the project is the undisputable virtuosity of the artists, and a joy of playing music that is still alive despite many years of stage experience.


Few words from Grzech Piotrowski about World Orchestra :

" The idea was very brave and came to live in high-school times. It was a dream of gathering virtuosos, sound alchemists, representing different cultures and playing rare instruments on one stage; of going back to the music of the world, ancient improvisation from the times when there was no sheet music, when fathers used to pass their knowledge on to their sons.  
 
It was a dream of improvising together with singers from Tuva, Mongolia, Scandinavia, with those living behind the Polar Circle or in Bulgaria; of colliding roots of the music of the world with jazz, impressionism and film music; of finally discovering today masters of such instruments as kaval, duduk, kurai, Moldavian dulcimer, harp or Finish kantele.   

Preparation of the World Orchestra took me 18 years. In that time I played concerts all over the world, met outstanding artists from distant countries, my knowledge was growing rich, I collected new contacts and skills in order to be able to rise to this challenge. I established several music bands, such as Alchemik, Oxen, Emotronica, Archipelago, Dekonstrukcja Jazzu and Freedom Nation, which helped me find my own music path. I worked as a music producer (concerts for TVP2, TVP2, CD'S for EMI,SONY,UNIVERSAL,Polish Radio, TV Shows for TVN) and publisher (Alchemic Records). I am also quite a popular sideman and I participated in more than hundred artistic and commercial projects.  

Celebrations of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald in 2010 and the concert played in the Olsztyn Cathedral gave me an impulse to establish the World Orchestra. All the contacts collected throughout the years came in handy. In the summer 2010, 6 months of work on music, concerts and logistics fructified in the first tour in Poland and Russia. In 2011 the World Orchestra played for 5000 people during the “Cracow jazz night” festival and performed in Ljubljana in Slovenia on the occasion of the Polish EU presidency.

However, the biggest challenge was participation of the World Orchestra in the Solidarity of
Arts 2011 festival in Gdansk. The project culminated gathering on one stage 80 artists from Poland, Norway, Russia, Bulgaria, Bashkiria, Holland, Siberia and Moldova.   

The World Orchestra evades frames and standards. It is a music journey full of space, subtle emotions and magic. Its music is described by critics and listeners as “the language of a soul that we all subconsciously know, the beauty of which is able to move everyone irrespectively of age, religion, continent or wealth.”


BIO :

Grzech is one of the more interesting personages in the Polish music world. It’s a figure difficult to be taken into specific frames as he is a saxophone player, musical producer, arranger, publisher (Alchemic Records), and the owner of “Mała i czarna" Warsaw jazz club in one.
Winner of many prestigious awards (for example-Grand Prix Hoilaart Jazz Festival 1998), a very prolific musician, balancing on the edge of jazz, folk, new impressionism and film music. His open stage personality attracts people and his music finds its way directly to their soul.
The characteristic features of Grzech’s formations are energy, lyrics, nostalgia, musical metaphor and meditation. At the same time they are full of humor and musical distance. The artist stresses out that his music is deeply rooted in the Polish tradition, Eastern and Balkan folk and in classical music.
Grzech cooperates with, among others: Eivind Aarset, Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer, Terje Isungset, Sainkho Namtchylak, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen, Jorn Simen Overli, Theodosii Spassov, Bulgarian Voices Angelite, Siergiej Starostin, Taisa Krasnopevtseva, Lars Andreas Haug, Espen Leite Skarpengland, Mohammad Reza Mortazavi, Taner Akyol, Wu Wei, Azat Bikchurin, Sinikka Langeland, Marcin Wasilewski, Vladiswar Nadishana, Bram Stadhouders, Marcel Comendant and with other bands, such as: Grzech Piotrowski World Orchestra, Akku, Karuzela Group, Nor Pol, Alchemik, Oxen.

 


H I S T O R Y:
In 1997, together with Robert Luty and Marcin Murawski Grzech established Alchemic band that in an instant turned out to be a real revelation on the Polish jazz scene. The effect of their cooperation were concerts in the whole Europe and numerous awards received at jazz festivals in Poland(Jazz nad Odrą-Grand Prix, Jazz Juniors in Krakow, Pomorska Jesień Jazzowa-Grand Prix), and the most important one - Grand Prix at the Jazz Hoeilaart 1997 festival in Belgium.
The formation released three albums: Acoustic Jazz Sextet (1998), Sfera?szeptów (2001), Dracula in Bucharest (2004).
In 2000 another highly original formation is born. It is called Oxen and plays M-Basic music, releasing its first album Nexo (2002). In 2007 the formation grows to the size of a Big Band and takes up the name Big Oxen Band.
Further musical steps taken by Grzech are his solo albums: "Sin" (2005) and?"Emotronica" (2009) that were received with very good reviews and proved that he is a musician following his unique and original path.
In 2007 the artist won Grand Prix at the Two Theatres Festival in Sopot for the original music for the Scvorecki’s theatrical play “Bass Saxophone". The award was the crowning of Piotrowski's many year cooperation with the Polish Radio Theatre.
Turn of 2009-2010 brought the artist new challenges in the form of several European project, such as:

GRZECH PIOTROWSKI QUARTET - ARCHIPELAGO
Poland / Holand (emotronic, lyrical, electronic free)
    •    Grzech Piotrowski-sax,duduk
    •    Bram Stadhouders-git,synth git,laptop
    •    Onno Govaert-drums
    •    Michal Baranski-bass


GRZECH PIOTROWSKI WORLD ORCHESTRA

(jazz, trad, ethno, world, new impresionism)


Special guests : Jon Christensen - drums (Norway) Arild Andersen - bass (Norway) Sinikka Langeland - kantela, voc (Norway)

    •    Grzech Piotrowski-ss,ts,duduk (Poland)
    •    Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer-voc (Norway)
    •    Siergiej Starostin (Russia)
    •    Taisa Krasnopevtseva (Russia)
    •    Sainkho Namtchylak-voc (Tuva)
    •    Theodosii Spassov-kaval (Bulgaria)
    •    Espen Leite Skarpengland-acc (Norway)
    •    Lars Andreas Haug-tuba (Norway)
    •    Rahul Pophali-tabla (Indie)
    •    Terje Isungset-percussion,drums (Norway)
    •    Marcin Wasilewski-piano (Poland)
    •    Azat Bikchurin-kurai (Bashkiria,Ural)
    •    Vladiswar Nadishana-multiinstr (Syberia)
    •    Bram Stadhouders-guitar,lyra (Holand)
    •    Marcel Comendant-tsymbals (Moldavia)
    •    Sandra Kopijkowska-harfa (Poland)
    •    Michał Barański-bass (Poland)
    •    Robert Luty-drums (Poland)
    •   Jan Pilch-percussion (Poland)
    •    Alchemik String Orchestra (Poland)
        

AKKU - Norway
    •    Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer-voc
    •    Elfi Sverdrup-voc
    •    Lars Andreas Haug-tuba
    •    Grzech Piotrowski-sax,duduk
    •    Knut Aalefjaer-drums

KARUZELA GROUP  ,  Norway / Poland?(utwory A.Osieckiej po Norwesku i Polsku)
    •    Tora Augestad-voc
    •    Jorn Simen Overli-voc
    •    Joanna Lewandowska-voc
    •    Espen Leite Skarpengland-accordeon
    •    Grzech Piotrowski-saxes,duduk
    •    Sebastian Wypych-bass
    •    Paal Hausken-dr
    •    Cikada String Quartet

NOR-POL Bridge ,  Norway / Poland
    •    Arild Andersen-bass
    •    Jon Christensen-dr
    •    Marcin Wasilewski-piano
    •    Grzech Piotrowski-sax
    •    Frode Barth-guit

Awana Morris grew up in Hercules California, United States. She enjoys writing fiction and fantasy, which gives her the opportunity to express creative stories encouraged for others to read. Awana, who goes under the nick name of Trenux Ambersun began story writing at the age of seven. Awana’s writing inspiration came from an adventurous outlook on things, such as going to an art school and traveling to eye dazzling places such as Point Reyes and Yosemite. She looks up to authors such as Christopher Pike and R.L. Stine and hopes her writing will motivate others to do what they love.  I like music. A lot. Favorite artists- Josef Salvat, Lana Del Rey, DSKI, Rhye, CocoRosie and Eminem. 

Favorite Quotes and Song Lyrics

"Keep love in your heart. A live without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead." Oscar Wilde

I'm a fool for that shake in your thighs
I'm a fool for that sound in your sighs
I'm a fool for your barely
I'm a fool for your love
-Rhye, Open

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.” 
― Marilyn Monroe


He's a black magic wielder some say a witch
Wielded darkness when he was violent, my eyes my arms
And and I'm her child and he was the bastard that broke
Up the marriage evil doer doing evil from a baby carriage
-CocoRosie, Werewolf

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” 
― André Gide, Autumn Leaves

“Who are you?" he asked.
I am the future queen of this world, at the very least. You may refer to me as Mistress Koboi for the next five minutes. After that you may refer to me as Aaaaarrrrgh, hold your throat, die screaming, and so on.” 
― Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox

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