After a month and more than 300 application the deadline for the whats live? music award ended on the 22nd January. After long discussions and 5000 minutes of video and audio material it is done – the five nominated artists have been announced. We are happy to introduce:
Somebody Else
Somebody Else takes you on an emotional journey. The band consisting of seven members originally stem form New York and Berlin. This transatlantic line-up allows them to combine unique varieties of sounds ranging from the good old days, old-school, to the present, today. They have the ability to create an intriguing sound that is truly their own. The perception of their musical impact is so unparalleled that it will leave you wanting more. Fisal Campbell sings, raps, whispers, screams and shouts and experiments with genres. All songs are original pieces of music. The diversity of the styles reaching from Funk & Soul, RnB and Blues, as well as Jazz, Rock, Gospel and form a resurrection of classical pop.
Laut Kinski
Founded in 2006 as the band „Laut Kinski“, 7 musicians in the age of 18 – 26 years came together to distribute their music from their home base Mannheim. From their roots which lie in ska, reggae and rock, the music is developed by a variety of influences – from Latin, Funk and jazz to dub, dancehall and electro – which were combined to create an unusual Mix of german speaking rap and heavy offbeat Instrumental parts
Effekt
Effekt only plays self- composed songs, sometimes with emotional depth but also some rock tones. They tell stories about love, life, lightness and about difficult moments each of us has to face in life. Effekt love’s & life’s music and want to reach a large audience which can reflect themselves in their lyrics and share with their love – music.
Edelmeer
Edelmeer was founded in 2014. Each of their three first singles were listed for several month in the German DJ Charts (DJ Top 100 & Musiclounge). The band is formed by singer Sabine and keyboardist Tobias, two experienced musicians with fun and dedication to german Popmusic.
Ukulelenprediger
A mixture of groovy UkuleleRockSongs and heavy philosophical conclusions. Since 2010 Samuel Beck is working on his project SAMUEL THE UKULELEPREACHER, a new combination of language, drama and music, in which he presents his philosophical views. The first performances was in 2011, at that time exclusively alone or as a duo with bass player Gero Kunisch. In his current program „Narrenmund“ Samuel plays three different characters, resulting in an original performance between cabaret and songwriter. Usually such contents are presented quiet and meek, but here you get them roared right into your face, with a vehemence and intelligence which will take your breath away. With his own backing tracks recorded or his band, the whole show becomes more towards a rock concert. Quiet, lyrical passages alternate with voiced soul and hard rock parts, always supported by a groovy rhythm.
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As soon as we have the concert dates – we will inform you !!!