Music:
Member Since: 9/18/2006
Band Website: http://www.maethelyiah.com/MAETH.htm
Band Members: I can never be enough thankful to all the musicians who work with me and to the I.A.P. Staff.
Without their help, I would not be here. My husband, the whole I.A.P. Staff, Laetitia, Elena, Ivan Flospergher, Tury. Also great artists I have been involved such as Luigi Mennella and his stunning project En Velours Noir, and in the past Progetto Invisibile with Gianni Podda & Princefaster, Pilgrim, Eanigmae, the Poliphonic Choir of S. Alfonso in Rome, and probably more names I will remember and add later...
Thanks to the cooperation of those friends, I have currently 6 albums produced plus additional albums in cooperation with various artists, been playing in hundreds of gigs inside and outside Europe, being reviewed by the best international magazines and books, featured in Tv shows, being broadcasted in radios in almost any country.
Currently I am looking for musicians or already formed band (over 18 please, open minded, no racist, no anti-animal, available to travel), to update the Ajanuary Field line up. Preferred areas London / Wiltshire, surrounding... I don't have problems with travelling as long as there's the right alchemy. if interested, drop me a message. cheers
Collaborations are also welcome, but please don't ask for money... it has happened and it's tremendously ridiculous... I am quite happy to give my contribution for free to help charities but if you're trying to make a profit, at least try to share it, cheers.
Influences: I had many, and the most interesting thing is that I had the pleasure to explore nearly any music genre. My preference remains experimental, tribal, post punk, goth, electronic, prog metal, opera... mmmmmm
I am a rossinian soprano with multioctave extension and I am completely mad, and I go mad for artists such as Roger Waters in particular, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel... you name them!
Anybody who knows my Blooding Mask & Ajanuary Field, my current projects, know that I am not directely influenced by someone in particular. I grew up with classic music, especially because I used to be a ballet dancer. I "digested" the great prog rock 70s bands.
My favourite rosary of bands who helped me to grow up were the Pink Floyd, the Cure, Bauhaus, Echo & The Bunnymen, Killing Joke, The Mission, Siouxie & the Banshees, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, The Smiths, Adam & the Ants, Joy Division, amongst them.
I am actually still heavily addicted to Pink Floyd and original members soloist projects, in particular Roger Waters, since I was 6 y.o, .... this has been diagnosed as incurable, I find him amazing and it's nice to say it :)
I will always be grateful to them for helping me to grow up, to think... to find my path.
Currently I have to say my preferences also go for NIN, A Perfect Circle, Massive Attack too and some more artists too...
Sounds Like: Well, it sounds like I am a songwriter and when I am composing I completely isolate myself from the rest of the world, which is why my music is not very much comparable to others.
I am remotely inspired by huge artists such as Pink Floyd which I ADORE but I wouldn't even dare trying to copy them :)
My voice has been compared to many singers such as Mina, Demetrio Stratos, Diamanda Galas, Nina Hagen, Annie Lennox, recently to Kate Bush, well... the fact that the they have got nothing to do with each other says alot! I LOVE all them... they're brilliant... but anybody with clean ears would not mistake me with them and them with me ;)
MUSIC productions (available at iap-arts.com, excluding singles and compilations)
Blooding Mask "the 5 Monsters" NEW
Blooding Mask "The 9 pearls on the trail"
Blooding Mask "What that hollow shows through"
Blooding Mask "All the colors of death"
Ajanuary Field "Absynthe & new lace"
Ajanuary Field "Perverse spring"
Ajanuary Field "Third sex rising" (EP)
I also write novels. My style has been compared to Ian MacEwan... well... I WISH! I adore him... but again, it's my style and cannot really be compared :)
So far my published novels (available at iap-arts.com) are:
"Metropolitana / Underground"
"Kyuh Jesse" (AMAZING cover by Danilo Capua)
"The 5 Monsters"
"My macabre love story" (based on a true story)
"With broken wings"
"Perverse spring"
I do love painting as well when I have some time... I am working on something at the moment that I will display here when possible. Here are three little thingies I have done (iap-arts.com):
This is "Feline dream"
"Look @ me"
"The eyes and the Moon"
want to hear more tracks?
check Blooding Mask and Ajanuary field in my top friends ;)
My calendars are available like everything I do, at iap-arts.com.
I am not really a model, I just play with the camera, I am very tiny, hugely busty, I buy my slippers in children shops. I like posing for good causes like posters to support animal rights. But if you like pocket size non models and you wish me to pose for your works or especially to help as a testimonial for charitable causes, please feel free to make your offer :).
I featured in the short movie "Mandragora E" and I am currently in the making of the video "The cell" for Blooding Mask.
If you have decent business proposals, or if you need my help with charity initiatives, please get in touch with iap-arts.com. Cheers.
Record Label: I.A.P. UK
Type of Label: Indie
