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STEREO ART
Stereo Art came into the world in January 2004. It is arguable whether mushrooms were a key factor in bringing Tatsuji Mikajiri (aka. PoP) and Martin Radford together as they hatched their plan out at the 'iDSpiral Sunday Mellout' at Subterranea where both happened to be performing. Galvanised by this initial inspiration and both from very different backgrounds musically and culturally, they soon brought together a unique sound combining solo cello with electronica and beats.
Tatsuji was born at the summit of Mount Fuji one auspicious night and meteorites filled the sky. As a result of this eruption, he was destined to make an impact on the world. He moved to London from Tokyo in 2002 travelling on a cloud of success having a song sold millions of records in Japan. His desire to experiment with organic sound designs and experimental artists soon found a voice in Stereo Art where their first recordings took place in a squat/disused bakery in Elephant & Castle. He is soon to be featured on 'Celebrity Musical Masterchef'.
Martin was born at eleven minutes past eleven and came to London from the Shetland Islands at the age of 18 to study cello at the Royal College of Music. Although his Shetland pony was banned from the halls of residence, he quickly adapted to London life and began to explore all forms of musical expression, pushing the boundaries of his classical training. He has since toured worldwide and recorded with many artists. Despite his 11 obsession, Martin manages to perform and record with the best bands in the land and compose. His arctic upbringing has stood him in great stead for his forthcoming participation on 'Strictly Pole Dancing on Ice'.
COLLABORATORS ON THE 11:11 PROJECT
MICHI
Michi was born in the mountains of Northern Japan. After a long journey through the wilderness living on nuts and berries, she discovered her vocation and was instructed by the mountain eagle to study art design in Musashino Art University Tokyo. She accepted this challenge and soon after graduating, moved to London where she now practices. Michi's work has an illustrative quality that utilizes simple silhouettes to create striking forms. She is beatiful and we love her, despite her constant desire to place a lamp on my head...
STEPHANE GRANDVAUX & INAKI - MUSICEYE
The fates conspired and Martin met Stephane by chance at a gig in Camden over a lense where he was capturing images of the bands performing . When he sent the pictures, I immediately alerted Maestro Tatsuji to the fact that we had found a great talent. His work is powerful and emotive, and collectively we envisaged the visual aspects of Stereo Art 11:11. He soon introduced us to Inaki and Mickael, and over many meetings on a riverboat on the Thames last summer, we conceived the spark which was displayed at our recent launch. The fantastic contribution they have made to Stereo Art and many other projects can be seen at-
www.myspace.com/musiceye
www.myspace.com/musiceyeimages.
ORLANDO SEALE
Orlando and Martin met at a wedding in Provence several years ago. He wisely brought along his guitar and they jammed long into the night. Orlando Seale is an actor, director, and singer-songwriter currently recording and playing out with this band 'the live motoring theatre'. He wrote the inspired lyrics for ‘Messmer’s Message’ & ‘Earth’s Reply’ and performed the vocals for those tracks on 11:11. As an actor he spent several seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and working with his own improvisation/clown group Kepow. In the last few years he has gone on to work in American and British film and television. His credits include 'Bobby', 'Hamlet', 'Sleepy Hollow', 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Fred Claus', The West Wing', 'Ghostwhisperer', and even 'Hysteria: the def leppard story'! Orlando is also in post-production ..on Camp', his own documentary/comedy about looking for dragons in Utah.
www.myspace.com/orlandoseale
BEE
We are delighted to be working with Bee who is a prolific singer, songwriter and composer. Our first meeting was in a crypt in Brixton where we shared a gig with her band Wrong Animal. The spirits of Brixton were moved, as we were by her amazing performance. After doing the Monster Mash together, it was clear that her vocal talents were destined to be immortalized on 11:11 and can be heard on ‘Hantenchi’. Bee composes for TV & film as well as singing with Wrong Animal, Dead Air Space and has a solo electro project called Crooked Baby.
www.myspace.com/wronganimal
www.myspace.com/beemfmi
MICKAEL GAURIER - Choreographer
Mickael was introduced to us by Stephane & Inaki from Music Eye, and is a graduate of the Rambert Dance School in London. He choreographed “If†for The Place Theatre and is the founder of Curious Man Productions. Mickael also recently choreographed a short film which was presented at Bologna Festival (Italy) to critical acclaim. The contribution he has made to Stereo Art is immense and we are profoundly grateful for his time and instinctive synergy with our project. He brings with him two bright stars in contemporary dance who also performed at our launch-
LUCIA TONG
Lucia Tong's passion for dance was ignited while earning her B.Sc. in Environmental Science at the University of California-Berkeley, USA. She was introduced to Chinese dance at an early age and eventually represented Hong Kong on the National Rhythmic Gymnastics team. Lucia has performed and taught in Asia, North America and Europe. She welcomes opportunities for continued exploration and sharing her love of physical expression.
SARAH LABIGNE
Sarah Labigne grew up in Germany and France. She came to London in 1997 to study Contemporary Dance at London Studio Centre. Sarah has performed with JazzXchange, The Flying Gorillas and Gideon Reeling amongst others, played the part of 'Alice in Wonderland' at Disneyland Paris and more recently of 'Gretchen' in Punchdrunk's FAUST. Sarah is also a founder-member of Cabaret Dancers 'The Pins'.
