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Maria Solheim

2008 is the year of trust

About Me

Despite her tender age, Maria, who was discovered at fifteen while playing her first ever gig in a small fishing community in the arctic north of Norway, is now established as one of the country’s leading singer/songwriters. So how would she describe the difference between the Maria Solheim of today, and the teenager who made her debut on 2001’s “Barefoot”? - Experience has given me a sense of self-confidence, which has spurred me to take some chances. By all means, Will There Be Spring is not a “difficult” record, but it pushes the envelope a bit. A little bit more psychedelica, a little bit more madness. The fact that the album was recorded on analog equipment had a big influence on the final result, it has become a simpler and more direct record than it would have been had it been done digitally. Will there be spring does not represent a radical new direction for the critically acclaimed Maria Solheim, but rather a continuation and an expansion of her collaboration with producer Emil Nikolaisen, who since their work together on “Frail” has had tremendous international success with his own band, Serena-Maneesh, The record, like her three previous efforts, is being released by Kirkelig Kulturverksted (KKV), a record label with countless awards to its merit. – No need to swap labels when you’re allowed total artistic freedom over everything, including the sleeve design!, she laughs. Will There Be Spring represents a major step forward for one of Europes most exciting young artists and will add new converts to Maria Solheim’s loyal fanbase world wide. Maria has performed concerts in Germany, Great Britain, China, Thailand, Japan, The United States, Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland, as well as in Scandinavia, including a “royal command” - performance at the christening of princess Ingrid, heiress to the Norwegian throne. Last fall she published her first book, Den lille kaosboken (The little book of chaos)..

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Member Since: 1/15/2006
Band Website: mariasolheim.com
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Sounds Like: The four CD's "Barefoot" (2001), "Behind closed doors"(2002) "Frail" (2004) and "will there be spring" (2006) are four very different albums when it comes to sound. "Frail" and "will there be spring" is recorded in an analouge studio and have a more rough sound then the two first albums. The two first albums are more pop and rock oriented, and are recorded in a digital studio.
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Record Label: www.kkv.no
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

videoclip from NRK and VG

Hi,Some of you may have noticed that the Crownprincess of NorwayMette-Marit has been co producing a psalm album.I had the honour to contribute with one song, and we had a consert in Jakob Kirke the 27...
Posted by Maria Solheim on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:11:00 PST

a short update

It's been a long time since I last wrote anything here,and I figured that now is the time for an update:)As you may have noticed I do not have any upcoming shows, and it has been pretty quiet the las...
Posted by Maria Solheim on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:29:00 PST

good news for singer songwriter lovers

good, good news for rare-singer songwriter lovers : jose gonzalez is coming out with a new album next week. have almost worn out his other cd's. can't wait. this is swedish gold     &...
Posted by Maria Solheim on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:57:00 PST

Au revoir Simone

I recently discovered a wonderful band called Au Revoir Simone, check them out on my top friends list. this is a link to one of their videos. Totally worth checking out. http://www.disposabletelevisi...
Posted by Maria Solheim on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:16:00 PST

Monkey kick off

 Flash games; It does not change the world, but it gives the mind some time off. Who can beat my record on this one?   http://miniclip.com/mko.php?c=qBorsBossousrorFBoUBopBFosFpEo I3a33dZLRSo...
Posted by Maria Solheim on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:58:00 PST

hungry?

I am afraid I can't help you, but this may take your thoughts away from food for a short while. http://www.u-starvin.com/micromaniac/ don't try this at home! Maria...
Posted by Maria Solheim on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:25:00 PST

droddling sent på natt

sen natt det begynner å bli lyst igjen. Så lyst at det ikke virker særlig fristende å legge seg. Takk til alle dere som skriver og sender meldinger og kommentarer. Desverre er jeg ikke så veldig flink...
Posted by Maria Solheim on Wed, 30 May 2007 07:21:00 PST

thank you!

thank you all for the nice words and for the encouragement posted on my sitethe last days!It means so much!yesterday we celebrated the release of "will there be spring" at MONO (oslo)I just want to th...
Posted by Maria Solheim on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:50:00 PST

closer, just a little closer

it's closing up   28 of august is only 12 days away I am running around in my room, looking for my socks. it is getting colder outside. I miss summer already.   new video is ready now, the a...
Posted by Maria Solheim on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:49:00 PST

recording of new album

pictures from grandsport...
Posted by Maria Solheim on Thu, 04 May 2006 12:15:00 PST