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Somegirl

About Me

Somegirl formed in the fall of 2000 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stephen Mork, an electronic musician of some 10 years, placed an ad for a female vocalist looking to form a songwriting duo. Kristin Buckman responded and in short-order Somegirl was formed. After a dozen or so songs were written and a handful of local shows were played, a friend suggested that a demo CD should be sent to A Different Drum (ADD) America's No.1 Synthpop label. In the summer of 2001 Somegirl was offered a contract by ADD, so they went to work completing songwriting for the CD and rerecording the material at the local studio, Otherworld Recording. Their debut CD, Ive Been Known to be Completely Wrong, was released in the fall of 2002, a blend of William Orbit and Hooverphonic.

It is here that the Somegirl story takes a twist. On the eve of the release, Kristin decided to leave the band and move to the west coast of the United States. Without a singer to support the CD, Steve decided to take a break and focus on production and remix work.

Fast-forward to the summer of 2003 where Steve decided to find a new singer and begin work on the second Somegirl CD. Another ad was placed in the same local paper and this time Amanda Cruz was chosen to be the vocalist after several meetings and auditions. Adding a darker, more seductive pop voice to Steve's electronics, the new duo immediately began writing recording new material. Somegirls second full-length release, She's Full of Secrets, was released in June of 2005 with the first single, Feel Free, being released in March of the same year.

Much like the first go round, Somegirl V2 was short-circuited shortly after the She's Full of Secrets release. After playing one show in Madison, WI, and the annual A Different Drum festival, SLC 2K5, in September of 05, the following announcement was made: November 2005 -- It is with regrets that Somegirl announces that, after a two-year working relationship, Steve and Amanda will no longer be working together. Citing only "personal reasons" Steve is currently auditioning new vocalists while Amanda is "fly'n solo."

The show that Steve and Amanda played in Madison turned out to be a fateful one. Endless Blue was on the bill in addition to Somegirl and a fast friendship was formed and a common musical outlook affirmed between Steve and EBs Nick and Laura. In early February, 2006 Laura from EB officially took on the lead vocalist duty in Somegirl. She is no stranger to the lead vocal position having worked with a number of bands writing and recording music and bringing experience and maturity to the band. Somegirl V3 is currently writing and recording material for their third full-length release which is scheduled for a 2007 release through ADD.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/30/2004
Band Website: www.somegirlmusic.com
Band Members: Laura -- Vocals

Steve -- Synths

Influences:
Sounds Like: synthpop, chill-out, electronic lounge music
Record Label: A Different Drum
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Eurogliders

I just found this online...one of my all time favorite songs...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJou-XIUywQI had a huge crush on the keyboard player back when I was about 15...or maybe it was her synth....
Posted by on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:08:00 GMT

iTunes

Yeah, I know, it took a long time, but here are the direct links to the three Somegirl CDs on iTunes.  I actually figured it out accidentally.  I've Been Known to Be Completely Wrong -- released in 20...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:44:00 GMT

SG Remix

Check out the remix I did for some good friends of mine...http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user. viewprofile&friendid=194051821  
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:03:00 GMT

Ground Zero 1/9/09

I just wanted to let you know that my mom passed away this weekend and we won't be able to get to Minneapolis to play the Seabound/DeVision show on the 9th.  Steve -- SG
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:29:00 GMT

Endless Blue Show

As many of you know, I met Laura when her band Endless Blue played with SG in Madison a couple (could it be 3+???) years ago.  Well, EB has a new CD coming out soon and will be having a CD releas...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:20:00 GMT

Miramar Info

Good Morning! A couple of quick things about tomorrow's show at the Mirimar.... The doors open at 7:00 and we're starting right at 8:00.  They're telling us that we've got only 30 minutes to play...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:40:00 GMT

What...two new shows?

Yes, it's been almost two years since the last Somegirl show.  And yes, we've got two shows scheduled...wow!  The first one should be fun.  It's on Friday, October 31, here in Milwaukee...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:33:00 GMT

More TVH Reviews

A couple of more reviews I'd like to pass on... Here is a review from Side-line's homepage: http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=34459_0_17_ 0_C   Does anyone speak Italian? http...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:28:00 GMT

TVH Review

Not bad, I think... http://www.connexionbizarre.net/reviews/r_somegirl_tvh.htm
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:48:00 GMT

SGWeb

What's up with the Somegirl web site?  Excellent question.  With the release of The Velvet Hour I wanted to revamp the site to make it current with its release: new layout, new graphics, etc...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:59:00 GMT