The Swinging Mood Orchestra (SMO) was born as a concept for a band that would be free to perform in any style of music by singer/composer Norman Kapoyos in 1996. After enrolling the Dutch Rock Academy of Tilburg in 1999 he chose to use the name for a student project to take part in a bandcontest. Playing a 20-minute mini-musical entitled "Vinnie", the SMO won the MUSIC MAKER BAND CONTEST, by the Dutch leading magazine for musicians.After years of silence the project by the name of SMO finally met its resurgence in the summer of 2005. Rehearsing for a period of 6 months the project then turned to incidental studiosessions. Recording with different talented musicians became a source of inspiration for Norman Kapoyos and moved him to write more material for these sessions. Working together with producers Jesse Beuker, Adrien JeanJean and Arno van Lomm's AVL Company as well as Magnum Music, the first single "The Long Way" was released in the fall of 2007. The single was promoted through touring as a support-act for Dutch singer-songwriter Stevie Ann and a youtube release of the video, directed by Maarten J. Boer.Working again with producer Jesse Beuker, recording sessions for an "In a Cabin With..." release took place during the summer of 2008.
The album was released in February 2009.
Norman Kapoyos | The Long Way from Maarten J. Boer on Vimeo .
