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Silje

About Me

I grew up in the Norwegian Woods listening to LP's of Harry Belafonte, Miles Davies & Swan Lake. For lack of choice, I smashed my first piggy-bank when I was six, bought a walkman and started taping pop songs of the radio. I am a trained composer, holding an MA in Composition, but are now focusing on songwriting. I was recently nominated as a winner for the BBC New Talent Songwriters' Academy 2008, after competing against 3000 other songwriters, and I was thrilled to be a 2xfinalist in the Songdoor songwriting competition this year, where I also received several honorable mentions. I am now focusing on finding good people to collaborate with on new projects, especially singers!! New music will follow shortly, so make sure to check back soon!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/05/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/siljehaavet
Influences: I guess you are influenced by all the music you love or listen to, this is a mix of both (very non-exclusive): Astor Piazolla, John Coltrane, Gershwin, Kanye West, John Legend, John Zorn, Maria Mena, Jamie Fox, Us3, 112, Silje Nergaard, Norah Jones, Blood Sweat & Tears, Ginastera, Ladysmith Black Mamabazo, Elliot Yamin, Chick Corea, De Lillos, Tracy Chapman, Bach, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davies, Keziah Jones, Edit Piaf, Jeff Buckley, Manu Chao, Amy Winehouse, India.Arie, Alicia Keys, The Fray, Ruben Gonzalez, Anouar Brahem, Gotan Project, Dixie Chicks, Natacha Atlas, Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, Kings of Convenience, Buena Vista, Grieg. Vagn Holmboe ...
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Songdoor finalist II/2010 wishlist

2010 is here, and I am sure it has something good in store for all of us ;)  Wishlists often takes funny turns, or are forgotten all together. As I conclude my wishlist for 2009, I did make new songs,...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:35:00 GMT

new song up

So, I am making rough demos of 5 news songs, first one is up now, others will come over the next couple of weeks :) Boring november is good for something, the one month where it is tempting to stay ho...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:27:00 GMT

Wish list update

Ok, my first half a year has passed and gone here in Oslo, and so I need to update my wish list!Oslo is oh so clean and nice compared to London, with not a single fish or chip in sight, but where are ...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:17:00 GMT

Songdoor Finalist/Wish list for 2009

The SongDoor finalists were revealed today, and I have two songs in the alternative category, Run to me & If you do, as well as 3 honorary mentions :) That was really encouraging, and gives me a push...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:45:00 GMT

We could but we wont

Somehow, lately I get a new idea for a song everytime I walk from London Bridge to St. Pauls via Millennium Bridge. I have tried to write this song for the last week, and only today did it come out s...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 11:31:00 GMT

New Song

I always wanted to write a song called Happy Birthday, and here it is. This is a very rough demo, and it will be recorded properly with the singer SAH (check out her profile) later this month. For now...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:50:00 GMT

BBC Radio 2 Songwriters Workshop

I just got back from a two days workshop at the BBC with 15 other incredibly talented writers and some fantastic teachers. It was so inspiring and uplifting to see how different we all were - just a ...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:49:00 GMT