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Solvor Vermeer

About Me

When I was a little girl I once told my mother there was so much music inside my head. I've been trying to get it out of there ever since...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 19/05/2006
Band Members: Me, my piano and my computer. Hopefully my guitar will join in some day.
Influences: Some of the music I love to listen to is.. Antony & the Johnsons, Sol Seppy, Keren Ann, Gemma Hayes, Ida, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Low, Portishead, Arvo Pärt, Mazzy Star, Sigur Rós, Damien Rice, Ani Difranco, Jose Gonzales, Tori Amos, Bjørk, Jeff Buckley, Laura Nyro, Elbow, Radiohead, Stevie Wonder, Magnet, Ellis Paul, Mogwai, Nick Drake, Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure, Thinkerbell, Stina Nordenstam, Fiona Apple, Pink Floyd, Beth Gibbons and many more..
Sounds Like: A secret you had forgotten.
Record Label: Bloksberg Music (NO) Lazy Acre Records (UK)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New songs will be on my profile soon!

Sorry I'm removing stuff and changing up my profile so much these days, there will be new, nice songs out here in just a little while, so it's all for a greater good! :)
Posted by on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:26:00 GMT

Coffee, bad weather and listening to live-tracks

Good evening! :)Today started with me oversleeping slightly, and then running down to my friend Vegard's studio (where I had the showcase during by:larm), only grabbing a frightening big coffee on the...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:22:00 GMT

Indietoday

It makes me so happy when some of my favorite musicblogs write about my music. :)Indietoday (add this site as one of your favorites)http://indietoday.net/2010/02/24/solvor-vermeer.as pxHave a nice day!...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:17:00 GMT

Twitter!

I'm on twitter! Not quite sure how to use it and what to say, but follow me as I figure it out! :)http://twitter.com/solvorvermeerSolvor
Posted by on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:47:00 GMT

Some reviews from this weekend

Eardrums (if you don't already read this blog regulary you should start now):http://eardrumsmusic.com/2010/02/24/solvor-vermeer/The National Studenthttp://www.thenationalstudent.co.uk/2010/02/23/video. ..
Posted by on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:14:00 GMT

All done with the by:larm-weekend and my showcase!

Hi there! So, the last couple of weeks have been absolutely crazy in Solvor-world. In Oslo we have a festival called by:larm every winter, which is kind of a big deal. Well, the thing is, I always for...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:02:00 GMT

On the cover of The National Student Magazine

 http://www.scribd.com/doc/22354630/The-National-Student-Mag azine-November-2009..I just love that scarf! Colourful knitting is my hidden talent.   
Posted by on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT

Whenever you feel like you don't know what you're doing..

..there's hopefully someone else around who can tell you just that. Been working on my EP on and off the last couple of months and next week the songs are ready for mixing. I've gone from "wow this so...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:38:00 GMT

Videos from Kollenfestivalen

Just me by the piano so no big deal, but still fun with videos from such a nice day. Have to figure out a way to get invited back there next year and play with a full band, would've been nice. http://...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:56:00 GMT

Awfully quiet these days..

..but I'm actually working hard on some new music. The first tracks should be done within 2 weeks time or so. Can't wait to share them with you! :) Until then, I found this nice little video from Koll...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:08:00 GMT