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About Me

The sisters Michal Hoffman and Liat Hoffman are the core of the band and the songwriters. The band originated in Cape Town, South Africa, and is currently located in Los Angeles, California.Displaced People strives to bring artistic integrity to the popular consciousness. They believe in the free flow of information - that the quality of music should dictate its value, not the reverse. Through their music, they seek to spread the word about displaced people around the world and encourage social action. They are also very good at writing about themselves in the third person.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/10/2006
Band Website: displaced-people.com
Band Members: Michal Hoffman - vocals, piano, guitar Liat Hoffman - vocals, guitar Gabriel De Santanna - Drums Roman Samokish - Bass
Influences: Bob Dylan, Skunk Anansie, Tori Amos, The Kinks, Queen, Sublime, The Beatles, Alanis Morissette, Dispatch, Jewel, Chopin, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Nina Simone, Counting Crows, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Janis Joplin, Elton John, Johnny Clegg, The Who, Joni Mitchell... this list is not exhaustive!
Sounds Like: Tori Amos, Sarah Mclachlan, Alanis Morrissette, Jewel, Ingrid Michaelson, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell
Type of Label: None

My Blog

I borrowed keaton simons’ guitar kapo

Check him out! He is really awesome - and when i borrowed his kapo, i had neither heard him, or heard of him.Last night was so so fun! thanks to everyone who came out to support...<3 Liat...
Posted by Displaced People on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:35:00 PST

we need your help!!! (oh yeah, and Free CDs (and other things))

It’s been a fair while since I updated the blog - for anyone who subscribes (i think there are about 7 of you) I apologize. But, we do seem to get caught up in life, don’t we? ...
Posted by Displaced People on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:31:00 PST

on and on and on it goes, the world it just keeps spinning

Hey allIts been a while since i updated this so i thought it would be a good idea :)We are moving forward i think - recording is going well and the new CD is shaping up to be pretty damn good, if i do...
Posted by Displaced People on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:54:00 PST

A debate I hve gotten into -id love to know what you think.

So I have started an email debate with someone... Im going to repost it here. Id like to know what you think - leave a comment with your opinion. ----------------- Original Message ------------...
Posted by Displaced People on Wed, 16 May 2007 07:53:00 PST

we believe in the free flow of information

therefore, we have made all of our myspace tracks fully downloadable. if you like the tracks, add them to the soundtrack of your life - and spread the word. If you want us to come to where...
Posted by Displaced People on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:54:00 PST

can you feel the train moving?

I suddenly feel like everything is coming together. Sure, it's not all gonna happen today or anything, but something is happening today. And momentum is gathering. And "Crying in my ...
Posted by Displaced People on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:00:00 PST

recording

So today we spent most of the day in studio... it was fantastic. Finally putting "Crying in my Head" down on tape is such a great experience. Our new CD, "Nametags" will be coming out soon...
Posted by Displaced People on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:07:00 PST