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Michelle Klaessens a.k.a Dragonorchid

Hobby Songwriter and keybaordist/bvs in Amperzahn

About Me

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Auckland Singer Songwriter Michelle loves playing with music and melody. Song-writing is her hobby, and she does it for fun. The songs on this Profile were recorded and mixed in her bedroom with friends recruited to play the parts (note from Michelle: "Andrew, Nick and Simon - you guys are da bomb and you are all extremely talented - thanks for playing in my songs!"). With a BE in E&E Engineering, and a diploma in audio engineering, Michelle is not scared to get her hands grubby in the technical side of music and recording too. Shed rather be in the studio behind the glass, in the control room. She dabbles in playing piano, sequencing and various other musical instruments she likes to pick up.


Michelle Klaessens runs " The Rock Factory Community " up in Auckland with her partner Mark Rawstron.

You can also get hold of the Rock Factory by going to their webpage by clicking on the picture of Percy the Truck, or you can go to The Rock Factory Myspace page
Michelle also plays keyboards and does backing vocals in the band AMPERZAHN (clicking here will take you to their myspace page) and clicking on the picture below will take you to their web page


Michelle also co-hosts a show called "The Rock Factory Musicians Helpline" on KIWI FM with Fleur Jack the IAN (Indy, Alternative and New) Host. This occurs every Wednesday Night at 7:30 PM. Catch the show on 102.2 fm Auckland, 102.5 fm Christchurch, 102.1 fm Wellington, SKY 100 NATIONWIDE and Streaming online at http://www.kiwifm.co.nz


Michelle also works Monday to Thursday at JANSEN - PROFESSIONAL AUDIO AND LIGHTING at 246 Khyber Pass Road in Newmarket, Auckland. Feel free to come in for a chat! Click on the Jansen Logo picture below to see their range of professional Audio and Lighting gear. Ask about our specials for School, Church, Venue, Bar and Theatre Sound System and Lighting installations.

Visit http://www.therockfactory.net to see bands Michelle has recorded and mixed songs for recently.

UPCOMING GIGS Michelle is involved in


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2005
Band Website: therockfactory.net
Band Members:

    Michelle Klaessens - Singer/ Songwriter/Vocals (Piano, Sequencing, programming and keyboards for older demos)

On The Newer Demos:

    Andrew Cochrane (on drums and keys) Nick Jones (on bass and violins) Simon Whitlow (on guitars)

:-) Thanks guys!!! YOU ROCK!


Influences: Sade, Santana, Madonna, Gloria Estephan, Michelle Branch, Vanessa Carlton, Dream Theatre, Metallica, Def Leppard, Chicago, Toto, Evanescence, Van Halen, Hoobastank.
Sounds Like: The Corrs
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Musicians Helpline on KIWI FM Wed nights 7:30pm

 The  Musicians Helpline is on Wednesday nights at 7:30pm. Tips for Musicians on various topics including Recording, Mixing Mastering and we Interview Music Industry specialists to...
Posted by Michelle Klaessens a.k.a Dragonorchid on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:42:00 PST

New Demo Recordings!

I've just put up demo recordings of One Day We'll Find a Way, Sometimes and Moving again... these were done with my good friends Andrew Cochrane on drums and keys, Nick Jones on Bass and Simon Wh...
Posted by Michelle Klaessens a.k.a Dragonorchid on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:09:00 PST

These Internet thingys are funny...

well... Kristie (in Amperzahn) introduced me to these things... so i thought I give it a whirl for a laugh!     Your Birthdate: June 2 You're so intuitive, it's like you have a sixth, s...
Posted by Michelle Klaessens a.k.a Dragonorchid on Wed, 10 May 2006 09:09:00 PST

Which of my Song demos should I record Properly first? + Lyrics

I have put 4 of my original song demos on myspace...I'm thinking of recording them properly with a band of session musicians I have lined up, but I'm not sure which one to do first.Please, if you have...
Posted by Michelle Klaessens a.k.a Dragonorchid on Sun, 23 Oct 2005 05:18:00 PST

Rock Factory Gigs I've Organised for August 2005


Posted by Michelle Klaessens a.k.a Dragonorchid on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Rock Factory Gigs I've organised for July


Posted by Michelle Klaessens a.k.a Dragonorchid on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST