Breathe - Julie Erikssen

JULIE
ERIKSSEN
BREATHE
MANAGEMENT: Laurent Perriot / [email protected]
BOOKING: Hervé Cocotier (worldsoulprod.com) / [email protected] Biographie
"It is through the duality of her personality that we get an understanding of who Julie
Erikssen is. Chic but spontaneous, romantic but determined, she distinguishes herself
by the ease with which she navigates with virtuosity between angelic emotion and
mind-blowing blues!"
Julie Erikssen felt the need for music from a very young age but waited until she was
five to begin by studying classical piano and music theory at the Conservatory of
Brest.
She swore by Chopin's Nocturnes at the time, but while exploring her parents' record
collection, she discovered jazz through the albums of Louis Armstrong, Sydney
Bechet, or Duke Ellington, but mostly she discovered singing.
She was impressed by Ella Fitzgerald's vocal acrobatics and joyful swing, as well as by
Chet Baker's elegance. Vocal jazz brought her to gospel and the blues,
Her early teenage years were a period of folk and rock, which led her to learn the
guitar and give her first concerts at the tender age of 13. She was spotted on the
Zenith stage in Caen and signed a contract with Sony Music France under the name
of Jody. She released the singles "Dans ce monde" and "Entre l'ombre et la lumière"
experiencing the adrenaline of big venues, the filming of big budget clips and being
in television studios (The Palais Omnisport of Bercy, the "Fête de la musique on France
2 at the Eiffel Tower, Fort Boyard etc.).
With her incessant thirst for discovery, she agreed to work on several projects of soul
music, electronic music, hip-hop and African music before forming her first jazz
quartet, at last realizing her childhood dream of singing the standards.
The best musicians in French swing, such as Franck Amsallem, Laurent Courthaliac
and Fred Nardin soon accompanied her and today she performs every month at the
Parisian jazz club, the Duc des Lombards, playing the After Hours sessions.
She was spotted on the Internet in 2013 by the casting team of the television show
"The Voice", and agreed to take part in it. She performed a touching piano-vocal
"Underwater", a version particularly appreciated by Mika, the composer,
international pop artist and member of the jury. "I am so flattered, I cannot say how
happy this makes me" he responded, bowing.
She chose to join the team of the artist Florent Pagny and was then "stolen" by
another singer, Jenifer, during the "Battles".
The show was a fabulous spotlight for the release of her CD "Breathe" and although
this extraordinary experience has added to her impressive path, she has kept a true
authenticity.
For guaranteed emotion, allow yourself to be seduced by her charm and sincerity.
Breathe
Julie Erikssen is of the generation of young artists whose appeal is obvious.
At first sight she is a jazz singer with inherent swing and careful phrasing. But in this
three title EP "Breathe" taken from an upcoming album of original compositions, she
also reveals herself as a touching "story teller" and melodist.
Her poetic universe is presented to us here thanks to a musicality at the service of
intimate, sincere, moving lyrics.
Her life changed following the loss of a loved one two years ago. She was
devastated and went through a bit of a melt down. But she soon managed to
refocus her energy and grew stronger, finally starting over. Armed with unlimited
positivity, she broke free, ultimately daring, reconnecting with music and suddenly
found what she needed: balance.
That's when she started writing again, her freedom found at last, her relief, but also
the difficult steps in a battle against automatisms and unpleasant trade-offs to free
will.
Thus "Breathe" is a good summary of the emotions that will be expressed in the
album, from disappointment to hope (Breathe) and relief (Blue Skies) to elation
(Open).
Music, lyrics and arrangements by Julie Erikssen
Recorded at Studio Sextan (Paris-France) and mixed at
Such Studio by Julien Birot
-Piano (Fazioli): Tony Paeleman (Vincent Peirani, Emile
Parisien, Frederika Stahl. Anne Pacéo etc.)
-Double bass: Viktor Nyberg (Jacky Terrasson, Eric Legnini,
Ari Hoenig, Pierrick Pédron, Eric Alexander, Erik Söderlind,
Peter Asplund etc.)
-Drums: Romain Sarron (Cecile Mc Lorin Salvant, The
Keystone
big Band, Liz Mc Comb etc.)
Presse
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La revue des Rendez-­‐vous de La Baule -­‐ Stéphane Hoffmann (Le Figaro) – Octobre 2014 TELERAMA -­‐ Michel Contat – Août 2014 Ouest France Loire-­‐Atlantique – Août 2014 Ouest France Normandie et Coté Caen– Mars 2014 LE FIGARO (TV Mag) -­‐ Damien Mercereau -­‐– Janvier 2014 Stéphane Hoffmann- La revue des Rendez-vous de La Baule – Oct 14
http://www.lesrendezvousdelabaule.com/le-rendez-vous-de-la-baule-la-revue-en-ligne/ Michel Contat – TELERAMA – Août 14
http://www.telerama.fr/musique/samedi-soir-rue-des-lombards-giovanni-mirabassi-julie-erikssen-tiss-rodriguez,115789.php
Ouest France – Août 14
http://www.ouest-france.fr/la-baule-sous-le-charme-de-julie-erikssen-2789249
Ouest France et Coté Caen – Mars 14
http://jactiv.ouest-france.fr/sortir/musique/julie-erikssen-dune-ambassade-the-voice-28474
http://www.cotecaen.fr/27559/julie-erikssen-%C2%AB-the-voice-%C2%BB-de-caen/
Damien Mercereau - Le Figaro – TV Mag – Jan 14
http://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/article/television/79403/the-voice-les-confidences-de-julie-erikssen.html