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Get Down and Get With It
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From the SEVENTIES
Paradox of a young boy who used to refuse to sing at his school, in
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BLACK COUNTRAYYYYYYY
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area, on north
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BIRMINGHAM ”, probably because of the trauma to have been dropped here and there, as his mum was always moving, and was raising him by herself.
Boy who will, a few years later, in 1972, become the singer guitarist of a Pop band called “ DAEMUN ”.
Musicaly, he’s introduced to the liturgical sacred harmonium music as his aunty Emma LAWSON used to play at the church of CALDMORE. In the street, it’s a wonderful thing for him to can see the chansonniers singing traditional old songs. He falls in love of the Lucha REYES’s voice being on an antic radio at home.
Back in France in 1961, feeling nostalgia for red bricks of the house he has left, he writes his early tune line at seven. Later, he discovers Western melodies, and then goes to the Country Music in 1964, to finally opt for the pure Classic music in 1967.
But the 70’s are almost there, and the Beatles, Stones, T'Rex and Bowie make him go away from the French “yés-yés” to meet again, one night in 1971 at the Olympia, the members of the english band
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SLADE
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, band which will start to be famous on the following year.
Anthony will constantly from year to year follow this fabulous band until that day, and keep in touch with
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Dave HILL
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, guitarist still living in Wolverhamton.
On the same year, after he left the Cours Florian to become workman in a weaponry factory, he create, with his friend from childhood, J-P KOENIGSBERG, his first rock band : DAEMON.
But even rearranged, he gets bored of playing existing songs, and start to compose and write.
Like Cerrone, he gives a few of his creations to a few english bands, and most of his composition will be on the top 10 ! He becomes then conscious that the audience likes his melodies.
DAEMON becomes
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DAEMUN
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until october 1975, when the drummer die in a car accident, where Anthony will be seriously injured. As time goes by, he still goes on tour with a few bands, but more underground (Caves of Hamburg), with his friend Nena, before becoming the bassist of the German band " NAD ", until the beginning of the 80’s, time that he left the band.
He come back to the music in 2005 after the death of his mother in summer 2003 and that one of his wife in May 2004.
After auditioning more 250 singers and during 9 months, he meet this beautiful black singer
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BRIDGET
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and fall in charm of her superb voice and of her fabulous song
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Why
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and both create the First Pop-Rn'B Band in the World
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BN’B
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2009 : New year, new start and new line-up for Bn'B with Mattao GIOVANOLLI (Drums), Rémi LE BORGNE DE LAVILLANDRE (Bass Guitar), Axel SYLVESTRE and Fabrice BOSCO (Lead Guitars).
Bridget and Anthony “still manning the fort” !
Live performances always remain the main focus for them but they have some clip video in hand to promote their best pieces.
A next featuring is provided on the end of the year 2010 with
“ Elton JOHN ”
for their famous Christmas Song
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“Merry Christmas Everyone ”.
Every now and then, Bridget and Anthony are also devoting their time to writing a new single for Christmas Time.
2008 : After a break during which they devoted to their respective projects, Bn’B comes back with a new drummer Simon GATEHOUSE and a new bassist Renaud BOYER.
The main focus is still on live performances. However, recording is also part of the agenda and Anthony will take the opportunity to give birth to one of his oldest dream :“It’s X’mas ”. This song will be the first single of the new band, the realization of what has long been hoped for …
The 3 tracks CD will come out as a beautiful combination of POP and Rn’B. Along with the song
“It's X'mas ” ,
“Why ” and
“Enough ”
which are autobiographical, give the audience a little glimpse of what Bn'B has got in store for those who are ready to enjoy the ride. One word sums it all up : promising …
2007 : Performances become frequent, the main focus is still on playing as much as possible ... The 5 members of Bn’B work hard to set up songs that they have to rearrange. They hit the roads, enjoying the journey, on stage and outside of it.
The audience’s reaction is enthusiastic !
Bridget and Anthony go back to writing and composing, together and solo. The feeling of being so close to what they were trying to achieve is consuming them, they need to find that particular sound, reach that special place where two different worlds come together completely, ever so naturally ...
2006 : The project caught the interest of two producers from Marseilles, Ann KRISTENSEN and Nadia SHALAH (ANGELDIAM Prod), who decide to record a first single entitled
“Cum 2 Mee ” .
The Cd come out in June, but unfortunately the promotion is only done in France, and even if the press and radios broadcast it, it clearly isn’t a song targeted for the French market …
Bridget decides then, not to wait anymore, and starts to perform on stage.
They set up ten acoustic songs, play on all small musical stages of the area and start touring in the south cities. The audience is there, the voice is amazing, songs are excellent, but Anthony still thinks that they should have a real band, as songs might have more power with more instruments.
He starts to look out for musicians, emphasizing more on the human factor before anything else, and this will take a very long time.
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2005 : We can see Bridget appearing in a Coca Cola TV Ad and various films and series such as “ Jingle Bells ”, “ Femmes de Loi ”, “ Retrouver Sara ”, “ 3 pères a la maison ”, “ Un lendemain de Fête ”, “ La fille du chef ”… etc. She also does some theatre performances
(“ Brussels Manifesto ” directed by Yvonne Mc DEVITT, Irish director (Brussels, Scarabaeus theatre). An R’n’B project is in preparation. Her friend
“Jam STYLZ aka Frank
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joins her and together they will write and compose many songs, tainted with a very personal flavor ...
The 27th of July, she goes to France and meets Anthony HOLDER who has contacted her after hearing her song entitled “Why”.
Convinced that he has found what he was looking for after a 9 months singers auditioning,
he finally proposes her to associate her R’n’b/Soul voice to a Pop/Rock music. The idea seems quite strange, and nobody really believes in it, but they keep on working on creating something, and after a few weeks, the POP/R’n’B style was born !
From now, they had to give life to this new musical style.
2004 : Signs with an independent publishing label (Nixie Music) and a 4 tracks single is edited (“ Why ”, “ Heart of Stone ”,
“ Enough ”, “ Do you know ”), written by her and one of her oldest friend, and talented composer, Jam STYLZ aka Frank.
Two songs of this single are also part of the “ Solid’Air ” Album, produced by the same label and which aim is to help a charity association (Bol d’Air) for autistic children.
Her songs were broadcasted in France, Belgium (Radio Judaica, Radio Campus, Radio Air Libre), and and Switzerland (DBC Radio). Then she produces and promotes her own album.
Meanwhile she meets another French producer Sly ATHANN (Alias Steve AUSTEEN), Black Swing Rekoordz, with whom she collaborates for one of the songs (“ Forever ”).
She also writes for Lars DUEYSEN (Give Records, Germany), exclusive songwriter for Universal Publishing Germany. She obtains a role in a Belgium production (S-production) movie entitled “ La liste noire ” (“ the black list ”), which came out in May.
Then she starts to work as an actress or extra for movies, Soap Opera, Theatre, Advertisement …
She is attracted by any kind of artistic expression.
2003 : End of the collaboration with Temega Productions, she starts to look for another label to help her to find the right opportunities, and make her way. She is back at the studio to compose and write her own songs.
2002 : She meet a Belgium producer (Temega Productions) who will produce in March, her first single (dance music) named “>I’m sorry” (under the nickname of “SWEET B”), which will be distributed by Assekrem (independent label). Diffused on many radio stations in France (Q Music, Radio Contact), Belgium (Radio 21), Netherlands (..), and even in the UK (Radio Forrest). The single was also played in nightclubs. In July, it will be broadcasted many times on a Belgium TV Channel (interviews and live show).
1998-2001 : She performs regularly in Cafés with live music (Tuc Tuc, Cercle Rouge, La Marie-Galante, and nightclubs …) in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent. But she wants to explore further, she wants to express herself through a music that will represent who she really is, and that will talk to her soul and heart. So, she starts to work hard on creating her own style.
1997 : First appearance on a national TV ( RTBF1 ), in an entertainment broadcasting program called “ Pour la gloire ”
( “ For the glory ”), where she ends up semi-finalist with the band “ Feelin ”.
1995-1996 : Recording of a few songs with an Italian producer ( Toni CARINELLI ). One of the songs, called “ Dance in Diskotheca ” (groove dance) will be signed, but will never come out because of disagreements between record company and producer.
1994 : Beginning of Live performances with a Belgium Hip Hop band called “ System D ” , and also on radio for the single “ Melanie”.
1993 : First performance on a national radio ( radio21 RTBF ) singing “ Like a Virgin ” of MADONNA (she won the 1st price of a singing competition).
Dreamer since she was a child, music quickly became her favorite way to express herself. .
When she was 7 years old, she was already performing in front of her schoolmates, singing the greatest hits of this time. As time goes by, musical styles are succeeding, each trend leave a trace in the growing passion of this young teenager. ROCK, POP, SOUL, FUNK, GOSPEL, and later JAZZ, will contribute to make her own personality.
Then she starts to study jazz at the Anvers’s jazz studio.
She quickly get a fondness for writing and composing, a need inspired by Aretha FRANKLIN, Shaka KAN or Whitney HOUSTON’s voice and hardour, and many others …
Soon, the butterfly will take her flight.
After she has been travelling around the world with her parents (her dad, from Dutchland, is a diplomat at the United Nations, and her mum is from Rwanda), it is in Belgium, where she settle down with her family, that she started to make it happen.
In parallel with her student life (translation studies), she keep in mind this dream which haunt her spirit : singing, singing always and forever. She does a few radio competition, and is broadcasted for the first time on a national radio, for the interpretation of one of MADONNA’s most famous song.
She goes from Piano Bar to Café Concert in BRUSSELS, ANVERS, GAND and even in DUTCHLAND.
She also appeared on TV, in music program, as an extra for cinema and advertisements, fashion photos, and did a theatre show produced by Y. Mc DEVITT.
In the meanwhile, with the passing days and chance encounters, she devotes her time to writing and recording demos of her own compositions.
She’s always been a dreamer ever since she was a child and music quickly became her favorite way to express herself. When she was 7 years old, she was already performing in front of her schoolmates, singing the greatest hits of the time. As time goes by, musical styles are succeeding, and each trend leaves a trace in the growing passion of this young teenager. Rock, Pop, Soul, Funk, Gospel, and later Jazz, will contribute to build her own personality. Then she starts to study jazz at the Antwerp’s Jazz Studio.
Writing and composing become a necessity, a need inspired by Aretha FRANKLIN, Shaka KAN or Whitney HOUSTON’s voice and hardour, and many others …
Soon, the butterfly will take her flight.
After much traveling around the world with her parents (her father, who’s .., is a diplomat at the United Nations, and her mum is from Rwanda), it is in Belgium, where she settles down with her family, that she starts to make it happen.
In parallel with her student life (translation studies), she keeps in mind this dream which haunts her spirit: singing, singing always and forever. She does a few contests, and is broadcasted for the first time on a national radio, for the interpretation of one of MADONNA’s most famous song.
She goes from Piano Bars to small clubs in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and even in the Netherlands.
She also appears on TV in musical programs, picks up small roles and is an extra or actress in a few films and advertisements, and from time to time works as a model.
In the meantime, with the passing days and chance encounters, she devotes her time to writing and recording demos.
In Summer 2006, she comes in France to prepare a new album with ANGELDIAM Prod team.
At the same time, a first single is released "Cum 2 Mee" for the American market and later, a maxi CD "It's X'Mas" planned for the Christmas Days in 2009.
Bridget, a voice to discover, a world to conquer. A trip to remember …
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Chers amis virtuels, il est temps de passer aux choses concrètes :
Nous serons live au Poste à Galène Marseille, 21h le vendredi 25
Septembre pour notre seul et unique concert en france avant le départ
pour la tournée Canada/US 2009 !
Et en showcase acoustique au lollipop store à 19 h juste avant !
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