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Ana Silvera
Breakcore / Hawaiian / Psychobilly

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Brooklyn, New York
United States

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Last Login:  12/16/2009
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   Ana Silvera: General Info
Member Since7/14/2006
Band Websitewww.anasilvera.com
Band MembersAna on piano, guitar and vocal chords Jon Cottle: cello
InfluencesTom Waits, Barbara, Charles Aznavour, Ravel, Old Man Leonard, Nina Simone, Violetta Parra, John Banville, Joni, Rufus Wainwright, Osip Mandelstam, Octavio Paz, J.S. Bach, Schumann, Debussy.
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Record LabelMirabeau
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 2 2009 7:00P
The Living Room New York
Dec 10 2009 6:00P
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - The Audio Files Cambridge
Dec 16 2009 8:00P
Portland Arms Cambridge
Dec 17 2009 8:00P
The Green Carnation London
Jan 30 2010 7:00P
Rockwood Music Hall New York
Mar 11 2010 8:00P
Purcell Rooms, South Bank London

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Postcard from New York VI: Doppelganger  (view more)

Postcard from NYC V: Small Graces  (view more)

Postcard from New York IV: 'Coffee with all the Trimmings'  (view more)

Postcard from NYC III: 'We Don't Have Much Time'  (view more)

Postcard from New York II: 'But It's A Grid System!'  (view more)

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   About Ana Silvera
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“A songsmith whose music simply aches beauty” Time Out

"A major talent in the offing...sublime" Music Week

"A magical voice...here's a brand new hope for spring" Muso's Guide

2009 is proving to be a seminal year for this highly original singer, songwriter and musician. Currently recording her first studio album, Ana’s ability to weave intense, poetical story-telling into hauntingly tender melodies creates a musical journey that is widely tipped to go mainstream this year.

“What interests me is telling archetypal stories in a new way, unfolding things from unexpected perspectives” says Ana, who has been inspired by everything from her own life experiences to those of a starlet in war-torn Paris, a biblical and murderous Salome, an Irish choirboy and a dead poet’s wife.

Ana’s musical education began at a very young age with classical training and solo performances for the English National Opera. She learned both piano and guitar as a child and added jazz to her repertoire during the “throes of an adolescent semi-rebellion”. An English Literature degree followed, providing a wealth of inspiration and ideas for her song writing. Ana then gave into wanderlust for a while. She spent four months sleeping under a fig tree in Ibiza, soaked up the romance of Paris and moved to Berlin to hone her craft in hideouts like Café Harlem and In Eimer, as well as the renowned jazz den, A-Trane.

Now relocated to Brooklyn, Ana’s eventful life has shaped her song-writing style. “Events that we experience affect each of us and our lives in very different ways. In the words of Anais Nin, ‘We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are’.” She describes her songs as of “the lush, tender, waltzy order." Think Jacques Brel in English, with fewer Gauloises, plus a pinch of Camille and Leonard Cohen thrown in for good measure.

Ana’s influences range from Tom Waits, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell and French icons Barbara and Charles Aznavour to J.S. Bach, Schumann and Debussy, while her style has earned her the deserved title of an English 'Nouvelle Chanteuse'.

Recent performance highlights have included introductory gigs in New York where she was accompanied by Antony and the Johnsons’ bassist, Jeff Langston, along with regular stints at the Soho Revue Bar, Union Chapel and the West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge. Reviewers certainly rave about her ‘gloriously supple voice’ (Wears the Trousers Magazine), the ‘pure poetry’ (Time Out) of her songs and the ‘epic and intimate’ (The Liberal Magazine) performances she delivers time and again.

Working with NYC-based musical director / arranger Maxim Moston (Rufus Wainwright, Lou Reed, Linda Thompson) and producer Brad Albetta (Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson), Ana is currently recording her first studio album. An intimate account of her own and many other vivid character's life and loves, the eagerly awaited collection will be released this year. Before then, she can be caught at select venues in the UK, US and Europe.

Bookings
To book, please contact Allison McCafferty via allisonmccaffertypa@googlemail.com or contact Ana direct via myspace.

Wears the Trousers Interview September 2008

Wears The Trousers first became aware of Ana Silvera last year when our resident writing accordionist Anja McCloskey started playing gigs with her. First impressions of Ana as just another Regina Spektor wannabe swiftly evaporated as further investigation revealed her to be a sophisticated, hyperliterate storyteller in her own right (Read more...)

Angel Magazine Interview - April 2008

Ana Silvera: Small delights
Exclusive for this website, Emily Paine gets up close and personal with the Stoke Newington singer who is impressing many.
Everyone should go out and buy Ana Silvera’s new CD. Right away. And I’m saying this from the point of view of a not particularly music-literate person, who only the day before meeting the singer heard some of her songs.
(Read more...)


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Ana Silvera's Friends Comments
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Lara Bello

Lara Bello



Dec 14 2009 1:50 AM


Un regalito.... A present...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns8A5VsG0A0
relaxmusic.co.uk

relaxmusic.co.uk



Dec 10 2009 5:03 PM

Hi,

Just stopping by to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Thanks for your support and friendship,

Love and peace,

Justin...

www.relaxmusic.co.uk
Peter Lööf

Peter Lööf



Dec 8 2009 8:22 PM

Thanks for the add!


BB.artworks

BB.artworks



Dec 6 2009 11:34 PM

thank you ^^

bb
MARK FOR ARTS SAKE

Mark Weissmann



Dec 6 2009 1:14 AM

Your songs tend to sweep me away to another time and place when I need to get away...thank you!
chris marshall music.

chris marshall music.



Nov 30 2009 12:36 AM

Thanks Ana...best to you.
Daniel Benisty

Daniel Benisty



Nov 29 2009 3:59 AM

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

And ... Inspirational.
Amparo García-Otero

Amparo García-Otero



Nov 27 2009 11:40 AM

Hallo! I invite you to listen to my version of the popular british song "Greensleeves" with a "touch" of spanish guitar. Bye! Have a nice day! Amparo García-Otero. Singer and songwriter. Spain.

Os invito a escuchar mi versión de la popular canción británica "Greensleeves", con un toque de guitarra española, editada en mi CD "Nadie es más que nadie" . Amparo García-Otero. Folk, cantautora. ¡Saludos!
THE INFLUENCE

THE INFLUENCE



Nov 23 2009 7:17 PM

Sweet tunes there Ana................We find Old Bones sonorous..Do you?
DJ Monkey

DJ Monkey



Nov 19 2009 3:45 AM

3RD WORLD WAR – The dj monkey Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_BCuw70AOs

"DJ Monkey …soul-stirring, excitingly edgy music…just disturbing (read ‘mind-f**king’) enough to demand attention. There is a whole spice rack of auditory flavors here, served up like fractured poetry on a collection of intensely listenable Hallmark cards from Hell." Bill Margold, Cinema Seen, L.A. X..Press

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/djmonkey http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/djmonkey2
Bearcraft

Bearcraft



Nov 17 2009 9:08 PM

Hello Ana Silvera
The Werewolf E.P. is out now on Hottwerk Records. Visit my profile to see the video.
Hope all is well.
Dave De Rose EP on iTunes NOW!

Dave De Rose EP on iTunes NOW!



Nov 17 2009 10:10 AM

respekto!
complot

complot



Nov 12 2009 4:04 AM

Bonjour
COMPLOT en concert
TRANSMUSICALES RENNES FRANCE
3 à L'UBU

Et le 5 Décembre aux CHAMPS LIBRES (Rennes)
Concert-performance en 5.1 avec Fabrice Tison (ingé son Yan Tiersen …)

Renseignements :
Champs Libres : +33 2 23 40 66 00
http://agenda.leschampslibres.fr/

Les TRANS Tél : +33 (0) 299 311 210
www.lestrans.com

Geoffrey Hammond

Geoffrey Hammond



Nov 11 2009 8:50 AM


Geoffrey Hammond Live
am 25.November um 20:30 Uhr
im Barbetrieb Aichach.

Greetings, Geoffrey.
Jamie Lynn Noon

Jamie Lynn Noon



Nov 7 2009 9:03 PM

Hey! Thank you so much... My EP, A Moment to Break, is now available on iTunes and Amazon. You can also join my mailing list at www.jamielynnnoon.com-- I couldn't be more grateful for the love and support! :) Always, Jamie -- www.jamielynnnoon.com www.twitter.com/jamielynnnoon www.facebook.com/jamielynnnoon
PORNOSON

PORNOSON



Nov 6 2009 5:44 PM

Mamamamia what a voice!!!!
Gracias for your friendship


PORNOSON
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yenisley

yenisley



Nov 3 2009 9:56 PM

hey hey!! thank u so much for the add!! if you have some time, will you please take a minute and check out my music and tell me whatcha think? leave me a comment, write me a message! whatever u want. dont be a stranger! muah!

yenisley : )
twitter.com/yenisley
relaxmusic.co.uk

relaxmusic.co.uk



Nov 3 2009 9:25 PM

Hi,
I hope your having a good day,
If your feeling a liitle stressed you might like to watch a new video I have made, just visit my myspace page to watch and relax!
It is the first video you come to.

There are 4 albums now available,

Breathe Away. To help lower high blood pressure.

Relax 1 [the music used on the new video]

...And So To Sleep...
[music for sleepless times]

Pregnancy And Birth


Available from ITunes

If you or anyone you know might benefit from them, why not treat yourself or them?!

The CDs are available from:
www.relaxmusic.co.uk

All CDs £8.99 with FREE shipping Worldwide!

Thanks for your support and friendship,
have a great week.

Love,

Justin...

www.relaxmusic.co.uk
Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Oct 31 2009 5:09 PM

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Ruby Jane Article in New York Times!!
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/who-do-these-guys-think-they-are/
AND
Check out the new pictures and video! Let me know what you think!
Ruby Jane
Zerendipiti

Zerendipiti



Oct 21 2009 7:37 PM

Hi.

I've created a new myspace page under the name Löchting.
The Zerendipiti page will be deleted, so I hope you'll join me here:
http://www.myspace.com/loechting

Thanks
Pete Winwood

Pete Winwood



Oct 21 2009 5:30 PM

best wishes
pete
David Franks: Walkabouts Verse

David Franks: Walkabouts Verse



Oct 20 2009 4:51 PM

After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...

Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse
(please see my blog):
TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001

Where traditions are not so rare;
Sea, country and works scent the air;
A multitude of monuments,
Planted tubs and patterned pavements.

The longish pedestrian malls;
The remnants of defensive walls;
Historic buildings are a gauge
Of the respect for heritage.

Wheat, rape and pines in the fields;
Estuaries guarded by shields;
Long sandy beaches and wide scenes;
Romantic-ruin go-betweens.

Rivers in parts licked by trees,
Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries,
And crossed by practical delights -
Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.

Fine churches headed at Durham;
Football kits ad infinitum;
Kept castles - one for study;
Masonry behind masonry.

And, with moulding-works out that way,
It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?

(C) David Franks 2003
Lara Bello

Lara Bello



Oct 20 2009 9:01 AM



LARA BELLO
"NIÑA PEZ"

NEW ALBUM !!! ¡¡ NUEVO ÁLBUM !!

Escúchalo en www.larabello.com

You can listen it visiting www.larabello.com

Ninja Bunny (webcomic)

Ninja Bunny



Oct 14 2009 10:53 AM

Thanks for the add! I hope you like my artwork, check out my webcomic online at http://www.ninja-bunny.com
DJ Monkey

DJ Monkey



Oct 13 2009 8:57 PM

“ …soul-stirring, excitingly edgy music…just disturbing (read ‘mind-f**king’) enough to demand attention. There is a whole spice rack of auditory flavors here, served up like fractured poetry on a collection of intensely listenable Hallmark cards from Hell. Bill Margold, Cinema Seen, L.A. X..Press
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