recent bandmembers: clara luzia (voc, guit), heidi dokalik (cello), ines perschy (drums) - plus former bandmates on the records: manfred fau (bass, banjo), mika vember (cajon, backings), alexander nefzger (piano, accordion, production).
clara luzia was brought to life in november 2005, and has been fostered and raised ever since.
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clara luzia's story started back in 2005 when singer/songwriter clara was looking for a new musical collaborator who was soon to be found in producer alexander nefzger. they started working on clara's material, and soon understood that they need a backing band to realize their musical ambitions. clara and nefzger invited friends to play with them and soon had a quartet: clara (voc, guit), nefzger (keys), mika vember (cajon, backing vocals), and heidi dokalik (cello). they released the first album "railroad tracks" on claras newly found label asinella records in april 2006. soon more friends joined in: manfred fau (bass, banjo), and ines perschy (drums). their widely acclaimed second album "the long memory" (2007) earned them invitations to eurosonic festival, and glitterhouse's blossom orange festival in 2008, as well as austria's music award amadeus as "fm4 alternative act of the year 2008. the new cd "the ground below" was released in Austria on april 17th 2009 (Asinella Records), in Germany on october 23. from fall 2009 on clara forms a trio with heidi dokalik on cello and diverse smaller instruments, and ines perschy on drums & guitar. for detailed information please visit their webiste.
Releases (Asinella Records):
AR001: Railroad Tracks (2006)
AR003: The Long Memory (2007)
AR004: 7" Split Single w/ Mika Vember (2007)
AR006: The String (and then some) EP (2008)
AR009: The Ground Below (2009)
Booking:
Ink Music (Austria)
Kumpels & Friends (Germany, Switzerland)
Available in record stores in Austria/Germany/Switzerland, Greiszlerei, and: CDBABY, Amazon, iTunes, etc
wüsst' nicht, wofür du dich bedanken könntest, clara...nämlich... WIRKLICH nicht! ^_^hab mich selten in meinem Leben so entbehrlich gefühlt *g* und zum Abschluß gabs ja ein schönes Konzert :-) liebe Grüße
Yo wat it is...??? wats new? i know a lot of ppl goin thru some ups and downs right now so I hope life is treating you well. Shit its a struggle for many to make ends meet in this economy these days but if its worth anything i hope you making yours... but yea keep in touch i dont get to reply everyone on here because myspace has a limit of how many comments you can send or messages so if you want to keep in touch with ya boi you can always hit me on aim or yahoo instant messenger... sinceretheprince on either one... well keep in touch Sin
p.s. If you would like to see me live in concert please demand me to a city near you thanks for the support...
Hallo Clara + Band wollte euch gratulieren und danken zugleich zu einem neuen wirklich schönen Album. Sehr ehrliche Musik mit tollen Arrangements, das gefällt! Kommt mal nach Dresden! Viel Spaß weiterhin Filip