my new album is finished and will be released in february! i was honored to have many wonderful musicians play on it: simon frontzek (sir simon battle, tomte), who also co-produced/engineered/mixed; mocky (feist, jamie lidell, gonzales); frédérique labbow (die happy); gabriel gordon (natalie merchant, roachford); sebastian madsen (madsen); andre wenzlitschke; david green (los abandoned, ceci bastida); garrett ray (foreign born); carson cohen (spookey ruben); chris duskin; mowat (who is also producing a song from the record); markus runzheimer (bushido); bill lefler (cary brothers); Willi Witte; Miss Kenichi; and Carrie Erving.
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Special thanks for Logo and Tour Poster design to Jakob Hinrichs! check out his amazing art HERE
the following people have honored me with their presence onstage and/or in the studio:
david green, garrett ray, ernesto garcia, carson cohen, moses baqueiro, tony reyes, jano janosik, stewart cole, chris lovejoy, sally jaye, eric robinson, kelly barnes, gus black, constance baker, simone stevens, pete holland, anita coats, libbie schrader, adrianne, maxy wango, ryan t. jacobs, seanín, miss kenichi, max s, moni kintner, bindi, frédérique labbow, andre wenzlitschke, simon frontzek, uwe effertz, mocky, sebastian madsen, carrie erving, mowat, markus runzheimer, bill lefler, willi witte...
Influences
the cold outside and the warmth inside.
Sounds Like
Video for "Easier Life", directed and created by Gus Black! Thanks to everyone at our "Bye-Bye LA" party who took part!
latest performance on Balcony TV, june 26, 2009:Balcony TV Hamburg live performance on Jan 31:
check out my video for "side of the road", filmed in one shot on Admiralsbrücke in Berlin from a guitar-mounted camera! july 5th, 2009.
Review by Michael Krause, Balcony TV (Hamburg):
"Erik Penny spielt leicht melancholischen Britrock – und zwar dermaßen gut und eingängig, dass man sich fragt, ob nicht doch einige Oasis-Songs in Wirklichkeit von ihm stammen…Seine leicht angekratzte Stimme passt perfekt ins Bild, doch er macht mehr, als das Genre- Klischee zu bedienen: Seine Songs sind melodienreich und poetisch, und sowohl unplugged als auch mit Band ein Ereignis...„Honey Please“, im Konzert der letzte Song, auch noch einen veritablen Hit dabei, der im Ohr hängenbleibt, ohne zu nerven und sicher bald Einzug in die Radiorotationen hält."
From "Rote Raupe" (http://www.roteraupe.de/neues/1725), 11 April 2009:
"Der amerikaner Erik Pennys wunderbar eingängige, melodische und ausdrucksstarke gitarrenmusik ist insbesondere in engen räumen ein erlebnis. Ein erlebnis ist auch eriks stimme, die ein bisschen was rohes und kratziges hat und dem gesamtwerk sehr gut tut. Die besucher seiner konzerte erwartet erwachsene, ernstzunehmende, teilweise hymnische gitarrenmusik, mit einem sehr sympathischen sänger."
CDBABY.com Review:
"Lush and dreamy love-songy guitar pop...Brit-like vocal quality and classic hit-movie song structure. The beauty of his originality is that there is no single personality here, but a surprisingly diverse cross-section of a huge musical outlook that is otherwise known as Erik Penny."
All my music is available through I Tunes HERE:
I was born in New York. I was a kid and adolescent in Texas. I was a young adult until recently in LA. Now I live in Berlin, play music, record my own and other people's music, and eat currywurst whenever i have the chance.
hi erik! I realy like your tunes too! It looks like the Kulturpalast booked to many bands for the 5.Nov. So I'm afraid that we can't share the stage this time. To bad... Wish you a nice time on the tour and a great gig in hannover! Johannes
OK, I take you up on that. And in the meantime I found a more than adequate substitute :-) Jimmy Gnecco is coming back to London in November and I plan to go there and see him hopefully in a headliner slot this time.
Oh Erik sorry, I have forgotten your birthday!! This silly birthday memory at my myspace-page don..t work. But you had a wonderful birthday without my good wishes....that..s good ;-)
So, now a day too late: I wish you a wonderful birthday, may the new year for your..s life be the best ever!!! Pick up from your big party!!
thanks you guys... have fun with all your shows, playing your amazing songs for the people! we will think of you when strollin' through venice beach next month. and hey, hope to see you again in berlin, soon... love and miracles, beth
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