In studio:
Esza Kaye (producer, writer, piano, vocals)
Ming Vauze (co-writer, co-producer, guitar, bass)
Randy Emata (producer, piano)
Live:
Esza Kaye (vocals, piano)
Ameena Khawaja (cello, vocals)
Joshua Africa (guitar)
Janis Tanaka (bass)
Jonah David (drums)
Influences
Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Dido, Depeche Mode, Enya, Sade, Garbage, Sneaker Pimps, Loreena McKennit, Prince, No Doubt, Madonna, Siouxsie, Echo and the Bunnymen, Eminem, Bob Marley, Sting, Kraftwerk, Nouvelle Vague, Ella Fitzgerald, Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Dead Can Dance, David Byrne, Jim Morrisey, Tom Petty, The Prodigy, Enigma, The Chemical Brothers, Faithless, Kurt Ellington, The Cure
Esza Kaye is a singer/songwriter from New York, Moscow, London and LA. She is of Transylvanian and Celtic descent.
The music of Esza Kaye is Esza, Ming Vauze and Randy Emata. She made her debut EP I Wanna Die Loving You in London with Paul Freegard (Depeche Mode, Martin Gore) and her debut album Confessor in LA with Ming and Randy.
Always inquisitive, motivated by loneliness and alienation, at thirteen Esza began her leap into the lifelong quest for insight. The poetry and wanderlust began. The Hudson River flowed close by and took her with it; Esza ran away often. “Running away was hard work,” she jokes. “I didn’t get it right till seventeen.”
Getting it “right” left her broke and alone in New York City. Finding resolution and ambition in her solitude, Esza scrambled to finish high school, quickly learned the ropes of bare-bones survival, and decided that she could do better. In her words, “In the depths of illness and darkness, I turned my life over to music.”
“Music fills my soul, I feel empty without it,” she says. “I battled self esteem and confidence issues so I never believed that I could be a channel. But then when it felt like I was about to die and there was nothing left to lose, I was ready to take my shot. I think it was one of the key components in healing me. It brought me back to life.”
Her spirituality plays a significant role in the creation of her songs. “Performing music is a direct connection to source, an agreement to channel that source through your own body,” Esza explains.
Sexuality accounts for the other major element in these works. In Esza’s words, “My entire goal and purpose is to marry meaning and content with sex and fun. I believe that we can have meaningful ritual and content in our lives as well as scandalous fun. There is such a thing as ‘positive abandon,’ it does not have to be self-destructive. It's all about integration and communication.”
Esza plays with an ensemble of like-minded and passionate musicians whom she deeply respects. Esza says: "The live music rises to and unveils unimagined levels of depth, beauty and struggle. Hearing gifted musicians and questing souls interpret and create essence is a feeling of indescribable joy. One of my favorite ways to leave loneliness behind".
Get ready for a journey deep into soul with the debut album Confessor, and the debut of a new sound--aristo-goth. Esza's music strips away self-deception, and ushers in epiphany in such a way that the lessons manage to be both inconspicuous and eternal.
I forgot I loaded you onto my iPod. Now you hold my hand on my walks and are the soundtrack to my latest artistic crisis as I move through it.
Why the darkness has to dance with the light, I'll never know. But at least I know when it is happening that something incredible will be on the other side if I can keep moving forward.
House of Pain is GREAT. It's my favorite so far...I also like the naughty song...teehee. My boyfriend and I were thinking about going to Bar Sinister next saturday June 14th...maybe we could meet up there???
I live in Hungary with my family, have never been to the States, only Canada. So good to know about another talented Hungarian in the world! Have you ever visited here?
Yes, I have read about your Hungarian origin, so I immediately thought you were Hungarian. Were you born there and then moved to the States? How much Hungarian do you speak? Anyway, I love your music, its atmosphere is very enticing. So, kellemes napot neked és szia!!! :-) Gábor
Hi Beautiful! Hope you're great and that all your live-shows are going really well! I've put up a new song "Nothing but a heartache", when u have time, listen to it and let me know what u think about it..:) Love, Emma
thank you so much, i really appreciate it! :) have a beautiful day... much love and peace.
"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be." - Patanjali
I have a heart full of love and admiration for your latest challenges so gracefully weathered.
The new songs have so much potential. I love the dichotomy of music to dream by or lurk among the shadows with wicked intentions and then you bring the rock. Your accessibility to the human soul expanded exponentially with that artistic choice.
I like the range of your music, from the tougher electronic songs to those really slow ones, and me being a sucker for cellos get satisfied here. Great lyrics too, and I found the story of yours very touching. I can sense the dark days of your life reflected in the music. I'll add you to my favorites, that's for sure.
And thanks for being a friend and listening to my stuff.
Peace, Love & Dyingbatteriesareunderratedinmusic / E
It was a bad setting to tell you what I thought, as you were receiving your public. You were just wonderful. I admired you so much and was so deeply inspired by what you have done.
I want to thank you for being my friend and part of our little "touch my girl" family.
I hope you can come this thursday!!! Our first screening in full digital cinema! It's going to be really cool.
if you haven't gotten tickets yet, but plan to come, please message me back that you're coming and if you intend to bring any friends, how many. That way I can keep a count on attendance. you have a wonderful day!! take good care, :) christian
