Fabiana Dammers - lead vocals, electro-acoustic guitar/keys/harmonica
accompanied by the wonderful musicians:
Reinier Scheffer - electric guitar, backing vocals;
Edin Najetovic - bass, backing vocals
Influences
Bright Eyes, Damien Rice, Dylan Thomas, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, Nina Simone, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple, Jefferson Airplane, Ten Years After, Lucinda Williams, Radiohead, Ani DiFranco, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Ryan Adams, Emmylou Harris, Jeff Buckley, David Bowie, The Cure, Wanda Jackson, Dolly Parton, The Shins, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Sunny Day Real Estate, I Am Kloot, Bob Dylan, Coldplay, Melanie, Beck, The Beatles, Joy Division, R.E.M., Spinvis, Dire Straits, Lucio Battisti, Patty Pravo, Alanis Morissette, Norah Jones.. Further on.. People I meet or don't meet.. See, or don't see.. Know or don't know.. Friends.. Family.. Nature.. Writers/Poets.. Countries.. Villages.. Cities.. Loneliness.. Night life.. Art.
Fabiana Dammers was born on the 3rd of March, 1985, in a place on the westcoast of Holland, called IJmuiden. Here she spend her entire childhood with her Dutch father, Italian mother and brother Eric.
From the day she was born her parents noticed there was a special talent hidden in this girl. Her musical talent has always been present, as she always sang and was involved in several musical activities. But she also had deep passions for dancing, performing, and acting, and expressed herself in many different ways.
For long she wanted to become a journalist or writer, because she loved to document and tell stories and her teachers highly encouraged her to, but when at age 17 her father gave her a guitar as a birthday present her plans changed. She couldn’t let it go, and started combining her passion for writing, performing and music.
From this day on she knew this was bound to change her life. She started writing songs in a row, and in a short period she participated in several metal bands and projects like Silent Storm, Mindfields and Adoma, but always ended up with her own project. In the meanwhile she kept studying on her musical abilities. 3 years later she was admitted at the Popdepartment of the Conservatory of Amsterdam where she now studies music on a higher level, and here she encountered the musicians Reinier Scheffer and Edin Najetovic to play along with her to enrich her songs.
She loves to play live to express her love for music, and to entertain and touch people with her songs. For these people are one of her biggest inspirations. Lately she played venues like the Melkweg, Patronaat, Fantasio and Bitterzoet. With her strong ambition and adventurous spirit she can’t wait to conquer the rest of Holland, and to achieve what would be her biggest dream: to travel all over the world with her music.
~A special thanks to the following photographers for their support:
* Sanel Kadic
* Miriam van der Meij
* Monica Raisa
songs: Under Milk Wood, Let's Go Wild, Blinded & Are You Happy Now recorded by: Mouse
For more information, please mail: fabiana_dammers@hotmail.com
Haarlems Dagblad & IJmuider Courant - 28-2-2008 - written by: Frenk Klein Arfman
Hee fabiani (dat is meervoud, toch? haha), alles goed? Ik zit nu als een gek tentamens te leren, maar als ik daarna terug ben uit Oxford moeten we echt ff een keer afspreken vd zomer. Oja en ik ben zeker weten toegelaten in Newcastle! Helaas kan ik je dus niet bijstaan met de triangel... daar gaan onze plannen ;). xx
HI FABIANA.YOUR SWEET VOICE AND INNOCENT SMILE REFLECTING INTO YOUR MUSIC,CREATING A BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE.ECHTE MOOI.GROET FROM DOWN SOUTH EUROPE AND THANKS FOR THE ADD.
Hoi Fabiana, Bedankt voor 't verzoek en je mooie woorden. Toffe muziek maak je. Ik vind die countryinvloeden te gek en je hebt er een te gekke stem voor. Grtz, Peter
Ciao fabiana, wow thankx for remembering us, was fun hanging with you at rock supplies! tip for you: apply to this fest, some friends r organizing it: www. myspace. com/ladyfestamsterdam hope they choose you! good luck and maybe c u at practice again?
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