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Genre: Electronica / Jazz / Pop
Location Mülheim/Ruhr - European Capital of Culture 2010, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE
Profile Views: 178787
Last Login: 7/12/2011
Member Since 7/6/2006
Website venus-international.com
Record Label Phazzadelic / New Format Recordings
Type of Label Indie
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Out July, 1. FREE ALL SUMMER LONG!:.. The VENUS INTERNATIONAL summeralbum "PLÉYADES"... ..Get it here!: http://www.venus-international.com... ...... .. ........ ..VENUS INTERNATIONAL - My Body Shines...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ..VENUS INTERNATIONAL - "Endless"...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..VENUS INTERNATIONAL - "Moody"...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..VENUS INTERNATIONAL - Venus International...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .... .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... Mr. Alfa is the nickname of producer, DJ and composer Alfa Kay. Known as one half of Germany's POPSHOPPERS, Alfa produces rather different music when doing it all by himself. Quite melancholic sounds somewhere in between the stylistic landmarks of Jazz, Downtempo, Soul, Pop and Electronica. .... VENUS INTERNATIONAL ..Together with great female singers from (nearly) all over the world Alfa started VENUS INTERNATIONAL. The first selftitled VENUS INTERNATIONAL album has been released in August 2008 (by Phazz-a-delic New Format Recordings). And some weeks later another complete album "The Virtual Diamond of Virgo" came out (download only iTUNES etc.). In summer 2008 followed the third Venus album "Pléyades". ..Alfa plays nearly all instruments and the wonderful female vocals are by ..Duygu Cingar (Antalya, Turkey).. Christine Lunaire (Austin, USA) ..Lucy Karashigo (Cologne, Germany).. Lalah (Hamburg, Germany and Los Angeles, USA).. Bernadette Noir (Paris, France)..Karo (Schweinfurt, Germany)..Jacqueline Bieze (Haarlem, Netherlands)..Crystin (Düsseldorf, Germany)..Iris Aneas (Barcelona, Spain)..Niki Carrera (Milan, Italy)..Ludmilla (Krakow, Poland)..La Meduza (Geneva, Switzerland and Liverpool, UK)..Tonje Terese (Arhus, Denmark and London, UK)..Hanna (Cologne, Germany)..Yanina Bilyk (Ukraine)..... VENUS INTERNATIONAL discography.... "Venus International" (album, 2008, CD and download, Phazz-a-delic New Format Recordings).. "The Virtual Diamond of Virgo" (album, 2008, download only, Phazz-a-delic New Format Recordings).. "Think Forvert Vol. 2" compilation (track: "Deadly Sapphire", 2009, download only, Hooded Records).. "Pléyades" (album, 2009, download only).... Other projects Alfa Kay is involved are:.... ..THE POPSHOPPERS.. (-> ..Popshoppers @ MySpace..),.... ..JANEA et ALFA.. (Frenchpop, first release on 'French Cuts III'),.... HIS GIRL FRIDAY (60s Pop, Beat),.... ..CINEPHONIC.. (Electronic music for Silent Movies in team with Marsen Jules)..... As a DJ you can see Alfa as a part of POPSHOPPERS DJ-TEAM (Funk, Soul, Latin, Disco, ... with Senor 45).. or as a part of ..SEXY STUDENTENFUTTER DJ-TEAM.. (Super freestyle-laissez-.faire Rock'n'Elektro with Suzie Kerstgens [Klee]). .. or as a part of IN BED WITH DJ-TEAM with Miss Stereo. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... ..........
Members
ALFA KAY - e-piano, piano, organ, synthesizer, guitar, bass, drums, vocals & all other programmings, arrangements & production ..STEFAN "BOHEMIAN" BÖHMER - add. bass & co-production ..PETE DEAL - additional guitars ..DUYGU CINGAR (Istanbul, Turkey) - vocals ..CHRISTINE LUNAIRE (Austin, USA) - vocals ..BERNADETTE NOIR (Paris, France) - vocals ..JANEA (Cologne, Germany) - vocals ..LALAH (Los Angeles, USA) - vocals ..ELINA JAIDEN (Los Angeles, USA) - vocals ..CRYSTIN (Düsseldorf, Germany) - vocals ..LUDMILLA (Krakow, Poland) - vocals ..KARO (Schweinfurt, Germany) - vocals ..IRIS ANEAS (Barcelona, Spain) - vocals ..JACQUELINE BIEZE (Haarlem, Netherlands) - vocals ..NIKI CARRERA (Milan, Italy) - vocals ..LA MEDUZA (Geneva, Switzerland) - vocals ..TONJE TERESE (Arhus, Denmark) - vocals ..HANNA (Cologne, Germany) - vocals ..YANINA BILYK (Ukraine) - vocals ....GÖKHAN ÖZYAVUZ - add. guitar ..BIG AL DILLY - guitar ("Moody") ..CYBORG HAINES - bass ('Blow Up')
Influences
There are sooooo many. But wait: BURT BACHARACH, DAVID BOWIE, SERGE GAINSBOURG, JONI MITCHELL, HENRY MANCINI, ENNIO MORRICONE, PETER THOMAS and all the wonderful european 60s/70s moviescore composers, BRIAN ENO, CHET BAKER, MILES DAVIS, MARVIN GAYE, MARCOS VALLE, NINA SIMONE, KRAFTWERK, CURTIS MAYFIELD, BOOKER T. & THE MGs, WES MONTGOMERY, GRANT GREEN, PAUL WELLER, ISAAC HAYES, STEVIE WONDER, ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM, ASTRUD GILBERTO, BILLIE HOLIDAY... and even Bach, Debussy, all things soulful, groovy, funky, mod. My heroine: Carol Kaye .... ....Send me your track..
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Out July, 1. FREE ALL SUMMER LONG!:
The VENUS INTERNATIONAL summeralbum "PLÉYADES".
Get it here!: http://www.venus-international.com.

VENUS INTERNATIONAL - My Body Shines

VENUS INTERNATIONAL - "Endless"

VENUS INTERNATIONAL - "Moody"

VENUS INTERNATIONAL - Venus International

Mr. Alfa is the nickname of producer, DJ and composer Alfa Kay. Known as one half of Germany's POPSHOPPERS, Alfa produces rather different music when doing it all by himself. Quite melancholic sounds somewhere in between the stylistic landmarks of Jazz, Downtempo, Soul, Pop and Electronica.

VENUS INTERNATIONAL
Together with great female singers from (nearly) all over the world Alfa started VENUS INTERNATIONAL. The first selftitled VENUS INTERNATIONAL album has been released in August 2008 (by Phazz-a-delic New Format Recordings). And some weeks later another complete album "The Virtual Diamond of Virgo" came out (download only iTUNES etc.). In summer 2008 followed the third Venus album "Pléyades".
Alfa plays nearly all instruments and the wonderful female vocals are by
Duygu Cingar (Antalya, Turkey)
Christine Lunaire (Austin, USA)
Lucy Karashigo (Cologne, Germany)
Lalah (Hamburg, Germany and Los Angeles, USA)
Bernadette Noir (Paris, France)
Karo (Schweinfurt, Germany)
Jacqueline Bieze (Haarlem, Netherlands)
Crystin (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Iris Aneas (Barcelona, Spain)
Niki Carrera (Milan, Italy)
Ludmilla (Krakow, Poland)
La Meduza (Geneva, Switzerland and Liverpool, UK)
Tonje Terese (Arhus, Denmark and London, UK)
Hanna (Cologne, Germany)
Yanina Bilyk (Ukraine).

VENUS INTERNATIONAL discography

"Venus International" (album, 2008, CD and download, Phazz-a-delic New Format Recordings)
"The Virtual Diamond of Virgo" (album, 2008, download only, Phazz-a-delic New Format Recordings)
"Think Forvert Vol. 2" compilation (track: "Deadly Sapphire", 2009, download only, Hooded Records)
"Pléyades" (album, 2009, download only)

Other projects Alfa Kay is involved are:

THE POPSHOPPERS (-> Popshoppers @ MySpace),

JANEA et ALFA (Frenchpop, first release on 'French Cuts III'),

HIS GIRL FRIDAY (60s Pop, Beat),

CINEPHONIC (Electronic music for Silent Movies in team with Marsen Jules).

As a DJ you can see Alfa as a part of POPSHOPPERS DJ-TEAM (Funk, Soul, Latin, Disco, ... with Senor 45)
or as a part of SEXY STUDENTENFUTTER DJ-TEAM (Super freestyle-laissez-.faire Rock'n'Elektro with Suzie Kerstgens [Klee]).
or as a part of IN BED WITH DJ-TEAM with Miss Stereo.
.. ..

Member Since:

July 06, 2006

Members:

ALFA KAY - e-piano, piano, organ, synthesizer, guitar, bass, drums, vocals & all other programmings, arrangements & production
STEFAN "BOHEMIAN" BÖHMER - add. bass & co-production
PETE DEAL - additional guitars
DUYGU CINGAR (Istanbul, Turkey) - vocals
CHRISTINE LUNAIRE (Austin, USA) - vocals
BERNADETTE NOIR (Paris, France) - vocals
JANEA (Cologne, Germany) - vocals
LALAH (Los Angeles, USA) - vocals
ELINA JAIDEN (Los Angeles, USA) - vocals
CRYSTIN (Düsseldorf, Germany) - vocals
LUDMILLA (Krakow, Poland) - vocals
KARO (Schweinfurt, Germany) - vocals
IRIS ANEAS (Barcelona, Spain) - vocals
JACQUELINE BIEZE (Haarlem, Netherlands) - vocals
NIKI CARRERA (Milan, Italy) - vocals
LA MEDUZA (Geneva, Switzerland) - vocals
TONJE TERESE (Arhus, Denmark) - vocals
HANNA (Cologne, Germany) - vocals
YANINA BILYK (Ukraine) - vocals

GÖKHAN ÖZYAVUZ - add. guitar
BIG AL DILLY - guitar ("Moody")
CYBORG HAINES - bass ('Blow Up')

Influences:

There are sooooo many. But wait: BURT BACHARACH, DAVID BOWIE, SERGE GAINSBOURG, JONI MITCHELL, HENRY MANCINI, ENNIO MORRICONE, PETER THOMAS and all the wonderful european 60s/70s moviescore composers, BRIAN ENO, CHET BAKER, MILES DAVIS, MARVIN GAYE, MARCOS VALLE, NINA SIMONE, KRAFTWERK, CURTIS MAYFIELD, BOOKER T. & THE MGs, WES MONTGOMERY, GRANT GREEN, PAUL WELLER, ISAAC HAYES, STEVIE WONDER, ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM, ASTRUD GILBERTO, BILLIE HOLIDAY... and even Bach, Debussy, all things soulful, groovy, funky, mod. My heroine: Carol Kaye

..Send me your track