Saori Jo est animée par ce qu'on peut appeler l'ambition musicale. Cette artiste auteur et compositeur utilse depuis son jeune âge le piano pour exprimer ses émotions, elle vous dira d'ailleurs que cet instrument à été un moyen pour communiquer plus qu'une vocation chansonnière. C'est sans doute pour cela que l'on aurait tort de classer sa musique. Mais comme il le faut (étiqueter, encore...), elle est souvent associée à Kate Bush pour son originalité et la richesse de ses univers, où l'on retrouve ses influences rock 60/70's celtique folk progressive et classique, le tout arrosé d'une voix aussi puissante que douce et cristalline à la fois.
Ecouter Saori Jo c'est écouter l'expression de différents sentiments, différents états d'esprit, toute la richesse que peut offrir la vie.
C'est la rencontre avec Miguel Ruiz, musicien globe trotter qui révéla son talent. il arbore alors multiples casquettes, directeur artistique, arrangeur, manager, ingé son, tout ce qu'il lui faut pour commencer. Son expérience mis à profit permet à Saori Jo de faire ses premiers pas dans le métier, d'apprendre le travail du studio et de la scène. Il réunit une équipe de musiciens de différents horizons correspondant à l'univers et aux influences de l'artiste. Saori Jo s'entoure également de deux auteurs qui partageront la plume, car elle aime sans doute beaucoup plus composer et l'écriture de Sébastien Moullier son ami d'enfance et celle d'Aram Papazian enrichissent sa capacité d'illustrer des mots d'autres vécu. Les chansons foisonnent et le groupe se soude. Alexander Nicol devient leur Manager.
Les rencontres qu'ils font sur leur chemins ajoutent à chaque fois une pierre à l'édifice.
Ian Anderson, leader du Groupe légendaire Jethro Tull, lui offre la possibilité de gagner le coeur de son public au cours de ses Tournées durant deux années consécutives où Jo écarquillait ses yeux à soif d'apprendre le métier. Une alchimie s'opère devant les yeux de l'Allemagne lorsque Ian Anderson et sa flûte angélique, Doane Perry, David Goodier et Saori Jo et Miguel Ruiz partage la scène sur "Fairy Wolrd", un des titres qui figurera sur son premier album. On pourra d'ailleurs y retrouver les featuring ainsi que la vidéo live avec Jethro Tull. Lors de cette tournée, Martin Barre rejoint Miguel pour un duo de guitares électriques sur "Fellow Traveller" (écrite suite à la première tournée) et John O'Hara à l'accordéon sur "Love is just another word". De cette fabuleuse aventure Jo en sort grandi avec les encouragements de Ian Anderson et toute son équipe.
De retour chez eux, ils se mettent vite à l'oeuvre.
Pour le premier album intitulé " Home 2,17 A.m", Jo transforme sa maison en studio, la batterie est enregistrée dans la salle à manger, les guitares dans une véranda, les voix sur son canapé, un des chats sur ses genoux. Il collaborent avec Doug Cook, un ingénieur du son venu d'Angleterre qui travaillé avec nombreux artistes comme Jeff Beck, Axel Bauer, Cali, entre autres.
Saori Jo travaille actuellement pour la promotion de l'album qui sera disponible pour le mois de janvier 2010.
Saori Jo touche par sa sincérité et son authenticité, son charisme et sa fragilité qu'elle offre dans ses concerts à ne pas manquer.
L'hyper-créativité de Saori Jo présage de beaux albums pour l'avenir, à suivre absolument...
*** "She is a waif-like, elfen creature from a French forest glade just across the border from darkest Germany."
Ian Anderson
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Saori Jo is an author, composer and singer who is fueled by what some would call a musical ambition. She has been playing the piano since childhood and it has allowed her to express her emotions. This instrument has been much more to her than just an accompanying tool necessary to become a singer. As such it would be an error to try to categorize her musical style. Some, who have ventured to do so, have compared her to Kate Bush because of the originality and depth of her musical universe. Her music is influenced by a mix of 60’s and 70’s Rock, Celtic Folk, Progressive Rock, as well as Classical music.
Saori Jo’s voice is powerful, yet soft and crystal like at the same time.
Listening to her is like being exposed to a wide array of emotions that mirror what life has to offer.
Miguel Ruiz, a “globe trotting musician” that she met, proved to be the catalyst necessary to revealing her talent. He endorsed multiple tasks, as is often the case in such ventures: art director, composer, musical arrangements, sound tech and others …
His experience allowed Saori Jo to take her first steps in the industry, learn studio work and make her first stage appearances. Miguel Ruiz gathered a group of musicians coming from diverse horizons yet who matched Saori Jo’s musical universe and influences.
She also surrounded herself with two songwriters who wrote the lyrics for her. Her natural preference goes to composing music and she felt that the works of Sebastien Mouiller, her childhood friend, and that of Aram Papazian would heighten her universe with an added capacity to illustrate with words emotions stemming from other life experiences.
The wealth of talent and resources surrounding her allowed the group to cement itself. Later, Alexander Nicol joined in as the manager.
Chance encounters along the way always brought her new wealth in her life and solidified the foundations of the start of her career.
Such a meeting was that of Ian Anderson lead singer of the legendary Rock group Jethro Tull. He gave her the opportunity to win the hearts of his audience by offering her to be the first act during his German summer concert tours for two consecutive years.
Saori Jo, still a wide open eyed artist thirsty of learning the ropes, saw a real alchemy take place during those concert tours. The audience was mesmerized when Ian Anderson and his magical flute, Doane Perry, David Gooder and Miguel Ruiz all joined Saori Jo on stage during the performance of “Fairy World” (one of the titles which will appear in her first album and on which you will also find the live video recording of Ian Anderson’s performance).
During the concert tour Martin Barre also joined Miguel Ruiz for an unforgettable electric guitar duo during the song “Fellow Travellers” (a song written after the first summer tour concerts). John O’Hara did likewise on “Love is just another word”.
This fantastic adventure allowed Saori Jo to mature through the backup and support of Ian Anderson and his team.
Back Home, Saori Jo and Miguel Ruiz quickly started working on their first album named “Home 2:17am”. Jo changed her house in a real recording studio : drums were recorded in the dining room, Guitars in the veranda, vocals on their sofa (with one of her cats on her lap) …They also co-worked with Doug Cook, a sound engineer from England who had previously worked with such names as Jeff Beck, Axel Bauer and Cali among others.
She is currently working on the promotion of her album slated to come out in January 2010.
Saori Jo touches our hearts through the sincerity, the charisma and the fragility that she displays during her concerts (which by the way are not to be missed). Her hyper creativity leads us to expect beautiful albums in the future …. To be followed (by all means !).
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"She is a waif-like, elfen creature from a French forest glade just across the border from darkest Germany."
Ian Anderson
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Hi Saori, hope you're feeling well. We're happy about a nearly sold out event with you in Remscheid. Just 16 tickets still available...They gonna be sold in the following week I think. See you soon, Oliver
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Many Congratulations SAORI JO! MySpace Friends voted your song "Fairy World" up to No.35 in the FRIEND VOTE Indie Top 100 Chart on Monday. A BIG Thank U to all your friends for their votes, hopefully they will help you climb higher for next Monday's chart. Good luck and All the best, Keith@FV.
dear saori jo thank you so much, I just didn't get the unicorn line ;) I'll make a record and let you hear is when it's finished. regards and thanks Arne
CONGRATULATIONS SAORI JO ! Your Song "Fairy World" entered The FRIEND VOTE Indie Top 100 at No.30 on Monday. Maybe your MySpace Friends can help you climb higher for next Monday's Chart. VOTE for SAORI JO at http://www.myspace.com/indietop100 Don't forget to join us for the Chart Rundown at http://www.twitter.com/indietop100 every Monday at 16.00 UK TIME. All the best, Friend Vote.
Since I have been travelling a lot (for example going to the U2 concert opening the US tour at Soldier Fields, Chicago) and seeing Alan Parsons Project over there, too, I have been missing out to comment on the new web site layout:
It is great, especially the artwork when you open it, and everything is well structured and nice. That was a great piece of work and the result is accordingly.
Quite some time ago I booked already for the Remscheid event, of course.
Before then I'll be going in two weeks for a month to visit Sikkim (Indian Himalaya State), Bhutan (the country of GNH = Gross National Happiness - replacing GDP) and Nepal.
I can't wait for your CD to surface - probably like many others. We'll be waiting impatiently...
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