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Vanessa Daou
Down-tempo / Electronica / Nu-Jazz

"The Official Vanessa Daou MySpace page"

NEW YORK, New York
United States

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Last Login:  7/3/2008
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   Vanessa Daou: General Info
Member Since8/13/2007
Band Websitevanessadaou.com
InfluencesLeonard Cohen, Julie London, Francoise Hardy, Suzanne Vega, Sade, Billie Holiday
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Type of LabelIndie






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   About Vanessa Daou


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Note from Vanessa:

My love for making music began at NuGroove Records where - in a bare bones studio - a group of us, singers, DJs and musicians assembled to create some of the most cutting edge and truly innovative music of the time - transcending the limits of categorization, we experimented with new sound technologies and explored the limitless possibilities of merging genres: dub with trance, reggae with rare groove, ambient with hard house. We were all there for the same reason, pure joy, pure authentic love for the music and belief in its transcendent power.

At the time I was incorporating improvisational dance in my performances when I toured under the moniker 'Vandal' with my then musical partner Peter Daou. We played at L.A.'s first massive 'rave' at the Shrine Auditorium along with Frankie Bones and Cosmic Baby. It was soon after that Columbia Records signed us as 'The Daou' and released 'Head Music'. The first single 'Surrender Yourself' was also the first song on the album, a song with a lyrical and musical imperative that has guided me ever since. 'Surrender Yourself' was remixed by Danny Tenagla - who was already a well known and much loved DJ in Miami, but who, of course, would go on to become legendary and truly loved and worshiped.

While 'Head Music' - a blend of acoustic rock, folk and jazz - was slowly brewing, 'Surrender Yourself' was digging its roots deep into the Underground and House music 'scenes' of New York & London, leading to a bit of confusion at Columbia Records as to how my second album "should" sound. Creative differences led me to deny their offer for a second album and go the indie route with Tribal/I.R.S. Records for my next single releases.

A spark of an idea, to transform the poetry of Erica Jong into song, led to 'Zipless' ... I always saw album making as an opportunity to to communicate a sense of the poetic aspects of existence, and with Erica's poetry, I learned from her love of language how to tease out some essence and truth in every word. When I hear that album, I can remember mostly how incredibly present I was with every breath, and that's the approach I would take with me making every album since.

I released 'Zipless' on my own label, and soon after Bob Krasnow signed me to his newly established label on MCA. The association with Bob Krasnow was ideal for me in many respects as Bob's A&R style was all about what was best for his artists - After a six week tour with Guru/Jazzmatazz & a press tour of Europe, 'Zipless' was well on its way... After a series of corporate turnovers and buyouts at MCA, Bob decided it was best for him to leave, and I negotiated out of my contract with MCA.

I decided to release my album independently, once again, along with my manager at the time, Benny Medina. We released 'Plutonium Glow' in 1997 and made the album available only online. At the time, Prince was the only artist to be doing this and seeing this potential for the internet. 'Dear John Coltrane' followed in 1998, and 'Make You Love' in 2000.

In that year, I recorded 'Make Believe', a duet with French Pop legend Etienne Daho, and released 'Make You Love' in France (EMI). I performed as Etienne's guest at the the Olympia Theatre in Paris for a one week sold out show. We spent 6 incredible weeks touring France, stopping to play just about everywhere, Marseilles, Rouen, Toulouse, Bordeaux...

Following September 2001, I've been documenting my life and experiences in the form of recorded snippets of songs, rough drafts of poems, finished and unfinished, sketches in pencil and acrylic which I used as material for my new album, 'Joe Sent Me' which I'll be releasing summertime '08.

Until then... enjoy the music!

XOVanessa

 
 
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Bobby





Jun 29 2008 4:16 PM

Thanks for the comment! Love your music.
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Jun 29 2008 2:19 PM

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Jun 27 2008 10:02 AM

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Georges





Jun 25 2008 5:12 AM

The Blank & Jones remixes are lovely, Vanessa. You bring the ethereal back to the 'hood. :>

Ciao, Georges
Michael Tudor





Jun 20 2008 1:46 PM

WOW! Thanks for the add! cool...
NINIve





Jun 19 2008 2:45 PM

Dearest friend, thank you for your comment. Thinking of you too from across the globe. Hope the summer in NY isn't hitting too hard! Guess what? I've started playing music again... I'm glad (I think). haha. Always with you in spirit.
Fondly, nini :)
tory





Jun 16 2008 9:22 PM

thank you Vanessa
for the add- you
have a fan here :)
Bruno Galindo


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Jun 16 2008 7:07 PM

vanessa!
just passed to say hi
dying to hear joe sent me
best & besos
bruno
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Jun 16 2008 10:25 AM

thanks! glad you dig the tunes...
best of luck.

-Christopher (TEV)
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Jun 16 2008 9:25 AM

Thank you, sweet Vanessa!

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Jun 16 2008 9:15 AM

Thank you for adding me.
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Jun 14 2008 5:04 AM

Les anges ont le coeur qui bat...
"Heartbeats", nouveau titre en ligne / new title online
Angels with beating hearts...
We hope you like it!
Bises/bacci/küssen/besos/kisses/beijos from France to all!!!
AngelF
NINIve





Jun 7 2008 2:45 PM

Hi dear friend! I was listening to you today as I was walking along the streets of rainy Budapest. Your voice always fills my heart.
Lots of love to you!
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Jun 6 2008 8:39 AM

hey beautiful! droppin in to say what's new!
DJ Hen Boogie ( of the Dereliks)





Jun 6 2008 7:47 AM

love yr music too..glad to have something in common ;)

I hope your new work is satisfying to you and would love to work with you on something shocking...

take care!
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Jun 5 2008 2:07 PM

thanks to u and ur add!
hope the best for you ;)
stay cool
NeferSeth





Jun 5 2008 10:33 AM

Ciao Vanessa Daou !
Thanks for the ADD/REQ

ALLELUJAAA !!!!!!!



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Bama





Jun 5 2008 9:01 AM

Thank you for your art! 'Zipless' has left me breathless on more than one occasion.
:-)
PAUL MORE





Jun 4 2008 12:52 AM

Hi Vanessa,

Great collaboration with Blank & Jones. Just lovely.

PAUL MORE
~Miss Eleneous~