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Zoe Konez
Acoustic / Alternative / Folk Rock

currently recording and booking Australia gigs



Hastings, London and South East
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  11/16/2009
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Member Since3/10/2005
Band Websitezoekonez.co.uk
Band MembersZoe Konez - vocals, guitars, piano
Will Connor - drums, percussion
Influencesin no order: PJ Harvey, The Used, Mew, At The Drive In, Mars Volta, Jimmy Eat World, Dredg, Ani Difranco, Blood Brothers, Garbage, Pretenders, Biffy Clyro, The Faint, Incubus, Imogen Heap, Glassjaw, Jackson Pollock, Coheed and Cambria, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bjork, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Thea Gilmore, Placebo, theSTART, Mogwai, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, UNKLE, Tegan and Sara, Deftones, Queen Adreena, The Donnas, Pixies, The Turner Prize, Fiona Apple, The Fall Of Troy, Levellers, DJ Shadow, Haruki Murakami, Doves, Madonna, Take That, Regina Spektor, And His Voice Became, Gossip, 65 Days Of Static, Bertie Blackman, the sea, George Orwell, reggae and dub, John Butler Trio, early Oasis, Iron And Wine, the Waifs, my friends, my foes, my home, Kaki King, Jeff Buckley, Sahara Honights, Skunk Anansie, Otti, Tubelord, Juliette and the Licks, CSS, RX Bandits, that silly metal band I used to be in, seasons, Transfixion, Joan As Policewoman, Feist, Rose Kemp, memorable acquaintances, My Vitriol, Dale Campbell, Minus The Bear, Patrick Wolf, people being bad and people being good, The Junket, Listen acoustic night, System of a down, Lidl, Head Automatica, Melaton, Isis, Declan Bennett, Distillers, Skin, Martha Wainwright, Fidgit, Hastings and St Leonards, spontaneity, sexuality, peta, independent spirit, words and sentences, opportunities, quotes and thoughts, randomness, photos, pioneers, travelling, people, architecture, originality, injustice, occurrences, Australia, missed chances, serendipity, weather, bad decisions, Yours.... ..
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 1 2009 8:00P
Anchor Hastings, London and South East
Dec 3 2009 8:00P
Via East Sussex, London and South East
Dec 6 2009 3:00A
The Park Cafe Hastings, London and South East
Dec 8 2009 8:00P
Cherry Tree Canterbury, London and South East
Feb 11 2010 7:30P
Mrs Yarrington’s Music Club supporting JEFF LANG Nr Battle, London and South East

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   About Zoe Konez
Since writing her first song aged only 11, Zoe has played in bands and as a solo performer in various extraordinary places. From streets to park bandstands, up trees to under canvas, in regular bars and not so regular bars, Zoe has seen a lot and been seen by a lot more. The many festivals under her belt, including Two Thousand Trees, Cambridge Folk Festival, Beautiful Days, TMF Festival, Brighton Pride and the south's own Black Horse Festival, have reinforced Zoe's live reputation.

Performing as much for the need for letting things go as she does for the love of losing herself in her guitar, managing to contain frustrated passion alone becomes a demanding spectacle for anyone who isn't paying attention properly. Her future-thinking and provocative lyrics grab you with their passionate, sincere delivery. Memorable melodies entangled with every emotion, daring you to think about them, are neatly rolled up and expertly launched, reaching the furthest member of her audience. Once described as a "one-woman aural assault", Zoe's charismatic vocal energy combined with the complimentary clash of intricate finger picking and powerful playing makes for all watching unable to stop their listening.

Zoe ran her own Listen Acoustic night for 2 years at venues on England's south coast, drawing the talents of performers both local and international. Being involved with such a vast amount of musical talent this way, along with her experience in working collaboratively with other musicians and bands (metal to indie pop), has helped her explore an array of styles on the acoustic and electric guitar, singing as both a backing vocalist and taking the lead. This creative collaborating with so many musicians has helped her develop her own style. Zoe is a distinctive, rhythmic guitarist. Her experience playing both acoustic and electric guitars in wide-ranging music projects has evolved into a fusion that can only be identified as Zoe. When asked about this she puts it down to being self-taught. "I've never had patience with studying the standard way. As soon as I learn the basics in something I wander off to create my own path. I experiment with different tunings by randomly de-tuning strings, creating chords and melodies by ear without thought for scales and formula."

Will's drumming takes the role of reinforcing Zoe's sound with his jazz/funk influenced textures, on an array of percussive set ups, from djembe and shaker to unusual drum kit constructions. Will and Zoe first met 10 years ago, forming a band in their early teens, and after many years apart and a chance meeting they formed the 2 piece band that forms the present Zoe Konez live show.

After a recent 9 month adventure busking and gigging around Australia - a trip that ended with a residency at legendary Melbourne venue The Espy - Zoe returned armed with new songs inspired by her travels and since debuting them live this year in various live set ups - solo or with Will on percussion or full drum kit, Will and Zoe are now recording an album due be finished to coincide with dates in Australia in March 2010.



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S&M:Promotion - Booking for 2010

S&M:Promotion - Booking for 2010



Nov 16 2009 8:45 PM

haha yeah i remember haha good night dont let on but i deleted it hahaha, i would love to have you on a show, im going to be setting another acoustic night up soon so we will have to get you on it!

hows things?

x
Phil Thornton

Phil Thornton



Nov 15 2009 2:04 PM

Hi Zoe,
yes its papa thornton
Isaac says hi !
Rouge Foncé

Rouge Foncé



Nov 15 2009 2:04 PM

Hello Zoe! Glad you like the stuff :) And cheers for the add! xoxo Michelle and the rest of Rouge Foncé
Tim Hoyte

Tim Hoyte



Nov 15 2009 2:04 PM

Hey Miss Konez, I'm liking the poster for Smuggs, its groovy ,and eye-catching too! Hope ur keeping well , see you soon.
I'll help u put some posters around too X Tim
☠ Laura ☠

☠ Laura ☠



Nov 15 2009 2:04 PM

:-) thank you right back! hope you have a great day!!
Czechandsend

Czechandsend



Nov 15 2009 2:04 PM

Lovely to meet you.
x
Your Patron

Your Patron



Nov 15 2009 1:51 PM

Got any shows coming up and r u playing bohemia village fayre? Would be good to hear when the snow came and tell me your name again x
The Ruby Lips

The Ruby Lips



Nov 15 2009 1:50 PM

No Probs, love your stuff. Thx for accepting, we just put some new songs up, my favs a bit cheesy. It's called No Fairy Tale, would love your feedback.

Steve

TRL
Mijahel

Mijahel



Nov 15 2009 1:48 PM

Hey Zoe,

Damn I missed you at the green note! How was the show? I am planning to play there as I live in Camden now.

x

Mijahel
suzi

suzi burrows



Nov 15 2009 1:44 PM

Hi! :-) I had fun on Thursday, good music! Love listening to your tracks on here too. xx
PRopaganda (FULL ALBUM ON OUR PLAYER)

PRopaganda (FULL ALBUM ON OUR PLAYER)



Nov 15 2009 1:43 PM

thanks for the add. check out our new style of music! have a great week!
GOBUZLI

GOBUZLI



Nov 15 2009 1:39 PM

Thank you Zoe, great to be friends!
  
Via Live Eastbourne

Via Live



Nov 15 2009 1:39 PM

just to confirm your gig at bar via 3rd december, let me know?
SHAC

Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty



Nov 15 2009 1:37 PM

e.Lance

e.Lance



Nov 15 2009 1:36 PM

Thanks for the add !

I like your music.

Have a beautiful day.

Phil.

Tom

Tom Printer



Sep 8 2009 8:32 AM

Hey. Hows it going?

Just to let you know I've invested in some new printing presses so we can now print much larger quantities of full colour flyers, leaflets, posters etc. If you've got a big gig coming up, check out my website for some amazing launch deals on leaflet printing, flyer printing and poster printing.

Hope I can help you out sometime.

Take care and keep up the good work,

TOM @ StressFreePrint.co.uk
Forgetful Alien

Forgetful Alien



Sep 8 2009 8:31 AM

New Cd "Orion's Hat now available on itunes!
Check it out!
Here's the link:


Peace
Forgetful Alien
Rainspell Digital

Rainspell Digital



Aug 20 2009 11:21 PM

Hey, awesome tunes! Particularly the guitar work in 'Tell Me Your Name'. The varied sound makes the tracks really easy to listen to, 'Scream It' really kicks around the 2min mark!
If you both need any promotional shots, live or otherwise, let me know! I'm always on the look-out for interesting acts.
Cheers,
Aaron
Hastings Old Town Studios

Hastings Old Town Studios



Apr 16 2009 3:23 PM

Thanks for adding. Sounding awesome! Really beautiful sounds.
Come record at my place!
Matt Mills and the Wandering Past

Matt Mills and the Wandering Past



Apr 22 2009 7:00 PM

hey, thanks for the add..

hope you like the music..
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Purple Bubble Now On iTunes!!!!!!



Apr 16 2009 4:18 PM

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HAKEN

HAKEN



Apr 22 2009 9:50 PM

Hi. Thanks for your friendship. We appreciate it. Cheers.
Levellers

Levellers



Apr 23 2009 1:33 PM



James Clarke

James Clarke



Apr 23 2009 10:15 PM

Hey Zoe

Thanks for the add, hope you like the music!

Glad to have you as a friend

Cool songs!

Averiss
Beat Thief

Beat Thief



Apr 24 2009 6:14 PM

Great Tunes...Thanks for the support.
Cheers!
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