Les Brünettes Go Abbey Road!
What is this project all about?
We're four passionate singers who met studying jazz vocals at the music academy in Mannheim. In 2011 we launched our female a capella band in a scene widely dominated by men.
After our tribute to our musical heroines A Women Thing we've decided to take on men! Surely the Beatles were a boys' thing, especially in their early years - but hell yeah, this is precisely what intrigues us. How do those songs sound sung by strong female voices?
How can you transla… Mehr anzeigen
What is the project goal and who is the project for?
Our goal is to give our very best, to make the best album possible at Abbey Road Studios With the newly arranged songs by the Beatles and our own compositions, inspired by the life and work of the Fab Four.
We want to get as close as possible to the authentic, creative, openminded, sometimes ludicrous, sometimes romantic, sometimes rebellious spirit of the Beatles.
We want to add a contemporary angle to their work first through our a capella sound and sec… Mehr anzeigen
Why would you support this project?
A capella has been and will always be a niche in the pop business. On top of that a purely female a capella band is still a rarity.
To support this project means to help:
- rediscover the work of the most famous pop band of all time in a contemporary way, to have it examined from a female perspective.
- remove the dust from it, to have it sound new, to question it, to spin it out, to foil it...
- enable a modern, contemporary, playful humorous and creative di … Mehr anzeigen
How will we use the money if the project is successfully funded?
All the money we will hopefully raise here will be directly used for the production of our album!
To break it down for you a little here are some oft the big cost pools:
− Studio Rental
By far the biggest lump. The famous Abbey Road Studios have their price. The original studio where the Beatles recorded alone costs more than € 3.000 – per day! Not only do we pay for the big name, but there is state of the art Equipment at play (microphones, mixing desks , … Mehr anzeigen
Who are the people behind the project?
Behind this project is the full female power of Les Brünettes:
Les Brünettes consists of four singers:
Julia Pellegrini www.juliapellegrini.de
Juliette Brousset www.juliettebrousset.com
Stephanie Neigel www.stephanieneigel.de
Lisa Herbolzheimer
We publish our CDs on a small jazz label: Herzogrecords
Always at our side are:
Thomas Mark (Sound Engineer)
Stephan Hoffstadt (Dramaturg and administrator of this campaign)
Above all stands our p… Mehr anzeigen
Denis (co-founder of Startnext)
