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MYRI is a singer-songwriter from Cologne who invites us to immerse ourselves in the beauty of the moment with her music. True to her motto “unite& flourish with music from the heart”, she takes us on a journey through various genres such as pop, reggae, chanson and funk with her vocals and guitar.

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Stereo Naked are the New Zealand double bass player Pierce Black and the banjo player Julia Zech when they enchant their audience with this unusual combination. They found each other through the Cologne bluegrass scene and have developed their very own folky “naked” sound on this basis.

After many kilometers together, adventure tours through Europe from Ireland to Lithuania, their third album “Upside Down” was released in 2024. It has been particularly well received on British soil, it has been played several times on BBC radio and Deutschlandfunk also says: “With simple yet beautiful harmony vocals over calm fingerpicking, Stereo Naked conjure up a few rays of sunshine on the soul.”

At their live concerts, charm collides with dry humor and every song is a little hand-crafted story. What Stereo Naked achieve is their shared passion, namely to take bluegrass out of its niche and utilize it in a playful and touching way for a wide audience with their songwriting. What the two of them are doing has no calculation, no filter. Exactly what they are and sound like.

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With countless gigs played and an upbeat response, the band einKlang has come on in leaps and bounds since it was founded in 2014. And it turned out that handmade music with a profound message is exactly what so many people have been eagerly waiting for. This is probably not least due to the fact that the band unwaveringly goes its own way and devotes itself entirely to the music.

The musicians’ many years of stage experience and participation in a wide variety of projects have led to aninexhaustible repertoire of stylistic versatility, which the band einKlang skillfully weaves into a new sound of its own, which it calls “colorful music”.

The fact that this is an affair of the heart quickly becomes clear, especially on stage: the band opens up a space that is both highly concentrated and imbued with the joy of playing, celebrating the love of music.

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“For me, music is a bridge to meet people and a playground where I can let off steam. The best moment is when everyone sings together – a unity is created through the music.”

From communication problems, everyday heroes or escaping from routine, to the depths of our feelings. Nico Mono draws pictures that are written by everyday life, that our society produces and in which we all find ourselves. Musically in tune with the times, writes Nico Mono popular music with an indie rock character. There are stylistic greetings from Bosse to Clueso. The first impressions of childhood loves such as Oasis or The Killers can be heard again and again. The Rhinelander impresses on his own in acoustic guise as well as with a full line-up on the festival stage. Nico Mono has left the “designer life” (first album 2012) behind him. His EP “Captain Risiko” and the singles “Amsterdam” and “Feenstaub” have already proven that musical lightness paired with thematic depth is exactly the right mix to form a unity through music – so that in the end everyone sings together again. The release of Amsterdam was followed by appearances on television (SWR Landesschau) and radio stations (various city radios, ARD) or Newcomer of the Week at Ampya. His most recently released single URLAUB is available on all the usual channels: Spotify, iTunes and Co.

Nico has already wowed the guests in our beer garden at “Kulturinarisch 2023” and quickly qualified for the headliner slot at the next WaldSause. This time not just as a duo, but as a trio.

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Lioness is a 6-piece band from North Rhine-Westphalia, which has been performing since 2016.
performs on different stages. Consisting of two lead singers, Milaa and Algeria,
Maxi the pianist, bassist Flo, Andre on guitar and Pathé on drums brings
Lioness a musical mix of pop, RnB, soul, bossa and reggae for your audience with.
Since the first sold-out concerts at Café Swane in Wuppertal, they have now been
Surprise guest at the Africa Days Festival and feature artist at the international festival
of world cultures. So the band slowly develops from newcomer status to insider tip
of many organizers.

Through different experiences in music and the different cultures, each brings
Lioness member with his own touch, which is noticeable in the sound of the band. In
In the future you can look forward to more gigs, projects and first release.

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Web: https://www.lionessmusic.de/
E-mail: booking@lionessmusic.de

Ticket to Happiness – the name says it all! Musical style and motivation of the band from Siegen, Münster and Bielefeld is energetic folk rock with the claim to put the listeners and themselves in an emotional state of joy, celebration and dancing mood, happiness. Fast, danceable folk songs alternate with soulful ballads and virtuoso instrumentals. The seven thoroughbred musicians take their listeners on a varied musical journey – sometimes with elements of Irish or American folk, sometimes with the feel of southern European street music.

The live program will focus on their own songs from 2 successful studio albums: already the debut album “All Aboard”, released in April 2018, not only made the audience celebrate exuberantly, but also received excellent reviews in the trade press:
“…the rousing songs from a mixture of folk, Celtic, pop and country quickly inspire… Very coherent debut of the band” (Radio Skala & Folkworld, 29.5.2018)
Ticket to Happiness present on this album a varied mix of fast, danceable folk songs, beautiful ballads and virtuoso instrumental tracks. 400,000 streams of the album on Spotify underpin the extremely positive response from listeners.
In addition, the newly released album “Roaming Riders”. The intensive and creative collaboration with the Echo-nominated producer Pomez di Lorenzo also leaves its mark here. The singles Over Now and Videosa with highly professional videos were a great success. They reached over 100,000 clicks on YouTube and attracted the attention of dozens of radio stations – including WDR 2, NDR 2 and SWR 3. In addition, the band won the WDR 2 contest “Best Band in the West”.
Despite the cancellation of many concerts last year, the young band can already point to a large number of live performances. These range from performances at (folk) festivals and city festivals to individual concerts in music clubs and cultural institutions. In 2019 alone, the band came close to 50 concerts, highlights including performances at the Rudolstadt Festival, the Venner Folkfrühling and the European Celtic Music Festival Lichterfeld. 2022 followed performances at the Folk im Allgäu and the Bardentreffen in Nuremberg, among others.

Ticket to Happiness celebrated a great success at the German Rock and Pop Awards 2018 and 2020, where the band won no less than eight first and second prizes, including best folk rock band, best folk and best country singer, with the best folk rock CD and the best folk rock song (Icarus). Last year they followed up with their single El Ritmo del Amor, which won first prize in the Latin Pop category.

Cast:
Jan Philipp Bäumer – vocals
Patrick Helle – mandolin, guitar, vocals
Yannick Helle – banjo, guitar, bass drum, vocals
Mona Theyssen – violin, vocals
Stefan Schwarzinger – double bass
Johannes Zinn – guitar, vocals
Benny Schmitges – drums

Homepage: www.ticket2happiness.de
Contact: info@ticket2happiness.de
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ticket.to.happiness
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rB2ddLpInhnsgjbU0y2Kp#_=_
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ticket.to.happiness/