Lisbon!

After a really cool and intense time back in The Netherlands I am now packing for my trip to Lisbon! And yes, I'll be living there for a few months, playing and writing songs for The Lisbon File - which will be the third EP in my series The Europe Files. The first stop on the roadtrip to Portugal starting tomorrow will be in France at the beautiful Moulin de Pensol. One of the best places in France to enjoy, well...France!

Back soon.

Daisy x

It's out and about!

So have you heard The Palermo File yet? It's just out and available on iTunes and every other downloadportal. Check out the cover! The artwork's by Jessica de Ligt and it's based on a photo taken by Lidiya Liberman. I'm incredibly pleased with the cool reviews the EP is already getting - check www.daisycools.com to read them - and I hope you'll let me know what you think of the songs as well!

Meanwhile I'm looking forward to being a part of this weeks' shows by The Mirror Conspiracy. On Thursday there's one in Paradiso, Amsterdam and on Sunday you'll be able to enjoy The Mirror Conspiracy in Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht. A few years back we wrote a song called Trees and it has been echoing in my head ever since. Can't wait to sing it again this week onstage with TMC! So be there! :-)

Daisy x

Radio Gigs

As the new single Reset is finding it's way to the radio stations I am headed there myself as well. Accompanied by Vera Jessen Juhrend and her lovely guitar playing that is! From tomorrow onward we'll be playing Reset and more songs from the new EP The Palermo File live on several radio shows. We'll kick it off during NCRV's Music Matters on Radio 2. Have a look at the agenda for exact dates and whereabouts.

Have you seen the Reset artwork yet? Credits go to Jessica de Ligt who's also been working on a brand new design for www.daisycools.com . You can check that out soon, but don't hesitate to go there already and watch the video for Reset and of course the radio & live show dates!

Daisy x

So I reset and I recalculate...

Have you ever felt like you could use a reset? Maybe you did when sweet things turned a little sour or when you simply felt you took a wrong turn somewhere and needed to make a change. There doesn't have to be anything dramatic going on really; a reset is always refreshing. But how do you do it? How do you reset? I was looking for answers to this question while I was in Palermo and being there definitely helped. The single (yes, of course its title is Reset!) is all about that. It's out on Friday. When you hear it, will you tell me what you think about the song? And tell me how you reset! Please! ;-)

Daisy x

Updating The Palermo File!

How are you? Hope you've started this year feeling great and will do so for the rest of the year! It's always worth a try, right?! ;-)

I can't believe it: The Palermo File has been recorded, mixed and mastered! It's been such a crazy ride this time; the writing, the traveling, the recording...everything's been more intense than ever before. And I have a feeling things will continue to be intense...it feels good. I can't wait to have you hear the EP, but I won't be bugging you until the artwork and video are ready. On Friday we'll be shooting the last part of the video for the single Reset at the Turbo Turbo studio and Jessica de Ligt, who's already working on the artwork, is coming by to take some photos. Fun! Remember the cover for The Paris File? She did that one as well. :-)

Keeping you posted.

Daisy x

Happy Holidays!

Hey there! I hope you're ending this year on a happy note. :-)

I'm doing fine over here, feeling all settled in in Rotterdam, but my mind is still lingering in Palermo. A good thing, because I'm still in the middle of recording The Palermo File with producer Chris Grem. The release for the single 'Reset' is set for January. Pretty soon indeed!

To everyone who came to the try-outs so far: thank you!!! They were so much fun and it was great to hear what you think of the new songs! The photo above was taken by Pascal van Beek, during one of the try-outs in Amsterdam, December 10th.

Wishing you happy holidays and all the best for 2012!

Daisy x

The Palermo File - Try-outs!

I'm very happy to announce that the 'The Palermo File' try - out tour is nearly starting! It's going to take place in some very nice livingrooms. Getting intimate, huh? ;-) Be sure of that! So if you haven't made your reservation yet, be quick to do so! Dates are in the agenda at www.daisycools.com, but can also be found on the gorgeous digital flyer made by Nancy van Geest.

Want to make a reservation? Send an e-mail to:
bookings@daisycools.com

Hope to see you!

Into a Smile - Careclowns Commercial

Earlier this year Monc Music - Arthur Flink & Hielke Praagman - were asked to compose a song for the new Careclowns commercial. Alice Marzano wrote the lyrics to the song. A song, of course, needs to be sung and Monc Music asked me to make sure of that. Maybe you've already seen the commercial, maybe you haven't, but you can hear the entire song Into a Smile on youtube. Like it a lot? You can get it on iTunes. The commercial's produced by Park Amsterdam. Artwork to the song by Rosa Vitalie. Photography by Olaf Blaauw. Nice, huh?

Arrivederci Palermo, Ciao Rotterdam!

Aaaah! So back in Rotterdam. Missing Sicily of course, but happy to be back nonetheless. Even happier to be able to say that I've returned with a whole bunch of new songs. I'm getting back in the studio with Chris Grem on Friday to start recording them for The Palermo File.

If you would like to hear the new songs before they're even released, come to one of the intimate shows in November or December. We're going to do try outs at special locations throughout the country in November and December. Very curious as to what you'll think of the songs!

Daisy x

Soon more on the first part of the video recording in Sicily. Oh well, up here's a 'sneak peek pic'

Quite high, isn't it?

The Palermo File - Part 5

Only a few weeks left before leaving Palermo. Autumn is a very exciting season here with extreme storms and hot days following each other. It's gonna be hard to leave. But it was hard to leave Paris all the same and I got over that, didn't I? :-) I really should shut up about this now, because hey, still a few weeks to go! A few weeks to spend writing and even shooting a video with Turbo Turbo and of course for some more swimming in the sea, eating delicious Sicilian specialities and spending time with new friends.

Actually, -hard as leaving Palermo may be- at the same time I'm looking forward to coming back to The Netherlands and play! We're going to do try-outs (trying out The Palermo File songs ofcourse!) at special locations throughout the country in November and December. Take a look at the agenda regularly and well...get your tickets! Hope to see you!

Daisy x

Oh, and in the photo? That's how we do lunchbreak here. Sigh...

The Palermo File-Sweet Beginnings-Part 4

I'm happy to be writing to you from Casa Dante again, the beautiful Palermitan home! I've been back on the island for about a week now after spending some time in The Netherlands. My time over there was well spent meeting with Maarten J. Boer - ofcourse you remember: one of the Turbo Turbo filmmakers! - to start planning for the next video and meeting with Chris Grem (ofcourse you know...producer!) talking a bit about the songs I'm writing for The Palermo File. That's right! The second EP in The Europe Files project is starting to take shape...Vaguely still, but surely. :-)

Apart from that I truly believe one should take time to relax...no really? ;-) That's exactly what Marco and I did last weekend in Siracusa! It's a breathtaking city, really very beautiful. We had fresh and raw 'pesce spada' -swordfish- at Il Blu and we were told to be expected to return at night for their Daiquiri (when people tell you they make the best in the world who are we not to believe them?). We did return and we were not disappointed. Don't they look appealing?

Short Break: Rotterdam!

It feels a bit upside down to be taking a short break from being in Palermo and being in Rotterdam for just a few days. It feels pretty much like a short holiday from writing The Palermo File, but there's still good stuff to be done...On Saturday 10th we'll be performing at Zomergeluidenfestival, Ridderkerk at 14.30. Hope to see you there if you're around! Soon after I'll go back to Palermo and won't be returning to The Netherlands until November.
I'm liking the dynamics. :-)

Cheers!

Daisy

The Palermo File - Sweet Beginnings - Part 3

Nope. Still not tired of living on an island where swimming in the sea is part of my daily routine. Don't be fooled though, because I do get some work done and I think The Palermo File is shaping up quite nicely already. I've finished up the writing of a few songs that I'm pretty sure I'll end up recording. It's really not that hard feeling inspired and energetic here (not even the extreme heat of this week can stop me :-)
Playing live here is also great and rewarding. I had a great time again at La Sirena Ubriaca and Piazza Mercato! All thanks to my new friend Angela, who's been getting me great gigs. Looking forward to more. :-)

The Palermo File - Sweet Beginnings (part 2)

Speaking Italian can be a struggle for me sometimes. But it being a struggle doesn't mean that I don't like it! In fact, I like the struggle so much that I've started writing a song in Italian. I intend to record it for The Palermo File. Anyway, I've started writing it today at Balestrate beach. One of the more beautiful and spacious beaches in the west of Sicilia.

Tomorrow I'll be taking a break from the writing and perform again at La Sirena Ubriaca in Marsala! Can't wait! In the picture you can see Angela, a really cool new friend who works there (no we're not naked in the pic, I know it seems we are, but really no, we're not) and turns out to be a fantastic agent....more about that soon.

Cheers!

'The Palermo File' - sweet beginnings (part1)

Okay. Here's the deal. I'm in a beautiful place; a lemon grove in the village Torre Archirafi in the eastpart of Sicily. It's very hot, it's very quiet and I'm starting to develop an obsession with the Etna volcano which I see smoking every day. Ashes are dropping into my morning coffee (they do, they really do). Do I feel happy? Yes! Very much so. But do I miss Palermo! It's a good feeling to have the city that I'm staying in since July and will be living in for a few more months feel like home. Even better to go back there tomorrow. :-)

I've been writing quite some songs, but I'm certainly up for more. As for gigs, I've got some coming up this month. Keep your eye on the agenda, 'cause exact locations and times will follow.

Bye for now!

Daisy

The Paris File

Hey there! It's been a while. And a lot has happened since Paris -
a brand new single called Be Good, an incredibly cool video by Turbo Turbo directed by Daniel Baggerman, a fresh website designed by Jessica de Ligt, a lot of airplay and of course the release of the EP 'The Paris File'.
I'll be back with many more details and pics on all the cool stuff and to tell you about my project 'The Europe Files'.

Now the band and I are off to do some live radio promo so check the website for details if you wish to tune in. :-)

Have a lovely day!

Daisy

Pont Marie

Crossing the Seine near Pont Marie on our way to Rallye Tournelle to play. The picture's by my friend Maartje Willems (thanks!).

One more week in Paris...

If anyone has the answer to the following question, please let me know: How are we ever supposed to leave Paris and the beautiful Belleville area? (don't say something like by car or any other means of transportation...) It feels so good to be here and this experience has resulted in new songs and - perhaps even more importantly - a very energetic, creative, happy vibe. I'll try to stop mourning the fact that we're leaving soon. It's silly. I'll stop being overdramatic now as well and I'll really enjoy our last week here with all I've got!! ;-) And there's our afternoonshow in Cafe Rallye Tournelle on Sunday that I'm really looking forward to. Life is good. :-) I hope to see you there if you're in Paris!

Love!

Daisy

I just go absolutely ape!

"Every morning when I wake up and I see there’s a whole new other day I just go absolutely ape!"

I love these words spoken by Gaby in the movie 'Paris when it sizzles' (1964). Actually, it's what's happening to me. I wake up thinking about all these options, all the surprises a day can bring. I get out of bed, get breakfast and feel eager to go out. I feel like simply walking around our neighbourhood -the 19th arr. - and finding out what's going on in the other arrondissements. Try this place, try that place, write songs, get more gigs or do something incredibly touristy. Everything's so much fun that some of the days I don't even know where to start and run the risk of falling flat. But I don't! No, I won't! It's absolute freedom...I just go absolutely ape! I love it.

One of the things I love to do most is to check out as much live music as I can. Last night was great for that. We went to Caveau des Oubliettes (which used to be a prison in the 12th century) to see the SoulConnexion Jam featuring Rachid Guissous (see them in the pic.). Very groovy and inspiring. As are so many things around here...sigh. ;-)

Well, I hope you enjoyed Christmas and I'm wishing you a lovely New Years' party and a beautiful new year with lots of joy and freedom!

Daisy x

Paris

I'm writing this looking out of the window of our apartment in Paris. It's snowing. Last night we arrived at this nice and cosy little home which reminds me of the apartment I lived in when I was a student. I'm having my morning coffee although it's past twelve. iTunes is on shuffle and playing just the right music. I'm on the couch feeling amazed; are we really here for two entire months? Yes, we are! It feels great to be in this beautiful city to explore it and play and write songs.

Have a lovely day!

Daisy