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

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!

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 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 Sicily Experience

Hello, hello! Welcome to this page that I'm going to use to keep track of our time in Sicily. A while back I was here with friends for only a few days and felt that this island would be the perfect place for writing songs and more importantly, have an incredibly cool time! So I booked the plane tickets, an apartment in the hub (or what I believed is the hub) of Palermo and started to look forward to the trip obsessively. Now that we're here - we arrived August 11th - I can say it feels very good. This city is crazy, busy, beautiful. The apartment is great, full of books and cd's (thank you, Maurizio at VisitPalermo.it).

I'll be posting pics and bits about our time here, as well as updates on the songs and the music video we're going to shoot here. More about that soon. Now back to having coffee on the sunny roof top...

Cheers!