TWEE’S UK GIG TO BE FILMED LIVE!
TWEE and her band will appear LIVE at 9pm on Saturday night 4th September at the Hootananny club in Brixton UK. Winner of the “Best Live Music” award for London area clubs, the Hootananny is one of the UK’s most important live venues, with a capacity of 700 people, London’s most awesome beer garden (!) and a long list of top headlining acts and emerging artists in soul, ska, hip-hop, etc.
Twee’s performance on the spotlit stage will be filmed LIVE- multi-camera style-by a top UK production company that has produced tv shows and videos featuring some of the biggest acts in the UK. The video of Twee’s live performance will be released on-line later this year.
The Hootananny is located at 96 Effra Road, Brixton SW2 1DF. The closest tube station is Brixton and it is a short walk from there.
UPCOMING SHOWS:
-Saturday 30th September-Charity show: details tbc
-Friday 1st October-Headlining at The Troubadour Club: 265 Old Brompton Road, Kensignton, London SW5 9JA
-Tuesday 5th October-Monto Water Rats: 328 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8B2
-Tuesday 26th October- The Comedy Club: 7 Oxendon Street, London SW1Y 4EE
(NB: Dates and details may change so please keep checking in!)
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BE GREEN COMPETITION! AND SEE TWEE FOR FREE!
Twee will be distributing cool, eco-friendly recycle bags at a number of her live performances coming up- and she's inviting friends, fans & Earth lovers everywhere to help design it!
Now YOU have the chance to be green and creative and send a real message to your fellow humans (or are they dancers? lol). Simply send in your design idea and suggested text for the recycle bag and the winner, not only will your design be immortalized on the most stylish ecobag EVER but you'll also WIN the chance to watch- or participate in- a studio recording session with Twee & the band, attend rehearsals and win free CD's, etc. You'll also get FREE tickets to all of Twee's upcoming shows! So think green and send in your ideas to: tweelam@me.com
The Adventure of Midem:
Twee crossed the pond to Cannes to explore the possibilities of the Midem Music conference... her thoughts are:
"Midem was daunting but at the same time very educational. I'd recommend anyone serious in music to save up and go! You'll learn a lot, meet some very interesting people and make some good contacts. I was very fortunate to have three publishing offers resulting from the trip and I'm looking in to those opportunities!"
In early 2010, Twee will appear in a new independent romantic comedy; two of her original songs from her new album will also be licensed for use in the film. In November 2010, a top Los Angeles based film making group will be shooting Twee's live solo and acoustic piano performance of her ballad "To Let Go".
Twee’s music has been featured on two national UK commercials. The video of Twee’s original track “SomeKindaHero”, which she wrote and performs, appeared on the SlingBox commercial for a period of three months in the UK during 2009 and “SomeKindaHero” was recently licensed for use in a national spot for Tesco, the nationwide UK retailer.
TWEE COLLABORATES WITH EX-JURASSIC 5 DUO!
Marc 7 and Soup, formerly of renowned rap group Jurassic 5, are making distinctive new music under the name “Portable Payback” and their new track is a smooth-groover called “Should I”. It’s a great song- featuring Twee! Portable Payback’s album is scheduled for release in the Spring 2010.
Twee : The French Connection
Twee got back from a trip to Paris where she ate too much cheese, met cutting edge Parisian artist C215 and graced Pierre Cardin's presence. Take a look at the blog
TWEE GOES HOLLYWOOD!
The producers of box office hits “Soul Food” and “Barbershop” have showcased two of Twee’s original songs in their latest major film!
The movie, titled ‘NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS’, starring John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet, Carlito’s Way), Alfred Molina (Spiderman 2, The Da Vinci Code) and Debra Messing (Will &Grace) was released in the States and Europe on Dec 12th 2008 by Overture Films. The movies DVD was also released in fall 2009.
Universal Music has also incorporated Twee's original alchemy of songs in the movie's soundtrack which was released on Dec 9th 2008. To buy the soundtrack go to www.amazon.com and search for the movie title (Nothing Like The Holidays).
The film, 'NOTHING LIKE THE HOLIDAYS' is directed by hot indie director Alfredo De Villa (Washington Heights, Yellow, Adrift in Manhattan), centers around a typical American family during Christmas, except the family is anything but typical! Neither are Twee’s tracks, one of which is the original heartfelt ballad ‘TO LET GO,’ which Twee both wrote and performed.
Twee is also completing the last few tracks to her new album with cool writer/producer Stewart Cararas, who has worked with Enrique Iglesias and JoJo. As well as producer Bigg John, who has collaborated with Ludacris and Macy Gray.
Twee’s new tracks- and videos- Are right here on this website, check them out!
During 2006 Twee collaborated with ‘Diesel Music’ winner ‘The Reluctants’ and worked and performed the EP. This was a great experience and further honed her skills as a writer and performer.
Back in 2005, things started with a bang for Twee and her band with an acceptance to perform live for Michael Eavis himself, the organiser of Glastonbury, along with other judges to compete for a slot that summer.
The standard was high, adrenalin was racing but they managed to pull through and win a slot along another band and performed in the Dance tent. Mr Eavis even ventured back stage to chat to them. It was an exciting experience!
Along with this came the bonus of having a track that Twee penned and performed called ‘Fantasy’ being put on the Glastonbury Unsigned compilation 2005 which was promoted and sold at the event as well as lots of press and coverage on Radio 1 and 2, XFM, Virgin, BBC6 music, and many regional radio stations throughout the nation as listed below.
GLASTONBURY UNSIGNED COMPILATION/BANDS PRESS:
Article - Guardian Guide Sat 11th June
Article - Official Glastonbury Festival Programme page 12
Review - Record Collector August
Review – NME 16th July
Album launch preview in The Fly June 2005 and review in NME 25th June
To buy a copy of the CD (bearing in mind it’s also for charity) visit: amazon.co.uk-concrete recordings.