Manuela Hofer

Location:
No
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Pop / Electronica / Alternative
Site(s):
Label:
Hofer Records/Composure
Type:
Indie
Female singer,songwriter from Norway/Austria.
Music/dance/drama-school in Norway in 1996. Released Sanctum,Ep in 1997. A short stay at the Lipa-School in Liverpool in 1998.
1999: Showcase on Smuget,in Oslo.
2006: Recorded a new song,in Oslo,"Had to let you go", with a little help on the vocals from Simone Larsen, from D'Sound. The video for "The sudden silence " was played on norwegian Tv (Ztv,Nrk). Met the american producer Eddie Kramer,in Trondheim (picked out from a Demo-competition) in May.Two songs included in a Dvd about the skateboard-environment in Hamar,Norway. New video shooting,in Oslo,for "Had to let you go",directed by Sandra Jensen. The song "Can only be me" is featured in a real-estate commercial.
Working with different producers through Myspace.The song "Had to let you go",came 2. place in the international songwriting competition,in the pop-category,among over 15 000 entrants,from around 80 countries. In the jury were among others;Tom Waits,Joss Stone,Steve Vai and Macy Gray.
The video for Had to let you go was played on Mtv Europe,and Vh1,during Chillout Zone. Working with Reix,a Dj and producer from Estonia,on some projects. Also,working with Joar,and Carl Jurgens from Norway.The song Seduce me,with Carl Jurgens,is released on Composure records,English label,in August
Had to let you go received "Honourable mention" in Song of the year song contest,with Norah Jones in the Jury.
2008: Had to let you go is featured on the American network CBS Tv-series Everybody hates Chris,about the life of the american comedian Chris Rock. Also the song"The sea" (collaboration with Reix), is placed in the american horror film "Cycle of fear"(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1248126/).
2009: Had to let you go appears in the film "Amreeka" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190858/ which received the critics awards in Cannes.
2010:
The album, Reflections is released. 10 % of CD sales will go to Greenpeace.
The video for "Go Back ",produced by Jan Rune Blom,is rotating on Svisj at NRK Tv in Norway.
2011:
"The Sea" was featured on Youtube in a promo-video for Kia Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup where it reached over 15 000 hits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOevGAzCv9g
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