Sophie Hunger
Sophie Hunger ( born March 31, 1983 in Berne; actually Emilie Jeanne -Sophie Welti ) is a Swiss singer, songwriter and film composer who plays the guitar, blues harp and piano.
Life
The diplomat's daughter grew up with two older siblings in Bern, London, Bonn and Zurich. In Zurich she insisted on Literargymnasium Rämibühl in autumn 2002, the Matura. Following famine began a study with the subjects German and English.
She is the daughter of Philippe Welti and Myrtha Welti born hungry, granddaughter of Arthur Welti, grandniece 2nd degree of Albert J. Welti and great-grandniece of Albert Welti.
Sophie Hunger lives when she's not on tour in Zurich.
Career
As a child, Sophie Hunger had piano lessons for some time. Her father listened to a lot of jazz and punk, so they came early with these genres in touch. About her mother she learned various folk songs to know. Hunger was changing preferences, enthusiastic as young hip- hop and rhythm and blues, rock music and later discovered as a young adult country, bluegrass and folk.
Between 2002 and 2006, hunger was a guest vocalist for the project " Superterz " she can also be heard on the album, released in 2006 standards. As of 2004, was also hungry. Singer as a member of the indie rock band Fisher, who broke up in 2007
In September 2006, Sophie Hunger, published and self-distributed their first CD Sketches on Sea, which they had recorded at home. For this release the first time she chose the stage name Sophie Hunger, which is composed of her middle name and the maiden name of her mother. The recording was soon attracted great attention, in May 2007 played hunger as the opening act of Stephan Eicher at the Bataclan in Paris and took effect in July at the Swiss Montreux Jazz Festival as a guest with Raphelson and John Parish on. In August and September, followed by international concert tours with the Erik Truffaz Quartet and the band The Young Gods. She was accompanied by Michael Flury (trombone), Christan Prader (flute, piano, guitar ) and Evelinn Trouble ( choir ).
Even before releasing their first album was offered hunger by director Micha Lewinsky to take a role in his film The friend. She refused at first, but offered to compose the score. Lewinsky accepted the offer, hunger -wrote with Michael Vaid ( Superterz ) the soundtrack, in turn, took over his proposed hunger supporting role. The friend was released in January 2008.
Hunger won the Swiss Award 2010 in the category show.
Breakthrough with Monday's Ghost
Between January and May 2008, Sophie Hunger recorded her first studio album, Monday's Ghost at the ICP studios in Brussels and in the Studio du Flon in Lausanne. Was produced this album by Marcello Giuliani ( Erik Truffaz Quartet, among others ), who also took over the bass part. Were also instrumental in trombonist Michael Flury, multi-instrumentalist Christian Prader and drummer Alberto Malo. In June 2008, the French division of Universal Music Jazz Sophie Hunger took them under contract.
With her band, which corresponded to the studio cast on Balz Bachmann, who replaced Giuliani on bass, played hunger 6 July 2008 at the Swiss Montreux Jazz Festival in the sold-out Miles Davis Hall.
On 10 October 2008, Monday's Ghost was released on the small Irascible Distribution in Switzerland, which stormed straight to number 1 on the Swiss charts. Later the album was certified platinum. In February 2009, the album on Universal Jazz appeared in France, Germany and Austria.
In autumn 2008, drummer Albert Malo left the band, he was replaced by Julian Sartorius, who left the band again in 2010 to devote himself to smaller projects. 2010 was one of the musicians Dominik Chansorn the band, but only for a few concerts. 2011 Alberto Malo returned to Sophie Hunger tape.
1983
In August 2009, famine began in Paris working on her second studio album in 1983, which she with the help of sound engineer Stéphane Alf Briat (including Phoenix, Air) produced himself. Among the highlights of 1983 he Tournée 2010 was the invitation to the Glastonbury Festival, where famine occurred as the first Swiss band of the festival 's history. Of importance are also the invitation to the Montreal Jazz Festival. Hunger appearance before a full house at the Cigale in Paris and once again sold-out show at the Miles Davis Hall at the Swiss Montreux Jazz Festival. Also in 1983 was in Switzerland at number 1 on the charts - in Germany and Austria in the album 100 placed in the rear middle of the Top The decoupling Le vent nous portera ( cover of French band "Noir desir " ) in 2011 in the film " Terraferma "and two years later in the French drama" Les Beaux Jours used as a soundtrack " by Fanny Ardant.
The Danger of Light
With the album The Danger of Light of 2012, the band was hungry extensively in Germany, France and the UK at festivals and in large halls ( such as the Fabrik Hamburg ) go. She was also invited a lot on television, so after 9 to 3, Harald Schmidt's Late Night and WDR Anke time. Everywhere she was The New presented lyrically very amazing song that spoke playfully deals with the inconsistency of terms, as explained after 9 even at 3. The album was recorded in the United States, in Montreal and in Switzerland. Not only their invitation to the 36th Jazz Festival in Leipzig, but also the members of the band - a trombone sound formative - and the Fabrik Hamburg show video that Sophie Hunger and her band jazz related, improvising musicians are.
The Rules of Fire
Published under the name The Rules of Fire hunger in December 2013, a double album of live recordings - including three new titles - and a 60-minute documentary film by French director Jeremiah, hunger and her band accompanied a year on their European tour. The title " The Rules of Fire" refers to the "Ten Rules of Fire", hunger ten rules of art, such as "Never try to please" or "Never explain yourself or your work ."