IMOGEN HEAP
Biography
On March 9, 2009 Imogen invited fans, via her YouTube vBlog, to write her new press biog using micro-blogging site Twitter. More than 1500, 140 character tweets were received. This is the result.
“Imogen is an eccentric, innovative musician who blends aspects of the world
around her into a beautiful universe of song.” @Jack, founder Twitter
A Grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist, who began writing music by her 13th birthday
(and broke America by her 28th), an innovative singer-songwriter with a quirky and
inspirational character, a tech savvy musician with an eccentric sense of style and uniquely
graceful music, Imogen Heap is a profoundly English artist whose songs transcend time and
place to conjure captivating digital dreamscapes of love, loss and hopefulness.
Imogen’s distinct, electronic-style, a brilliant kaleidoscopic symphony of voices, beats,
sounds and emotions - mixing beautiful lyrics with breathtaking melodies, traditional
instrumentation with computers, to create a sound that’s folk-hued and digital and sparks
the imagination - has won her over 350,000 friends on MySpace and more than 250,000=
followers on Twitter. Fans include Brian Eno, Jeff Beck and Scrubs star Zach Braff, while US
chat show hosts David Letterman, Jay Leno, Carson Daly and Hollywood mega blogger, Perez
Hilton, have all championed her ability, musically and physically, to transfix. Imogen is, in
all senses, an EXPERIENCE.
Age 5, she crept downstairs in the middle of the night, carved her name in BIG letters on the
grand piano lid and swore it wasn't her. Age 12 she learned how to layer sound with an
Atari and sequencing software. Age 18 she signed her first record contract and age 20 she
released her debut album, iMegaphone.
An anagram of her name, iMegaphone mixed angst with vulnerability, quirky noise with sombre
reflection, to be refreshing and intriguing. An aurally delicious blend of emotive piano,
understated technology and haunting melodies, it was a promising experiment in turning
emotions into something tangible. Produced by David Kahne, Eurythmic Dave Stewart and
Bjork/Madonna collaborator Guy Sigsworth it attracted a loyal following and her first film
credit; single "Come Here Boy" featured in Rupert Penry-Jones’s Virtual Sexuality
2002 saw a new side to Imogen as she embarked on a short collaborative journey with Guy
Sigsworth, forming electronica duo Frou Frou. Their album, Details, shifted from the darker
iMegaphone to an airy, dream-pop landscape. Laden with skipping beats, cool synth layers,
and stunning attention to detail, its glittering melancholy was punctuated with beautifully
intricate and poetic lyrics. Together Imogen & Guy were able to take computer music and
bring from it real sensuality and emotion. Frou Frou toured Europe and America, and
became an underground hit after Scrubs star Zach Braff used “Let Go” in his film Garden
State. The duo also recorded a version of Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out For A Hero” for the
closing credits of Shrek 2.
Tour date confirmed
It is with much anticipation that a local performance by Imogen Heap can at last be confirmed.
New Zealand has been included as part of Imogen’s South Pacific/SE Asia itinerary with just one long awaited performance in Auckland.
The tour is part of her current sold out world tour to celebrate the release of her new album “Ellipse" which famously appeared on EBay before its release where her fans bid up to 10 million pounds to stop its auction.
A unique talent of the new millennia who is destined to capture you with this very special one off performance.
AUCKLAND Friday 19 March Juice Bar (Windsor Castle Parnell)
Tickets available from NZT 9.00pm Tuesday 2 February at http://tour.imogenheap.com/#leg4
