happy day foxes,
So here we go, after myspace, facebook, twitter (useless)... We 've decided to create just a simple blog ( http://hownottocreateamusicsceneinlondon.blogspot.com/ ) about our life , here in London, and about the evolution of Rodeo Massacre since we left France one year and a half ago. Therefore, you'll see that being musician today, and try to make a living with it is so hard, but so great at the same time.

In 2005/2006, Rodeo Massacre was touring quite well in France, but nothing was really happening; the labels wanted us to sing in french which was not really our cup of tea, not only because Izzy is swedish but simply because we wanted to have more of an international carrier.

During these years, songs like "Brand New Day" or "The Ocean" were produced by 2 guys who finally wanted to screw us and sign Izzy as a solo artist, off course she said "nej" ; 10 songs were recorded in studio, but we couldn't use them because we didn't want to work anymore with those french producers: at that time Izzy and I felt that we should go away and start a new life!

We thought then to go to NY or London, we chose London, we knew that there was a big music scene, and we thought we could bring something new to the music there.
We arrived in London in feb 2007, Ulf, who was a friend of Izzy back in Sweden, joined us few weeks later with his organ, guitar, harmonica, 3 piece suits.....the all thing was very exciting, we were living together in a house in Stamford Hill, and started to write songs, we felt like born again!

We found a drummer and a bass player really fast, and started to gig around London, playing a mix between our old tunes and some new songs. few months later, we had a complete new set list, with only new songs, we felt ready to be the leaders of the 21st century psychedelia.

But first we had to fire the bass player and the drummer (!), as we wanted something more original, and unique. I turned into a Man Orchestra, playing drums and guitar at the same time and Ulf playing organ, bass, guitar and Harmonica, Izzy singing and tambourining, as a trio we feel that we can now start something new in London, bring some colors in what i like to call "the boring black and white dark Joy division look alike" music scene here.

So basicly to find ourselves, and be happy with our sound, took us one year, we are now giging as a trio which is great but the hard part is not that much about our sound or writing songs, the most difficult thing here for us is to create a new music scene , we thought it would be easy because we sound different from the others London's band as most of them are inspired by Joy Division, Depeche Mode or Sister of Mercy. BUT IT's NOT! and with that blog you will have all tour advices if you ask yourself HOW NOT CREATE A MUSIC SCENE IN LONDON?


Love,

† Zorba †