Monday, January 30, 2012
* Veronique Signed to Lucky Promotions Agency!
It is with great jubilation that Lucky Cohen of Lucky Promotions and The MAD-emoiselle One Herself make official their new partnership.
From this day forward, all booking inquiries for engaging the services of Veronique Chevalier should be directed to Monsieur Cohen, who also counts among his clients:
* Professor Elemental
* Steam Powered Giraffe
* Hellblinki Sextet
* Ghostfire
* FreakShow Deluxe
Booking inquiries:
http://www.luckypromotions.net/sales.html
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
* Radio CKCU FM-93.1 eV's Underground Features Veronique
Station: CKCU FM, located in Ontario, Canada
Program: eV's Underground: PIPA sucks Edition: free tracks abound
Hosted By: e.V.
Date: Jan. 24th, 2012
In honour of the SOPA/PIPA fracas eV's features 2 free to download albums. In an industry full of payola Campus-community radio remains free for you to hear artists based on their musical merit - not how deep their pockets are.
Some Music X-Ray artists will be on the playlist tonight, including Frostbite (hour 2)and Principal Spinach
This week Lady Death Presents: Quarterfly and their new album "Addiction", which the band has made available free on Amazon to US residents (or to anyone who has their IP masked).
In hours 3, 4 and 5 Righteous Rock (leaning to funk in some cases): new music from Quarterfly, Matthew Meadows, funky rock magicians Principal Spinach, a new cut from Inner Planets the soon to drop album 'Tepin', and Ottawa's own Pretty Little Death Machine.
ReverbNation Band of the Week:
Principal Spinach
Helsinki Spotlight Artists of the Week:
Lordi
Sepiachord Steampunk Spotlight Artist of the week:
Veronique Chevalier (a.k.a. Weird Val)
Can Con: Pretty Little Death Machine
See the full posting on the show page of the CKCU website and leave a comment telling eV that "Weird Val" sent vous! :-)
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* New Logo Designed for Veronique by Artist Myke Amend
Renowned artist Myke Amend created this beautiful logo. He's also created cover art for recordings by Abney Park & Vernian Process among others!
In 2004 Veronique Chevalier founded Cyphyre Music LLC as an umbrella for her own creative endeavours, as well as for those of other creative kindreds, in the fields of music, live entertainment & written works.
* Mission:
To nurture creative spirits who defy conventional categorization.
* Projects:
Music Recordings- "Polka Haunt Us: A Spook-tacular Compilation"
Live Shows- "Veronique's Red Velvet Vaudeville Variety Show"
Written Works- "My Cog Is Bigger Than Your Cog: Steamku & Other Verbstrocities"
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* Veronique to MC in San Diego w/Zoe Boekbinder & Eliza Rickman 1/27
VERONIQUE CHEVALIER will be MC for the evening! A French-born purveyor of madcap comedy, Veronique is sure to add a most jovial element to the proceedings, featuring ZOE BOEKBINDER, with ELIZA RICKMAN.
ZOE BOEKBINDER blazes her own trail in the world of modern singer-songwriters. Critically acclaimed nationwide, Zoe also is heralded for her cabaret-style performances with her sister Kim in the famed duo VERMILLION LIES. A native of Canada and resident of the San Francisco bay area, Zoe will be making her first major San Diego appearance at Queen Bee's. Ms. Boekbinder's new CD, Darling Specimens, was released in October.
ELIZA RICKMAN is a national touring artist originally from San Diego County (Escondido). Her unique and haunting sound is reminiscent of popular vocalists FEIST, ANNIE CLARK, PJ HARVEY and KURT WEILL. Eliza's new album is scheduled to be released in early 2012.
Tix $10 @Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/214424
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/289944627717668/
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
* Please Vote For Veronique in The Shorty Awards #humor Category!
Nominate VeroniqueCheVAL for a social media award in the Shorty Awards
Below are my responses the the interview questions. I guess they have neither a swimwear, nor an evening gown competition, so I hope this will suffice to garner your votes!
Perma Link to this very interview:
Link to VOTE for La Moi in the Short Awards #humor Category:
with VeroniqueCheVAL
What's your best tweet?
This one!
What are six things you could never do without?
(1)Airships
(2)Aether
(3)Steam
(4)Brass
(5)Goggles
(6)C'thulhu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
To whore, I mean, promote La Moi as much as humanly possible, until I find a steam 'bot who can do it for me. ;-)
What's your favorite Twitter app?
Twitter app? I think not! Why would I use a 3rd party item when I can use the genuine article?
Twitter or Facebook?
All of the above, and in that order!
What was the funniest trend you've seen?
La Moi, of course! Only I've not yet actually been listed as a trend, since my teleporteur is broken. But when it's fixed, look out!
What feature should Twitter add?
I'd like to see "Tweet Dreams" for everyone, every night! :-)
Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?
Oh that's easy! Jules Verne, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, & Lucille Ball.
What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?
I shorten nothing, in fact I lengthen. I should be awarded the Grammarians Medal of Honour for Lack of Brevity!
Is there someone you want to follow you who doesn't already? If so, who?
If there is someone foolish enough NOT to follow La Moi, it's their loss, not mine!
Why should we vote for you?
Because I am a charming, witty, & MAD-nifique MAD-emoiselle of steamlish inclination!
Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
#ShortyAwardsHumorVeroniqueCheVAL
What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?
@Kambrieldesign invited La Moi to model in the SteamCon II fashion show!
Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?
#VeroniqueCheVAL
How do you make your tweets unique?
With my name: Veronique = Very Unique. Voila!
What inspires you to tweet?
My publique yearns for nuggets of my MAD-emoiselle-ness, so who am I to disappoint them?
Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
Yes, but I just put earplugs in, and kept right on going!
140 characters of advice for a new user?
Life is Tweet!
How long can you go without a tweet?
Follow @VeroniqueCheVAL and find out from first-hand experience! :-)
What question are we not asking here that we should?
Why does something called the "Shortys" ask so damned many questions?
How do you imagine Twitter changing?
If it's modest, it would change behind a curtain. If it's really daring, then it could change onstage during the Oscars! ;-)
Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?
La Moi. I even have a mirror by my computer to ensure maximal admiration of my clever tweetage!
Who is the funniest person on Twitter that you follow?
La Moi, of course! My Inner Jewish Mother is so ingrained that if I didn't follow myself, she'd nag me to death!
What is one of the biggest misconceptions of Twitter?
That it sounds like a gaggle of giggling schoolgirls?
Why should people follow you?
Because I can make them laugh so hard, they'll squirt Earl Grey out of their nostrils AND their ears!
Can you name some one-of-a-kind Twitter accounts that you follow?
Is this a trick question? If something's "one-of-a-kind," there can't be "some" because that would mean there's MORE than one!
How do you decide what to tweet?
I am guided by what amuses La Moi, such as the foibles and faux pas of humans, myself included!
Why'd you start tweeting?
Because one would not wish to miss out on the latest gadgetry for self-promo. All the cool sheeple are doing it! ;-)
Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
It's shortened the number of hours I've spent outside of tweetage.
What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?
Make accounts for their more exotic pets. Especially arachnids. I think that cephalopods could be better represented here as well!
How will the world change in the next year?
Zut alors! My crystal ball, (along with as my teleporteur), is out for repairs!
What are some big Twitter faux pas?
Denigrating persons one has to see on a regular basis. Self-aggrandizement & tweeting the secret code to detonate all the WoMD in the world!
What will the world be like 10 years from now?
I don't want to know! I'm working diligently to repair my teleporteur & intend to go to The Ancient Library of Alexandria, circa 283 BC.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
* Documentation Of Unusual Method To Compose Music!
At last- I am vindicated! Here's a clip featured on 60 minutes about a 12 y.o. composer/prodigy who creates his music, fully actualized, right in his head, without having advanced musical-playing technique.
His compositions become clear as he walks along, humming and moving to the the rhythm. This is EXACTLY how I compose as well!
Although, I won't claim to be a prodigy, it's reassuring to La Moi that my methodology has been validated. One shudders to imagine how many would-be composers who, although not nearly so gifted as "Blue Jay" have been ridiculed, or discouraged from following their muse, since this methodology it flies in the face of "standardized" formal musical training!
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His compositions become clear as he walks along, humming and moving to the the rhythm. This is EXACTLY how I compose as well!
Although, I won't claim to be a prodigy, it's reassuring to La Moi that my methodology has been validated. One shudders to imagine how many would-be composers who, although not nearly so gifted as "Blue Jay" have been ridiculed, or discouraged from following their muse, since this methodology it flies in the face of "standardized" formal musical training!
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Monday, January 2, 2012
* BuzzFeed.com Article About "Steampunk: A Soundtrack for Blood In The Skies"
Original Article URL: http://www.buzzfeed.com/steampunk/21-steampunk-songs-for-the-new-year-3n9d
Steampunk Volume 1 & Volume 2
These are the Steampunk songs and bands of the first ever Steampunk soundtrack, which was put together for G. D. Falksen's novel The Hellfire Chronicles: Blood In The Skies
This musical compilation represents the combined work of some of the top award winning steampunk bands and musicians from across the world, who have come together to provide you with music to listen to while reading Blood In The Skies. The soundtrack also features an exclusive preview of the book, read by the author. Full track lists and artists listed below along with all the information on this fan favorite novel series.
These are the bands and the songs that contributed to the first ever steampunk soundtrack, which was put together for G. D. Falksen's novel The Hellfire Chronicles: Blood In The Skies This musical compilation represents the combined work of some of the top award winning-steampunk bands and musicians from across the world, who have come together to provide you with music to listen to while reading Blood In The Skies. The soundtrack also features an exclusive preview of the book, read by the author. Full track lists and artists listed below along with all the information on this fan favorite novel series.
These are the bands and the songs that contributed to the first ever steampunk soundtrack "21 Steampunk Songs for the New Year."
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Steampunk Volume 1
Lullabye for Lizzie - by Hellblinki
Lullabye for Lizzie - Hellblinki
http://www.Hellblinki.com/
A brand new song from the Hellblinki… Broken tooth blues in a Tux, choral fantasies for agnostic angels, peg-leg waltzes on the rim of Mt. Vesuvius… Psycho-cabaret, southern fried with guerrilla operatics. Hellblinki is prone to suprise, tension, and dramatic release. Dark and experimental, Hellblinki mixes elements of American folk, European cabaret, and Punk Rock experimentation into an intoxicating brew of transcendent madness.
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The Killer- The Magnificent Seven
The Killer by The Magnificent Seven
http://www.Magnificentseven.se/
All the way from Sweden, The Magnificent Seven offers dark and haunting melodies inspired by the Scandinavian melancholy and all those strange and twisted tales from the dark side of life.
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Terpsichore by Strange Artifact
Terpsichore by Strange Artifact
http://www.strangeartifact.jp/
Strange Artifact is the premiere steampunk band of Japan. Through 130JET's fantastical music and MaRy's enchanting vocals, they strive to build a better past of the future that never was.
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Thick As Thieves -Loreli Pt. III- by Dr. Carmilla
Thick As Thieves -Loreli Pt. III- by Dr. Carmilla
http://www.Drcarmilla.com/
Made in England. Solo artist, composer and multi-instrumentalist, Dr. Carmilla weaves songs of madness, disease and love in a dystopian future, sewn together from the threads of a post-apocalyptic past.
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The Beer Hall In Hell - by Veronique Chevalier
The Beer Hall In Hell by Veronique Chevalier
http://www.WeirdVal.com/
From France and now living in the US, described as A Twisted Edith Piaf From An Alternate Reality, MADemoiselle Veronique also dabbles in wordplay, creating steam-friendly originals and parodies that polka fun at everything from One-Up-Cogsmanship, to Cthulhu.
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Valentine- by Sunday Driver
Valentine by Sunday Driver
http://sundaydriver.co.uk/
From London and Cambridge, England, the fantastic band Sunday Driver blend together Indian and British influences from past and present with the help of a pumpkin, a melon and the skin of a goat.
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The silent have names-by Platform One
The silent have names by Platform One
http://www.Platform-one.com/
From Philadelphia in the US, Platform One is darkness and dance music fused together. They combined the best of the 1880's and the 1980's aesthetic with relevance.
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On a 45- by This Way to the Egress
On a 45 by This Way to the Egress
http://www.thiswaytotheegress.com
Based out of Philadelphia This Way to the Egress is an Ole Tymey Gypsypunk Cabaret. With a valiant effort to bring the show back to the people they are a revolving door of musical mayhem, sideshow, burlesque, and comedy leaving a modern twist on the good old days of Vaudeville.
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For the Killers- By Unwoman
For the Killers by Unwoman
http://www.Unwoman.com/
Unwoman (aka Erica Mulkey) is a San Francisco-based cellist-singer-songwriter. Layered with skillful cello, rich vocals, and electronically arranged beats, her solo music is a futuristic homage to her classical training.
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House of Cards- by Frenchy and the Punk
House of Cards by Frenchy and the Punk
http://www.Frenchyandthepunk.com/
Euro-American duo Frenchy and the Punk fuse raucous live guitar looping, cheeky ballads sung in English and French, danceable old-world inspired melodies and thunderous tribal-march-style drum instrumentals. Get transported to a world full of humor, theatricality, whirling dance and bohemian spirit. World cabaret served with a twist of vaudeville and a dash of steampunk flavoring rooted in folk, punk and the vineyards of southern France
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Prologue of The Hellfire Chronicles:
Blood In The Skies, read by the author
Prologue of The Hellfire Chronicles: Blood In The Skies, read by the author.
Chapter One of The Hellfire Chronicles: Blood In The Skies, read by the author G. D. Falksen
http://www.gdfalksen.com
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Steampunk Volume 2
Glory -Blood in the Skies Mix - by The Clockwork Dolls
Glory -Blood in the Skies Mixbyby The Clockwork Dolls
http://www.theclockworkdolls.com/
Hailing from the port of Baltimore, MD, Allison Curval and Helene de Fer began The Clockwork Dolls in 2007 with a simple idea: To create music that serves not only as a means of the listener recreation, but also as the means of story narration.
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Goggles- by The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
- Goggles - by The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
https://www.facebook.com/blamedfornothing
Old school punk rock. Like, REALLY old school. Genuine 100% actual Londoners, The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing come from a past which probably never happened via a present they didn't want. Less steampunk and more Steampunk, the British four piece mix Anarchy and Anachrony in equal measure. Expect a robot Sid Vicious covering Slayer in an 1877 East End Music Hall: a murky mix of Doctor Who, Doctor Watson and Doctored History. Not for the faint hearted or those of a delicate disposition.
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The Cruel Intentions Of Time- by The Wet-Glass RO
The Cruel Intentions Of Time by The Wet-Glass RO
http://thewetglassro.bandcamp.com/
From Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The Wet-Glass RO, headed by the infamous Captain Caspar Byron and the genius Doctor Aegis Mutton, is a varied duo of eclectic styles and musicality. Orchestrally lead and accompanied with heavy electronic elements, the WGRO sound is a distinct blend of the old and new.
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Railroad Track-by Imaginary Airship
Railroad Track by Imaginary Airship
http://imaginaryairship.com/
Imaginary Airship is a one-of-a-kind four piece rock outfit from Portland, Oregon. The band formed in 2006 and began to acquire a devoted fan base across the United States with their unique mixture of ambient, electronic soundscapes and melodic pop songs.
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The Man Who Learnt To Fly-by Tom Slatter
The Man Who Learnt To Fly by Tom Slatter
http://tomslatter.co.uk/
Tom Slatter is a composer, singer and songwriter who composes, records, plays and teaches in London, England. He released his second solo album IronBark in July 2011.
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Blood in the skies-by Victor Sierra by
Blood in the skies by Victor Sierra
http://www.reverbnation.com/victorsierra
From France Victor Sierras transversal universe is made of sound and visual explorations and knows no limit. A powerful and imposing rhythmic set roars in the engine room of a baroque vessel sailing on a rough sea to mysterious lagoons and ice fields on fire.
Their melodies wind up and stretch out just like furious fever peaks. Words from varied origins open up to new roads that always take you further away. On stage, Anouk, Bobs and Big Machines energies invite you to go beyond the horizon line, to be stirred in unison and to live unpredictable experiences. Victor Sierra just will not get lost on beaten tracks, they sublimate their past and look to the future.
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Smoke & Mirrors- by GhostFire
Smoke & Mirrors by GhostFire
http://ghostfiremusic.com/
The music of London band Ghostfire resonates to the debauched decadence and absinthe-fuelled anarchy of life in the 1880s. Stalking the cobbled streets, lurking in the shadows of the darkest alleyways. Dare you glance beyond the safety of the guttering gaslights to where the gin-soaked moxie plies her trade, the dipper watches his mark and the drunken sailor staggers blindly.
This is the shadowy world of villains, rogues and rascals that the music of Ghostfire calls home.
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Eveen- by Lifes Decay
Eveen by Lifes Decay
http://lifesdecay.com/
Life's Decay is a French project, based in Paris. It was born at the beginning of 2003. Lyktwasst is the author.
Since its creation, six main albums have been born. Until 2005, Lyktwasst was alone in the center of the project, realizing everything, from the concept to the accomplishment. In 2008 Alea joined the project a talented singer, writer and skilled at all manner of classical acoustic instruments.
Life's Decay has the will to create a personal universe, musically and visually, influenced by eclectic universes dark classical acoustic music, steampunk industrial, experimental pop-rock.
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Until the End-by Escape The Clouds
Until the End by Escape The Clouds
http://www.EscapeTheClouds.com/
As Escape the Clouds, Mark Rossmore tells steampunk stories through music and words. Capturing sounds and influences from the world over, he combines them with modern songwriting and techniques.
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Savior of the Skies- by The Cog is Dead
Savior of the Skies by The Cog is Dead http://www.johnmondelliproductions.com/thecogisdead/index.html
The Cog is Dead is a steampunk band with a bit of a musical identity crisis, playing music of various styles. Their influences range from rock and roll to ragtime to russian folk music and movie scores. Along the way they have discovered several types of marvelous music which has helped to inspire their own.
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Zeppelins - by The Absinthe Drinkers
Zeppelins by The Absinthe Drinkershttp://theabsinthedrinkers.com/
Out of Philly, The Absinthe Drinkers spawn catchy, original pop/funk/rock/whatever songs from works of literature ancient and modern. The Drinkers have funkified Baudelaire, punkified Shakespeare, and rockified a number of modern writers.
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Chapter One of The Hellfire Chronicles:
Blood In The Skies, read by the author
Chapter One of The Hellfire Chronicles:
Blood In The Skies, read by the author G. D. Falksen
http://www.gdfalksen.com
Steampunk Volume 1 & Volume 2
These are the 21 Steampunk songs and bands of the first ever Steampunk soundtrack.Steampunk Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. These are the 21 Steampunk songs and bands of the first ever Steampunk soundtrack, put together for G. D. Falksen's novel The Hellfire Chronicles: Blood In The Skies
This musical compilation represents the combined work of some of the top award winning steampunk bands and musicians from across the world, who have come together to provide you with music to listen to while reading Blood In The Skies. The soundtrack also features an exclusive preview of the book, read by the author.
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Original Article URL: http://www.buzzfeed.com/steampunk/21-steampunk-songs-for-the-new-year-3n9d
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