I've been quiet on the blog but for a pretty good reason.
After struggling with recurring tonsillitis for a few years I've decided it was time for them to go. The last weeks I've been recovering from the operation and happy to say that I am closer to being back to normal with every day now.
My voice will take a little longer to resume to being at full capacity and start singing & recording again. I played an acoustic set just a few days before the OP, so i wanted to share that with you for now.
I hope you enjoy the it! I always love reading your comments and thoughts.
A couple of weeks ago the migrant situation in Europe started to really upset me, reading the stories of the people suffering, a doctor that told his story about witnessing the pure sufferings of those who have fled and how it's affecting even the small towns in my home country - Germany.
On the same day, I happened to watch a film that tackled domestic abuse involving young people. It left me feeling broken and in tears and with a head full of questions of what I can do to make the world a better place. War in the world and terror at home is the reality for hundreds of thousands of people, not just in Syria but right in front of our door steps and maybe even literally next door for all we might know.
The only thing I know to do then is to put it into word and song.
It's been a little while since my last blog. I have been very busy completing my first Piano EP, writing new material and planning some other projects, all to be announced soon.
For now, I'm super excited that I have already been booked for some festivals for this summer.
First of all you can see me on the main stage at Mind Festival in Kent that will be on 3rd-5th of June! I used to live in Kent and have performed at Lounge On The Farm Festival for most years when it was running, so being back in the old hood will be great!
Get your tickets for it on their website (click on the picture below).
Secondly, I'm even more excited that I will make an appearance at Juicy Beats in Dortmund, Germany . The last time I performed in Germany is over 10 years ago before I moved to the UK. I'll be doing a few tracks with DJ Dash on the Bass Stage, so for all you German friends, get your tickets and get that bass face out on the 30th July!
I had a great time last year playing a small stage so I feel honoured having been asked to play the big one this time! Again, if you're around and want to see some great live acts IN A FORT, this will be a great couple of days!
These are "only" 3 festivals so far and I'd really love to have a busier live schedule especially for the summer, so if you are a promoter, know anyone that's involved in a festival, an event or nightclub, please do spread the word and contact music@eximouk.com for a presspack and more info!
Apart from music being my life's passion, I've also been a dancer and dance teacher for the last 15 years, run my own company and been on mini tours around Europe. I love keeping my body fit and going to the gym! I've had the pleasure to collaborate with Dragonfly and Stephanie Clarke to shoot my first fitness video, a 3min Cardio-Abs-Workout that you can follow along to and share in with my goal of 2016 being the fittest year yet.
The fact that our body is the only home we have keeps motivating me to look after it and pushing its limits.
I hope you enjoy my first of hopefully many fitness video's!
Do comment, like and share if you want more of these! If you are finding this a little fast, check out the instructions below the video:
Exercise 1: Stand shoulder width apart, arms streched out parallel to the floor, locking positions right, centre and left. Engage abs, keep arms parallel imagining someone is pulling your fingertips.
Exercise 2: Bend knees, arms in front of chest, twisting to the right, left, right, right, left, right, left, left etc.
Exercise 3: Bring hands to your head, elbows to the side, crunching your right knee up to your right elbow, your left knee into the left elbow, engage obliques.
Exercise 4: Keep position as in exercise 3, but this time take opposite knee to elbow.
Repeat each exercise for 4 counts of 8, then 2 counts of 8, then one count of 8 twice.
I recommend to do the workout 2-3 times to really feel/see the benefits.
I can honestly and without a doubt say it's been a delight working out in my Dragonfly outfits! They make me feel sexy and I didn't for once have to worry about any sweat patches. They feel totally comfortable and strech to fit any shape. Dragonfly clothes create a beautiful combination of elegant, athletic, stylish and feminine design. Like your second skin!
This is what the brand says about themselves:
"Dragonfly is a creature that symbolises fascinating lightness with ferocity and endurance. Dragonfly is a gentle creature but it has an ideal construction and behaves absolutely fearless. That’s why Dragonfly became an inspiration to our clothing and our brand. Same as the Dragonfly our clothes attract with beautiful colours and perfect design."
"Hot & Cold" - Pretty Boy Acid Feat. Maya Wolff is OUT NOW
First of, I wish you all a very happy, amazing new year! I had a wonderful Christmas with my family in Germany and feel mega motivated for 2016! Expect lots more music this year, and it's starting off with a long awaited release:
"Hot & Cold" written by Maya Wolff and produced by Pretty Boy Acid is out today exclusively on Beatport. The Original full length as well as the Radio Edit are available for purchase.
I hope all my Wolfferines can get their downloads in the next few days so we might have a chance to enter the Beatport Electro House charts. It was amazing to see my last single "Midnight Sun" climb up to No 36 in the DnB charts, so it definitely is possible BUT the Electro House charts are a lot harder to crack, so please share/RT/play "Hot & Cold".
Hopefully you all survived the Christmas holidays happy, healthy and merrily!
I've been busy hanging out with Looney B, who I connected with over another release a couple of years ago. Ever since we've been working on different projects together, but getting together in his studio over the last couple of days, we managed to smash it and get sh** done!
Here's our first and hopefully not the last collab for you guys from us! Enjoy this little preview for now and the full version will be out in the new year! We are both thrilled that it'll be included in the Sunshine Live New Years show too!
On this note, I want to thank all my faithful Wolfferines for all the love & support in 2015. It's been a happy, amazing year and I'm just super excited about realising lots of new music in 2016 and be back on stage too!
This time last year I released a bunch of vocals for free for producers to play with.
One of the tracks coming out of that was the version Pretty Boy Acid sent back to me of the vocals "Hot&Cold".
We signed the track in January this year to 6N7 Music. I remember the moment well getting the call from the label. I happened to be in Vegas getting ready for a night out, so we had to have an additional few drinks that night.
We had a demo version up on Soundcloud that had a lot of love so far.
It's been a long process throughout this whole year of writing, recording, restructuring, rerecording.... but it is now ready to be released on 4th of January 2016 on Beatport. We have high hopes that this track will get a lot of recognition in the ever so emerging EDM scene especially in the US/Canadian market!
