Henta

Artist Information

Biography

Grammy Nominated Henta is a singer/songwriter and recording artist, originally from the United Kingdom and has been writing music for over 20 years now. She was originally very much influenced by artists such as Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel in the early 1990s.

BREAKING NEWS:

Henta's song 'Rain' is in the Music for the Earth Competition. This song is an emotive song about survival and the immediate need for positive global change. It is both symbolic in terms of presenting a potentially bleak time when we no longer have natural resources due to us neglecting our earth and also literal, depicting our fundamental need for water. It also strongly addresses how big corporations have been controlling our food supply and the need for people to fight back and regain control, at least over their local communities, which is where strength truly lies.

Cellist: Maria Scherer Wilson

April 2011 - presently writing new album but just released 3 new singles from new album, 'Yellow', 'Hummingbird' and 'Rain' which you can listen on on www.hentamusic.com.

Also working on other musical collaborations with Medication Club from Norway and EchoUs from Portland, WA.

September 2010 - 'People Come Alive' became Grammy Eligible in the 'best female pop vocal performance'

Henta collaborates on 'Positive Energy Revolution' dance album by Marcell Marias (Grammy eligible in 2010 Electronic Dance Album).

July 2010 - Henta just released an uplifting electro/hiphop/country style song called 'People come alive' and is about to release a classical contemporary trilogy called 'Red into the blue' which focues on transmuting negativity into positive energy.

January 2010 - Henta is collaborating with EchoUs

December 2009 - Henta has been nominated for a Grammy for her album 'Laserium for the Soul' in the New Age Category.

July 2009 - Henta has just released her new album 'Laserium for the Soul' written especially for healing/meditation and relaxation focusing on chakra activation.

September 2008 - Henta's latest album 'Daisy Dancing' qualified for the overall Grammy Nominations 2009, as well as her vocal performance on 'so loved', a song from the album.


HISTORY
In June 2006 Henta made a life changing decision as a result of her newfound musical collaborations over the internet and the birth of sites such as Soundclick and My space.

This change originally stemmed from when she converted from using Cubase 3.1 with an Atari to running Cubase SX with a pc which opened up a whole new method of working. She has performed a variety of gigs in the UK, both solo and with bands, anything from rock to drum and bass. Slowly she became more involved in electronic/dance music/dream-pop and musical collaborations which resulted in her writing her last 2 albums consisting of trip-hop, downtempo and dance compositions, whilst still remaining true to her acoustic and spiritual roots.

Over a 10 year period from the mid 1990s, she worked with a number of different producers and musicians and also wrote library music. In 2007, having collaborated with 2 musicians/producers from Seattle (David Miles Huber www.51bpm.com and Ludington GT www.soundclick.com/ludingtongt) on-line by swapping audio files over the internet to create new songs, She took a holiday in Seattle in June 2007 to perform with Ludington GT at Critical Mass near Seattle. She then returned in August 2007 and performed at Center Stage, Burning Man. She then made the life changing decision to sell her home in the UK, leaving all her friends and family and moving to Seattle in November 2006, to pursue her musical career and finish her latest album "Daisy Dancing".

Since moving to Seattle she performed at a variety of venues, such as Neumos, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center and the Jewelbox Theater and some of these have been in Surround Sound where she has been fortunate enough to be able to play a grand piano and sing to an appreciative audience and always with wonderfully cool visuals.

In March 2008 Henta released her last album Daisy Dancing and organised a number of CD Release Parties in Seattle which have helped to raise her profile here She is also an active and one of the original founders of the Electronic Music Collective who organise a variety of musical events and she also became a member of the Recording Academy in 2008.

Now she performs mostly with her husband Marcell Marias (www.marcellmarias.com), a fellow musician and light sculptor, who she met since moving to Seattle, as well as making special appearances with other musicians and bands.

She still writes heartfelt songs, whose lyrical and music content range from secular, to spiritual and feature melody and rhythm as well as strong pop sensibility. She is most definitely fulfilling her musical dream and strives to heal people through her music.

Instrumentation

Henta - vocals, live keys and other controllers
can either do an acoustic set or combine with Ableton LIVE triggered samples

Marcell Marias - laptop running Ableton LIVE with various controllers, activating adn manipulating loops and effects with emphasis on beats and bass. Occasional live percussion. Also controls visuals.

Discography

Red into the Blue - contemporary classical trilogy
Laserium for the Soul - available on www.henta.co.uk/itunes
Daisy Dancing 2009available on CD Baby, Itunes, Digistation, Podsafe Music Network

EMC Volume One

La Mint Collection 2005, available on CD Baby/itunes - many of these tracks have been featured on podcasts.

White Rabbit circa 2001

Links

• MySpace
• Twitter

Audio

• Rain
  Listen  
• Yellow
  Listen  
• People come alive
  Listen  
• Nothing quite like
  Listen  
• Puppy poo poo
  Listen  

Lyrics

• Mercy
• Nothing quite like
• Energy
• Rain

Video

Vision Of Truth

Henta & the Cupcake Dogs, featuring Marcell Marias, performing LIVE at Tost, Seattle, Aug 2010

Photo Gallery

Press

• Henta interview and music video for 'Rain' on The Melon [+ Show ]
  

  Here is a cool interview by Elliot Trotter of me talking about my new song ‘Rain‘ and also a great l...Here is a cool interview by Elliot Trotter of me talking about my new song ‘Rain‘ and also a great live music video of me performing/recording this song, that he filmed and produced at the Piano Studio Seattle. The piano was recorded on a beautiful Steinway at the Piano Studio, so if you’re looking for a piano with an amazing sound and action, in a beautiful environment, then look no further, it was a joy to play.
  
  ‘Rain‘ in basic terms is a song about survival, the urgent need to look after our earth and support our local communities. Change starts at a local level, so it’s up to everyone to try and make their own personal contribution to help bring about positive global change.
  

• Henta Music [+ Show ]
  

  HENTA MUSIC - The world's going crazy and nobody gives a damn anymore. Those words were actually wri...HENTA MUSIC - The world's going crazy and nobody gives a damn anymore. Those words were actually written by Kinks mainman Ray Davies on the Sleepwalker album back in 1977. I guess, 30+ years later, not much has changed in a world still ruled by fear, war and greed. Perhaps that’s why the healing vibe of New Age music is on track for a major comeback in 2010. One new artist taking the bull by the horns so to speak is U.K. bred, Washington state based Henta. I usually have little faith in the “Grammy” awards given out each year but I was pretty surprised to find out that among the usual suspects, Henta’s 2009 CD, Laserium For The Soul was actually nominated for a grammy, taking place as usual in early 2010. Put simply, Henta’s new CD is a splendid way to relax for an hour or so. Compared to most of the New Age music released today, Henta’s CD features her wondrous singing meshed with her own light electronica accompaniment. Even though that concept isn’t new, perhaps it’s the way Henta has structured her sound that really elevates it and makes the whole thing click. Henta’s 2008 CD, Daisy Dancing was well received but if people get to hear the new Laserium CD, I think it could be a big success. A description of Henta’s sound might be a kind of 21st century Enya—a stellar merging of pop, rock and even some hip beats all fueled by a trance and dance kind of New Age meditation vibe that instills serenity in the listener at every turn. Henta’s You Tube videos are really cool. The CD artwork for the Laserium CD is excellent. Inside, in the liner notes you, can read about healing light and gentle journeys of relaxation and meditation and balancing your energy chakra's. If you’re stressed out and/or bummed out the way this 00 decade of war and recession has turned out, dim the lights, get comfortable and let Henta’s magical music take your weary mind away. www.Henta.co.uk

• Laserium for the Soul CD [+ Show ]
  

  Laserium for the Soul Music CD by Henta This music is called “sonic nurturing for your in...Laserium
  for the Soul
  Music CD
  by Henta
  This
  music is
  called
  “sonic
  nurturing
  for
  your
  inner
  garden” and I certainly feel
  nurtured when listening to
  it. The music is designed
  to work with balancing
  and supporting the main
  chakras. Henta has workedin
  the vowel sounds and musical
  keys for each chakra to
  help activate their vibration.
  Henta is a singer/songwriter
  and has been writing
  songs for about 30 years.
  Although classically trained
  on piano, she progressed
  to keyboards ranging from
  a Yamaha SY55 to a Roland
  XP-80. She now has a home
  studio set up in Seattle and
  uses Cubase SX3/Cubase 4
  with mostly virtual instruments
  for her recordings, as
  well as using Ableton LIVE
  for peformances.
  “Laserium for the Soul”
  is one of those CDs you
  can meditate to, play in the
  background while being
  creative, or even enjoy while
  driving your car. The music
  is very adaptable. Sometimes
  it feels very energizing
  while at others it is relaxing
  and trancelike. The sounds
  range from electronic to
  vocal and sometimes it is
  very difficult to actually
  name what sound is being
  produced; this is part of the
  magic of the album.
  If you’re looking for something
  a little different that
  will make you feel good,
  give this CD a try. If you
  can’t find it at your local
  store, go to www.henta.
  co.uk.

• Excellent Vocals [+ Show ]
  

  I had the pleasure to get Daisy Dancing - and on listening to it (many times) find it compares favor...I had the pleasure to get Daisy Dancing - and on listening to it (many times) find it compares favorably with Beth Orton - great work!
  
  ...Steve>>>

Setlist

All original songs played - set can lasts 60 mins - combination of live vocals and keys and sequenced music activated through LIVE.

Magic Queen
Nothing Quite Like
So loved
People come alive
Boom Boom Baby
Mercy
In your Eyes
Taste So Sweet
I am Love
Energy
Breathe in deep
Beautiful in green

Basic Requirements

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