Music
Discography
Tropical Distractions - self-released debut
Dec. 2010 on vinyl and download.
Shining Gold Shining Bright - New single, Oct. 2011
People´s Temple - New Single, Dec. 2011
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Bio
Somewhere in 2009 I got high on the percussion music of American streetmusician Moondog. I quit my band and decided to start making pop-songs, using only my voice, birds and random drums.
(geiger interview: http://www.geiger.dk/artikler/artikel.php?id=379).
The work resulted in a frontpage for Danish newspaper, Politiken and a show at TEDx.com one month prior to the album release.
The project grew in new directions and I suddenly felt that I was capturing some hidden mating-language from deep inside a jungle. (politiken interview: http://politiken.dk/kultur/musik/ECE1206061/junglemusiker-er-halvt-fugl-halvt-mand/)
”I decided to bomb the band routine, go solo and pretend that I was some kind of bird. Much like the Vogelkop Bowerbird as seen in BBC´s Earth Series. A little fella building a mating-hall out of sticks, branches, flowers and half-dead ladybirds” - was how I put it out in an interview with L.A. based magazine BWatt in July 2011.
October 2011 I released a new single: "Shining Gold Shining Bright" A song closer to the sound experienced at my recent live shows.
December 2011 I release another single named "People´s Temple". Once again a new approach to my songwriting.
Past shows:
Copenhagen: TEDx.com –debut, Nov 30, 2010
Copenhagen: Bitchslap Mag. party Dec 4, 2010
Copenhagen: Release party, Dec 21, 2010
Copenhagen: Private party, Feb 11, 2011
Copenhagen: Geiger show, Feb 27, 2011
Copenhagen: IKK Festival, March 3, 2011
New York: Coco66, March 8, 2011
New York: Pianos, March 12, 2011
New York: Arlene´s Grocery, March 14, 2011
New York: Coco66, March 14, 2011
Copenhagen: Mayhem, March 19, 2011
Copenhagen: School of Architecture, March 24, 2011
Copenhagen: Huset, March 25, 2011
Copenhagen: Distortion Festival Istedgade June 3, 2011
Copenhagen: Distortion Festival Carlsberg June 4, 2011
Copenhagen: Distortion Festival Isl Brygge June 5, 2011
Copenhagen: Start Festival, June 17, 2011
Copenhagen. National Museeum of Art, August 2, 2011
Copenhagen: ICWDD exhibition-shows, October 14, 2011
Copenhagen: 21B Art Gallery, Dec. 16, 2011
In L.A. from Jan 4 - Feb 4, 2012. Hungry for shows. hit me now:
contact@themoonbird.com
Best,
Jonatan Bengta
Vesterbro, Nov. 2011
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