The Bandwaggin Music Collective

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The Bandwaggin Music Collective was formed in August 2008, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It all started with Pretty Balanced coming to play the Fringe Festival; Allison, Christine, Doro, Deborah and Jo were just there to hang out. But Pretty Balanced are not just one band, they have side projects such as Solarist, The Sneaky Mister and ,along with Allison, Twin Souls of Sulfur. Deborah and Christine also had their individual music projects on the go. So, the temptation to organise a collaborative event was huge. It all happened on a cabaret night at The Forest cafe where within 45 minutes Pretty Balanced, Solarist, Twin Souls of Sulfur, Black Cats' Conspiracy, Deborah Says Play and other friends managed to perform new and elaborate versions of their songs with everyone contributing. The set was an incredible success, especially considering that some of us had never played with each other before. Inevitably, along with our excitement also came the question: " What about next year?", and from there started talk of a european tour and of a bus. Gradually the word spread between friends and more incredibly talented people from all over the world, like Kristen Gass (NY), Marie Darling (FR), Emilie Bera (FR) and Poor Edward (UK), got involved. So we called ourselves a Collective: a collaborative creative group where musicians and other performers share, contribute and create a mindblowing show of sonic fireworks. A proper musical extravaganza!







These People have jumped on The Bandwaggin:



name: judith jewcakes shimer
bands: pretty balanced, solarist, the sneaky mister
instruments: vox, piano, synth, cello, accordion, harpsichord
current location: beverly, massachusetts





name: forest creatures christenson
bands: pretty balanced, solarist, starving goliath
instruments: drums, violin, electronics, bass
current location: columbus, ohio





name: parker car ross
bands: pretty balanced, el jewbacabra, the ghostsurreal, yellow door
instruments: bass
current location: columbus, ohio





name: allison dewitt
bands: bittle lottle, twin souls of sulfur, solarist
instruments: piano and stuff
current location: portland, maine





name: christine kassesian
bands: black cats' conspiracy, bokomolech
instruments: electric guitar, loop stations (rc20!), ukulele, pots and pans, piano, everything that makes beautiful noise
current location: athens, greece





name: deborah spronk
bands: deborah says play
instruments: guitar, piano, loopstation, kalimba, kaossilator, stompbox
current location: everywhere





name: marie herveline caron
bands: marie, darling!! , katzenjammer kabarett, berliner strassen, bienvenue rotterdam, conasse crew
instruments: guitar, ukulele, musical saw
current location: paris, france





name: kristen gass
bands: kristen gass
instruments: guitar
current location: brooklyn, new york





name: sam cunningham-siggs
bands: poor edward
instruments: guitar
current location: edinburgh, scotland





name: emilie bera
bands: mismerizer
instruments: violin, saw, music boxes, toys
current location: paris, france