Natalia Anderson talks with female, non-binary, trans and intersex musicians and DJ’s based in Switzerland.
Helvetiarockt is the Swiss association focusing on gender equality in music. Through its grassroots projects such as producing, djing, band workshops and songwriting camps, it offers platforms for young people of all levels to discover music and be part of an empowering community. Helvetiarockt raises awareness about gender inequality in the music industry and supports, promotes and connects professional female, intersex, non-binary and trans artists.
About Natalia Anderson (Musician, DJ and journalist)
Natalia started out in the music scene playing guitar, singing and later DJing in London's vibrant music scene. She has since taken her party sounds to Switzerland and continues to DJ under the name NAT FRM LDN. Natalia enjoys talking about music as well as playing it and worked as a VJ / TV presenter and music journalist for various events and platforms in the UK and beyond.
http://www.tunefultv.com I http://www.tunefulradio.com
http://www.natfrmldn.com I Twitter / Insta / Facebook : @TunefulTV
Production Credits
Concept: Natalia Anderson in collaboration with Helvetiarockt
Presented and Produced by: Natalia Anderson
Music by: Season 1 - Juli Lee , Season 2 - Jessiquoi, Season 3 - Jackie Brutsche and The Jackets.
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Natalia Anderson talks with female, non-binary, trans and intersex musicians and DJ’s based in Switzerland.
Helvetiarockt is the Swiss association focusing on gender equality in music. Through its grassroots projects such as producing, djing, band workshops and songwriting camps, it offers platforms for young people of all levels to discover music and be part of an empowering community. Helvetiarockt raises awareness about gender inequality in the music industry and supports, promotes and connects professional female, intersex, non-binary and trans artists.
About Natalia Anderson (Musician, DJ and journalist)
Natalia started out in the music scene playing guitar, singing and later DJing in London's vibrant music scene. She has since taken her party sounds to Switzerland and continues to DJ under the name NAT FRM LDN. Natalia enjoys talking about music as well as playing it and worked as a VJ / TV presenter and music journalist for various events and platforms in the UK and beyond.
http://www.tunefultv.com I http://www.tunefulradio.com
http://www.natfrmldn.com I Twitter / Insta / Facebook : @TunefulTV
Production Credits
Concept: Natalia Anderson in collaboration with Helvetiarockt
Presented and Produced by: Natalia Anderson
Music by: Season 1 - Juli Lee , Season 2 - Jessiquoi, Season 3 - Jackie Brutsche and The Jackets.
In this episode Natalia talks with Madafi Pierre who is an artist, singer songwriter and all round creative. She is also a coach at the Helvetiarockt Band workshops!
We discuss her coming to Switzerland from Miami via New York and the importance of connecting with local talent and community. Madafi encourages us through her experience to put ourselves out there and gives us practical advice on how to deal with rejection. We also listen to two of her tracks from her group Maddam.
About Madafi Pierre
Madafi Pierre is a songwriter, composer, producer and singer. Her career began at the age of 19 in Miami, her hometown. She lived in New York for 13 years where she played with her band in famous clubs such as the Blue Note and Nuyorican Poets‘ Café. One of her first songs „Mr Right“, written at the age of 18, was featured in the French film „Je Reste“ by filmmaker Diane Kurys.
She has worked with the legendary House DJ JUS-Ed, DJ Static of Immortal Technique and the drummer of Sens Unik and Stress, among others Laurent Biollay.
In 2015, Madafi started the electro-funk music duo MADDAM with music producer and actor Roberto „Roccobelly“ Garieri. Their 1st album „Mind Twerking“ was released in 2016. In 2017, there was the amicable departure of Roccobelly, and Dave Lefunk joined Madafi to continue the journey. In fall of 2021, MADDAM released their latest EP « Disrupt The Show ».
Madafi’s influences
Glossary of terms mentioned:
Djembe – A djembe or jembe is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. – Wikipedia
ASCAP – American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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Musicians in Conversation
Natalia Anderson talks with female, non-binary, trans and intersex musicians and DJ’s based in Switzerland.
Helvetiarockt is the Swiss association focusing on gender equality in music. Through its grassroots projects such as producing, djing, band workshops and songwriting camps, it offers platforms for young people of all levels to discover music and be part of an empowering community. Helvetiarockt raises awareness about gender inequality in the music industry and supports, promotes and connects professional female, intersex, non-binary and trans artists.
About Natalia Anderson (Musician, DJ and journalist)
Natalia started out in the music scene playing guitar, singing and later DJing in London's vibrant music scene. She has since taken her party sounds to Switzerland and continues to DJ under the name NAT FRM LDN. Natalia enjoys talking about music as well as playing it and worked as a VJ / TV presenter and music journalist for various events and platforms in the UK and beyond.
http://www.tunefultv.com I http://www.tunefulradio.com
http://www.natfrmldn.com I Twitter / Insta / Facebook : @TunefulTV
Production Credits
Concept: Natalia Anderson in collaboration with Helvetiarockt
Presented and Produced by: Natalia Anderson
Music by: Season 1 - Juli Lee , Season 2 - Jessiquoi, Season 3 - Jackie Brutsche and The Jackets.
