http://www.momillar.com/ MO MILLAR Voice Professional Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:35:29 GMT +0200 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[69] Jam at the BAG, Brasserie des Grottes - Geneva (CH) News & Gigs Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:58:24 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[70] Mo in concert with 2 fantastic backing vocalists (Pernille Heckmann & Ragnhild Sophie Brinkmann) and fellow professionals at CVI headquarters, accompanied by the excellent Dan Lindén and "Confusion". News & Gigs Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:52:43 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[68] Mo unplugged with fellow professionals in the Lindevangschurch, Copenhagen-Frederiksberg (DK) News & Gigs Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:07:24 GMT +0200 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[67] Mo unplugged with fellow CVI vocalists/vocal teachers... News & Gigs Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:55:43 GMT +0200 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[66] Twin concert by vocal colleagues of the Advanced Soloïsts programme & 3-year Singer/Vocal Teacher diploma curriculum at CVI headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. . News & Gigs Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:34:41 GMT +0200 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[25] The Dutch line up for the Mo Millar Quartet is getting its form with Guy Nikkels on guitar and Ludo van der Winkel on acoustic bass. Nikkels is an energetic and talented jazz guitarist with latin origins from The Hague open to many different music styles; from intense, hard swinging mainstream-bob oriented jazz to more electric funk-fusion. He has played and worked with a.o. Michael Brecker, John Ruocco, Kenny Wherner, Eef Albers, Henk Meutgeert and holds a bachelors- and masters degree from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague www.guynikkels.com). Upright bass man Ludo Van der Winkel kicked off his young career in the Dutch Youth Orchestra. He meets with coming piano man Harmen Fraanje at the Brabant Conservatory, becomes session leader of the Paradox jazz house in Tilburg and engages in a variety of other projects throughout the south of the Netherlands. He has played with a.o. Ferhan Otay, Hans van Oosterhout, Harmen Fraanje, Jorge Rossy, Pascal Vermeer, Denise Jannah and is to graduate from the Brabant Conservatory (http://www.ludovanderwinkel.nl). On picture: Guy Nikkels (© Rob Deurenberg) News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:58:42 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[1] Mo Millar has put her new project "Goin' Basic" on the rails and lined up with composer, songwriter and guitarman Nicolas Wetzell to launch a mini CD containing five beautiful and unique jazz arrangements of JB Lenoir & Willie Dixon, Lennon & McCartney, Shocking Blue and Tuck & Patti. Now available through ordering at: info@momillar.com. Mo currently works on writing own material. News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:58:25 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[27] One of most sollicited Dutch drummers Joost Kesselaar will complete the Mo Millar rhythm section for concerts in May 2006 (see further on in this segment). Kesselaar plays with many different artists, such as Toon Roos, Clark Terry, Benny Bailey, Jesse van Ruller, Michiel Borstlap and Fleurine. He's currently internationally active in several projects of fellow Dutchman Gerard Kleijn (trumpet and flugelhorn) with pianoman Franck Amsallem (France), bassman Paul Berner (US), Orjan Graafmans (Swe, piano) and guitarman David Golek (Isr). Mo is enchanted to have Kesselaar joining in. http://www.jazzmasters.nl/kesselaar.htm News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:57:37 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[19] Mo and guitarman - composer Nicolas Wetzell will perform acoustically at Geneva's Cafe de l'Amitie, an authentic cafe-restaurant at the heart of the vivid Eaux-Vives city quarter, offering genuine ambiance and - certainly not to be underestimated - serving one of the best traditional cheese fondues in town. Date and time to be confirmed shortly. For more info and how to get there: http://geneve.restauguide.com/?nsyEstab=10001223 News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:57:10 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[36] Mo is taking advantage of the season to prepare for a second solo album. She'll be teaming up with different artists, ensuring a rich blend of styles for this second solo project that will remain faithful to Mo's particular sound, but is to be enriched with elements to underline her vocal abilities, her musical references and her authencity. Regular updates regarding this second album in the making are to follow. News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:56:08 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[37] Mo and this Swiss-based funk & soul band already popped into eachother back in 2002, but weren't yet ready for eachother then. Destiny decided differently... DIG IT is all about groove, funk, soul, acid jazz, rhythm & blues, vocal & instrumental quality, catchy tunes, loads of energy and all this means... party time!! "Free your mind and your ass will follow!" http://www.digitband.com   News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:54:52 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[39] Mo and "DiG It" received 1200 public votes in the "Caprices Festival New Talent Tour", resulting into rank 2 of 143 participating western Swiss bands, all aiming at playing the playoff's at Lausanne concert hall "The Docks" in order to be selected for the 2007-edition of the Crans Montana-based Caprices Festival (http://www.orangemusic.ch/caprices/discover.php?sort=loc1). In the voting for the entire Swiss territory Mo and "DiG It" obtained rank 6: the contest bodied a total of 247 bands. Despite this result, Mo and "Dig It" won't be playing "The Docks" Jan. 27th for the "New Talent Tour" playoff's; a 4 member jury decided to select the no. 1, to ignore the no. 2 and to select two artists that ended up no. 53 and no. 75 in the contest..... let's just say: "music bizz is peculiar bizz!" Mo and "DiG It" are simply happy with the votes and take them as a great indicator from the audience. News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:53:59 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[40] Mo in concert with "DiG It" at the Montricher Expo (open air exhibit) at 21h. News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:53:35 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[45] Mo and DiG It take along their frenzy kind of groove to make everybody move at the Fête des Eaux-Vives (La Rue est à Vous), rue Montchoisy (big stage). Kick off at 18.15h.  News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:53:10 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[41] Mo in concert with "DiG It" at the Montricher exhibit (open air) at 21h. News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:52:47 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[42] Mo is to perform on a cruise in the midst of Lake Neuchâtel... News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:52:22 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[52] Final concert to mark Mo's official certification in Complete Vocal Technique (CVT), the groundbreaking vocal technique developed by voice researcher & vocal coach Cathrine Sadolin.Place to be: Utrecht, the NetherlandsDate: Sunday 2 December 2007Time: 20.30h. Setting: Café Carré (opposite of Conservatory) News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:51:23 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[54] Mo is to perform as guest vocalist at the closing concert of 2007 at the Vocal Academy a.k.a. CVI headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.  News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:51:04 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[55] GENEVE:Introduction & Master Class Complete Vocal Technique (CVT).Host: Catalyse (www.catalyse.ch)Time: 17h-22h. News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:50:46 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[56] BERN: Introduction & Master Class Complete Vocal Technique (CVT). Host: Campus Muristalden (www.muristalden.ch) Time: 17h-22h. News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:50:25 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[57] Mo with BLAZZ to close the Saturday night programme at the annual Eaux-Vives Festival! Lineup:Guitar: Nicolas WetzellBass: Julien GahwilerDrums: Luca Solari Small stage chemin Neuf: 22.15h.(in front of Retardo, Portugese wines) News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:50:07 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[60] Special event: jam at Jaydo's with the 3 amazing ladies of 'Mother Tongue' (www.mothertonguemusic.net), exceptional soul/gospel from New Orleans (US), currently touring Switzerland to promote "Shake The Devil Off" documentary (http://www.shakethedeviloff.com) about the era following hurricane Katrina and what really happened there (or rather, what didn't happen)   Other participating artists: Gabriel Zufferey, Ernie Odoom, Luca Solari and others... News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:49:48 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[58] Mo with BLAZZ to ensure good afternoon vibes at the annual Eaux-Vives Festival! Lineup: Guitar: Nicolas Wetzell Bass: Julien Gahwiler Drums: Luca Solari Small stage chemin Neuf: 14h. (in front of Retardo, Portugese wines) News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:48:54 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[65] More details to follow shortly News & Gigs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:48:27 GMT +0100 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[63] Special 2-day Weekend Workshop in Complete Vocal Technique (CVT).   Campus Muristalden in BERN (just outside the old city centre - www.muristalden.ch) Time: 14h-19h. News & Gigs Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:20:03 GMT +0200 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[62] Special 2-day Weekend Workshop in Complete Vocal Technique (CVT).   Campus Muristalden in BERN (just outside the old city centre - www.muristalden.ch) Time: 14h-19h. News & Gigs Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:00:22 GMT +0200 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[61] More info to follow shortly... News & Gigs Thu, 22 May 2008 16:37:55 GMT +0200 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[44] Mo has become Swiss Agent for the Complete Vocal Institute (CVI), the largest European institute for singers and vocalists based in Copenhagen, Denmark. CVI, founded by the renowned vocal pioneer Cathrine Sadolin, adresses itself to artists active in the field of singing and theatre as well as teachers, speech therapists or any kind of vocal professionals. Coming up soon: Masterclasses in Zürich, Bern and Geneva. Go to CVI Switzerland   News & Gigs Thu, 22 May 2008 16:18:30 GMT +0200 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[38] The renowned Danish vocal research pioneer, coach and instructor Cathrine Sadolin accepted Mo onto a 1-year programme for advanced and professional vocalists at the Complete Vocal Institute, the largest European institute specialized in everything that concerns the human voice and singing. Mo got completely convinced of the revolutionary concept of Sadolin's Complete Vocal Technique (CVT) and, moreover, of its results - "a riot against old myths" - when coached by Sadolin during a CVT weekend workshop in 2006. CVT is a fundamental system for vocal use that, until now, has been unknown and that was developed by Sadolin during 20 years of intense research. Info: http://www.sadolin.net News & Gigs Thu, 22 May 2008 16:00:25 GMT +0200 http://www.momillar.com/nieuws/#[35] New concert pictures of Mo, Guy Nikkels (guitar) and Julio D'Santiago (percussion) at the fully-packed "Cour du Onze" of Geneva's annual Music festival 2006 are to be found in the Pics segment on this site (Live 2006). A preliminary (low sound quality) live-recording of Mo's "The Blazz"-project with Nicolas Wetzell on guitar, Julio D'Santiago and Luca Solari both on percussion can be temporarely found on the Music page of this website. Concert pic's of Mo's tour in The Netherlands with Guy Nikkels on guitar, Joost Kesselaar on drums and Ludo van der Winkel on acoustic bass are to follow shortly. News & Gigs Thu, 22 May 2008 15:55:16 GMT +0200