Sacre Coeur (TINA DICO, interpretation)
MACVIE, Sacre Coeur ǀ TINA DICO, interpretation, ft. Katharina Schulz, Berlin, 15.08.2020
MACVIE, Sacre Coeur ǀ TINA DICO, interpretation, ft. Katharina Schulz, Berlin, 15.08.2020
JM/Kato home concert, Berlin, P’Berg (30.01.2015)
‘Smögen session’, West Coast Sweden (05.07.2016):
Recording in the SAE studios, Berlin (15.11.1917):
Miscallenous picks (2017-2019):
After ‘The Voice of Germany’ in public sesion, Berlin, Studio Adlershof (05.07.2017)
In the forest of the Baltic (31.07.2018)
Testing guitars in the music shop ‘Tryton’, Kraków, Poland (12.09.2018)
Live at ‘Soleil du Sud, Berlin Wedding (01.02.2019)
Live at ‘WohnziKonzi’ #5, Berlin (21.09.2019):
‘Corona session’, Nordbahnhof Berlin (10.04.2020):
In the streets of Berlin (April/May 2020):
Some fun images (August 2020):
MACVIE, Make you feel my love ǀ Bob Dylan interpretation, U-Bahn session, Nordbahnhof, Berlin, 10.04.2020
MACVIE, Le vide ǀ SLIMANE, pop interpretation, Berlin, 18.11.2019
“Le vide”, song written by Slimane, a French singer, songwriter, interpret and musician.
Music production and preliminary mixdown by .a.p.o.. Vocal and final mixdown by stefanotucci at Failsafe Editions, studio Berlin.
Cette interpretation est faite par admiration et hommage à Slimane comme musicien et chanteur. Merci beaucoup à lui pour sa façon de chanter ainsi que pour ses chansons.
Currently based in Berlin, MacVie is a singer, songwriter & interpret.
In the making, his songs and compositions will look for a pop-rock sound with appealing melodies. While his influences and inspirations come from different genres, such as Pop, Pop-Rock, Rock, Rock-Blues, Blues, Nordic Jazz, Chansons françaises and Deutsch-Pop, and even from different national the Voice editions, from the Eurovision Song Contest or, last but not least, from various youtube music sessions (like “Sofar Sounds”, “Mahogany Sessions”, “Berlin Sessions” or “Vevo Dscvr”, just to name a few), some of them are quite old but still make up his daily playlists. However, those evolve as much as the artist himself.
“Of course, there have been many loves in between. Music, however, was the first one and, who knows, might as well remain the last. Not unusual, when young, it hit me as an unexpected storm full of thunders and lightnings. Later, it followed me here and there through different stages in life, once actively with the band The Holy Ghost during the university time in Potsdam (Germany) and few concerts on the university stage. Since then, it has constantly accompanied my European odyssey until late 2016 when it hit me again but hard. The consequence has been that although late (albeit for music, it is never too late), I now want to sing more and better in order to somehow reach myself and then, why not if it happens, some other people as well” (MacVie).
MacVie’s musical influences also come from across different various geographical locations (see below). Sometimes they come and go. Sometimes they stay, and even if they go, they may as well come back again. In this way, many good songs, often exceptional voices, and also interesting ways of singing, have all been inspiring for MacVie over the years, as for instance:
Bland de artister som upptagit min tid p.g.a. att jag ofta lyssnat på deras musik är jazzsångerskan Viktoria Tolstoy (2006-11), gruppen Esbjörn Svensson Trio (2005-2013), Tingvall Trio (2009-14), Helge Lion Trio (2009-14) eller NHØP (2013-17). Även några svenska gitarrister så som Andreas Pettersson (2010-17) och Ulf Wakenius (2011-18) har inspirerat mig. Inom rock, pop och liknande sound tycker jag mycket om Bo Kaspers Orkester (2010-18), Melissa Horn (2013-19), Veronica Maggio (2014-20), Laleh (2014-20) och Molly Sandén (2017-20). Det finns också några rockband som spelat för många år sedan i Sverige som t.ex. Kent (2013-18) och Håkan Hellström (2015-18). Se här den svenska playlistan:
La France a été une source d’inspiration musicale pour plus que deux décennies. Plus tôt, c’était parmi beaucoup d’autres Francis Cabrel (1998-2013), Indochine (2005-9) ou bien Anggun (2008-13) et Lara Fabian (2007-2018), y compris nombreuses chansons du canon Chansons françaises, par exemple Kate Rayn (2008-2010). Actuellement, c’est Louane (2015-20), la gagnante de télé-crochet “The Voice, la plus belle voix” de 2015 en France et surtout Slimane (2016-20), aussi gagnant de the Voice en France en 2016, qui fait partie de ma liste de chansons en français. Ensuite, les artistes comme ZAZ (2013-17) ou bien Christophe Maé (2016-18) trouvent bien sûr aussi leurs places dans ma liste de la musique française. Voir ici la liste:
In der deutschsprachigen Musikszene gibt es ebenfalls viele tolle Künstler, die mich beeinflusst haben oder deren Musik ich gerne höre. Unter diesen befinden sich solche mit einer langjähringen Musikkarriere und vielen Hits wie z.B. die Musik-Ikonen Nena (1984-2007), Nina Hagen (1988-2003), Mia, (2002-15), oder die Toten Hosen (1987-2015) sowie solche, die erst seit einigen Jahren bekannt sind und die Szene aufmischen. Unter vielen anderen sind hierbei vor allem Silbermond (2013-18), Andreas Bourani (2014-18), Cäthe (2014-18), Max Giesinger (2016-20), Mark Forster (2015-20), Alex Knappe (2016-17) oder Clueso (2015-20), oder gar Newcomers Tochter (ex. Eißzeit, 2018-20) zu nennen. Siehe die deutsche Playliste:
Z Polski wpłynęły na mnie przede wszystkim takie zespoły jak Republika/Obwatel GC (1983-91), Dżem (1983-93), Oddział Zamknięty (1983-95), Banda i Wanda (1984-96), Lombard (1984-96), Bajm (1987-2008) czy TSA (1985-89). Troche później dołączyły do nich CREE (2003-2014), O.N.A. (2007-16), Agnieszka Chylińska (20013-16) oraz odkrycie muzycznego programu telewizyjnego “Must Be The Music”, czyli grupa LemOn (2015-19). Do interesujących artystów ostatnich lat należą między innymi Sylwia Grzeszczak, Daria Zawiałów, Margaret, Paweł Domagała, Zuza Jabłońska, Jula, Męske Granie (2016-19). Oni wszyscy są również częścią mojego muzycznego dnia. Zobacz polską listę utworów:
Of course, the are also songs that have had global impact. Hereto belong songs of the British female singers Adele (2013-17), Jessie J. (2013-18) or Amy Winehouse (2014-2016). There have also been a number of rock bands, among them for instance the Queen (1998-2007), the guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1995-2009); the Swedish popstar Zara Larsson (2015-18) with some of her hits, or recently Alice Merton (2017-2019), Sigrid (2017-2019) or Dua Lipa (2018-2019), and few others. New comers and even not yet known singers and songwriters are there as well, as for instance the young female Norvegian artist Inger Nordvik (2017-2018) or the Dutch-German Duo Nosoyo (2017-2018). See the EN/INT playlist:
Ever since it was launched in Holland in 2010, The Voice has been a very interesting source of inspiration too, both for the diversity of songs chosen by the voice’s talents, for the way the songs are interpreted, as well as for the talent’s voices and their very divers ways of singing. Especially, since it went global and conquered most of the countries on this planet, the Voice offers now an excellent platform for singers to participate or to get inspiration from. See the VOICE playlist:
A number of different and good musicians also publish their music on various youtube platforms like “Sofar Sounds”, “Mahogany Sessions”, “Berlin Sessions” or “Vevo Dscvr”, just to name a few. While some of them are not yet known or are still waiting for a break-through, their music is great and worth listening to or/and getting inspiration from. See here the YOUTUBE MUSIC SESSIONS playlist:
One cannot forget here the biggest European––if not global––song festival event, the European Song Contest (ESC), which takes place every year in May with most of the European countries represented in the competition. Over the years, the ESC has made some good songs to hits (i.e. ABBA) and also helped other reach the wider European public. Thanks to the participation in the ESC, some artists started their international music careers for good, such as Lena Meyer-Landrut from Germany or Måns Zelmerlöw from Sweden, both ESC winners from 2010 and 2015 respectively. See the ESC playlist:
MACVIE, À fleur de toi ǀ Slimane interpretation, 'Rote Beete' jam session #5, Centre Français de Berlin, 14.09.2019
MACVIE, Kiedy znowu ǀ CREE, interpretation, 'KT session', Berlin, 12.08.2019
MACVIE, Someone you loved ǀ L. Capaldi interpretation, ft. Katharina Schulz, 'MTC session', Berlin, 09.08.2019
MACVIE, Little wing ǀ J. Hendrix, interpretation, live at 'Soleil du Sud' open mic, Berlin, 01.03.2019
MACVIE, I'd rather go blind ǀ E. James, interpretation, live at 'Soleil du Sud' open mic, Berlin, 01.03.2019
MACVIE, New Year's Eve ǀ original, MTC session Berlin, 18.01.2019
MACVIE, If not for you ǀ original, live at 'Tryton' music shop, Kraków, 09.10.2018
MACVIE, You know, I'm no good ǀ Amy Winehouse, interpretation, 'KT session' 14.09.2018
MACVIE, Fade ǀ Lewis Capaldi, interpretation, private show, 31.08.2018
MACVIE, Seafret interpretation ǀ 'Inner Beauty' event, Peine, 31.08.2018
MACVIE, The Beatles, interpretation ǀ KT session, Berlin, 28.08.2018
MACVIE, If not for you ǀ original, ft. akki on guitar, Wohnzikonzi #3, Berlin, 17.06.2018
I don’t wanna gooooooo… this road I don’t wanna take this turn in life without you
Early in life, you found me and hit me hard Just few dates and quickly love was born and done Then I made my odyssey, though you followed me all the way Don’t be angry, please, I’m glad for what you did
I don’t wanna goooooooo this road I don’t wanna take this turn in life without you I don’t wanna siiiiiiiiiiing this song I don’t wanna sing it, if this is not for you
I know, I know, I know, I should have done it all before I hope, you’re gonna forgive all those years that are gone I wish, it’s not too late, not too late for us both To stand side by side till our last days
I don’t wanna goooooooo this road I don’t wanna take this turn in life without you I don’t wanna siiiiiiiiiiing this song I don’t wanna sing it, if this is not for you
I don’t wanna goooooooo this road I don’t wanna take this turn in life without you I don’t wanna siiiiiiiiiiing this song I don’t wanna sing it, if this is not for you
MACVIE, Be gone ǀ original, tablet recording, 01.02.2018
No risk, no fun, no fun in the long run No family, all gone, nothing is really done Day in, day out, TV on, TV off Cooking, cleaning, just being, in fever on my own
Hello friends, where have you been? Me, I‘ve been fighting on this battlefield Hello friends, where have you been? I had to stand alone on my battlefield
Job center invites, job market in disguise Forget your past, the future is still bright I need to check it out, one follows me despite What remains is cholera, playing a painful bolero
Hello friends, where have you been?
Me, I‘ve been fighting, on this battlefield
Hello my friends, where have you been?
I had to stand alone, on my battlefield
Hello friends, where have you been?
Me, I‘ve been fighting, on this battlefield
Hello my friends, where have you been?
I had to stand alone, on my battlefield
Hello friends, where have you been?
Me, I‘ve been fighting, on this battlefield
Hello my friends, where have you been?
I had to stand alone, so I let you be gone…
MACVIE, Manchmal wissen wir nicht ǀ original, raw mix/teaser, 16.03.2016
Die Tage vergehen, das Leben bleibt Was soll ich bloß tun, in diesem Fall Das Leben bleibt stehen, die Zeit rennt vorbei Was soll ich denn tun, in diesem Fall
Manchmal wissen wir nicht, was wir wollen
Und oft wollen wir das, was… was wir nicht bekommen
Und immer suchen wir weiter, obwohl wir wissen
Es ist kaum zu finden, die… die Suche muss es richten
…
(Die Reise geht weiter durch Zeit und Raum
Im Kopf wie im Bauch, zum Glück ist alles da
Es hört echt nie auf und Fragen folgen auch
Antworten zu finden, es ist schwierig, ja, ja, ja … verdammt
Manchmal wissen wir nicht, was wir wollen
Und oft wollen wir das, was… was wir nicht bekommen
Und immer suchen wir weiter, obwohl wir wissen
Es ist kaum zu finden, die… die Suche muss es richten
…
Manchmal wissen wir nicht, was wir wollen
Und oft wollen wir das, was… was wir nicht bekommen
Und immer suchen wir weiter, obwohl wir wissen
Es ist kaum zu finden, die… die Suche muss es richten)
MACVIE, Halfway ǀ The Two Romans, interpretation, raw mix/teaser, 03.04.2017