NEWS 2008
/Marcus Wuest finished Production
Our producer Marcus Wuest just finished the upcoming album of Wallis Bird, where he, Wallis and her band worked alongside people like Jeremy Wheatley (Duffy, Sugar Babes, James Blunt, Depeche Mode, Sam Sparro) and Jon Davis (U2, Prodigy, Snow Patrol etc.). We are all very excited about the album!
WALLIS WINS AT THE METEORS!
We are thrilled to announce that Wallis has won the prestigious Meteor Award for Hope for 2009. The Meteors are the Irish equivalent of the Grammys, Brits and Echos, and were held at the RDS Concert Hall in Dublin!
GWS TOUR ABOUT TO START
End of April, we're very pround of the actual Get Well Soon Tour with concerts and festivals in France, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium. Hope you can make it to one of the shows. The gigs will be supportet by the lovely indie-folk band Dear Reader from South Africa.
24 Apr 2009 Le Printemps de Bourges Festival - Bourges (FR) / 25 Apr 2009 Lux Theatre (with Dear Reader) Njimegen (NL) /26 Apr 2009 La Cartonnerie (with Dear Reader) Reims (FR) / 28 Apr 2009 Controcanto Festival (with Dear Reader) Ancona (IT) / 29 Apr 2009 Circolo degli Artisti (with Dear Reader) Rome (IT) /30 Apr 2009 Covo (with Dear Reader) Bologna, (IT) / 1 May 2009 La Limonaia (with Dear Reader) Fucecchio - Florence (IT) / 2 May 2009 Mascotte (with Dear Reader), Zurich (CH) / 3 May 2009 Le Ciel (with Dear Reader) Grenoble, (FR) / 4 May 2009 Ninkasi (with Dear Reader) Lyon (FR) / 6 May 2009 La Maroquinerie (with Dear Reader) Paris (FR) / 7 May 2009 Aeronef (with Dear Reader) Lille, (FR)
NEW LABEL PARTNER FOR WALLIS BIRD
We're delighted to announce a new label partner for the UK and Ireland for Wallis Bird. Wallis has signed with Rubyworks, an independent and highly respected label based in Dublin. Best known for their work with Rodrigo y Gabriela, with whom they have sold hundreds of thousands of albums around the world, we are looking forward to a long and exciting relationship with the label.
KARAKTER - KARSTEN JAHNKE Coop
we are proud to announce that carsten jahnke konzertdirektion will be our live cooperation partner for the life between for 2009. we are looking forward to a great and successful relationship for the band.
Wallis at Eurosonic & SXSW
Thank you all for the lovely gig, fantastic support and amazing feedback in Groningen. Eurosonic, you rock! If you unfortunately missed it and are up for a trip to Texas USA, Wallis will perform at this year's South By Southwest in Austin.
VW SOUNDFOUNDATION FOR THE LIFE BETWEEN
We are happy to announce that the life between will be part of the VW soundfoundation talent program for 2009, which supports bands for live shows and media work. Thanks to the VW Soundfoundation for picking The Life Between out of hundreds of bands.
The Life Between on tour
The Life Between from Hamburg are getting ready for their first Germany tour.
Hope to see you all there.
07.04. Berlin- Privatclub
08.04. Erfurt- Museumskeller
09.04. Freiburg- Jazzhaus
10.04. Weinheim- Café Central
15.04. Hamburg- Haus 73
16.04. Duisburg- Café Steinbruch
17.04. Frankfurt- Sinkkasten
18.04. Köln- Studio 672
20.04. Kiel- Blauer Engel
Thanks again to the VW Soundfoundation for your support.
GWS South Europe Tour APRIL/MAY
French Connection - THE SEQUEL! After great success with the debut album and very beautiful shows in 2008, GET WELL SOON return to France in April/May 2009, to play concerts in Reimes, Grenoble, Paris, Lille along with some of the best festivals ... TBA! GWS will also play shows in Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland on that tour and we are very excited about that. Dear Reader from South Africa which are also on CitySlang will support on the whole tour. Please check them out as well.
METEOR MUSIC AWARD FOR WALLIS
Wallis Bird is nominated for this years Irish Music Awards (The Meteor)
GET WELL SOON TOUR & RELEASE
Thank you all for an amazing and successful "Christmas In Adventure Parks Tour". The Audience, the promoters, CitySlang, MZES, and especially our friends HERMAN DUNE and PORT O' BRIEN! - Thank you all for this great experience. We'll do it again! And last but not least: Again a very very special warm thank you for Phillipp and Alex for the concept and realization of the light show, the glowing christmas bauble, the visuals, the cameras, etc. etc.
We hope as well that you had a chance of getiing a copy of the new EP "Songs Against The Glaciation" as digital, vinyl or CDEP, or the "Rest Now Weary Head..." 2CD Deluxe Release in GSA. Click here! ...or the brand new "Listen! Those Lost At Sea, Sing A Song On Christmas Day" digital only EP in the UK & Ireland. Click here
WALLIS SOLO ACOUSTIC IRELAND TOUR
wallis just finished a great solo acoustic christmas tour, which included some regional towns where she hasn't had the chance to play before. Thanks to all the promoters and fans who came along to the shows.
MARCUS WUEST BUSY IN THE STUDIO
Marcus is currently working together with Wallis Bird on her second album, which we are very much looking forward to. He recently finished mixing and mastering Get Well Soon's christmas album "Rest now - Songs against the glaciation" together with Konstantin and also mixed the debut album of UK artist Sarah Grace Horley.
FIRST FESTIVALS 2009 FOR GWS
We're proud to announce that Get Well Soon is booked for 3 of the major german festivals SOUTHSIDE, HURRICANE and HIGHFIELD.
THANK YOU FOR 2008
karakter worldwide wants to say thank you to their artists and businss partners for a great year in 2008. We are looking forward to a great year in 2009. - Lets forget the recession and fight for great music!
GERMAN ECONOMY FILM AWARDS
Michael, the frontman of The Life Between wrote and produced the scoremusic to the trailer of the 2008 german economy film awards.
Upcoming Wallis GER/AUT Tour
Wallis will play a headlining tour in Germany and Austria in November, including 9 dates. Aidan, a great irish singer-songwriter, will support the tour.
New Wallis Album
Wallis is currently working on her second album together with her producer Marcus Wuest, her band and musician friends. The album is being recorded in Germany, Ireland and England, and will be released in 2009.
THE LIFE BETWEEN SUPPORTING AMY MACDONALD ON HER GERMAN DATES.
The life between is supporting Amy MacDonald on her german dates. All 4 shows are sold out and we are happy, that they will reach over 10,000 people during the tour. 20st Oct: Berlin, Columbiahalle (sold out) // 22nd Oct: Köln, Palladium (sold out), 25th Oct: Munchich, Tonhalle (sold out) // 27th Oct: Hamburg, Großen Freiheit (sold out).
WALLIS BIRD ON NATIONWIDE TV AD CAMPAIGN
Wallis Bird provides the music on the national TV advertising campaign for The Sun newspaper. The advert, which is part of a high profile campaign to promote The Sun's new 30p price, has been airing frequently on prime-time on all the major terrestrial and digital channels. Wallis performs a unique cover of Depeche Mode's 'Just Can't Get Enough', and her version is due to be digitally released at the end of October following an influx of phone-calls to The Sun's switchboard asking for the song to be made available.
GET WELL SOON Deluxe Release
Get Well Soon will release a Deluxe Christmas Edition of his Debut album 'Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon' , in Germany, Switzerland and Austria in October. The deluxe edition includes Christmas songs written for friends.
GET WELL SOON GOES CINEMA
Konstantin Gropper (Get Well Soon) has written two songs for the new Wim Wenders picture 'The Palermo Shooting' which recently had it's world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was in competition. The movie is about a well known photographer searching after a car crash for the meaning of life in Palermo. It stars 'Die Toten Hosen' singer Campino as well as Dennis Hopper and Lou Reed. The beautiful soundtrack features Nick Cave's Grinderman, Velvet Underground, Portishead, Will Oldham and two(!) exclusive songs by GET WELL SOON. Exciting!
If That Hat Is Missing, I Have Gone Hunting' from the debut 'Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon' is also featured in the new Austrian drug-comedy 'Contact High', starring famous German director Detlev Buck himself.
Working on "Lights"
The Life Between are working on their debut album "lights" in the former EMI-Studios in Cologne together with the producer Wolfgang stach (Guano Apes, Such a Surge, Karpatenhund etc..).
Upcoming GET WELL SOON Clip
GWS just finished their video shoot for the new single "Listen", which was done in a submarine. We are very much looking forward to the great video, which was directed by Jan Ole Gerster.
GET WELL SOON EUROPEAN TOUR
GWS will kick off their European tour in Hamburg on 26th September. The tour will lead them to the uk, ireland, benelux, france, germany, switzerland and austria.
GET WELL SOON UK&IE RELEASE
The GET WELL SOON debut album 'Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon' will be released in the UK and Ireland on the 2nd of June via Nude Records / Pinnacle. We're very excited! order now at amazon.co.uk (click here)
Get Well Soon is playing this week in Karlsruhe (Jubez), Halle (Objekt 5), the IMMERGUT FESTIVAL, Dublin (supporting BON IVER), Fleche D'or in Paris and on the 5th of June The Bush Hall in London.
The Life Between
We're happy to announce that we have started working with a great new four-piece band called The Life Between. The band are currently producing their debut album 'Lights' with producer Wolfgang Stach in the former EMI studios in Cologne.
WALLIS & GET WELL SOON DOUBLE HEADLINING SHOWS
Wallis Bird and Get Well Soon will play 3 shows together in germany. See them live 6th of August, Weinheim - Schloss / 7th of Aug. Marburg - KFZ / 8th of Aug. Jena - Kulturzelt.
We hope you'll come and enjoy it, we know we will :-)
New Shows in Ireland --- ???
Starting off with Ireland's biggest festival, the Electric Picnic; We can announce new dates for Ireland in October and November. We are very excited. Please come along to the shows. 22nd October, Cork Cyprus Avenue / 23rd October, Cork Cyprus Avenue / 24th October, Galway Roisin Dubh / 25th October, Limerick Warehouse / 27th October, Castlebar Royal Theatre / 28th October, Belfast Auntie Annies / 30st October Dublin Button Factory
31st October, Wexford Arts Centre / 01st November, Wexford Arts Centre
WALLIS TOUR
Wallis Bird just finished her tour of Germany, with a final date in Amsterdam. 3,000 people came to the 8 shows. Thank you all for the great support!
