Monique Fessl
Monique Fessl (born May 2, 1974 in Sankt Lorenzen im Mürz Valley ) is an Austrian music producer , composer , techno DJ, singer and media artist .
life and work
Monique Fessl received flute lessons from the age of four, followed by music lessons for Styrian accordion, accordion, piano, guitar, drums, harmonium and singing.
Work on his own compositions began in the mid-1990s. The first release with the band "Back to Godhead", a classical guitar band formation, landed first at the FM4 Skype Music Award in Austria and second in Europe. This was followed by further publications in various formations such as Shuka or Nimai (with the German musician and producer Gregor Hennig ) between pop and electronic music . In 2003, Nimai was nominated for the Amadeus Award .
Monique Fessl has been working solo since 2006. Stylistically, she moved between electronic music and techno , mostly combined with her melodious singing. This was followed by releases on renowned labels such as Tongut (Switzerland) or the Graz label Zeiger, with the FM4 hit “Schnee mit Matsch” , released in 2008 .
Monique Fessl completed her studies in astrophysics at the Karl Franzens University in Graz as well as the course in media and interaction design at the FH Joanneum . She is a member of female: pressure , an international database for female DJs, music producers and artists, founded by Electric Indigo .
Discography
Albums
- 1998: Icecream for Love (with Back to Godhead)
- 1999: Play me (with Shuka)
- 2002: Fallen from a Star (with Nimai)
EPs
- 2008: Who knows, Tongut
Singles
- 2014: The Violets (Monique Fessl Remix), Favela Gold
Further publications of individual pieces of music
- 1996: Springtime, Shelter, Jaya Radha-Madhava, Desaster Area, promotional sampler
- 1999: Sugar Candy Mountain, Dream, pop 37,38, pop! Plate
- 1999: Sugar Candy Mountain, Austrian Sound Odyssey, projekt pop !, AKM, IFPI Austria, SR Archive Austrian Popular Music
- 2001: The Lovesong, soundtrack Ikarus, monkey music
- 2002: One Love, FM4 Soundpark, VWSF-03/02
- 2003: What, When, If, Is ?, Nibblingontheloops, Sevenahalf
- 2008: Let loose (with Willi Ganster), soundtrack It couldn't be worse
- 2008: The Love Track (Apoll Re-Loved), Konform, Tongut
- 2008: Snow with Match, Styrian Stylez, Zeiger Records
- 2009: About it we are silent (Remix), Sozonov, Compilation Elevate , Zero inch, Kangaroo
- 2009: The Love Track (Apoll Re-Loved), Minimal Techno Vol. 7, futuraudio Records
- 2009: Right now (with Martin Mathy), Styrian Stylez, Zeiger Records
- 2011: Crater (Sozonov ft. Monique Fessl), Felerica
- 2012: Come give me your hand (guest musician, youth, Binder & Krieglstein ), earcandy recordings
Live sets
- April 8, 2015 Opening concert exhibition "Desiring the real.Austria contemporary", Club OnStage, Shanghai / China with Dorit Chrysler
- March 19, 2015 sound: frame - “Departures: Austrian Days”, Pilsen - European Capital of Culture 2015, Czech Republic with Bernhard Fleischmann and Sixtus Preiss
Web links
- Monique Fessl Homepage
- Fessl, Monique. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
- Monique Fessl at Discogs (English)
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- female: pressure international database for female DJs, music producers and artists
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fessl, Monique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian music producer, composer, techno DJ, singer and media artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2nd 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sankt Lorenzen in Mürz Valley |