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∷For its first edition, [A]SIDE introduces you in T-ka’s universe, a young independent artist. She obtained $50 000 from 684 Internet surfers from 32 different countries on November 5, 2007 to record her first album. From Paris to London through Amsterdam and the USA, we have followed on stage, meeting potential producers, in the recording studio… and will follow her in each step of her new professionnal life until the release of her album in the second semester of 2008 !

∷Pour sa première édition, [A]SIDE vous emmène en aparté dans l'univers de T-Ka, jeune artiste indépendante qui a obtenu le 5 novembre 2007, 50000$ de 684 internautes de 32 pays différents pour pouvoir enregistrer son premier album. De Paris, à Londres en passant par Amsterdam et les Etats-Unis, nous l'avons suivie en concert, à la rencontre de producteurs potentiels, en studio d'enregistrement...et la suivrons dans à chaque étape de sa nouvelle vie professionnelle jusqu'à la sortie de son album au second semestre 2008 !



30 avr 2008
RUSH # 1Looking forward to the final film, regularly we’ll suggest you discovering short videos realized from rushes shot during these last months by our team or T-Ka herself. The first raw video (= extracts without editing) results from images shot by the young artist during his stay to Weed: her arrival in city, the visit of the […]
19 avr 2008
Photo shoot / Séance PhotosNear Paris, T-Ka shot photos  for the press and the cover of the album with Sarah Bastin 〜〜〜 T-Ka a fait les photos de presse et de la couverture de l’album avec Sarah Bastin près de Paris.  
07 avr 2008
Return to Paris…. Retour à ParisLast day in Sylvia Massy’s RadioStar Studios : Album mixed, Video shooted…. T-ka returns to Paris before the release of her album …. But before the d-day, the young artist will have some stages to share with us! 〜〜〜 Dernier jour à Weed dans les studios Radiostar; l’album est mixé, le clip vidéo tourné…..T-Ka retourne à […]
31 mar 2008
First clap for the video…. Premier Clap pour le clip…In a video message, T-ka shares her impressions about the shooting of the video “And maybe a tree will rise out of me ». Despite a busy schedule between the make-up, the hairdresser & the shooting of the video, the young artist doesn’t forget to follow the mixing of her songs… 〜〜〜 Dans un message vidéo T-Ka livre […]
31 mar 2008
Focus on the recording & mixing sessions…. Retour sur les séances d’enregistrement…18 mars 2008: Beginning of the recording sessions for T-ka… Début de la période d’enregistrement pour T-Ka … 20 mars 2008: The recording of the instruments iso ver for the 10 tracks of the album. Stevie D did percussions overdubs, Jeff Pevar did the guitar overdubs, “Tibo” Barbillon the bas sones and John P. Taylor did […]
15 mar 2008
On the road for the American Dream…. En route pour le rêve américain…“I would never have thought that finding a producer could be so hard! After having met 3 producers in London and having contacted other in France and in the US, it’s finally on the cover of the album « Paranoid & Sunburnt » by Skunk Anansie produced by Sylvia Massy that she found her […]
15 jan 2008
Meeting in London with producers…. Rencontre à Londres avec des producteurs….On Tuesday 15 January 2008, T-ka goes for 2 days to London to meet 3 potential producers for her album (with recording credits such as James Brown, Madonna, etc.) and discuss a possible collaboration on the recording of the album. Long discussions about how to record the album have occured and back in Paris, it’s […]
16 déc 2007
Departure for Holland…. Départ pour les Pays-Bas….On December 6, 2007, it’s the first step : T-ka meets the representants of Sellaband in Paris. Then she plays live for a gig organised by one of her Believers in Amsterdam where different artists registered on Sellaband perform as well and she meets her publisher and booking agent in Den Haag, the day after… Au […]
05 nov 2007
She is produced by her « Believers »…. Elle est produite par les internautes….She is one of the first artists in the world to raise $50000 from Sellaband Websurfers (called « Believers ») which firmly believe in her talent and the adventure to record and release the album by the summer 2008 starts there! First reaction from T-ka : record a video broadcasted on Sellaband’s website to thank […]
22 oct 2006
The beginning of the story… Le début d’une histoire…On October 22, T-ka registers on Sellaband, the first crowdsourcing website for unsigned artists. The principle of this website is to find investors willing to produce the album of an unsigned artist. In between, she opens for Tower of Power, Malia and Robin Thicke. She also plays in great festivals: Enghien Jazz Festival, Solidays, Muzik’elles […]
01 jan 2006
T-Ka : La Soul Pop Française… T-Ka: The French Soul PopBorn and based in Paris, T-ka (out of the Indian Tikka symbol she is wearing on her forehead) starts to compose in 2000 pop melodies that she accompanies with her soulful voice. In English that she speaks fluently. She starts to play her compositions solo with her piano in Lille, Paris, Séoul and New-York. 〜〜〜 Née et […]