'Magnetic' is the debut album by Swiss singer Miel de Botton, also in collaboration with critically acclaimed producer Andy Wright. Full of sweet emotion and exquisite tones, 'Magnetic' is a beautifully composed project of French chansons amongst English creations.
Malachi had the pleasure of speaking with Miel and Andy on their work together...
I really loved the album. We wanted to talk to you more about your musical background and how you first came with a love for the art of music, slowly growing into what you are now as a writer and a performer.
Miel: I grew up around a lot of music. My father was very interested in music, classical music and some folk music like Leonard Cohen and Janis Joplin playing all the time in the house. I attuned to it very early and I did always have this dream of being involved somehow in singing later on. But, it never was something that was considered seriously around me even though my family asked me to sing at certain events, I was in the choir and musicals, but I never really shone in any way. So, I became a clinical psychologist, that was my career for a many years. I was passionate about that, it was very interesting and very challenging too. I did give it up because it did become, at a certain point, too challenging because of other events happening around me.
Music came into my life gradually around that time. I was very enthusiastic for it, very joyful. I enjoyed dancing and singing around the house, and a friend of mine who was actually a singer herself said "I think you're pretty good, would you like to join me on the stage and sing with me?" She sang Disco events. It sort of happened very organically.
Amazing, thank you so much for giving us a little background on that. When you decided to create this album, what were the goals? Some albums come about by somebody writing a whole heap of songs and then deciding 'hey, maybe I should record one or two of these and turn it into an album.' What was the aim or goal for you deciding that you were going to come together and create the album, was it one song recorded or did you sit down and
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