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Meine Lieben  Ich hoffe, diese Mail erreicht euch bei bester Gesundheit, einem ruhigen Geist und funkelnden Augen.  Ich werde die @orangepeelagency per Ende Mai verlassen. Kein einfacher Entscheid – auch nicht wirklich logisch, dafür umso klarer im Herz.
 
Was für eine Reise das war. 
Frisch gegründet durch Covid, mit zero £lvi$ auf dem Konto und trotzdem voller Feuer bis zu 350 Shows pro Jahr. Von Kollekten Shows bis zu ausverkauften Hallen. Von der ersten Single bis zu Awards an den Swiss Music Awards. Von Berlin nach Kopenhagen bis Major-Festivalmandaten. Von Euphorie zu Zweifel, durchtanzten und Nächten ohne Schlaf zu vielen Momenten, die sich für immer eingebrannt haben. Es war alles dabei – und ich war happy.  Doch wie alles im Leben verändert sich auch die Liebe. Und irgendwann spürte ich leise bis deutlich, dass etwas in Bewegung geraten ist. Die letzten Monate haben mir gezeigt, dass es Zeit ist, loszulassen und Platz für Neues zu machen. Nicht aus Weg-von, sondern aus Hin-zu. Ich bin meinen beiden Partnern und Teams unglaublich dankbar, dass sie mich in diesem Prozess so unterstützend begleitet haben. Das bedeutet mir mehr, als Worte sagen können. 
 
Ich weiss nicht, wohin die Reise geht und was das Leben noch für mich bereithält. Aber ich weiss, dass ich grosse Lust habe, mich wieder zu verlieben – ins Tun, ins Lernen, ins Staunen. Und mit bester Gesundheit, einem ruhigen Geist und funkelnden Augen weitere Abdrücke in dieser Welt zu hinterlassen.  Merci für all die tollen Momente, die ich mit und durch euch erleben durfte – und auf viele weitere Begegnungen just in neuem Gewand.  
 
Ich wusle die nächsten Wochen noch hie und da herum und freue mich auf ein Schlückchen, Plaudereien und gemeinsame Augenblicke. Keep up the good spirit in this one precious, wild life! 
For the love of music 
♥️ 
A.

We will meet right here

Don’t let go of this love tonight,
Hold the air, don’t say too much
If everything keeps moving on,
We will meet right here Let the shadows cross the floor,
Let all sound go clear
If the world stays out of reach,
We will meet right here

Can we share this moment, please,
What a wonderful life!
What it used to take
Came without a fight Time is moving fast,
You’re caught in the spin
What will tomorrow bring
If we just stand still?
We will meet right here I threw all the noise into the fire,
Watched it pale into the night
Every word that crossed the wire
Loosening its tight hold We don’t need those voices anymore,
Let them fall away from here We will meet right here We will meet right here

Our hearts are beating soft,
But we fold inside
Will the light still leading us
If we let it slide? Can we hold onto the quiet,
While the colors fade?
All the dreams we carried
Feel a breath away 
blur beneath the skin Until will meet again right here

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Meine Freunde @onkelkilu und @mwalkerrrrrrr überzeugen erneut mit ihrem feinen Gespür für bewegend-kritische Poesie und klanggewaltige Musik mit Haltung. Mit den ersten Acts für die 3. Ausgabe von @luzernlive setzen sie erneut ein Statement, das ich stolz mittrage – well done mes Boys! #sogehtfestivalbooking2025(auch!) @yussefdayes @sophiehunger @kaetempest @ezracollective @ryx

A Secret One evening, as the sun yawned and stretched across the sky, a little boy named Finn sat beside his grandmother under the old apple tree. The air smelled sweet, and the leaves whispered in the wind. „Grandma,“ Finn asked, his small fingers tracing circles in the dirt, „where do big feelings come from? The kind that make people smile for no reason?“ Grandma chuckled, her eyes twinkling like fireflies. „Ah, you mean the kind that feel warm in your chest? That make you want to dance, or hug someone, or just sit and be happy?“ Finn nodded. „Yeah, those.“ Grandma plucked a tiny apple blossom from the tree and held it out. „See this? It’s not a fruit yet. But one day, it will be. Do you know how?“ Finn thought for a moment. „Water? Sun? Waiting?“ „Exactly,“ Grandma said. „The tree doesn’t pull or push to make the apple grow. It just stands strong, drinks the rain, soaks up the sunshine, and lets time do the rest. And then, one day, the apple is just… there.“ Finn tilted his head. „So… feelings grow like apples?“ Grandma smiled. „The really big, good ones do. When you listen to the world, when you play and rest and take care of yourself, when you’re kind without trying too hard… those feelings start to grow. You don’t have to chase them. Just be like the tree. Stay open. And one day, you’ll notice—there they are, big and bright, ready to share.“ Finn looked up at the sky, thinking. „So I don’t have to do anything?“ „Just live, little one,“ Grandma said, smoothing his hair. „The rest will come all on its own.“ And as the last golden light of the day wrapped around them, Finn thought he understood.

@valentinovivace | Fr, 16.08.2024 ufdr Steibi | Headliner @winterthurer.musikfestwochen 🙌

What if there’s a part of you that, based on a reaction to your action, made you feel so bad that you decided to hide it away where no light could reach? Away in a far dark place, safely hidden as a silent secret. What if you’ve lived without it for years, always “knowing” that something’s missing but not remembering exactly what “it” is? What if, by trusting in the process of a daily mindful practice of yoga and meditation, healthy food for your system, nature in all its elements as close as your breath, and surrounding yourself with people who are not afraid of living their being in all its facets, gives you the secure space to open up and find that missing part again? What if that openness allows you to revisit the situation where you decided never to feel “it” again, and through time, distance and reflection, gives you the chance to evolve and come to peace? What if we all once felt whole and, over time and through situations, put parts of ourselves in a big fat trunk? What if one reason for living is helping each other bring back those missing pieces? Maybe it’s just a thought and it will disappear as it came. Maybe it’s just a feeling that will show itself when it’s time. Maybe it’s a decision on how you want to live and receive life.

22 - @mnevismusic gewinnt den Artist Award ✨ 23 - @to_athena gewinnt den Artist Award ✨ 24 - @nola__kin gewinnt den Artist Award ✨ 25 - tba ;) Btw. grandiose EP “Mayhem” out now: https://bfan.link/NolaKin-Mayhem

Black Sea Dahu summer complete! 🍊 :: 28.06 - @cafebarmokkathun , Thun (last tickets) 29.06 - @openairstgallen 07.07 - @montreuxjazzfestival 27.07 - @openairetziken 17.08 - @winterthurer.musikfestwochen :: @orangepeelagency | @mouthwateringrecords

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