dcdeb Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Relax, North America - Mika's Back Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007 11:07AM U.K. pop sensation Mika is headed back to North America for a run of dates early in the New Year. The singer/songwriter will kick off the run January 28 at Bell Centre in Montreal and hit theatres and clubs across the U.S. and Canada through mid-February. Highlights include stops at Kool Haus in Toronto (January 29), Terminal 5 in New York City (February 2), House of Blues in Chicago (February 5), The Wiltern in Los Angeles (February 11) and Showbox SoDo in Seattle (February 14). Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com. Mika has kept extremely busy since the February release of his debut, Life in Cartoon Motion, touring extensively in the U.K., Europe and Japan, while squeezing in a couple of North American runs. The album scored the 24-year-old singer a number of hits in the U.K., including "Relax, Take It Easy," "Grace Kelly," "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)," "Happy Ending," and "Lollipop" and earned him a Grammy nomination for "Love Today" in the Best Dance Recording category. Mika said he achieved the unique sound of his genre-bending disc "by being as honest as I possibly could be at every stage of the record making process. "As far as I'm concerned, production is a tool that you use to assist the storytelling in your songwriting," he told Pollstar. "And that enables me to work with musicians from classical orchestrators to electronica programmers simply because I haven't been born out of a particular scene or sound." He was aided in his task by studying some of the biggest names in pop. "I kind of looked to artists from the '60s, '70s and '80s - people like Prince or Bowie or early Elton John stuff - even Michael Jackson's Quincy Jones records," he said. "Records that were made to a unique vision - that were made by solo artists, yet were not limited by how big they could possibly sound. "If you do that, inevitably, you're able to transcend genres within one record, and also within your career. That's the freedom and the honesty that I wanted to kind of preserve as much as I possibly could." The singer's quest for creative freedom and honesty doesn't end at the studio door. He says "playing live is where it all comes together" and views touring as the cornerstone of a long-term career. To that end, he tried to make music that would translate live. "I was obsessed when I was making the record to build the production with as many organic parts as possible, so we're able to replicate the sound live. I haven't manipulated my voice, so I can deliver exactly what I do on the record." Fans who haven't been fortunate enough to catch Mika's live show can experience it in the comfort of their own homes courtesy of the just released live DVD, "Live In Cartoon Motion," which captures his show at the L'Olympia venue in Paris. The video was shot by Matt Askem, who has previously worked with Muse, Paul Weller, Lenny Kravitz and David Bowie. The disc features 13 tracks, including a cover of Eurythmics' seminal hit, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)," and 52 minutes of a previously unseen documentary footage that captures Mika's antics around the world over the last year. - Jim Otey http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=8996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Clay Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I was just going to post this: You beat me to it! GOOD SHOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauruslady Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I just want to cry now!!!!!!!! It's so heartbreaking to read about Mika touring all over the world, and still having to pray that he'll come here. #And it says he toured "extensively" around the U.K. (yeah, but completely bypassing Ireland!!!) I just hope that someday he'll make up for it and do a few shows here. It's painful to know that he's so close in England doing all his gigs and not even dropping by to us. But I hope all of you Americans enjoy his tour:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Thanks for posting!!! I'm so excited for the North American tour!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandilambi Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Thanks for posting! Reading articles like these always get me so pumped for the tour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarkookie Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I love the title of that article!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauruslady Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I love the title of that article!! The title?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Relax, North America - Mika's BackWednesday, Dec 19, 2007 11:07AM U.K. pop sensation Mika is headed back to North America for a run of dates early in the New Year. The singer/songwriter will kick off the run January 28 at Bell Centre in Montreal and hit theatres and clubs across the U.S. and Canada through mid-February. Highlights include stops at Kool Haus in Toronto (January 29), Terminal 5 in New York City (February 2), House of Blues in Chicago (February 5), The Wiltern in Los Angeles (February 11) and Showbox SoDo in Seattle (February 14). Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com. Mika has kept extremely busy since the February release of his debut, Life in Cartoon Motion, touring extensively in the U.K., Europe and Japan, while squeezing in a couple of North American runs. The album scored the 24-year-old singer a number of hits in the U.K., including "Relax, Take It Easy," "Grace Kelly," "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)," "Happy Ending," and "Lollipop" and earned him a Grammy nomination for "Love Today" in the Best Dance Recording category. Mika said he achieved the unique sound of his genre-bending disc "by being as honest as I possibly could be at every stage of the record making process. "As far as I'm concerned, production is a tool that you use to assist the storytelling in your songwriting," he told Pollstar. "And that enables me to work with musicians from classical orchestrators to electronica programmers simply because I haven't been born out of a particular scene or sound." He was aided in his task by studying some of the biggest names in pop. "I kind of looked to artists from the '60s, '70s and '80s - people like Prince or Bowie or early Elton John stuff - even Michael Jackson's Quincy Jones records," he said. "Records that were made to a unique vision - that were made by solo artists, yet were not limited by how big they could possibly sound. "If you do that, inevitably, you're able to transcend genres within one record, and also within your career. That's the freedom and the honesty that I wanted to kind of preserve as much as I possibly could." The singer's quest for creative freedom and honesty doesn't end at the studio door. He says "playing live is where it all comes together" and views touring as the cornerstone of a long-term career. To that end, he tried to make music that would translate live. "I was obsessed when I was making the record to build the production with as many organic parts as possible, so we're able to replicate the sound live. I haven't manipulated my voice, so I can deliver exactly what I do on the record." Fans who haven't been fortunate enough to catch Mika's live show can experience it in the comfort of their own homes courtesy of the just released live DVD, "Live In Cartoon Motion," which captures his show at the L'Olympia venue in Paris. The video was shot by Matt Askem, who has previously worked with Muse, Paul Weller, Lenny Kravitz and David Bowie. The disc features 13 tracks, including a cover of Eurythmics' seminal hit, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)," and 52 minutes of a previously unseen documentary footage that captures Mika's antics around the world over the last year. - Jim Otey http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=8996 This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwalk174 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 i thought this was an old thread so i didn't look at it until now thanks for posting it deb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarkookie Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 The title?!? hahaha, yeah I liked the title! it was kinda like a play on his song 'Relax'....and 'cause I know all us North American MFC are super excited about him coming to the U.S.!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine931 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Thx for posting !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femifrosk Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Cool! I love the title "Relax, North America - Mika's Back". It's fabby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armande Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I just want to cry now!!!!!!!!It's so heartbreaking to read about Mika touring all over the world, and still having to pray that he'll come here. #And it says he toured "extensively" around the U.K. (yeah, but completely bypassing Ireland!!!) I just hope that someday he'll make up for it and do a few shows here. It's painful to know that he's so close in England doing all his gigs and not even dropping by to us. But I hope all of you Americans enjoy his tour:) i know how you feel! (i am guessing you know about australia... and i didn't even have a chance to get to the festivals either) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Thanks for posting Why doesnt he do Ireland or Wales for that matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenie Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Thanks for posting, deb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauruslady Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 i know how you feel! (i am guessing you know about australia... and i didn't even have a chance to get to the festivals either) yeah, I know loads of other fans are suffering too(ok thats a bit dramatic,lol:naughty: ) We'll just have to all complain together. Why doesnt he do Ireland or Wales for that matter I don't know? Maybe he thinks that we can just fly over or travel to England or Scotland to see him? But not all of us are rich enough to do that:( so I hope he'll get to everyone soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizchi3 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I just got my tickets in the mail a few days ago for his February 5th performance in Chicago!! I'm sooooo excited! I got a chance to see him in Chicago last June (which I almost missed) so I made sure to get his tickets well in advance this time. Counting down the days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiexx Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I love the title of that article!! sort of the lord of the rings, hahahah, the return of M I K A good lord, i've no idea bout those artists, but it's alright, Mika can play live and tell the story ! and he is very jar la lai !! We love you, beauty !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandilambi Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I just got my tickets in the mail a few days ago for his February 5th performance in Chicago!! I'm sooooo excited! I got a chance to see him in Chicago last June (which I almost missed) so I made sure to get his tickets well in advance this time. Counting down the days I'll be going to that show as well and I was there for the last one too. Maybe I'll see ya there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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