Reader Profile: Adriana Kaegi

Hey everyone, this week’s Reader Profile is with Adriana Kaegi — solo vocalist, career musician, and educator.  She’s got a new album coming out this December on iTunes, eMusic, and Amazon and submitted her song to us using the SoundCloud dropbox on the right. Check out her track:

MP3: It feels like I am dreaming

Could you tell us a little about yourself? Both as a person and a musician?

I was born in switzerland and speak four languages. At the tender age of 18 I moved to New York City for an education in the performing arts and only two years later, I co-founded a band that would change my life. I have just completed my video memoirs, a 50 min.documentary film Kid Creole And My Coconuts.

Other then that, I am video blogging live bands and other events,  and I am about to digitaly distribute my first solo CD (downtempo, chill out, ambient lounge music).
Giving back is so rewarding and I am most proud of my work as performance coach at lagondmusic.org and feel good about teaching the art of performance to new bands and watch them evolve.

You were involved with Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Could you tell us a little bit about your musical history?

I co-founded the legendary band Kid Creole and the Coconuts. My contribution to the group ( choreography, costume design) landed us a british music award for best international live act and such a-list appearances with the band as “The Tonight Show,” “Saturday Night Live,” the movie “Against All Odds,” and a benefit hosted by Princess Diana, the 40th anniversary of the UN, and many TV shows and world tours. After I left my band, I created a Girl Group called Boomerang and signed with Atlantic records.  I also had the pleasure to sing on the U2 WAR LP, and on Towa Tai’s CD. Eventually I created a solo show performing in New York, Los Angeles and Paris.

How does that translate with what you’re doing now?

My love for downtempo, ambient lounge music inspired me to write and record my own songs and I constantly compose new tracks for my video blog.

What are you doing to “Get Social”?
…..I am everywhere!

Editor’s note: She really is everywhere… besides her dot-com, her email signature had seven other social communities, including twitter, myspace, youtube, and reverb nation, where you can sign up for her mailing list, listen to her music, read personal updates, and watch her video blog.

Do you have the help of a manager, lawyer, and label?
I do not have representation and I am promoting on-line.

You submitted the song ‘It Feels Like I am Dreaming’.  Can you tell us about the song? 

The lyrics were inspired by a time in my life when I had given up on relationships but then I fell in love again. There is a unique and  strange sound you will hear on this track that is created by a saw (yes the kind you use to saw trees), played by David Moor. The moody Sax is played by Mica Gough.

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What do yall think?  Any questions for Adriana?  I’m sure she has a wealth of experiences in having such an involved past in the music industry. Check her out on her website http://dearaddy.com/.

Also, don’t forget to submit your songs for the next section of our Reader Profiles.