When I ventured out into the rain this afternoon, I caught soundbites of the neighbour’s daughter happily singing along to a karaoke backtrack in that kind of vocal that suits the casting shows but not necessarily the singer. She thinks, she is going to be a star. Bless her. I try not to sound too sarcastic but it does take a lot more than that, and luck.
True, in all unfairness, it only takes luck for some. And those who put in a lot of work, talent, craftmanship, go without.
I wish this world would be a better place. Ah, there’s no business like show business…
A lot of work, talent, craftmanship and general nice guyness to boot to me also means: Neal Hoffmann.
Neal Hoffman, who had a band called Amphibic, went solo and now releases under Amphibic Records. He is a multilingual (I am still awestruck) singer, songwriter, musician (blogger, Twitterer, overall communicator) from London.
Starting out with well-crafted indie-pop, there is lately so much more in his music still: Profound lyrics, string arrangements, piano, bassoon, an element of chamber-pop as he calls it. Words cannot bring across what music can, so here goes:
He is diligently working away on a new album and I am pretty sure, it is going to be a jewel.
May I introduce you to a song of his? (This is a difficult subject – the massacre in Norway – that he deals with sensitively, touchingly and gracefully).
And a glimpse of Neal Hoffmann performing?
You may surely want to know more now and you will find Neal Hoffmann in a lot of places. Gigging or online at https://amphibic.wordpress.com