VenuePilot

BLACK VIIOLET is the new solo project of Nicole Laurenne (lead singer and founder of Alterna-
tive Tentacles all-girl garagepunk band The Darts (US)). In Black Viiolet, Nicole steps away from her
rock persona into a sultry, neosoul, vintage-jazz-inspired, triphop-tinged, spy-movie experience, invoking
candlelit jazz clubs and back-alley speakeasies. Fronting the group on vocals and keys, Nicole is backed by top-tier jazz musicians on double bass, live drums over electronic beats, and a full horn section. In its first year of existence, Black Viiolet has released an EP (now in its second pressing) and an LP, toured Europe and the US several times, and garnered rave reviews from critics and broad airplay on both continents. "Open your ears to the unique, new view of vintage torch music from Black Viiolet and you may discover your new favorite singer.” - Abe Beeson, The New Cool, KNKX (Seattle).

Dracu has received many awards for his one-of-a-kind voice, songwriting and guitar-playing, but is also notoriously known for his opposition to the mainstream and his deep love for cultural awareness. No streaming, no trends, but real people and real shows. Dracu likes to get to know his crowd as he offers them a beautiful mixture of rock&soul music, handmade with no extras. Whereever the 32-year old guitar-slinger goes, he brings his bag of inspiring stories, his unmatched energyand presence to the stage.Raised by old Blues and Hardrock from the 70s, and modern Heavy-Metal of northern Europa alike,Dracu knows how to combine skill and feeling to make his songs accessible, no matter if one isyoung, old, a blues-lover or a headbanger. “Sure, I was a huge student of Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters or Deep Purple, but Turbonegro or Children of Bodom mean just as much to me. So this really is all natural for me. ” ~ Dracu