Former XANDRIA Singer KERSTIN BISCHOF Working On Solo Album

March 3, 2011

Former XANDRIA frontwoman Kerstin Bischof is working on a solo album with her boyfriend, former AXXIS guitarist Guido Wehmeyer. She tells SonicCathedral.com, "The name of the album is not set yet . . . We are currently working on the final mastering of the songs, and we also plan to feature further artists. But unfortunately, I cannot tell you any further names today. Basically, the songs are going to be songs that I always wanted to write for my fans. In the past, I did a couple of things, which I really enjoyed musically, but I felt were not the music I wanted to share with my friends and fans. So I decided to release a solo album incorporating songs that are really from the heart and that I'd really like to share on a personal level.

Regarding the CD's musical direction, Kerstin says, "[It will be] very diverse. I think you will hear everything you ever wanted to hear from me. Every kind of facet, every side, everything a woman could do with her voice... I mean, I don't just want to limit myself to classical singing, although that is what I started with. But I love to experiment with the voice, I love to express emotions. And emotions are not always nice, so I don't always want to sing the nice way or the technically nice way. So I include, of course, a bit of grunts and distorted voices. Also, very smooth and soft voices… a bit of everything, I hope."

Bischof's forthcoming solo album will feature art and photography by another former XANDRIA singer, Lisa Middelhauve, who will also perform with Kerstin during live shows in support of the CD. Kerstin tells SonicCathedral.com, "[Lisa] has the creative hand over this process, over the photography, over the visual images." She adds, "We are going to do a little brainstorming — a listening session with all the songs to figure out the styling — and Lisa will be responsible for that. I LOVE the way she does styling, and her ideas are great!"

For more information, read SonicCathedral.com's entire interview with Bischof, Wehmeyer and Middelhauve at this location.

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