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BIO
* January 2004
Songwriter REZA starts recording some of his songs using a small pocket machine at his place in Paris.
* April 2004
Writer and close friend Sotiris living in Birmingham-England sends a poem called "somebody else’s paradise" to REZA. This is the beginning of an important collaboration. REZA will compose and sing about twenty songs composed on Sotiris poems in the following couple of years.
* January 2005
Back from Birmingham-England where he’s been working on new songs with Sotiris, REZA starts looking for musicians to record these songs and play them live.
* Summer 2005
The team is ready : REZA + Stephane (ex-SevenHate lead guitar) + Ghislain + Gautier. 6 songs are recorded by Grégory Fradin at his own studio in Poitiers. One of them is I'm your man, a cover of L. Cohen's song.
* November 2005
First EP: Somebody else's songs is out. It has the famous red octopus on its cover ! Spring 2006 REZA on stage in Paris in small venues like: POP IN, le Kitch’up, le cannibale, l’espace B, le café de la plage, etc. Cello player Julien joins the band !
* Summer 2006
It’s time to work on the first LP. 13 songs recorded by Gregory Fradin in the middle of nowhere in an old abandoned house in la Vienne. November 2006 Second EP: Flying girl is out including some of the songs from the LP recording session. Flying girl, remake, etc. Some of the songs are broadcasted by indie radio programs: planet claire radio aligre, indepen-dance radio pulsar, radio Neo, radio campus paris, etc. The EP has also good reviews in specialized webzines: indie rock mag, indie pop rock, froggy’s delight, etc.
* January 2007
New Paris tour on stage: le Klub, en marge, kitch’up, pomme d’Eve, etc. The LP mixes are getting ready, REZA is now part of the French Toast music collective together with bands like New Pretoria, The Chiltons or Saïbu ...
* April 2007
First LP broken kite is to be out, new gigs comming soon !.
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