Norman Palm - Berlin, Germany
Catching up with Norman...
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I first found out about Norman a few years ago, I remember looking at photographs online of a book that he was working on, a book which he was planning to release with a debut cd, I was really impressed with the creative expression (using hand drawings, photos, collages etc.), passion and genuine thought that he put into the project.
His songs are humble, acoustic guitar pieces graced with sweet lyrics, and refreshingly simple melodies.
I managed to grab an interview with him when I was in Berlin last year, and became even more taken by his soft spoken ways, and kind demeanure.
Since Our Meeting Palm has released a handful of singles, including a cover of Cyndi Lauper's 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' and a cover of The Cure's 'Boys Don't Cry' (check these out!!). He is currently working on a full length record and splits his time between Berlin and Mexico City (where his girlfriend lives).
It's been over a year since we chatted and he has recently released a beautiful single duet with a female vocalist called 'Falling' (check the video below!). I decided it was time for a catch up interview....enjoy!
Norman Palm Interview:
- Bloggertronix - Who is the female vocalist on the new single and how did you meet?
Norman - The female singer is Anna Rikje Rosenthal
- B - You're doing so well with your single releases, can we expect another full length soon?
N - Yes we can! My first album will come out in October. It's gonna be slightly more acoustic than the single. It's a bit of an unusual release: 12 songs on CD + a 200 pages book of my art.
- B - Tell us about the video for 'Falling', it's simple but really effective and fun! Who came up with the concept?
N - I came up with the concept of falling screens and I worked on it together with visual artist Malte Rettberg who has cut my previous video for 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' as well. Surpringly it is done with a programme called "Keynote" which is Apple's alternative to Powerpoint. I love simple ideas carried out with simple means.
- B - Where can people find your music?
N - Both of my singles, 'Falling' and 'Boys+Girls' can be bought through online shops like itunes worldwide. For 'Girls and Boys' we produced a vinyl single which is sold out by now. The book/cd will be available through worldwide mailorder in october.
Oh la-la....Stay tuned folks, and in the meantime check out the below videos for the singles 'Falling' and 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' and be sure to peep the above links to Norman's online dwellings.
Norman Palm Videos -
'Falling' (Feat. Anna Rikje Rosenthal):
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