What's your Story

Ronan Kearney was introduced to music at the age of 6, when his dad got him a walk-man with all Michael Jackson songs, and the musical of "War of the Worlds", but it wasn't before the age of 15-16, under the influence of Kurt Cobain, that he picked up a guitar to play music.

Hear, hear! (a cheer) = Tomas Verheyen and some other wannabe musicians pissing away their lives while pursuing a respectable listening audience so they can become frustrated about their music being misunderstood.

Ondine is a Belgian band that combines fuzzy guitars with timeless pop songs. They've just released their LP, called Washes Over, which is available on vinyl. They've had some incredible press reviews, when they released their first EP. They were called "best Belgian shoegaze ever", which is kinda funny, because there aren't a lot of shoegaze bands of course.

Imagine a young London born singer songwriter working night-shifts for seven years to get the money together to hire legendary brass players, soulful string orchestras, and Questlove, one of music’s most influential figures to drum on five of the tracks, and record them in a little studio in Dollis Hill.

Big Buji is an urban producer from North Carolina, United States. His lifelong dream was to be an artist, to live his passion. When he was 13, he started rapping in small clubs, getting used to the crowd, to the visibility.

Orange Goblin has been rocking stages since 1995. Their stoner rock career took a huge change, last year, with the release of their 7th album, called "A Eulogy for the damned". After 18 years in the business, combining their job, social life, and of course wife and kids, with the music, they had the chance to do this, full time. And we, the fans, are so thankful they decided to take on this once in a lifetime opportunity, to take the leap of faith.

Metal Church first popped up in 1984 and are now celebrating their 30th anniversary. Although the band had split up in 2009, they always knew they would come back together eventually. They've released their 10th album, 22nd of october 2013, and are now ready to overtake all international stages.

Their music is moody and unpredictable: shifting between electronics, hip-hop breaks, heavy baselines, rock-guitars and melancholic lyrics. Massa Nobu combines individual influences to create an own sound which could be described somewhere between Indie rock and Trip hop.

False-Heads have been around for some time now. They've had some changing line-up, but the idea behind the band remained. References to The Pixies are well appreciated, but above all, they've already had some very nice airplay with their EP.

Straight-up from the corners of Essex, currently in university, but doing everything they can, to give the audience the performance they're longing for, the performance they've waited for.

What's your Story had a chat with Luke Griffiths, about the band's past, present and future. And we can already tell you, 2014, will be the year to remember!

Jeni Wren, a soulful, jazzy singer-songwriter from Portland, United States, took the time to talk with What's your Story about her ambitions in music. Since Christmas she changed the way she handles Social Media, and we're one of those first contacts internationally.

There was a big issue in the States for the art funding, but Jeni was lucky to be in a community, where they are really supportive for arts. We talk about the difference for music appreciation in the States and in Europe, but also where inspiration comes from, who her idols are.

We were both chatty, so be prepared, relax, and take some time to get to know Jeni, this wonderful woman!