MIXED TAPE #05 | TAG MARKET x GIANNA

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MIXED TAPE #05 was carefully curated by GIANNA, signed by a major record label, live performing status is „top“, song writer, great stage entertainer, vocally numero uno, gospel star and now a lead singing role at a well known Austrian summer festival... You want to know more about her, then read the full story below.

The journey of GIANNA

The name Gianna is very much known in the Austrian music scene, she has been professionally singing for the past decade and her stunning "souly" voice and her gorgeous look has made us all melt.

During her young teens she was signed by a daughter label of BMG, known as MG Vienna. This is where she gained a lot of stage and studio experience and realized that she wants to pursue a professional singing career.

Once she left the label MG Vienna, she started experimenting at home-studions, with different producers like MEZ, Sebastian Arman and Nikolaus Glatz. This is was the era where she started writing her own lyrics and composing melodies.

This is too much of a teaser and I know that all you readers would like to hear a piece from Gianna, well guess what – she recently released her single „Heart“ and you can listen to it right here:

 

 

We are not done, the biography of Gianna continues right here – this girl is also very well known in the Viennese jam-session scene, this is where she found her joy in performing live on stage. She is an amazing entertainer and she is clearly an artist you want to listen to live.

Through her stage appearances Gianna gained great expsoure, new bookings for national and international gigs kept her occupied, she also worked with different artists and bands like The Renegades, Supermax and Austria’s number one music export Parov Stelar. Being part of a Christmas gospel group keeps her winter tour schedule fully booked, and for the past two years she has been part oft the Sommerspiele Melk – a musical show in Melk, Lower-Austria. Please mark your calendars, Gianna is singing one of the lead roles in the revue "Live is Life" which is premiering July 7th. If you are still looking for some tickets, you can purchase them here.

Signed by a major record label, live performing status is „top“, song writer, great stage entertainer, vocally numero uno, gospel star and now a lead singing role – are we missing anything? Doesn’t she deserve an music award? Well this will soon be another milestone in her career – mark my words. 

Not too long ago Gianna met her partner Chris Cerny of Ceasar Caesar Records (Cris Cerny & Gregory Henits) and signed up with this Brooklyn based label. As soon as the connection clicked, they created her latest single „Heart“. Seems like they work well together - she did admit that their team spirit is magical and fun, and they channel their powers together and work incredibly well as a team. Chris and Greg produce the instrumentals and Gianna writes the lyrics and the vocal melodies. This team is constantly busy in the studio, making visions become reality. Seems like she is on the right path...

Gianna gets her inspiration from her surrounding, it’s her friends, family and other musicians and artists that tickle out her creativity.

When asking her about her passion for music, this is what she told us:

It is a creative process, it is a clear mirror of my emotional and physical state, which go hand in hand.
If i am too much in my head or if I am tensed and stressed I will not be able to tune into the creation-mood.
If i am good to myself, my body and spirit, I will sing best.
I have learned so much growing as an artist watching myself.
I have learned that in a world where nothing is perfect there is no such thing as a flaw and everything has its own "perfection" in its self.
I can only trust and follow my guts in all decisions involved. It is a blessing to be able to do what I do, I am basically living my passion.

Here are some music recommendations from Gianna:

Gianna researches on Pitchfork, The Fader or Stereogum to stay on track with the music world.
She follows Anthony Valadez, and describes him as great Dj and music lover, he does amazing mixtapes – besides #TM’s mixed tapes of course angel

And don’t forget to check out Radio Wassoulou Internationale, its straight up music from Mali.

And what would #TM’s sections „MIXED TAPE“ be without a curated playlist by the artist itself? Check out Gianna’s playlist, made exclusively for #TM and our readers, on our SoundCloud channel. Enjoy your upcoming weekend and don't forget to follow #TM on SoundCloud

Homepage & Social Media Channels for Gianna:

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/gianna-gianna
instagram: instragram.com/wien_3
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gianna
Youtube: https://youtu.be/hMEy1nKeTwY