Imogen Heap

Friday 19th March Juice Bar, Windsor Castle, Parnell Biography On March 9, 2009 Imogen invited fans via her YouTube vBlog to write her new press biog using micro-blogging site Twitter. More than 1500 140 character tweets were received. This is the result.

"Imogen is an eccentric, innovative musician who blends aspects of the world around her into a beautiful universe of song." @ Jack, founder Twitter.

A Grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist who began writing music by her 13th birthday (and broke America by her 28th); an innovative singer-songwriter with a quirky and inspirational character; a tech savvy musician whith an eccentric sense of style and uniquely graceful music; Imogen Heap is a profoundly English artist whose songs transcend time and place to conjure captivating digital dreamscapes of love, loss and hopefulness.

Imogen's distinct electronic-style is a brilliant kaleidoscopic symphony of voices, beats, sounds and emotions mixing beautiful lyrics with breathtaking melodies. Her combined traditional instrumentation with computers has created a sound that's folk-hued and digital and sparks the imagination - winning her over 350,000 friends on MySpace and more than 250,000 followers on Twitter.

Fans include Brian Eno, Jeff Beck and Scrubs star Zach Braff, while US chat show hosts David Letterman, Jey Leno, Carson Daly and Hollywood mega blogger Perez Hilton have all championed her ability musically and physically to transfix. Imogen is, in all senses, an EXPERIENCE. At the age of 5, she crept downstairs in the middle of the night, carved her name in BIG letters on the grand piano lid and swore it wasn't her.

Age 12 she learned how to layer sound with an Atari and sequencing software. Age 18 she signed her first record contract and age 20 she released her debut album iMegaphone. An anagram of her name, iMegaphone mixed angst with vulnerability and quirky noise with sombre reflection to be refreshing and intriguing. An aurally delicious blend of emotive piano, understated technology and haunting melodies, it was a promising experiment in turning emotions into something tangible.

Produced by David Kahne, Eurythmic Dave Stewart and Bjork/Madonna collaborator Guy Sigsworth, it attracted a loyal following and her first film credit with single "Come Here Boy" featured in Rupert Penry-Jones Virtual Sexuality. 2002 saw a new side to Imogen as she embarked on a short collaborative journey with Guy Sigsworth, forming electronic duo Frou Frou.

Their album Details shifted from the darker iMegaphone to an airy, dream-pop landscape. Laden with skipping beats, cool synth layers and stunning attention to detail, it's glittering melancholy was punctuated with beautifully intricate and poetic lyrics. Together Imogen & Guy were able to take computer music and bring from it real sensuality and emotion.

Frou Frou toured Europe and America and became an underground hit after Scrubs star Zach Braff used "Lets Go" in his film Garden State. The duo also recorded a version of Bonnie Tylers' "Holding Out For A Hero" for the closing credits of Shrek 2. TOUR DATE CONFIRMED

It is with much anticipation that a local performance by Imogen Heap can at last be confirmed. New Zealand has been included as part of Imogen's South Pacific/SE Asia itinerary with just one long-awaited performance in Auckland. The tour is part of her current sold out world tour to celebrate the release fo her new album "Ellipse" which famously appeared on Ebay before its release where her fans bid up to 10 million pounds to stop its auction. A unique talent of the new milennia who is destined to capture you with this very special one off performance.

AUCKLAND FRIDAY 19 MARCH JUICE BAR (Windsor Castle, Parnell) Tickets available from NZT 9.00pm Tuesday 2 February at http://tour.imogenheap.com/#leg4