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Passionate, enthusiastic, talented and determined...These
are all words that describe Michelle Klaessens a.k.a Dragonorchid, a Singer,
Songwriter/composer from Auckland, New Zealand.
An
electrical and electronic engineer by profession (she has a Bachelor of
Engineering from the well respected University of Auckland), Michelle woke up
one day and decided that she wanted to become a Singer/songwriter/performer and
nothing is going to stop her. This attitude of perseverance, and optimism, get iness...
"I believe in constant and never-ending
improvement", says Michelle."I want to contribute something to the
world and encourage people out there to passionately dream big dreams, set
goals and just go for it!"
Michelle is dedicated to the profession, picking up audio
engineering, sound recording and design on the side, she hopes to use her
electrical and electronic Engineering skills to improve music systems design
and to help other musicians/artists record, she hopes to eventually record her
own stuff when she has honed her skills as an audio engineer and artist.
Michelle is currently studying the Masters of Sound
Recording and Design at the University of Auckland. She has had the privilege
of recording artists such as Karen Hunter,
Claire Holmes, Members of The
Artistry (Steph and Rebekah – also Tutors at The University of Auckland), The
New Zealand Trio (practicing Live classical recording with fellow Masters students
Nich Cunningham (Malvolence)
and Adrian Hollay (http://www.muport.net )
Lauren Thompson, Miriam Bennet, Abe Kumin, James McGlashan, Mxim Wehi and
Stephen MacIntyre (Mar
Music) at the University of Auckland - she enjoys a variety of styles of
music even though her greatest passion is for the Rock music genre.
More recently Michelle started up her own company “The Rock Factory – Rehearsal Space and
Recording Facility” with fellow student Master’s Mark Rawstron and has
recorded local New Zealand bands Exiter, Attica, Tayper
and Amperzahn, whom she believes are
all very talented and reflect her love of this type of music.
Michelle’s music is very pop/rock orientated, although tending
towards the classic/contemporary side of music – her music can be enjoyed by
people of any age. She is destined to leave her mark on the music world.
Although her demos were created by her, with keyboard
sequencing as the main “tool” to get the ideas down… she believes that with the
addition of real instruments (drums, guitars and backing vocals) these songs
have all the hall marks of future hits. They are catchy, memorable and the
lyrics can create an emotional attachment with the listener.
Michelle hopes to form a band one and start Gigging. But for
the moment she’s happy and busy helping other people carve their way into the
music industry by learning and trying to be the best Audio Engineer she can be.
(Okay… you may now puke… cheesy aye!)
;-)
:-P
Infomercial music ends now…
Call:
Michelle Klaessens
Co-founder/Audio Engineer
"The
Rock Factory" Rehearsal Space and Recording Facility
"Helping
our fellow Musicians"
Ph:
358 4294
Mob:
021 129 3193
The
Rock Factory from a strange angle.
The
Gods of Nothing Onstage at Shadows Bar - Auckland
Recording
the Drum Kit (setup) for Robin and Gareth Killip (Jackpoint) at The University
of Auckland
Michelle
with Mum and Sister in Belgium early 2004
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Funny face from Mark – My favourite guy J
Shhh – Secret Squirrel… My flatmate
Gareth dared me to put this here - He calls this an "Easter Egg" -
hehe ;-)
Thanks to Anthony for taking the Photo. You’re a great photographer.
All songs and this website © Michelle Klaessens 2002-2004