Name: Marlene Schuen

Born: 1979, Bruneck, Italy

Lives: Munich, La Val

Instrument: Vocals and violin

Musical beginnings: firstly singing and playing music with my family, violin lessons at the age of 7 with Erich Feichter, orchestra work, Music Camp with Irene Troi and Stephen Lloyd, 1998-99 studying concert violin at the Tiroler Landeskonservatorium under Prof. Edi Eichwalder, 2000-03 gospel and jazz singing under the tutelage of Prof. Karen Edwards at the Richard Strauss Konservatorium in Munich.

Career highlights: 2002-03 tour with Hubert von Goisern, concert trip to Mali (HvG), CD and DVD recordings (Iwasig, Trad 2), support for Carlos Santana, Erykah Badu, Outlandish with MIC, Europe tour with Tama Waipara (NY), Splash hiphop festival with Xavier Naidoo and Curse, concerts and CD recording with Engel wider Willen, appearances with Familienmusik Schuen on various TV stations (RAI, BR, ZDF, ORF, DW), 2006 concert with the family in Tokyo (Suntory-Hall), CD recording (Aria de Munt), projects with Thao Huong Nguyen (traditional Vietnamese music jazz), Twolips, GBJ...

Favourite music: Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Rachelle Ferrell, Angie Stone, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Take 6 ...

Did you know that ... my mother tongue is Ladin and is nowadays only spoken by about 100,000 people!

On the Linz Europe Tour 2007 I looked forward to: making good music and meeting different cultures.

This year I'm eager ... to see the further development of the band and crew, a new wonderful adventure, the people we will meet, the weather in northern Europe and for our new music.

Link: www.myspace.com/marmusica