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06.11.08

YES WE DID!!!
I am SO happy today! Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America, and I could not be more proud, not only because he's the first black president of the US, but because I did my part to put him there; I voted for him via absentee ballot 2 weeks ago, and the state I'm registered to vote in (New Jersey) went for Obama early.

Through PRESIDENT ELECT Obama, I believe America has finally come of age. Good on ya! :-)


MY NEW JOB: POPAKADEMIE MANNHEIM
It's now official: starting on November 13th, I will be an instructor at the Popakademie (University for Popular Music) in Mannheim! I can't wait to share my knowledge with a new generation of up-and-coming artists (not like I'm old or anything like that... ;-)) I'm really looking forward to this new and rather unexpected chapter in my career.


iO: INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
My work with iO continues. We're about to do some shows outside of Germany, starting with the end of our tour, where we play three dates in Austria. Then it's on to Prague in the Czech Republic, and then to Holland in December. We recently performed in Switzerland, and the feedback was fantastic!

NEWSLETTER


UPCOMING SHOWS:
23.10 - Frankfurt, King Kamehameha Club
30.10 - Frankfurt, King Kamehameha Club
11.11 - Würzburg, Das Boot
17.11 - Mannheim, Lindberg Blue Tower
04.12 - Dortrecht (NL), Bibelot (w/iO)
06.12 - Eindhoven (NL), Rambler (w/iO)
12.12 - Aschaffenburg, Colosaal (w/ Waterproof)

More dates TBA


iO: "For The Masses" Tour 2008
30.09. BOCHUM, Matrix
01.10. WEINHEIM, Cafè Central
02.10. WINTERTHUR (CH), Salzhaus
04.10. BREMEN, Lagerhaus
06.10. HAMBURG, Knust
07.10. DRESDEN, Scheune
08.10. MÜNCHEN, Backstage
10.10. SCHWEINFURT, Stattbahnhof
11.10. GÖTTINGEN, Musa
17.10. BERLIN, Magnet **CANCELLED**
18.10. SULZBACH/MÜRR, Belinda **CANCELLED**
21.10. COLOGNE, Underground**CANCELLED**
22.10. MÜNSTER, Triptychon **CANCELLED**
07.11. KREMS (A), Avalon Exil
08.11. PETTENBACH (A), Bauhof
09.11. WIEN (A), B72 w/4LYN

TICKET HOTLINE 0531 – 310 55 310 & www.undercovershop.de
"Classical vocal technique, as well as Jazz improvisation are only a few of the facets of All-around talent Charles Simmons." - Stuttgarter Zeitung

"With his hard as steel, dynamic and multi-facetted Gospel voice, Charles easily won the audience over."

- Die Rheinpfalz

Soulful. Dynamic. Multi-faceted. These are only a few words that could describe Charles Simmons. His talent and passion for music shines through as one of Germany's most highly regarded singers / live performers. His Gospel, Soul and Rock music upbringing, as well as his training in Classical Voice, Jazz Improvisation, and Musical Theater, serves as the foundation for his high energy, dynamic live performances.

In addition to being a gifted singer, Charles is also a skillful multi-instumentalist, having taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, bass, and various percussion instruments at an early age. His musical background and experience have been put to good use, allowing Charles to score a number of successful commercial CD releases. As a member of the pop project The Free (Dance Pool / Sony Music Germany), together with Felix Gauder (producer of such acts as Blue Lagoon, Novaspace, Tom Novy, Das Modul, Sonique, and many more), Charles has had 5 singles in the German Singles Charts, the last being the 1997 smash radio hit "Loveletter From Space", which also went Top 5 in the Scandinavian Pop Charts. Charles is also a sought after studio singer, and has been featured on a number of other top CD releases, as well as in numerous TV commercial jingles, most notably for Langnese's "Magic Of Home" campaign for their Cremissimo and Vienetta ice cream brands.

Charles' talent as a singer is widely recognized in the music industry. He has performed with many U.S. and European top artists and producers, including Mary J. Blige, Shaggy, Stefan Raab, Xavier Naidoo, Steve Lukather and Simon Philips of Toto, Sasha (aka Dick Brave), Brian McKnight,The Weather Girls, Crystal Waters, Sonique and the Backstreet Boys. Since 2002 Charles has been working closely with 3p recording artists Sabrina Setlur, Glashaus, and Moses Pelham. In 2006, Charles founded the alternative rock band "iO", together with ex- Guano Apes members Dennis Poschwatta, Henning Rümenapp and Stefan Ude. Their debut CD, "For The Masses", will be available worldwide on August 1st, 2008.

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State Of Mind


State Of Mind Vol. 2 (EP)



For The Masses


Now available at:

Charles Simmons - State of Mind Vol. 1
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Now available at:

Charles Simmons - State of Mind, Vol. 2
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Now available at:

Io - For the Masses
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PIX

gallery 1
CD Showcase
Schwäbisch Hall (2005)
gallery 2
Glashaus Tour
(2005)
gallery 3
Video Shoot
Sabrina Setlur - "Lauta"
gallery 4
iO: Making of
"For The Masses"



FLIX

Sabrina Setlur - Lauta
iO - "Rage" (WDR Rockpalast 2007)


Contact:

General Info:
info@chasim-music.com

Booking inquiries:
pwb@kuenstleranwalt.de or booking@chasim-music.com


Imprint:

CHASIM MUSIC
Gustav-Schwab-Strasse 15
70794 Filderstadt, Germany

Tel: (+49) 71 58 / 70 97 62
Fax: (+49) 71 58 / 70 97 61

Web: www.chasim-music.com

Managing Director: Charles Simmons
USt.-Identification Number: DE 180227010



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