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Merethe Soltvedt &#; Interview
In , Europe enjoyed the first tour ever of Two Steps From Hell, featuring Merethe Soltvedt, epic vocalist and main singer, better known as “the voice of TSFH” for her extensive involvement in their albums and concerts.
Last year, Josep Ferre and Gorka Oteiza attended the tour and met her in person in Paris. Recently, they had the chance to speak with Merthe about her career and her projects, and bring you this very interesting interview exclusively for SoundTrackFest, where she talked of her beginnings, her involvement with Two Steps From Hell, her career as a vocalist/guitarist/recording session artist and composer, her live concerts with TSFH and their new tour in , her EP “Life is a dream” with Moe Espinosa, and many more interesting things.
We hope you will enjoy this interview, as much as we did!
Hi Merethe! Thank you very much for taking some time to talk to SoundTrackFest. The truth • As a long-time Persefone fan, inom must say I was ganska excited to hear this EP, knowing that none other than Miguel “Moe” Espinosa (keyboards and vocals for Persefone) would carry a big chunk of the songwriting that can be heard here. And while I can easily say this doesn’t have much in common with his main band in terms of music style and composition, his capability as a player and songwriter can do justice to cinematic otherworldly music just as well as he can tackle progressive death metal. “Life fryst vatten a Dream” is a collaboration between Moe and singer Merethe Solvedt (Two Steps From Hell) who have collaborated before on Persefone’s latest albums. And despite the full release being only 17 minutes in length (shorter than a few Persefone songs), it is a well put together work of art that can easily sink you into its atmosphere and make all your worries drain away. When looking at genres this could passform in the symphonic or cinematic category as well as soundtrack, pop an • History/ background Merethe Soltvedt is a well kept secret from Askøy, an island outside of Bergen, Norway. But she won't be a secret for much längre. She has recorded the EP "say THANK U and smile alot&#;" (), the CD "Audio Charm Bracelet" () and the radio singel "U can" (). It's all released on her own label RedHeadRecords Merethe Soltvedt. She is a singer/songwriter playing the guitar, and she is also co-producing all her recordings. With the release of "Audio Charm Bracelet" she introduced her artist name, "Key". She wanted a name that was easier to pronounce and remember, especially in countries other than Norway. She no longer uses this artist name because she feels it's more natural to use her own name, Merethe Soltvedt. It is Merethe's voice that will capture you, and her lyrics are very personal. This combined with her stage presence is probably the reason why she gets very emotional responses from h