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platform to compliment the uplifting music. The future is very bright for Mon Frere and it gives us goose pimples thinking about the live plans that begin this summer. We always envisaged Mon Frere as a festival band – euphoric, sing along music playing to an excitable crowd in the sunshine.
How did the band name "Mon Frere" come about?
It simply means ‘My Brother’ in French, so that one is pretty self-explanatory. Sometimes in the past I would address emails to Paul as 'howdy mon frere' or sign off as 'laters mon frere', So it was just a fun nickname which seemed perfect for this project when we were considering names. We also had an elder brother who sadly isn’t with us anymore. Mon Frere is also a tribute to a guy we think about every day and who would be proud of what we are accomplishing together. Family is everything to us and we really enjoy the fact that the whole family are behind us and are helping us every step of the way. They are as active at promoting our project as we are!
And finally, can you tell us what's next up for Mon Frere in 2015, any exciting news and are you currently writing any new material at the moment?
Paul can’t seem to stop composing! We have three tracks which are ready and
waiting for some vocal sessions, and a list on the studio wall! Each time we write a new track we feel we are getting better, so we won’t stop until we hit the number one spot and get that dream Glastonbury headline slot.
We also have two tracks in the final stages of the International Songwriting Competition. This is a prestigious songwriting competition with previous winners including Passenger. We are also in the process of writing a track featuring Bermuda – yes the paradise island. We have had some success in Bermuda with our song, Exposed, being played on the radio and in clubs out there – so we plan to give something back to the Island. We have lined up a fantastic Bermudian singer and we’re writing what we hope will be a future Bermuda party anthem. The Lennox family lived in Bermuda for 12 years and so it is a home away from home to us and has certainly played a part in shaping Mon Frere's sound too.
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