I was interviewed by New Usb radio station in UK. It was very nice, I enjoyed every second. I was interviewed by Scott Travers. Gonzalo Arzamendi CEO at Arzuk Productions in California took good care of me during the music. It was really a great pleasure, lots of thanks to you all at New Usb! You can listen to the interview below.

Scott Travers wrote these kind words about the interview, thank you Scott!

“From the kitchen table, overlooking autumn leaves and glistening sunset comes a very friendly and inspiring talk with a Swedish Star who is lighting up the world with her varied styles and musical mystery.

Warm, Friendly and sincere in her replies and comments, Maini was a pleasure to chat to from the other side of the water…

her new album Dreamworld will be released on Monday 31st Oct 2011”

You can listen to New Usb here

Maini Sorris new cd Dreamworld will be released 31st October 2011 by Reya Music, Sweden. It contains 5 songs: #1 Dreamworld #2 Only A Memory #3 Oh Echo #4 Highway #5 Like A Golden Eagle. PR campaign is now running by Trilogy Music Group in Hollywood, you can see on TMGs website that Maini is a featured artist.

Dreamworld has already been added on playlist at some radio stations in Spain and UK.

Mainis previous album Someday got excellent reviews and Dreamworld can follow up the success of Someday. A purchaser wrote: “I listened to those songs on Dreamworld album.  The music, singing voice and lyrics are so well blended, there is four words that comes to mind:  I am left speechless”.

All music is like always written by Maini. Lyrics to track #1 and #3 are written by Gary Cornman, USA.  The rest of the songs are translated into English by the legendary Finnish artist Barbara Helsingius, original lyrics are by Mikko Anttila, Ritva Ala-Särkelä and Ritva Östlin. Music backgrounds by Piyasiri, Jaakko Viitala and Seppo Ihme.

Cd artwork photo by Johan Zetterlund.

You can listen to all 5 tracks of Dreamworld on Mainis website http://www.mainisorri.com

The tracks of Dreamworld are available for purchase on web shops around the world. You find a Dreamworld page on your favourite store in different parts of the world:

SWEDEN

7digital Sweden Dreamworld

itunes Sweden Dreamworld

spotify:album:2HJqxhc4PeB8WSopu4DlNp Dreamworld

UK

7Digital UK Dreamworld

Amazon UK Dreamworld

itunes UK Dreamworld

Spotify searchword Maini

USA

7Digital USA Dreamworld

Amazon USA Dreamworld

itunes USA Dreamworld

ITALY

7digital Italy Dreamworld

itunes Italy Dreamworld

FINLAND

7digital Finland Dreamworld

itunes Finland Dreamworld

Spotify searchword Maini

NORWAY

itunes Norway Dreamworld

Spotify searchword Maini

DENMARK

itunes Denmark Dreamworld

GERMANY

7digital Germany Dreamworld

Amazon Germany Dreamworld

itunes Dreamworld

SPAIN

itunes Spain Dreamworld

Spotify searchword Maini

AUSTRALIA

itunes Dreamworld

CANADA

7digital Canada Dreamworld

itunes Canada Dreamworld

FRANCE

7digital France Dreamworld

itunes France Dreamworld

Amazon France Dreamworld

Spotify searchword Maini

IRELAND

itunes Ireland Dreamworld

JAPAN

Amazon Japan Dreamworld

HUNGARY

itunes Hungary Dreamworld

NETHERLANDS

itunes Nederland Dreamworld

Spotify searchword Maini Dreamworld

AUSTRIA

itunes Austria Dreamworld

RUSSIA

Nokia music searchword Maini Dreamworld

SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVANIA, ROMANIA, MEXICO, INDIA, BRAZIL, POLAND

Nokia music searchword Maini Dreamworld

LATVIA, LITHAUNIA,ESTONIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, CYPRUS, BULGARIA, MALTA, LUXENBOURG, POLAND

eMusic searchword Maini Dreamworld

NEW ZEELAND, GREECE, PORTUGAL, BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND

itunes searchword Maini Dreamworld

272 Records in Los Angeles found Maini Sorri from Uppsala on Maini’s Myspace music page and contacted her. In less than 24 hours the record deal had already been signed.

Contact with the record label A & R director has been frequent  throughout the summer. What is clear is that the record company is hooked on Maini’s music. A & R wrote: “We’d love to have you on board! We really enjoy your song I Should not Have Trusted You, and think it would be a great addition to the record!”

A compilation album was published in August and it is distributed worldwide. The album is also sold at Hollywood’s biggest and most popular record store. Beyond radio distribution the album will be distributed to Cafes and Coffee Houses on Hollywood Blvd., Sunset Blvd. and Melrose Avenue. On the album you can hear I Should not have trusted you and Like an angel, composed by Maini. The lyrics of most of Maini’s songs are written by herself but the lyrics of Like an angel are written by Marjo-Riitta Oksanen. Maini’s songs are translated by Barbara Helsingius into English.
Maini Sorri is from Lempäälä and she moved to Sweden in the age of 17. She worked as a music teacher e.g. in Uppland, but has dedicated to her own music the recent years.
Social media and spreading of music via internet has opened doors to the global distribution of the music.
Maini wrote her first piece of music at 8 and has played and sung all her life. She became well known  through her songs. Maini has a band with John Baumann from Italy, and Sorriso Special Friend was elected to Arzuk Artist of the Week  in California in April this year. There are also other number one spots for Maini on international charts.

Maini has said in interviews that a strong motive for making music is to bring  joy to listeners and to make them feel good. Maini’s humane and bright music reaches out to listeners, the message is easy to understand, and it has always a warm tone. Maini has been studying singing for decades, and her repertoire is surprisingly all around – it includes ballads, pop and even techno music.

Maini Sorri was  for a long time #2 on a vote based World Music Radio Chart Top 20 list. On the top of not quite two year old Top 20 chart has beyond Maini and Menowin been e.g. Depeche Mode”.

Maini Sorri’s artist page and blog: http://www.mainisorri.com
Acoustika Vol. 26 produced by 272 Records:  http://272records.com

Photo: Johan Zetterlund

“Levysopimus Los Angelesissa alle 24 tunnin” article published in Liekki #3 2011, translated by google with help by Maini

Acoustika Vol. 27 featuring my song Dreamworld is now released by 272 Records in Hollywood, California.  I wrote the music and Gary Cornman from USA wrote the lyrics. This great album is soon played on Cafes and Coffee Shops on Hollywood Blvd, Sunset Blvd and Melrose Avenue and available in Hollywood’s largest and most popular record shop and webshops around the world. Enjoy 17 great songs on this compilation. You can order your own copy here. It is very simple. Just click the image or the link under.

Order Acoustika Vol. 27