I will soon release a new single. Releasing a cd is an adventure, reminding me about how the promotion of some of my previous cds turned out.
Dreamworld is playlisted on Musicworldradio and on NewUsb in England/USA and was recently aired for the first time in Netherlands on Radio Ridderkerk. It was playlisted on radio in California, Connecticut, Maine, Minnesota, New York New York, Rhode Island, Seattle Washington, Nebraska, Ohio, and in Winnipeg Manitoga, Ontario Canada and in Barcelona Spain. Released by Reya music, Sweden October 2011. Promoted by Trilogy Music Group, Hollywood, Manilla PR, UK and Jason Boner, Liverpool UK.
My single Let Me Do Your Time is, more than a year after it was released, #3 on Top20 chart at Musicworldradio in Spain. It was playlisted in California, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New York New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Newfoundland, Massachussetts, Montreal Canada, many radio stations in UK. Let Me Do Your Time. And not to forget, it was 9 weeks on most sold track’s list Digilistan on Swedish radio P3! Released by Reya music, Sweden. Promoted by Trilogy Music Group, Hollywood, Manilla PR, UK and Jason Boner, Liverpool UK.
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My techno single Let Me Do Your Time became a great success. Let Me Do Your Time was during 9 weeks on the list of most sold tracks Digilistan of Swedish Radio SR P3, among the most famous artists in the world. As best it was number 16, check it up here.
Radio stations in 16 states in USA have playlisted Let Me Do Your Time, it is also played by many radio stations in UK and Spain. It is on radio’s playlist for eg in Los Angeles, California rotating once a day at 98.2 The Beat Top 40 station.
Over 40000 people have seen the great Let Me Do Your Time video with water skiing and acrobatics by nothingilistic, Canada. Watch it on YouTube here
I send lots of greetings to all DJs that play Let Me Do Your Time and to all listeners and fans that love Let Me Do Your Time and send me such great messages 🙂
There is a new disco star in town. Maini Sorri’s Let Me Do Your Time climbed high on Digilistan, the list of Sweden’s most downloaded songs.
– It feels great fun, I get little joy shocks now and then, says Maini Sorri.
HER MELODIES TOUCH
Maini Sorri has always had music with her in her life. In her childhood home, the Finnish parsonage, they sang lots of spiritual songs. She began to play piano and guitar, at first she played by ear and tried to teach herself. Later Maini Sorri’s mom sent her to take piano and singing lessons. Her first piano piece she wrote as an 8-year-old, and after encouragement, she wrote her first song, 20 year old.
– I have a passion for music, says Maini Sorri.
To Sweden she came from a village near Tampere in Finland when she was seventeen. A teenage love had got her interested in Sweden and she moved to Uppsala with his older sister who would start studying here in town.
– Of course mom probably thought it was a bit tough. At the same time she knew how stubborn I was and that she could not stop me, says Maini Sorri.
In Uppsala, she took music teacher certificate and later worked at various schools around the Upland including the music school in Tierp. She liked being a music teacher, but in recent years it has been her own music that applied to her.
The music she writes she describes as pop ballades – songs with touching lyrics. She often writes both music and lyrics herself, but lately she has also written music fto other lyricswriters´poems. Maini Sorri describes that she has a small lyrics-hiding-place that she occasionally visit to pick out the best lyrics.
– When I select the lyrics which I compose music for, it is important that they convey a feeling and have something melancholy included. I could never write music to lyrics about a car for example, she says, smiling.
The creation of music seem effortless, when Maini Sorri tells about it. She describes it as the music gets to her, the inspiration is flowing, when she sits down at her piano.
A year ago, an American Music company contacted her and wanted to promote her songs in the U.S. Through them, she released first her EP Someday in the U.S., and then Let me do your time. The song, which is about a person who wants to take an innocent’s place in prison, is quite different from her other songs. Instead of a sensitive ballad, it is a dance tune with heavy beats.
– My singing coach thought it would fit like a dance tune, says Maini Sorri.
It turned out to be a success. Suddenly Let me do your time was played on many radio stations in the U.S. and Europe, and the song found its way even into the Swedish Digilistan – list of most downloaded songs in Sweden. As highest it was in sixteenth place of the list’s 60 songs. Maini is pleased because she is now played around the world.
– There are so many artists who never get to experience this and I think I wouldn’t have come here if I haven’t worked so hard for so many years, she says.
For Maini Sorri waits exciting new projects. Recently her band that she has together with an Italian singer released new material. The band is called Sorriso, which means smile in Italian. This fall she will release new songs under her own name, it will be both pop ballades and songs with fast beat.
– I’m really excited, I get little joy shocks now and then, says Maini Sorri.
Translated by Google translater with help from Maini.
Original article published by Uppsalatidningen 13th May 2011 by Anna-Karin Ellenius.
Newspaper placard:She is the New Disco Queenof the City
Maini wants to hit big Uppsala’s New Pop Queen
Forget E-type, Basic Element and Pandora. Sweden’s latest Eurodisco hope Maini Sorri is from Uppsala. With the new song “Let me do your time” she had last week one of the most downloaded songs.
Maini Sorri stands out in several ways. With a history as a music teacher and with three albums and one EP in the trunk, she is no newcomer in the industry. A woman who previously recorded Finnish ballads and poems set to music, she is an odd bird among the artists on Digilistan in P3. Here she has bounced in and out in recent weeks with her latest song in the euro disco-style “Let me do your time”.
– “I have written it as a ballad, as all my songs. It was my songcoach’ idea, she thought it could fit as a bit more techno”, says Maini Sorri.
At best, the song has been Sweden’s 26th most downloaded song in the company of hot artists like Petter and September, and Tove Styrke.
– “It’s amazing. P3 has never played my music before. Everything is just so wow”, she says and giggles.
The move from pop to this genre may seem a long way. But Maini Sorri is curious and like to try new things.
– “I have an acquaintance who is a rap artist, I’ve had a thought about a collaboration in the past but never dared to ask, but perhaps now. ” She tells that the next dance hit is on it’s way, but not finished.
Caption: On the upswing. Uppsala resident Maini Sorri is Sweden’s new pop hope. She has now taken the step from pop to more swinging euro disco music.
Caption: Swinging. With her new euro disco hit, Let me do your time, Maini Sorri have been played on many radio stations around the world such as Spain, England and USA.
Background: Music teacher in Tierp and Enköping, artist.
Discography: Two albums in Finnish and Swedish (1998, 2006), a Christmas CD (2006) and one ep (2010) where she sings in English. And a duoprojekt – Sorriso – where she collaborates with an Italian artist (2010).
Current: with her single Let me do your time.
Translated from Swedish by Google (with a little help from Maini)
My single Let Me Do Your Time that will be released on 28th February is already on Swedish Radio P3’s list Digilistan as #28, you can check it up here The list consists of the most sold tracks i Sweden between 14th and 20th February.
The video Let Me Do Your Time has already more than 31 000 views and lots of lovely comments on Youtube
Music by Maini Sorri, lyrics by Gary Cornman, USA and the DVD made in Canada by the Canadian artist nothingilistic.