Jessica Wolff

tisdag 28 januari 2014

Monkeys and frozen muscles

My friend Jeffery J. Timbro added some winter spirit to my album cover

Hi there,

Good memories from a coconut hunt

When I was a child, I learned how to climb before I could walk and my mother used to say that she accidently swapped me with her real daughter when they were in Africa, and that the real Jessica is now stuck with a monkey family.

To bad I wasn't old enough to understand jokes...

But than again, every winter I do get the feeling I should have been born under a palm tree.

After I got back from the tour in India it still hadn't snowed in Helsinki and I already started hoping that spring would be up next.

Not quite...
Mr. Winter was patiently waiting around the corner and surprised me with a -15 °C, one early morning jog.
After the warm sunshine in India it was like a slap in the face.

I obviously took it harder than last year, cause before I knew it, my legs were on they're way to a shop and came back with a Playstation.

After a couple of days of isolation, I managed to find back to reality and by the end of the day I had a very productive month.

Two weeks ago, I released a new music video / behind the scenes from India. If you haven't seen it, check it out! There's a lot of juicy details from the tour.

Not long after, I went to the TV show called "Tartu Mikkiin" ( karaoke game & performances), which can be seen in Finland the 28th of March.

When I got invited to the show, my first thought was, that it wasn't for me since I'm pretty far from an expert when it comes to songs in Finnish.

But my second thought convinced me that getting out of the comfort zone is the best way to learn, and it didn't take long before I confirmed.

I had a lot of fun that day, met a lot of wonderful people as well as experiences and challenges.

Thanks guys for taking me on board!

With Jenni Seppälä "Nuppu", Linda Vink and Noora Louhimo

L4st but not least.

A couple of months ago the producer for 2 of my music videos, Mikko Löppönen, called me up and asked if I could play a role for a short action movie the following day.

Without knowing what I was doing I went to the shooting location, got welcomed by a bunch of freaky looking zombies and quickly got introduced to my character before the cameras started rolling.
Here's the result!

Now I'm heading to France to go to Midem ( a big music exhibition).

It's gonna be awesome, so If you're there between the 1.2 - 4.2, come by the Finnish pavilion and say hi!

Rock on!

- Jessica Wolff

tisdag 14 januari 2014

New Music video from the tour!

Hey there,

Check out my new music video for the song "I Will Live On". The footage is taken from the Hard Rock Cafe tour in India last December. I hope you like it!

Other than releasing a new music video I just had a great songwriting session in Sweden together with Christian Berglund and Ludvig Algovik from "Beside the Bridge" https://www.facebook.com/BesideTheBridge
But the fun didn't end there, my good friend, David Blair, the most charming Canadian artist, is coming to Finland to do some gigs and visit me to write some songs etc. Can't wait!
https://www.facebook.com/davidblairsongs?fref=ts

Ps. I also have some juicy action videos coming so stay tuned! ;)

måndag 6 januari 2014

Next year I'll wear a sumo costume!

Happy New Years!

After I got back from the tour in India, I went up north to snowboard a couple of days before going back to Helsinki to celebrate New Years.

The 1st of January last year, I woke up with a chopped tooth, wounds and bruises all over after getting into a fight when my friend got attacked.

This year I woke up with a knee the size of a tennis ball, a twisted ankle and scratches. For some reason I thought it was a great idea to climb trees in the middle of the night.

I didn't make any New Years resolutions other than tying myself to a chair next year and not move until the party is over.

Now it's time to take it easy, go back to yoga classes, Kung-Fu, a healthy life style and role up the sleeves for the coming months.

My starter on the menu this year, is a 3 day song writing session in Sweden together with Christian Berglund (the brain behind one of my album songs "Want You Out Of My Head"). He is one talented guy!

After this I will move on to a TV show as well as the filming of a short action movie before heading to France for Midem by the end of this month.

Stay tuned!

Jessica Wolff

lördag 21 december 2013

Last days on tour

Check out what happened behind the scenes!

Last days of the tour

Time for sightseeing! After the gig in Pune, we had a couple of days off.

We started by going to the Gate Of India in Mumbai.

I've never seen so many people before except for at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan.

Not long after I arrived I got blessed by a monk, who left a red dot in my forehead and forgot to tell me that the free willing donation is compulsory.

Me and my band were the only white people around and became clear targets for beggars and salesmen.

I had been advised not to hand out cash but it's really hard to ignore when so little can do so much. But helping one person often resulted in 10 more showing up each time.

One complication is not knowing where and how the money is used. Unfortunately it can be very organized and before you know it you get completely ripped off.

It would be great if they had some sort of food market coupons you could buy at the airport and hand them out instead of cash. Then you'd know it would be used in the right way.

We took the ferry to the Elephant Caves, an island full of very old temples.

There I got kissed by a wild cow who happened to walk next to me on the road.

The temples in the caves were outstanding and brought me one step deeper into a part of the Indian culture and history.

Not long after we arrived I realized that I was a part of the tourist attraction being the only white, blonde girl.

Someone wanted to take a picture, which quickly turned into a chain reaction and suddenly I was surrounded by a big group of people. It got quite intimidating when someone took a strong grip of my arm and pulled me back when I tried to leave.

Luckily it was solved with a smile and a wave rather than a Kung fu punch and I made back in time for the last ferry.

I travelled quite a lot but never experienced anything similar. Im glad I made them smile though....

Almost half of the next day was spent in the hotel waiting for the drivers, since we couldn't break the big language barrier and kept on misunderstanding each other.

We were getting pretty used to it though and at least we got a good chance to charge up a bit. The second misunderstand occurred in the evening when we realized there were no plane tickets or hotel booked for us for the next day. No biggy, it got organized except for.....

2:30 am and my alarm clock went off. Rise and shine!

When I looked in the mirror I saw something that reminded me more of a trashcan than my face.

A quick cold shower and off we went to Hyderabad.

I think it was the third time we stood on the wrong side of the security check when the boarding started and once again we almost missed the flight.

Going through security as a woman in India is a luxury.

There's a separate line and about 75% shorter than the mens line.

When I got to Hard Rock Cafe I had 4 interviews lined up which really surprised me thinking I already did the last one. My experience with media in India has been way over my expectations with more interviews than planned and super friendly reporters.

The show itself went under the name "Renegade".

I started by dropping the mic stand on the pedal board after accidentally punching my guitarist in the middle of a move, If people weren't paying attention, they did now!

After 2 songs my patience with the slippery floor ran out and I threw my boots off and performed the rest show bare feet.

Even if the crowd was a bit smaller than at the other venues the audience was still great and radiated a lot of positive energy and I left the venue with a warm feeling in the chest.

It was a bit of a slap in the face to wake up next morning to realize it was the day of the last show.

Another flight and we stepped out in Delhi bringing us a tiny bit closer to the cold Finnish climate waiting for us ones we get back home.

One of the weirdest buildings I've ever seen

As I tried to soak up as much of the city as I could, in the taxi on the way to the hotel, I saw a big group bullies beating up their school mate.

So extremely frustrating watching something like that without being able to effect it in any way!!

I really hope that kid is ok....bad bad bullies!!!

After a quick nap we headed to hard rock for sound check and before I knew it the spotlight went on and I stepped on the stage for the last time this trip.

I think show in Delhi was one of the best ones so far. The vibe between the band members was on top and the energy increased through out the gig.

After the show I hang out with the fans and met a very sad young gentleman who had waited for the show for a month, driven 50 km and missed the whole thing. To lighten up the day we took him back stage, had a few drinks and have him a t-shirt. Better late than never!

Over all it has been one of the best musical experiences I've had and the Indian audience is so easy to connect with!!! Thank you guys!!!

Before putting a dot to this text I want to share my gratitude to Shatadru Sarkar and Times Music,

Hard Rock Cafe, Music Finland and my bandmembers - love you guys!

Rock on

Jessica

Ps. Let me introduce my team