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Queridos lectores, Melomanía Congénita se cambió de casa cibernética. Ahora, se encuentra en: http://melomaniacongenita.wordpress.com/

¡Los espero! ;D

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Denny DeMarchi is Dolores O'Riordan's keyboardist and second guitars. Dolores is well-known as vocalist of the famous Irish band, The Cranberries. In 2007, the singer began her solo career and released the album Are You Listening?. Now she's working in her new project, No Baggage, which DeMarchi participates.

The O'Riordan's band member wanted to start his own music career: Rockizoid. This Canadian talks about that and many more things in the next interview:

- How did your music passion begin?
- It all began with my father, sitting me on top of the grand piano and facing him when I was very young, maybe 1 or 2 years. My feet would dangle down, almost touching the keys, and my father would entertain me, playing his songs.

- Why did you choose the music and no other thing?
- I had no choice. It took me over. But I've had other jobs, too.

- Do you like reading, painting or writing?
- I do enjoy reading, usually magazines, and the Internet. I don't read fiction at all. I definitely spend a lot of time writing songs. That is probably my favourite thing to do. Painting is something I have not tried, but I might do that when I'm older if I can still see.

- Are there musicians in your family? Who?
- Yes, my brother, Steve DeMarchi, is a musician. He has played in Alias, Sheriff, The Cranberries and Dolores O'Riordan. My sister also plays piano and my mother always sings in the house.

- Is it hard to be a musician?
- Being a musician is both easy and hard. I can't think of a more natural way to spend the day, working on music and playing. I make music for the love of it. It's what I love to do. I don't think of it as a job.

- How did you become in Dolores O'Riordan's band member?
- My brother, Steve, introduced me to Dolores.

- When and why did you want to start a solo career?
- I have been very creative with music my whole life. I worked with a few bands over the years, but most of my inspiration hits me when I'm alone. It was never a conscious decision to "go solo". I really enjoy playing with others and the Rockizoid project does have other players on it. Now that I have my own recording studio, it's going to be very easy to continue recording.

- What's the meaning of 'Rockizoid'?
- A few years back, I was trying to think of a name for an email address. Rockizoid came to mind immediately. The name just stuck with me ever since.

- Which is your inspiration when you have to compose a song?
- It really varies depending on the song. Sometimes, it's a lyrical concept or a feeling/experience that motivates me to express it further. But, usually, the music comes first. It's like a radio playing in my head, but the music being played has never been recorded. I also like new things to play on the guitar or keyboard. It comes very naturally for me and the inspiration takes control of my mind.

- What do you hope of the future?
- My hope is for a Rockizoid tour. My other hope is for the world to find peace.

[You can listen "Weaken me" by Denny DeMarchi here ;)]

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"La música tiene una increíble influencia sobre los estados de ánimo, desencadena recuerdos de una forma muy especial; te mueve y te ayuda a reconstruir momentos de la vida. Puedes participar de ella con tu cuerpo, por medio del baile o cantando o con tus manos", afirma Catalina León, líder de la banda chilena Diana Karina.

La agrupación, cuenta la joven, se formó "hace tres años, primero como dúo, con la idea de hacer música de una forma más libre y lúdica. Ahora, ya somos cuatro. Nuestro nombre original era Anna Karina, por una actriz; pero, con el tiempo, nos dimos cuenta que era un problema el nombre porque ella también hace música y se producían complicaciones con los temas, los autores en las etiquetas y nombres. Por eso, pasamos a ser Diana Karina".

León explica, además, que su banda fusiona diversos estilos: "Es complicado etiquetar lo que uno hace. Creo que cabe en eso llamado indie, algo de folk, algo de punk, un poco psicodélico y mucho de drama". Por otro lado, declara que sus artistas favoritos son "The Cure y The Jesus and Mary Chain, al principio. También me gusta My Bloody Valentine, Nick Cave, Arcade Fire, Bo Diddley , Dominique A, The Pogues, Cat Power y Christina Rosenvinge. Pero hay más".

Diana Karina posee MySpace, famosa red social donde los grupos musicales se dan a conocer. "Sirve harto. Ahora das la URL y sería. Es un registro con un sonido aceptable que sirve para crear lazos con otras bandas. Muchas tocatas salen de MySpace, así como, también, tienes la posibilidad de oír nuevas creaciones y ver cómo van las cosas", asegura la vocalista.

¿Cómo es ser músico en Chile? León opina que "no hay una realidad uniforme, pero lo que sé es que hay que invertir tiempo, trabajo y plata. Tener que buscar y crear espacios es todo un trabajo y cuesta conseguir dónde tocar; ésa es la parte lamentable. Un poco 'circo pobre' somos".

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