You’re My Music, You’re My Drug

Everyone who is familiar with the artists of Dream Team and Wolfman’s Pack will sure know her already. Tula raises funds for two projects at the moment on AKA music and SellaBand with the strong support of her truest fans.

Read exclusive 50K MUSIC interview about where she comes from and where she wants to go:

50K M: For all those who don’t know you yet (if there is anyone at all) please tell us something about you. Where do you come from, what are your roots?
Tula: I am a 28 years old self trained pianist (started at the age of 5), I compose, write and and sing. I was born in 1982 in Tel Aviv , Israel.

My dad is a former trombonist, son of a Lithuanian Symphonies and Opera Writer, stopped playing 40 years ago, since in his eyes music was only for the soul and when he stopped playing professionally he stopped playing. My Parents didn’t accept my music and till now they still think I am just dreaming and will come to my senses eventually.

For a long time I tried to be someone else , I got a Molecular Biochemistry Degree to please my parents. I worked in labs like the “mad scientist” in day time, waiting for it to be night so I can make my music, take the mask off and be me.

I worked for years in the pharmaceutical industry , trying to combine my ultimate passion and a way of means.

Then a year ago, I met the love of my life, my dutch fiancée, in the Netherlands, and one month after he came to live with me in Israel. We went through a lot of struggles to be together, but we believed and still do. We currently live in Antwerp, Belgium. I left Everything behind for my love and for music. I couldn’t have done it any other way.

50K M: How would you describe your music and your style?
Tula: I make Gothic Symphonic Metal music. This is a genre that combines Heavy Guitars and drums parts from the metal music with the beauty of Gothic dark notes of my piano and Symphonic orchestrations.

I was influenced by artists like : Evanescence, Within Temptation, Nightwish, Epica, Kamelot. Anouk is one of my favourite artists and a lot of people compare me with her, which is a huge compliment.

50K M: You are member of Dream Team. How has this influenced you? How do you think this will help to get more believers and fans?
Tula: Joining the Dream Team really changed my life. I met Sommersby (Phil) on SAB and he invited me to join the team. The team is a very warm, supportive group of independent talented artists from all across the globe. It was very exciting to meet people who are artists like me and are pursuing their dream in a very unique way. Supporting and helping anyway they can, truly amazing.

I recently met Phil, Inge M, Cecile More, and Lindy at Inge’s House in the Netherlands. I can say that was a great experience. We shared thoughts about music, listened to music, and enjoyed a great company, while Phil made us laugh all through the evening.

I think that the Dream Team is an amazing platform, it gives exposure due to Phil’s Great support and devotion:
We have our own Facebook Group Page and it’s already starting to draw a lot of attention from believers and fans. We have a newsletter which is updated every week with news and events. I feel there is a Team of people behind me, pushing me towards my dream coming true. It’s the best feeling in the world.

I am also part of “The Pack”, which is a group of independent artists from all around the world. I want to personally thank WolfMan, the founder of the pack, for his support of us artists. He made an amazing website for the pack: http://www.wolfmandesigns.com/wolfpack/blog/ with a newsletter, a blog and social networking exposure. He is a true Believer, gives endless support, and an amazingly supporting soul. I can say that I feel like he gave me the family who believes in my music, the one I never had.

I think that joining these two fabulous groups of artists has donated a lot to the exposure of my music.

With the help of the Dream Team and The pack I won Indie top 10 Radio Noise Corporation Belgium competition which landed me a 3 months hearing in the playlist of the radio.

Another great thing is meeting artists and making connections via Facebook communication agencies that helped me with promoting my fan page on Facebook, the live stream TV shows of other artists as Aly Cook has helped a lot with exposing my “Hey You” Video.

50K M: You’re raising money even for two projects at the moment – for a single on AKA music and for an album on SellaBand. This means a lot of work for you I think. What are your plans in detail?
Tula: On AKA I am raising funds for a single album (15k). I mostly turn to the French audience, since AKA is more French and concentrate on exposure on French Stores and online sites. In the end of the fund raising I will release an Psychosomatic EP which is almost completely recorded to the French media.

I started on SAB, and I would like to say that recording a full length album is my ultimate goal. I am raising 50K on SAB to not only fund the my album “My Music My Drug” , but to also work on the “Psychosomatic” show. I give a physical CD to every Believer and a very generous incentive plan for my believers. I have a couple merchandise surprises up my sleeve for my believers, I think they deserve it all. I also give 50% of my revenues to believers, since the album is their like it’s my own.

My Detailes Plan is to raise 50,000$ which will be used to:
Record my album “My Music, My Drug” with producer and music legend , Oliver Philipps (Everon). He is the German producer in charge of the new upcoming metal star “DELAIN” and “SERENITY”. He worked with musicians form “Within Temptation”. Like him, I am loyal, he was the one who made my demos, who believed me when I didn’t have a dime, and he made My Music My Drug for me. We would start working as soon as we reach the Funding Target.

The amount will also cover costs for the Psychosomatic show, that will run through Europe, focusing on the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany. This new concept of a show, never seen before, combining my Molecular Biochemistry abilities (yeah I am a scientist) with making music. At the end of the Psychosomatic show my believers will receive a special recipe from my Music Laboratory, a new surprise each time (New Singles, T shirts, Backstage passages and more to go). Some of you may also Play with me on my Secret Formula Piano.

I am donating 10% of my rights revenues and income to charity for animals, since I am a hard believer of giving. I also have 2 dogs I adopted from a shelter, and they mean the world to me, you should see how much love an animal can give, it’s incredible. My plan is to invest in each of you, cause you are precious to me for believing in me.

50K M: You have raised 1,200 € on AKA music and 1,690 $ on SellaBand so far. Wouldn’t it be more effective to concentrate on one project?
Tula: I think the two platforms are approaching different exposures, one more to the French Audience (AKA) and the other is a more global platform (SAB). I also have different targets, one is for an existing EP to make a more appropriate exposure and the other, which is my mane goal is to record a full length album.

I think having both platforms only promotes my music, my fans and believers can join both my projects, and that brings a different crowed to every platform.

It’s not about effectiveness, for me, it’s about getting the music to the listener’s ear, that’s why I am also using Reverbnation, Facebook, Myspace and other platforms.

50K M: How can we support you raising your budgets?
Tula: You can always help with exposure to Believers and Fans, become a believer yourself is always great and supportive. I think the idea of the 50K music squad is very cool and I would love to be part of it. I think the key to supporting an artist is exposing his music to the crowed, so thank you for doing that for me .

50K M: It’s still a long way to go on both platforms, but have you already thought about your plans for promoting your single/album?
Tula: Sure, my Gemini personality always makes me vision ahead, so here are my plans:
The remaining fund after recording the album would be to
- hire a professional promoter specializing in the METAL/ROCK field to advertise and promote the album and the Psychosomatic show via social networking (Facebook fan group currently 650 people, Myspace 90,000 hits), book interviews on TV and written music magazines. He would also use to daily update my official website with special surprises (backstage passages to believers and purchasers of the album, through a special internet code)
-The promoter will also contact Festivals organizers such as Park pop, Pink pop and other big musical Events and shows to get the psychosomatic show in.
- Contact a Publishing company to start spreading the news about my music to get the album in stores across Holland, Belgium, Germany and France.
- Produce promotional merchandise (Tula logo shirts, which I already made the design for) and pay for design work, as well as covering manufacturing of specially packaged limited edition copies of the album and a run of standard packaged copies of the album to distribute to my believers first and to the market later as special limited edition items.
- I have already started working with my producer Oliver Philipps (Delain, Serenity, Imperia, Ancient Rites, Everon), which puts me on the map immediately in the eyes of the media regarding interviews about the album.
- I want to have a special appearance artist on my album, (his identity is still a secret), the artist will donate his musical talent to help me promote my music.

I think this is just the beginning. I have a lot more ideas … stay tuned…

50K M: And at last: one thing you always wanted to tell your believers, fans and investors.
Tula: Oh, I am so glad you asked that, since they are the reason for all this. I want you to know that inside that rough angry Metal Singer, lies a little girl, who only needs a hug.

You give it to me each day, and I just want to say Thank you , from the bottom of my heart.
This one is dedicated to you:
You’re my music , You’re my drug.
You’re my saviour , you’re my hug
You are everything I’m not, and all I really am
You’re the power of my thoughts, you make pleasure out of pain.
(Tula, My Music My Drug)

Tula on SellaBand

Tags: The Dream Team, Tula, Wolfman's Pack