But Singing Is My Passion!

Inge M has joined SellaBand in April 2008 and got a real boost in parts after winning SEAT Competition in August this year. Her songs show a great variety of ballads and pop songs. I've talked to hear lately and asked her a few questions about herself, her time on SellaBand and her plans for the future:

50K MM: Who are you, where do you come from, ...? Please tell us something about yourself.
Inge: Well, I am Inge, my second name is Maria, that is what the “M” stands for.. I was born and raised in “Zeeland”, that is a province in Holland. Singing is something I have done all my life. My father sings too, he used to be in a Folk-band. My mother is a director and actress, so both the love for singing and for acting came from my parents. In my free time I sing in musicals and operas. I also have a job in the hospital, as a neurophysiology technician (that means I examine the brain and the nerve system). But singing is my passion!

50K MM: How did you discovered SellaBand?
Inge: A friend of mine had told me about it several times, she had seen it on TV and she kept saying: “you should do this!!” so after a while I decided to give it a try. The first believer to “discover” me was Phil (Sommersby), and thanks to him a lot of great things started to happen since then….

50K MM: It seems like you have a very true, secret believer from New Zealand. And some of your colleagues believe in you as well. How did you convinced people to believe in you?
Inge: Honestly? I have no idea! In the beginning, I was posting a lot of comments to all believers asking them to listen to my music. Sometimes that worked, and sometimes believers were annoyed because they didn’t like the “spam”. But the biggest believers were actually people I have never invited to listen, they just did by themselves and believed in me big time!!!

50K MM: You have raised about 26.000 $ so far. Have you thought about the time after reaching 50k yet? What are your plans then?
Inge: Yes, I thought a lot about the time after reaching 50K! I already started looking for the right producer and also know what I want my album to sound like. I am working on new songs already, and want to choose only the best ones for the album. I want to be as prepared as I can, luckily I am in close contact with a few 50K artists (Lori, Gisel, Katie, Angie) so I can ask them for advise any time!!

50K MM: And last question: How can we support you to speed up raising your budget?
Inge: Well my wish is to bring in as much new believers as I can! I am already trying to get a story about Sellaband in the local newspaper, but spreading the word everywhere you can is the best thing to do! Let new believers come in!

While I'm writing these lines, Inge has raised over 35.000 $ so far. Let's give her a boost and make her the next 50k Artist on SellaBand.

www.sellaband.com/projects/inge