User:Ziggi Baker
Ziggi Baker - English Singer / Song-writer / Creative
Band Name - Ziggiville
Web-Site - www.ziggiville.co.uk
First in public eye - Age 9 - Ziggi started working in Theatre – pantomimes, summer holiday shows and as a backing singer
List of contents
1 Career
2 Discography
3 Biography
2011 – Ziggi Baker - ‘Walking To a Different Beat’
Her lifetime’s work – produced in text, music and video in the first ever docu-video-book and published by ‘My Life On A Stick’ multi-media publishers.
Career - commencing 1988
Ziggi moved to West London and formed a number of bands including - TanTien & Bluevan. Line-ups included Andy Higgins, Andy Coughlan, Matthew Bullivant, Gabrielle Nuzzoli, Duncan Beamont and Finian Day-Lewis. She also developed her musical confidence experimenting and collaborating with writers, producers, actors and filmmakers including (UK) Filmmaker and Anthropologist Paul Basu, Mark Davies, Ethan Johns, (Russia) Michael Poel and Lina Fradkin. Through a mutual friend Ziggi met John Conlon who, at the time, was playing bass with Chesney Hawkes. John immediately joined Ziggi’s band and from the various line-ups, Ziggi and John emerged as a duo – January Land – named after a self-penned ballad “Ms January Land”. They began writing and gigging together and this was the beginning of a decade and a half long musical collaboration and friendship.
1994 January Land was chased by several labels and signed with Dave Bates/Mercury Records. Because of the existing commitments of the producers chosen by Dave Bates -
While continuing to gig they produced an album under the A & R direction of
Cory Robbins (signed
January 1999, Intercord of Germany (EMI Group) agreed a deal to license the Lovatux Album ‘Sheds & Islands’ for their vast European territory. First single ‘Stop Hanging Around’, mixed in London by Milan Saje, was to be taken to radio immediately and album release scheduled for July, backed up by tour, marketing and promotion. EMI (owner of Intercord) simultaneously offered a publishing deal. However, Intercord ceased trading in July 1999 and EMI Publishing withdrew their offer. Also in 1999 Dr. Jonathon Green, an IT expert, offered to build a website and on-line shop for Ziggi and the band. This was an exciting prospect at the infancy of the Internet and allowed more independence. 1999 August Ziggi, John & Bob went into the studio – January 2000 they emerged as Victoria, Will & JC with a new manifesto, a new band name “Super Delta Three”, a new sound and a new album “eve Sub rebel”. With help from management and friends, they took their own photos, created their own artwork, and produced their own music and live shows. April 2000 they filmed their first live show as Super Delta Three at The Orange (West One Four) in West London. This was a creatively fruitful period for Ziggi marking the beginning of a DIY ethic that has remained with her. Reviews of live performances were excellent, the band gigged consistently. By accident they became part of
They played right across the country with fantastic local and national radio support, featuring on
Between September 02 and January 03 Ziggi and the team produced SD3TV, a television magazine show presented by the band working with the Super Delta Three ethos. Their DIY ethic saw many friends give their skills and time to the six part quirky, funny modular show. It was transmitted on UK Community Channel and Propeller TV and Canada’s Pride TV, along with obscure reports of transmission in Hong Kong and South America (not confirmed). Also during 2003, Opera Director Lee Blakeley was taken with Ziggi’s voice and with his encouragement and Bob’s classical background the trio were inspired to work on a project experimenting with two different musical genres to create a mini pop opera entitled BE. A video was made for the project pulling in, again, favours from friends. The DIY ethic of the band led to videos being made, with the aid of friends, in offices, swimming pools, on the back of trucks, at train stations, rooms in various friends and family homes plus professional productions and back-up by Quicksilver TV, Waterfall Studios, Andrea Vecchiato, Derrick Moore, Spyros Melaris and Sutal Productions.
2004 saw Ziggi, John and Bob writing and recording new projects and they went back into the studio with friend and producer, Adam Helal (
2005 - 2010
In 2005, the loss of Ziggi’s long term working family hit her hard and she found it difficult to adjust to a working life without them. A solo artist for the first time she decided to take a new direction and turned her attention to the club/dance market, with a new name, Gigibaker (borrowed from her grandmother as a nod of respect). Long time friend and supporter, top photographer and video producer, Arun Soni, stepped in to provide a photo shoot; fashion house, Jitrois, stepped in generously with clothes for the new image. Long-term member of Ziggi’s record label – keystone records - artistic director, Derrick Moore also stepped in. From the album, “walking to a different beat”, “bitch is back in town” and “hugging peach” were remixed by various people including top Swedish DJ Per QX and Rohan Onraet (Ro-Selecta) from
During all the changes of image and style Ziggi and the guys had stunning photo sessions with photographers Alan Fagan, Francis Loney, Mel Winning, Louis Girardi, Andrea Vecchiato, Paul Massey, Arun Soni.
Discography
Albums:
Ziggi’s Music is currently released through V&M Music
i n t c - ziggiville 2010
Dance Mixes - gigibaker 2004
Walking To A Different Beat - babyvader 2004
eve Sub rebel - super delta three 1999-2003
Sheds and Islands - lovatux 1996-1998
Demos & Doodles - compilation 1999-2010
Live At The Bush - lovatux 1997
January Land - January Land 1994-1996
TV
Live At The Fridge - 1998
Area 51 - 1999
Super delta three tv - 2003-4
Super Delta Freak - 2003
Videos – numerous 1989-2010
Awards:
Mean Fiddler/Loot Awards 2000 Top Rock Band – super delta three
Biography
‘Walking To A Different Beat’ published in the first docu-video-book by ‘My Life On A Stick’ multi-media publishers - January 2011