Soren Sorensen (born Mounir 31 July) is a Swiss-American singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist, record producer and radio commentator; also known as the artist Dorian Gray.
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Dorian Gray |
| Origin | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Genres | Progressive rock, rock, pop, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, drums, keyboards |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | MoonLand Music |
| Website | http://www.moonlandmusic.com/ |
Biography
editEarly life
editSoren was born in Geneva, Switzerland. His professional career began as a drummer, first with progressive rock group KGB (CH) and then more famously in his country with band Alesia (CH) as a drummer-songwriter-producer. In KGB, Soren originally supplied drums and began to write songs.
Soren Sorensen's song "Mon Coeur l'aime" was performed by Kathy Leander to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest,[1][2] in 1996, which was hosted by a-ha singer Morten Harket in Oslo, Norway.
Solo career
edit2007: Soren decides to go solo and signs an important Publishing deal with Editors "SIDOMUSIC B. LIECHTI & Cie" for most of his songs and also signs a production deal for his solo project under the name of Dorian Gray with debut album "Hurt by the Moon".[3] The album is co-produced and mixed by Chief Engineer Yvan Bing (Phil Collins) and mastered by Justin Shturtz at Sterling Sound NY.
Producer / songwriter
edit2002: Soren Sorensen (born Mounir) discovers Welsh singer Duffy on the Internet,[4] she's 17; together they write and produce more than 50 songs under the name of Soulego. In July 2003 they perform as a duet at the Wakestock (Wales) festival.
2003: Soren writes Star Academy 4 (French "Pop Idol") Lucie Doni's 1st single, "Je suis mes pas", which remained at 57 on the French Top 100 for six weeks (Atoll Music/Sony Music Entertainment France).
2004: Soren composed ‘Le Monde Danse’ for Swiss singer Nandita Natarajan for the Eurovision Contest which gained public recognition and won the third nomination at the Swiss selections.
2004: Soren collaborates with producer Carmen Rizzo and Jamie Muhoberac in Los Angeles on the Invisible Sun Odyssey (I.S.O.) solo project; it's a tribute to composer/producer Jeff Lynne from ELO. CDs and vinyl records of "I.S.O". are released in France for the French Nightclubs.
2004 – 2005: Soren collaborates with French talented author Jerome Attal.
2006: Soren is featured on the "BRU(i)T" compilation CD (CH) – based on an idea by Antoine Bellwald (Phil Collins) and Alban Chaperon – with an original two minutes track called "BUDDAM".
2007: Soren collaborates with French singer and superstar David Hallyday who officially supports the project Dorian Gray and becomes Dorian's stage drummer for a few concerts.
2008: Soren is the composer of the new film soundtrack "PANORAMA 08"[5] for the "International Committee of the Red Cross" (ICRC)
Discography
edit- 1993 : Time To Tell (Alesia) – LP
- 1996 : "Mon cœur l'aime" (Eurosong 96) – Single
- 1997 : "So Much in Love" (Fullmoon) – Vinyl Single
- 1998 : Changer (Soren) – Demo LP
- 2000 : Les mots dits (Brice Parelli) – Demo LP
- 2001 : A Piece of Life (Reldie) – Demo LP
- 2003 : Koto Buki (Duffy feat, Soulego) – 47 songs demo project
- 2004 : Invisible Sun Odyssey (I.S.O.) – Single, Vinyl single
- 2004 : "Le monde danse" (Eurosong 04) – Single
- 2006 : Hurt by the Moon (Dorian Gray) – LP
- 2006 : Buddam (BRUiT compilation) – LP
- 2006 : "Back To Tears" (Fantastic Day, compilation UK) – Single
- 2006 : "Forever More" (The Big Indie Comeback, compilation UK) – Single
- 2006 : "Back To Tears" / "Violent Thoughts" (The Big Bang, Compilation USA) – Singles
- 2006 : "Forever More" (Suisse Rock, Couleur 3 Swiss Radio compilation) – Single
- 2008 : Hurt by the Moon (Dorian Gray) – International LP
- 2008 : PANORAMA 08 (International ICRC Movie score) – Video
References
edit- ^ http://www.esctoday.com/annual/songinfo.php?contest=1063&song=1 [dead link]
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest : Switzerland 1996 : Kathy Leander, Mon Cœur l'Aime : ESC-History".
- ^ "Dorian Gray". Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ "Downtown Radio - the Home of Great Music".
- ^ "International Committee of the Red Cross". 3 October 2013.
External links
edit- Soren Mounir's official MySpace [1]
- Soren Mounir on Musicians Page [2]
- MoonLand Music (Productions and Publishing) [3]
- Dorian Gray official MySpace [4]
- Duffy feat. Soulego official MySpace [5]
- Soulego Medley 01 [6]
- Soulego Medley 02 [7]
- Eurosong 96 [8]
- Invisible Sun Odyssey (I.S.O.) official MySpace [9]
- ICRC Panorama08 Movie [10]
- "Hurt by the Moon" on Amazon.com [11]
- France 4 – Hosted by Ray Cokes [12]
- Sébastien Vuignier about Dorian Gray on Léman Bleu TV [13]
- Paléo Festival – « The Reason I Love » [14]
- Dorian Gray, conquered singer David Hallyday [15]
- Dorian Gray by Sandra Lou – Paléo Festival 2008 [16]
- Dorian Gray – Léman Bleu Report – Paléo Festival 2008 [17]
- Dorian Gray – TSR 12.45 Interview, Jan. 2007 [18]
- Dorian Gray LIVE – "I Can Be Wrong" – with David Smet-Hallyday [19]
- Interview Dorian Gray 08 / psbmusic-live [20]