I Am Harlequin is the alter ego of singer/songwriter, producer and fashion designer Anne Freier.
Anne grew up in East Germany at the end of the GDR regime. With the fall of the wall she got to enjoy popular and rock music without restriction, having mostly experienced opera, ballet and some illegal tape recordings of popular music before.
She wrote her first English song when she was seven years old with the help of a bear-inspired English book for children, and her younger sister, who provided the backing vocals. The creative pair then regularly performed – using the sofa as their stage – rather uncoordinated dances, original and cover songs in front of an audience of family and friends.
Anne says that, although certain recordings of these performances exist on video, she has no plans to release them anytime in the future.
She moved to London whilst still in school and continued her public performances in the city. Anne then studied music and has since ventured on a range of projects including compositions for film and theatre.
Her influences range from classical music, particularly the Russians of the 20th century (Prokofiev, Rimski-Korsakow, Rachmaninoff), to the advanced choir arrangements in Stephen Sondheim musicals, as well as Kate Bush, Rickie Lee Jones, Grace Slick and Joni Mitchell, whom she grew up listening to.
When Anne is not at work on I am Harlequin, she can be found working on her first commercial line of clothing, remixes and other musical projects.
www.iamharlequin.com
www.facebook.com/iamharlequin
Anne grew up in East Germany at the end of the GDR regime. With the fall of the wall she got to enjoy popular and rock music without restriction, having mostly experienced opera, ballet and some illegal tape recordings of popular music before.
She wrote her first English song when she was seven years old with the help of a bear-inspired English book for children, and her younger sister, who provided the backing vocals. The creative pair then regularly performed – using the sofa as their stage – rather uncoordinated dances, original and cover songs in front of an audience of family and friends.
Anne says that, although certain recordings of these performances exist on video, she has no plans to release them anytime in the future.
She moved to London whilst still in school and continued her public performances in the city. Anne then studied music and has since ventured on a range of projects including compositions for film and theatre.
Her influences range from classical music, particularly the Russians of the 20th century (Prokofiev, Rimski-Korsakow, Rachmaninoff), to the advanced choir arrangements in Stephen Sondheim musicals, as well as Kate Bush, Rickie Lee Jones, Grace Slick and Joni Mitchell, whom she grew up listening to.
When Anne is not at work on I am Harlequin, she can be found working on her first commercial line of clothing, remixes and other musical projects.
www.iamharlequin.com
www.facebook.com/iamharlequin
