August 7th: French Singer, Eric John Kaiser Comes To Influence Music Hall
Who: Eric John Kaiser
What: Singer/Songwriter CD Release Party
When: Saturday, August 7th, 2010 7:30 PM
Where: Influence Music Hall, 131 SE Third Ave., Hillsboro Oregon 97123
Tickets: $5-$15 at the door.
Influence Music Hall, 135 SE Third Ave., Hillsboro is fast becoming well known in the music world.
The people who run Influence Music Hall have a mission to improve the quality of lives using the common bond of a love of the arts to bring people together. Having concerts in a small, intimate setting is one of the ways they do that.
On Saturday, Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Eric John Kaiser will celebrate the release of his latest CD by giving a concert for the people of Hillsboro and the Portland area. Kaiser comes here from his home in France where he has a music career.
Kaiser sings his songs in his own language, French, but he explains them and why he wrote them. For instance, Le collectionneur, which means "the collector" in French, is one of his songs. "One night in Paris," he explained, "I met this guy that told me about his story, how he use to collect women…he seemed sad and unhappy…this song is about him. It's the story about someone that treated people as objects. Because he was so self-centered, he ended up not sharing much, not experiencing much in life and not growing as a person."
Some songs have a deeper connection for him like Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince). Kaiser knew a surfer that was the brother of a woman he was dating at the time. "He traveled the world with his surfer career and when he came through Paris he would stay with us for a few days," Kaiser said. "The last time I saw him he was on his way from Paris to Portugal in a rental car with a friend of his. I remember when I waved goodbye to him I thought he had somewhat of a James Dean character and was full of energy. That was the last time I saw him. He died in a car accident in the North of Portugal on one of those dangerous and tortuous roads. He was 21; you don’t leave this planet when you are only 21. I wrote this song for him and his sister."
Tualatin Valley Artists, Inc. is the non-profit corporation that runs Influence Gallery and Music Hall. Besides having concerts, Influence shows visual art in the gallery and has open mic events every Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. at 135 SE Third Ave.
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