WEBVTT - Music with Werner Bekker

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<v Speaker 1>Right, let's finish with some music, and it's a repeat

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<v Speaker 1>visitor in our music segment. And I'm so thrilled to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to bring you this update because the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of years, every time I've chatted to vanner Becker,

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<v Speaker 1>he's talked to us about releasing new singles. He's talked

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<v Speaker 1>to us about touring and playing live. But today I

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<v Speaker 1>get to tell you that finally the longer way to

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<v Speaker 1>debut album is here. And the last time we spoke

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<v Speaker 1>to Vanna about a year ago, he was planning a

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<v Speaker 1>European tour. In fact, he is joining us from overseas

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<v Speaker 1>via zoom Werner. It's lovely to have you back on

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<v Speaker 1>the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome, hey, found lovely to chat to you again.

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<v Speaker 1>How was Europe? I believe you've just finished a leg

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<v Speaker 1>in Germany?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I did, and it was absolutely amazing. I've had

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<v Speaker 2>the best time and it's something that I've been building

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<v Speaker 2>towards for a long time. So happy to have had

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<v Speaker 2>such a positive experience.

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<v Speaker 1>That's wonderful. You now, though, as we speak in Malta,

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<v Speaker 1>tell us a little bit more about what's taking you there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So I'm actually part of a corporate band called

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<v Speaker 2>Empire have been on Cape Talk before, but I believe

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<v Speaker 2>it was on the morning show. And we're currently doing

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<v Speaker 2>a residency here in Malta and this weekend we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to Monaco in the south of France. So very excited

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<v Speaker 2>for everything that's happening here currently.

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<v Speaker 1>Sounds like you're living a bit of a charmed life

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<v Speaker 1>at this point, Verner. I mean, obviously the icing on

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<v Speaker 1>the cake that's taken a lot of work to mix

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<v Speaker 1>and bake over the years. Let me just reflect on

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<v Speaker 1>how you feel about where you are, considering all the

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<v Speaker 1>work you've put into this career.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Yes, no, I mean looking back is a

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<v Speaker 2>good thing for me to do and seeing the progress

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<v Speaker 2>is absolutely amazing. And my mom actually says to me,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's my sister actually said, don't you think

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<v Speaker 2>small than a like tiny teenage van or even smaller

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<v Speaker 2>would think that you're the coolest person on earth? And

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh, cute, that's such a cute way

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<v Speaker 2>of looking at it, you know, Like I do think

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<v Speaker 2>that this is part of a dream for any music

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<v Speaker 2>is to be able to turn internationally, and I'm very

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<v Speaker 2>thankful and grateful for this opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So cool, big Verna Becker tell us about

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<v Speaker 1>the debut album light Woven.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so light Woven is actually an album from a

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<v Speaker 2>very dark time in my life. But the name says

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<v Speaker 2>it all. Even though the songs are about deep, dark topics,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a little bit of light woven into everything, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's sort of like a bit of a tapestry where

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<v Speaker 2>the hope is the string, this little light piece that

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<v Speaker 2>holds everything together. And so even though it might be dark,

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<v Speaker 2>it's still easy listening. It's still something that you can

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<v Speaker 2>put on and relax to and not necessarily become two

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<v Speaker 2>melancholic on.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, we're going to play out with the song called Compromise.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell us a little bit more about this track and

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<v Speaker 1>its inspiration.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Compromise is a song about not making compromises and

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<v Speaker 2>how I am very sort of steadfast in my thinking

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<v Speaker 2>and once a compromise has to be reached, I find

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<v Speaker 2>myself often just deciding to shy away from the experience

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever it is that I'm dealing with. I'd rather

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<v Speaker 2>like to stick to my guns.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait to share it with the audience. But

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<v Speaker 1>before we ring off, Verno any plans to come back

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<v Speaker 1>to South Africa and share this material with local audiences.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, I'll be coming back either in mid August

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<v Speaker 2>or mid September, depending on how my things here go,

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<v Speaker 2>But then I'll probably do it tour in South Africa

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<v Speaker 2>and towards the end of the year looking at hitting

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<v Speaker 2>a full season there in Cape Town. So very excited

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<v Speaker 2>to be back.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually, well that's.

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<v Speaker 2>Listing my home.

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<v Speaker 1>Fantastic news. I hope we can get you into studio

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<v Speaker 1>in person for a follow up conversation when you are

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<v Speaker 1>back in town Verna, but in the meantime will leave

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<v Speaker 1>you to the playgrounds of Malta and Monacio and wish

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<v Speaker 1>you much success in your time overseas as much as

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<v Speaker 1>we look forward to having you back in Cape Town,

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy the experience while you're there, and thank you so

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<v Speaker 1>much for sharing a little the story behind Lightwove with

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<v Speaker 1>us before we play out with the track compromise. If

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<v Speaker 1>listeners like what they're here, where do they go to

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<v Speaker 1>listen to the rest of the album?

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<v Speaker 2>Amazing? Yeah, you can listen to it on any DSP

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<v Speaker 2>which is like a streaming platform. Spotify Apple Music are

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<v Speaker 2>the two big ones YouTube music as well, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you can find it all online under vander Becker. You

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<v Speaker 2>just search for my name. My surname is spelt with

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<v Speaker 2>the double K. That's the big one that people get wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so b E K K E R vander Becker.

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<v Speaker 1>All the best to you, thanks for joining us again,

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<v Speaker 1>and all the best for the success of the debut album,

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<v Speaker 1>Light Woven