Speaker 1: Right, let's finish with some music, and it's a repeat
Speaker 1: visitor in our music segment. And I'm so thrilled to
Speaker 1: be able to bring you this update because the last
Speaker 1: couple of years, every time I've chatted to vanner Becker,
Speaker 1: he's talked to us about releasing new singles. He's talked
Speaker 1: to us about touring and playing live. But today I
Speaker 1: get to tell you that finally the longer way to
Speaker 1: debut album is here. And the last time we spoke
Speaker 1: to Vanna about a year ago, he was planning a
Speaker 1: European tour. In fact, he is joining us from overseas
Speaker 1: via zoom Werner. It's lovely to have you back on
Speaker 1: the show.
Speaker 2: Welcome, hey, found lovely to chat to you again.
Speaker 1: How was Europe? I believe you've just finished a leg
Speaker 1: in Germany?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I did, and it was absolutely amazing. I've had
Speaker 2: the best time and it's something that I've been building
Speaker 2: towards for a long time. So happy to have had
Speaker 2: such a positive experience.
Speaker 1: That's wonderful. You now, though, as we speak in Malta,
Speaker 1: tell us a little bit more about what's taking you there.
Speaker 2: Yeah. So I'm actually part of a corporate band called
Speaker 2: Empire have been on Cape Talk before, but I believe
Speaker 2: it was on the morning show. And we're currently doing
Speaker 2: a residency here in Malta and this weekend we're going
Speaker 2: to Monaco in the south of France. So very excited
Speaker 2: for everything that's happening here currently.
Speaker 1: Sounds like you're living a bit of a charmed life
Speaker 1: at this point, Verner. I mean, obviously the icing on
Speaker 1: the cake that's taken a lot of work to mix
Speaker 1: and bake over the years. Let me just reflect on
Speaker 1: how you feel about where you are, considering all the
Speaker 1: work you've put into this career.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Yes, no, I mean looking back is a
Speaker 2: good thing for me to do and seeing the progress
Speaker 2: is absolutely amazing. And my mom actually says to me,
Speaker 2: I think it's my sister actually said, don't you think
Speaker 2: small than a like tiny teenage van or even smaller
Speaker 2: would think that you're the coolest person on earth? And
Speaker 2: I was like, oh, cute, that's such a cute way
Speaker 2: of looking at it, you know, Like I do think
Speaker 2: that this is part of a dream for any music
Speaker 2: is to be able to turn internationally, and I'm very
Speaker 2: thankful and grateful for this opportunity.
Speaker 1: All right, So cool, big Verna Becker tell us about
Speaker 1: the debut album light Woven.
Speaker 2: Yeah, so light Woven is actually an album from a
Speaker 2: very dark time in my life. But the name says
Speaker 2: it all. Even though the songs are about deep, dark topics,
Speaker 2: there's a little bit of light woven into everything, and
Speaker 2: it's sort of like a bit of a tapestry where
Speaker 2: the hope is the string, this little light piece that
Speaker 2: holds everything together. And so even though it might be dark,
Speaker 2: it's still easy listening. It's still something that you can
Speaker 2: put on and relax to and not necessarily become two
Speaker 2: melancholic on.
Speaker 1: Okay, we're going to play out with the song called Compromise.
Speaker 1: Tell us a little bit more about this track and
Speaker 1: its inspiration.
Speaker 2: Yeah, Compromise is a song about not making compromises and
Speaker 2: how I am very sort of steadfast in my thinking
Speaker 2: and once a compromise has to be reached, I find
Speaker 2: myself often just deciding to shy away from the experience
Speaker 2: or whatever it is that I'm dealing with. I'd rather
Speaker 2: like to stick to my guns.
Speaker 1: I can't wait to share it with the audience. But
Speaker 1: before we ring off, Verno any plans to come back
Speaker 1: to South Africa and share this material with local audiences.
Speaker 2: Of course, I'll be coming back either in mid August
Speaker 2: or mid September, depending on how my things here go,
Speaker 2: But then I'll probably do it tour in South Africa
Speaker 2: and towards the end of the year looking at hitting
Speaker 2: a full season there in Cape Town. So very excited
Speaker 2: to be back.
Speaker 1: Actually, well that's.
Speaker 2: Listing my home.
Speaker 1: Fantastic news. I hope we can get you into studio
Speaker 1: in person for a follow up conversation when you are
Speaker 1: back in town Verna, but in the meantime will leave
Speaker 1: you to the playgrounds of Malta and Monacio and wish
Speaker 1: you much success in your time overseas as much as
Speaker 1: we look forward to having you back in Cape Town,
Speaker 1: enjoy the experience while you're there, and thank you so
Speaker 1: much for sharing a little the story behind Lightwove with
Speaker 1: us before we play out with the track compromise. If
Speaker 1: listeners like what they're here, where do they go to
Speaker 1: listen to the rest of the album?
Speaker 2: Amazing? Yeah, you can listen to it on any DSP
Speaker 2: which is like a streaming platform. Spotify Apple Music are
Speaker 2: the two big ones YouTube music as well, and yeah,
Speaker 2: you can find it all online under vander Becker. You
Speaker 2: just search for my name. My surname is spelt with
Speaker 2: the double K. That's the big one that people get wrong.
Speaker 1: Okay, so b E K K E R vander Becker.
Speaker 1: All the best to you, thanks for joining us again,
Speaker 1: and all the best for the success of the debut album,
Speaker 1: Light Woven