ARTISTS
THE GREEN CHILDREN
“Searching dance-pop ballads from elfin dreamers…Encounter glides by like Lady Gaga on a unicorn. Sunde gives synth-diva histrionics a mystical spritz, singing about dragons and black magic over skittering electro beats.” – Rolling Stone
“Encounter is a hook fueled, emotional songscape - with powerful tracks and soaring, achingly beautiful vocals.” – Jackson Browne
“‘Encounter’ is so, so good” – Larry Flick, Sirius XM
“A dreamy slice of compelling electro pop” – About.com
The Green Children are Milla Sunde and Marlow Bevan, a musical duo whose songs blend ethereal pop with post-modern dance beats. Their music is both modern and timeless, qualities that band-mates Marlow and Milla share. The two artists met while attending the Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts, an English university co-founded by Sir Paul McCartney. Milla and Marlow each grew up against a backdrop of enchanting legends and natural wonders, taking artistic inspiration from their birthplaces.
Marlow is from Warwick in Central England (close to where Shakespeare lived), and Milla hails from the seaport village of Alesund on the west coast of Norway, a spectacular locale surrounded by breathtaking fjords. Their music is naturally infused with folklore and magic, lyrically and through its euphoric sounds. The duo’s name comes from the medieval British tale of the green children, a mysterious story from the village of Woolpit in South East England.
“Since as early as I could speak, I remember walking around, making up songs all the time. I wanted to create things that reflected the beauty I saw,” says Milla. “Even today, when I get excited about a song, I think about keeping that childlike energy alive, and to make music that has romance and spirit.”
The Green Children’s debut album “Encounter,” released October 2010 on Knightingale Entertainment via Spinside Records (distributed by ADA and ADA Global), met with accolades across Europe and the United States. In addition, with the help of ADA, The Green Children also landed a coveted spot in Amazon’s Developing Artist Program and a New Music Feature from Clear Channel. Their debut single, “Dragons,” – remixed by both Paul Oakenfold and Digital Dog – met with both underground and mainstream acclaim, resulting in more than 200,000 YouTube video views in one month and a chart position of #9 on Amazon’s free download chart.
The Green Children are also dedicated to channeling their creative energies to positively influence the planet via The Green Children Foundation. Most recently The Green Children Foundation partnered with Whole Foods’ Whole Planet Foundation to raise funds through single sales and website donations for micro-credit loans to poor women entrepreneurs in India. This follows a long line of charitable efforts through The Green Children Foundation, including establishing a hospital in Bangladesh.
In 2005, Milla and Marlow visited Bangladesh and India to explore the practice of micro-credit in the developing world. They were inspired by the pioneering Bangladeshi Grameen Bank, founded by economist Professor Muhammad Yunus. On their second trip to Bangladesh, they shot a music video celebrating the bank’s largely rural women borrowers. When Yunus won a 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, The Green Children released a commemorative CD/DVD throughout Norway. The promotion raised funds for The Grameen Green Children Eye Hospital in Bangladesh, which opened in 2008.
In addition to finding financial opportunities and sustainable solutions to aid the poor, The Green Children Foundation supports causes including empowering women in the developing world, environmental initiatives, and fostering ideas to make the world a better place. That same positive spirit colors their beat-and-beauty-filled music.
2011 sees the band return to America for a string of West Coast dates, the release of their next single, a brand new video and continued charitable efforts.
2011 Tour Dates
May 5th - The Bowery Electric - NYC, NY
May 7th - The Legendary Dobbs - Philadelphia, PA
May 13th - Dewey Beach Popfest - Dewey Beach, DE
May 15th - Montauk Music Festival - Montauk, NY
May 17th - Mexicali Live - Teaneck, NJ
June 5th - The Viper Room - Los Angeles, CA
June 7th - Soho Music Club - Santa Barbara, CA
June 12th - The Viper Room - Los Angeles, CA
June 19th - The Viper Room - Los Angeles, CA
June 26th - The Viper Room - Los Angeles, CA
July 7th - Summerfest - Millwaukee, WI
July 30th - Sommerfesten - Giske, Norway
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