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Antje Duvekot Born 1976 In Heidelberg Germany Is A Singer-Songwriter And Guitarist Based In Somerville Massachusetts. She Moved To Delaware At The Age Of 13 When Her Mother Remarried. Duvekot Writes Songs That Are Often Dark And Personal And She Frequently Records And Performs With Little Accompaniment Besides Her Acoustic Guitar. She Began Recording Music On Her Own At The Age Of 16 Producing Limited-Edition Cassette Tapes For Her Friends. At 18 She Won The First Open Mic Competition She Entered At The Sam Adams Brewpub In Philadelphia. Within A Year She Had Recorded A Number Of Songs On A Borrowed 4-Track Tape Machine And Released A Self-Produced Full-Length Cassette Entitled Waterstains" Which She Sold At Gigs In And Around Wilmington Delaware Where She Was Enrolled In School. In 2000 Her Song “Soma” Won The Grand Prize In The Rock Category Of The John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Duvekot Often Tours With Ellis Paul Who Sings On Her First Studio Album Big Dream Boulevard. Big Dream Boulevard Was Produced By Séamus Egan Of The Irish-American Band Solas. Solas Has Previously Recorded Five Of Duvekot's Songs "Black Annis " "The Poisonjester's Mask " "Erin " "Reasonland " And "Merry Go Round." "I Think It’s Fair To Say That Over All I Turn To Music In Times Of Trouble And Need As A Therapeutic Tool To Get Me Through Sadness " Said Duvekot In An Interview. "That’s Why I Tend To Turn To Music. So My Songs Tend To Be A Little Darker Because That’s Where I Tend To Go For Solace. So Themes Like Personal Struggle With Relationships And Existential Issues" Interview With Antje Duvekot David Shankbone Wikinews November 11 2007 . Duvekot's First Two Albums Little Peppermints And Boys Flowers Miles Are Based On Recordings Of Live Performances Although Some Tracks Include Studio Overdubs As Well. Both Albums Include Spoken Anecdotes From Duvekot. In 2007 Duvekot's Song "Merry-Go-Round" Was Featured A Large-Scale Marketing Campaign For Bank Of America Including A High-Profile Spot During Super Bowl XLI. Duvekot Performed For The First Time As A Professional In Europe In August 2007 As Part Of Denmark's Tonder Festival Accompanied By Karan Casey John Doyle Liz Carroll Julie Fowlis And Mick McAuley. Duvekot Released Her Second Studio CD The Near Demise Of The Highwire Dancer On Black Wolf Records In March 2009. The Album Which Features 11 Tracks Most Of Them Originals Was Produced By Singer-Songwriter Richard Shindell. read less