"... Damen performs powerfully and expressively and his performance involves and convinces..." Rolling Stone Damen Samuel is a singer/songwriter and a travelling troubadour who is spreading his mellow, powerful tunes with a guitar and a velvety voice. His music style can best be described as a unique blend of Soul, Folk, Rock and Jazz influences and he often draws comparisons to artists such as Nick Drake, Antony and the Johnsons and Ben Harper. Damen recorded his upcoming EP Odyssey in NYC with producer Kieran Kelly (Angus & Julia Stone’s – “Down the way”). The first single of Odyssey, which is titled “Where do we go”, has been added to the playlist of more than 50 stations around the U.S. and the single has been receiving airplay from dozens of stations across Australia. “Where do we go” has also just appeared on a 12’ vinyl sampler bye Milwaukee Music. Damen has taken full advantage of living in a world with fewer borders than the one he was born into - he was raised in former East Germany, at the height of the cold war by his German mother. His father was a student from Nigeria. Damen moved to NYC in his early 20s to pursue his creative vision and concentrate on his song writing. With his biracial background he felt right at home in the midst of the rich Afro/American history of New York City and he quickly became part of the local music scene of Brooklyn and the Lower Eastside. Some of the songs he wrote during that period can be found on his EP Storyteller, whic

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