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Marianne (23) and Jonathan (16) Mettes are a very charismatic and dynamic duo. Marianne, born 2 June 1985, feels it is necessary to lead an interesting life to be able to feed and satisfy her creative soul. Truly a crafter of songs and creativity, as she assembles and designs her work by uniquely combining elements she picks up throughout her life. She engages audiences in awe as she dazzles them with her wide variety of songs, and shares tales of her hearts ebb and flow and the struggles and joy of everyday life, as if she were reading from her diary. Marianne always keeps the audience on their toes, by varying the pace so that they are kept always smiling. She brings to life multiple, animated personalities as she dynamically uses her voice and facial expression in her improvised gibberish. Performing regularly with her younger brother, Jonathan on Djembe, she plays acoustic guitar, sings beautiful melodies and lyrics, while blowing sweet riffs on the harmonica, as well as keeping time on a thumping stompbox - her style consists of folk and roots, with a touch of jazz and blues, and her sets are always varied, containing "no boring bits!" Marianne is currently self-recording her new album, which she hopes to present to a wider audience during 2006. They will add to the other self-produced 4 CDs and 2 DVDs. Marianne completed her BFA at 19 years, majoring in song writing and digital art. Marianne was the first person to study and finish this unique course that seemed pe