A pretty hero, complete with tight cat suit and cape fluttering around his broad shoulders. He flies from building to building, saving the world from its demise. As fantastic as that sounds, something's just not quite right...
On the brand new Ming's Pretty Heroes album called "OK Mr. Mix" (recorded October 2008, Antwerp), this is exactly what is questioned. From the world and its strange leaders to personal grievances, it all comes to life with the use of creative synthesizers, heavy drums, an actual omnichord and a string quartet. These and many other special ingredients all perfectly support Ming's truthful lyrics, synergizing to abduct and transport you to the very darkest of places, which somehow end up being strangely pleasant.
Ming’s Pretty Heroes is the band around singer and songwriter Ming (1985, Rotterdam). In January 2008 the EP “Cut of from Gravity” was released. Over the summer in 2009 Ming won a national price for the Dutch NCRV. Judges: “We unanimously decided on the very surprising, creative, red-haired talent Ai Ming Oei and her musicians. Ming immediately caught our eye”.
Soon Ming signed with independent record label Coast to Coast and released Ok Mr. Mix in September in sold-out pop venue Rotown. Ok Mr. Mix immediately appeared in the alternative charts and the Dutch bubbling charts. The album was distributed all over the Benelux and at the moment the first single “Fled” is being released. Reviews praised Ok Mr. Mix saying “Ming is certainly pushing the envelope, exploring the vast possibilities of her genre”. Also “ The forty minutes exhibit a style that is completely unique” and that “Listeners will be met with pleasant surprises each time they press play, discovering all the beauty hidden in this album”.
With a band hungry for the challenging sounds and arrangements, don’t expect the typical singer/songwriter vibe. In 2010 Ming’s Pretty Heroes will be touring in both Germany and Beijing. If you get the chance, make sure you attend a show.
Ai Ming Oei
Ai Ming Oei (born in The Netherlands on March 31st, 1985) is the singer and songwriter in the band Ming's Pretty Heroes. She first comes up with lyrics and subsequently turns these into songs at her piano. It was in her preliminary year at the popacademy of the conservatory in Rotterdam that she wrote her first song. After that she made her studies all about her songs, performing, developing her product, finding the perfect band, the art of songwriting etc.
In september 2009 Ming graduated from the Conservatory. Among others singer Charlie Dée and bass player Michel van Schie awarded Ming with a nine.
The Band
Bas Nuiver - Bass
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Jack van de Ven - Keys
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Jordi Geuens - Drums (Mapex)
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Sander van Dijck - Guitars
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