Album Notes

International SA Indie Pop star and actor IKE MORIZ (Cosmopolitan hot talent) has returned from London where he recorded parts of his 3rd studio album “ALL AROUND THE WORLD” (release date: 11.11.2007).

The hot new 12 track CD will feature 5FM radio DJ & top SA celebrity & TV presenter 'Elana Afrika' on the song STARRY NIGHT. It also includes a remix production by hip London producer Max Bravo ("STILL") in collaboration with George Michael’s producer Steve Kent. ‘The Darkness’ session guitarist Jim Barnes has written the opening song for this album. Ike’s songs will appear in the popular international TV series ‘Cooked’.

Ike has recently moved back from the UK where he has received wide acclaim for his 2 albums ‘Mirrors & Shade’ & ‘Play Me’. His original songs were played in 17 countries worldwide and Ike has appeared in many major feature films like ‘Alfie’, ‘Shanghai Knights’ and ‘Love Actually’ as well as UK TV series ‘Eastenders’, ‘Family Affairs’ and ‘The Bill’ et al.

Rock legend David Bowie himself voted Ike’s songs sveral times as top song of the month on his web site!

‘South Africa’s own indie pop idol’ (The Citizen, Cape Argus), sponsored by "Trigger Clothing" and "Cape City Volkswagen", studied music and acting in South Africa, Germany and Holland after a jet-setting childhood. The singer, actor, producer and songwriter spent 5 years in London, fronting rock bands, performing in musicals and running his own label Mosquito Records London, before returning to his favorite country SA at the end of 2005. PLAY ME has taken radio charts by storm while his music videos have rocked DSTV channel MK89 with FHM super models Lisa-Marie Schneider and Lilian Ndlovu in the lead.

In the US, Ike was described as “Bowie without the glam meets Oasis without the self-importance teamed with UK chart alternative without the boredom”. For further information visit www.ikemoriz.com.

PRESS:

“SA'S OWN INDIE-POP IDOL”
- The Citizen

"His rock/indie sound is acoustic and edgy but still made for easy listening!"
- Cosmopolitan

"..this cat writes a fine tune. Listen to it wearing velvet & drinking martinis!”
- FHM

"Impressive"
- Cape Argus

"I dig the album!"
- Barney Simon, TuksFM

"I love it, ... it sounds great!"
- KFM

"Bowie without the glam meets Oasis without the self importance teamed with UK chart "alternative" without the boredom."
- Indiepop Spinzone, USA

"It's fantastic!"
- SA FM