Jill Madison Bedtime Passions

On her new record Entre nous, Jill Barber reaches a new level of intimacy with the French language. An unabashed francophile, it all began at the Montreal Jazz Festival over a decade ago: she surprised her audience with a French translation of one of her songs, and the room exploded into applause and a chorus of bravos. Québec was charmed. In response, Jill was inspired to record her debut French album, interpretations of classics from Piaf to Gainsbourg on 2011's Chansons. Soon millions of listeners worldwide were discovering Jill's music through her french material, and she continues to earn spots on top french playlists with songs from Chansons across streaming platforms.

Ten Madison (aka Peter Jürgens, Jürgens & Peter Gun) is an electronic artist from Germany, signed to Millennium Records. He's released some Chillout albums, all well reviewed & attracting fans. However, his talent & energy surpass any simple Ambient labelling. As Peter Gun he successfully provides the four-to-the-floor oriented club area for years now and thrilled numerous fans and critics with the albums "Pressure Point" and "Thicker than Blood".

A cafe in Paris, a cocktail lounge in Palm Springs, a beachside bar in Rio De Janeiro, a lokanta in Istanbul. Jill Barber’s French repertoire is played around the world and has earned her a following that transcends language barriers. It’s the soundtrack to an experience.
It’s a surprising achievement for an Anglo-Canadian artist who only began her affair with the French language in her late twenties, following a moment of inspiration during the Montreal Jazz Festival, where she sang a few notes of French to an enraptured crowd.
Shortly after, Barber enrolled herself in a late immersion French school in the South of France, eventually emerging with her own recordings of the songs and poets that inspired her: Piaf, Gainsbourg, Aznavour…