Ike Moriz (En)

Cosmopolitan Magazine, South Africa, August 2006, page 32, Hot Talent: "Ike Moriz, 31, Singer and Songwriter” Multitalented Moriz is an international recording artist who has been performing in England for the past five years. His single ‘You Could’ was voted ‘Song of the week’ on David Bowie’s official website in 2004. Now back in South Africa, he’s released his second album, called 'Play Me’. His rock/indie sound is acoustic and edgy but still made for easy listening. Moriz studied in SA, Germany and Holland and, after spending time on the SA rock scene, decided to seek his fortune in the UK. Now he’s back in Cape Town and eager to connect with local fans, saying, ‘Countries, borders and flags build walls between all of us. Music can break them down and unite us.’ When he’s not playing music, Moriz does a little acting and has made appearances in hit movies such as Alfie, Love Actually and Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason. Ike Moriz,    “ His rock/indie sound...

Elizma Nolte,  SA TIMES article , London, UK, July 2004: " Making it in London" "Ike Moriz has a claim to fame that few other South African musicians can boast – he has shared a movie set with René Zellweger. The young musician landed a role as a singing piano player in her latest Bridget Jones II movie. But Moriz has far bigger dreams for his music career than a small stint in a Hollywood film. Moriz has been trying to break into the UK music scene and make a name for himself internationally. Competing with the thousands of bands that perform on the London circuit every night is extremely difficult, he admits. Due to the internet and all those big labels also haven’t got the money they used to have. They tend to only go with the sure bets and the Pop Idols."It’s a pity, says Moriz. "There’s so much talent out there – just go to Camden and see. Then you turn on the radio and you think: ‘what’s going on here?’." It’s this amazing wealth of acting a...