Album: Cat Pope – Awakening

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A post-opera web toon about a cat amongst “men”?
Hackers, Cats, Semi-Gods and a choir that knows it all!

In a genre bending first solo album and web toon by Mandy Mozart as lead singer is featuring their baritone voice, choir, drones, brass and electronics in a never before heard union. Despite the “solo” nature of this release Mandy Mozart has followed their passion for collaboration and invited a long list of collaborators to create a post opera masterpiece of epic proportions. 6 epic songs echo the story of a pope-like preacher confronted with their true nature – being not all powerful but merely a cat. Even though the album is taking place in a fictional universe it is a vivid metaphor for the unparalleled hubris of today’s patriarchs.

The songs written from both perspectives, that of a cat and that of the fragile ego of pathetic men in power try to make peace through poetry and hyper fiction.

“Like American Psycho but with Heavenly Chartasis” Bret Ellis Easton

While on their last album “Love for Women” Mandy Mozart was working primarily as a producer with artists such as Keren Dun, Kiki Hitomi, Ampora Bagatallia aka Catnapp and others, the album is steadfast testament of a 5 years long quest for a voice of their own. Leaving behind not only their corporate IT job, but the computer as a primary instrument. Mandy Mozart found solace in their lifelong love for medieval and classical choir music which started their musical journey at age 14. At the end of an intense research period into male voices which influence their song writing one will strong influences from artists such Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Ricky Martin, David Bowie and Hermann van Veen who not only have a baritone voice, but also a unique way of melancholic and poetic story telling. But also Bjork’s sound collages, XYZ Drone Choir, Aisha Devi, Neyge Neyge artists and doom metal band SUNN((o)) played a huge role in Mandy Mozarts pursuit to find a voice and a message for a globalized world in constant threat from the bespoken autocrats, dictators and psychopaths patriarchy brought onto us.

Mandy Mozart started to sing, score complex choirs and even conduct with the help of a long list of Viennese and international artists. Mandy Mozart’s mastery of weaving together the voices of a world class ensemble ranging from avant-garde noise, contemporary, orthodox, barock, classical and electronic and pop musicians is unparalleled in this scale.

# Complete Credits

Cat Pope – Awakening
After songs by Mandy Mozart

## Cat Pope’s Creators
Patrizia Ruthensteiner (Costume Design)
Una Ryu (Mask & Special FX Makeup)
Thomas B. Dalby (Photography, Layout (Graphic Novel))
Bernhard Hammer (Song-Writing, Recording Engineer)
Brian Lawlor (Arrangement)
Natasha Moreno (Composition)
Lukas Rehm (Video)
Tatjana Stuermer (Graphic Design, Ornaments)
Konrad Van (Translations English)
ZHKM (Production, Mixing, Sounddesign)
Paul Parking (Trumpets, Modular Synth)
Lena Wicke-Aengehyster (Hunting Horn, FX Voice)
Lisa Pulsatila (Flute, Drones, Script Editing)
Monique Fessel (Organs, Drones, Synths)

### Vienna Struggle Drone Choir

#### Portal Cast
Venue: Vienna Struggle Portal Spittelau, Vienna
Date: 11/2021
Christine Gnigler, Patrizia Ruthensteiner (Mezzo Soprano)
Alexandra Feusi (Alto)
Bernhard Hammer (Tenor)
Mandy Mozart (Baritone)

#### Affirmations Cast
Venue: Westbahnstudios, Vienna
Date: 12/2023
Conductor: Bernhard Hammer
Patrizia Ruthensteiner (Soprano)
Karolina Preuschl (Alto)
Kerstin Hruza (Alto)
Julia Edthofer (Tenor)
Mandy Mozart (Baritone)
Julian Hruza (Bass)

#### Showcase Cast (7/2024)
Venue: Westbahnstudios, Vienna
Date: 4-7/2024
Conductor: Mandy Mozart
Nina Fuchs (Soprano)
Lena Kauer, Thu Trang Ha, Johanna Edthofer (Alto)
Julia Edhofer, Bernhard Hammer (Tenor)
Pavel Naydenov, Wolfram Leitner (Bariton)
Joey (Bass)

#### Studio Cast (2/2025)
Venue: Elektro Guzzi Studio, Vienna
Date: 2/2025
Conductor: Mandy Mozart
Nina Fuchs (Soprano)
Lena Wicke-Aengenhyster (Mezzo Soprano),
Sofia Turta (Alto, Mezzo Soprano),
Benedikt Kremser (Tenor)
Pavel Naydenov (Baritone)
Johnny (Bass)
Bernhard Hammer (Recording Engineer)

# Participation by Songs

## Roar Little Kitty
Mandy Mozart (Text)
Bernhard Hammer, Mandy Mozart (Composition)
Bernhard Hammer (Recording Engineer)
ZHKM, Mandy Mozart (Production)
Studio Cast, Portal Cast (Choir)

## Cloud 9
Mandy Mozart (Text)
Bernhard Hammer, Natasha Moreno, Mandy Mozart, ZHKM (Composition)
ZHKM, Mandy Mozart (Production)
Tatjana Stuermer (Recording Engineer, Canfranc 2021)
Otto Oscar Hernandez, Shin Hyo Jin, Bernhard Hammer (Musicians Draft Session, Portal 2023)
ZHKM, Natasha Moreno, Monique Fessel (Interpretation)
Studio Cast, Westbahnstudios Cast (Choir)
Bernhard Hammer (Recording Engineer, Studio Choir)
Christoph Hehn (Recording Engineer, Westbahnstudios Cast)

## Not My City
Mandy Mozart (Text)
Bernhard Hammer, Mandy Mozart (Composition)
Bernhard Hammer (Recording Engineer)
ZHKM, Mandy Mozart (Production)
Studio Choir, Paul Parking, ZHKM, Monique Fessel (Interpretation)

## Like A Baby
Mandy Mozart (Text)
Natasha Moreno, Mandy Mozart (Composition)
Bernhard Hammer (Recording Engineer)
ZHKM, Mandy Mozart (Production)
ZHKM (Interpretation)
Studio Cast, Westbahnstudios Cast (Choir)

## Once Twice Thrice
Mandy Mozart (Text)
Brian Lawlor, Mandy Mozart (Composition)
ZHKM, Mandy Mozart (Production)
Bernhard Hammer (Recording Engineer)
Studio Choir, ZHKM, Mandy Mozart (Interpretation)

## No He Said
Mandy Mozart (Text)
Brian Lawlor, Mandy Mozart (Composition)
ZHKM, Mandy Mozart (Production)
Bernhard Hammer (Recording Engineer)
Studio Choir, ZHKM, Mandy Mozart (Interpretation)