Emily Wells
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| Background information | |
| Born |
November 20, 1981 Amarillo, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Alternative, experimental, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger, producer |
| Instruments | Violin, piano, cello, viola, guitar, drum programming, synthesizer, etc. |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Associated acts | Clint Mansell, Terry Riley, Questlove, etc. |
| Website | EmilyWellsMusic.com |
 Emily Wells - "Mama's Gonna Give You Love" Music Video (July 2012) |
Emily Wells (born November 20, 1981) is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer whose genres encompass alternative, experimental, and classical. While initially known for playing violin, she performs with diverse instruments in her work, including cellos, viola, and analog synthesizers. During her live performances she often samples live "using a series of live loops, sample pads and acoustic drums to make rich and haunting neo-gospel with layers of strings and vocal harmonies"; her most recent album features "dramatic, meticulous and gothic song".
She has largely produced, recorded and performed her solo albums on her own, and after several solo releases, her album Mama was released on Partisan Records in 2012, to a positive critical reception. She has a new full-length album coming out in January 2016, on her own imprint Thesis and Instinct. She has performed live at notable festivals both in the United States and internationally, and collaborated with artists such as Clint Mansell and Questlove.
Emily Wells was born in Amarillo, Texas, United States. Her father was a music minister, and Wells began playing the violin at age four. In 1990 she moved with her family to Indianapolis, Indiana, where she lived until she began traveling in 2000. While traveling she made her residence primarily in New York, where she would later move after an 8-year stay in Los Angeles.
At age thirteen she began issuing her own recordings on cassette, starting with an unofficial release with 100 copies. After several unofficial tapes, in 2000 she "took up" with Epic Records but did not actually sign with them.Beautiful Sleepyhead & the Laughing Yaks was her official full-length debut in 2006, with all the tracks written, performed, produced, and mixed by Wells herself. Her sophomore album The Symphonies featured bassist Joey Reina and drummer Sam Halterman alongside Wells.
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