Emily Wells
(born November 20, 1981) is a violinist whose style "merge[s] ... hip-hop and classical". [1] She also uses many other instruments in her work, including glockenspiels, analog synthesizers, and even toy pianos and other toy instruments. In live performances, she does not use any pre-recorded loops, rather she creates her loops while performing. [2] Her first violin was a "plastic violin from Michael's."
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Biography and Musical Career
Emily Wells was born in
Amarillo, Texas to a French horn teacher.
[3] In 1990 she moved with her family to
Indianapolis, Indiana, where she lived until she began traveling in 2000.
[4] While traveling, she made her "home base" primarily in
New York, until 2002, when she settled in
Los Angeles, where she still resides.
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She began playing the violin at age 4 and began releasing albums on her own. In 2000, she "took up" with
Epic Records but did not actually sign with them.
She has released numerous unofficial releases, starting at age 13 with a cassette tape (producing 100 copies), but her only two "official" releases are
Symphonies
and
Sleepyhead
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Collaborations
- Dirtbike 1/3
, Buck 65 (August 2008)
- "Symphony #3" from Sympanies
, Dwight Farrell (AKA Count Bass D)
Discography
Name
| Label
| Year
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Midori Sour
| Self-Released
| 1999
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Beautiful Sleepyhead & the Laughing Yaks
| Edub Productions
| 2007
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The Symphonies: Dreams Memories & Parties
| Creative Control Records
| 2008
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Dirty (EP)
| Released May 26, 2009
| 2009
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References
- Interview with Emily Wells
- Violinist's Style As Much Hip-Hop As Haydn
- Breaking Out
- Feature: Emily Wells Interview
- Emily Wells - AIM Interview