| Emily Wells | |
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Emily Wells at the Doug Fir Bar in Portland, Oregon. |
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| Background information | |
| Born | November 20 Amarillo, Texas |
| Genres | Folk, Folk rock, Folktronica, Acoustic |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Violin, Piano, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Banjo |
| Years active | 1999-present |
Emily Wells (born November 20) 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."[2]
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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, where she now once again resides, after an 8-year residence in Los Angeles.[5][6]
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 "official" releases are Symphonies, Sleepyhead, and Dirty.
On September 17, 2009, Wells was interviewed and performed “Symphony 1 in the Barrel of a Gun” on Last Call with Carson Daly.
| Name | Label | Year |
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| Midori Sour | Self-Released | 1999 |
| Shadow Box | 2001 | |
| Music for Geek Love | 2004 | |
| Making Static | 2005 | |
| Beautiful Sleepyhead & the Laughing Yaks | Edub Productions | 2007 |
| The Symphonies: Dreams Memories & Parties | Creative Control Records | 2008 |
| Dirty (EP) | 2009 |