Leslie Mills

Leslie Mills
Born Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, United States
Genres Pop, Alternative rock
Occupations Singer, songwriter, record producer, actress
Years active 1997–present
Labels Atlantic, Tiny Violet Records
Associated acts To The Moon Alice
Peter Cetera
Yanni
Website lesliemills.com

Leslie Mills is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.

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Biography

Originally from Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Mills spent her formative years studying dance, theater and music. She got her start fronting the New York based band To The Moon Alice[1] A&M Records before relocating to Nashville to begin her solo career. Mills met her long-time collaborating partner, the Australian writer/producer Chris Pelcer and began writing songs for her solo project along with co-writing the single "Just Like Love" for Peter Cetera, and "Rule The World" for Cetera's album Another Perfect World.

Mills signed as a writer to Paul McCartney's publishing company MPL[2] and received an Emmy Nomination for the song On My Own. She signed with Atlantic Records,[3] and released her debut album Different for Girls[4] which included producers such as David Kahne, John Shanks, and co-productions by Mills and Pelcer. While signed to Atlantic Records, Mills began to get her songs into film and soundtracks such as What A Girl Wants, White Oleander, PowerPuff Girls. She left Atlantic in 2004, and continued to write songs for television and film while working on her second album Everlasting Road[5] which was released in 2007 (produced by Mills with Pelcer) on her own label Tiny Violet Records.

Other film and TV credits for Mills' songs[6] include Barbie of Swan Lake, My Scene Goes Hollywood, Gray Matters, My Best Friend's Girl, Just My Luck, Las Vegas, Guiding Light.[7]

Mills was a featured artist as part of the 2009 Yanni Voices[8] tour of US, Canada, and Mexico. She wrote and recorded for the project with the musical artist Yanni for two years. Four songs featuring Mills are included on the Yanni Voices[9] album Disney Pearl, along with Mills' featured in the PBS special Yanni Voices Live From the Forum in Acapulco[10] which aired in the U.S. in March 2009, with a full-length DVD released in October of the same year.

Discography

Studio albums

Songs in Film

Soundtracks and compilations

Songs on other albums

Awards and nominations

2002: Emmy nomination[11] for Outstanding Original Song, "On My Own" for "Guiding Light" (shared with Brian D. Siewert)

References

  1. ^ Budnick,Dean [1], Jam Bands: North America's Hottest Live Groups Plus How to Tape Trade, USA, 1998. Retrieved on 30 October 2011.
  2. ^ Billboard [2], Billboard Magazine, USA, 29 December 2001. Retrieved on 29 October 2011.
  3. ^ Billboard [3] "Billboard MPL"], Billboard Magazine, USA, 12 April 2003. Retrieved on 30 October 2011.
  4. ^ AMAZON [4] "Different For Girls Album"], AMAZON, USA, 30 September 2003. Retrieved on 29 October 2011.
  5. ^ AMAZON [5] "Everlasting Road Album"], AMAZON, USA, 14 August 2007. Retrieved on 29 October 2011.
  6. ^ IMDB [6] "Leslie Mills IMDB Page"], IMDB, USA, 29 October 2011. Retrieved on 29 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Leslie Mills AMG bio". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p557496. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
  8. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (billboard.com) [7] "Yanni Brings Voices To Disney"], Billboard Magazine, USA, 18 November 2008. Retrieved on 29 October 2011.
  9. ^ Amazon [8] "Yanni Voices CD Amazon"], AMAZON, USA, 24 March 2009. Retrieved on 29 October 2011.
  10. ^ Amazon [9] "Yanni Voices Live In Concert DVD Amazon"], AMAZON, USA, 26 October 2009. Retrieved on 29 October 2011.
  11. ^ IMDB [10] "Leslie Mills Emmy Nomination"], IMDB, USA, 30 May 2002. Retrieved on 29 October 2011.

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