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Boss lion music with a cinematic flavour.
Award winning songwriter Ella Fence’s new single Dancer (scheduled for release in April) is a collaboration with APRA award winning songwriter/ producer: the audacious Vinnie LaDuce (Ash Grunwald, MT Warning, The Winnie Coopers). Together, they created a unique mix of cinematic-electro-pop and powerhouse vocals.
This self-funded project has led Ella to performances in USA, Berlin, France, England (including Great Escape Festival), Canada (Canadian Music Week), and Norway, as well as an Australian tour.
Not only did she record the first four tracks of her debut EP Wanderlust at the renowned Brighton Electric Studios (UK), home to the likes of artists such as The Cure and Royal Blood, with producer Dan Swift (Snow Patrol, Passenger), she then travelled to Paris to record the B-side track with Ken Stringfellow (REM, The Posies).
With flavours of European and British influence, her debut EP Wanderlust transcends cultural parameters.
Ella has since returned to the UK to produce further music with Dan Swift at Brighton Electric. While in the UK, Ella was learning from the best in the business, working with Grammy Award Winner Terry Britten (who has written with Tina Turner, Cliff Richard Olivia Newton-John and Michael Jackson), Nick Coler (who has written with Girls Aloud, Sugababes and Gabriella Cilmi) and David Lowe (TV and Radio composer for BBC) and double Ivor Novello Winner Phil Pickett (of Boy George and the Culture Club fame).
The Wanderlust EP also spiked interest in the Radio world, making the top 20 on New York’s Breakthru Radio and top 10 on 4ZZZ Brisbane. It was also added to several community, college and independent radio stations in the USA and rotation on multiple radio stations across Australia – including triple j unearthed, 2SER, ABC Gold Coast, 4ZZZ Brisbane, SYN Melbourne and was also spun on triple j (listened to worldwide).
A Grant McLennan Fellowship 2015 Finalist with a musical theatre point of difference, Ella has the edge to offer an outstanding live show, having performed a key role in a major production of Jesus Christ Superstar at The Arts Centre Gold Coast. She was then cast as the lead character, Snow White in a dark-twisted version of the story, a collaboration between Opera Queensland, La Boite Theatre Company and Brisbane Festival (2016).
Ella is a little cloud with a lot of lightening - you don’t want to miss this jetsetter’s new work.
Live reviews
"Your music is hypnotising" - Soho Radio, London UK
"Ella Fence unleashes her extraordinary vocal presence, a beguiling mix of freak folk, alt country and old time chanteuse” - Blank Gold Coast Magazine
"I was warned about your voice and the power in it, it has that phrase people call 'cut through' you can't help but pay attention when you start singing" - ABC Radio (Hobart)
"Ella Fence's raw emotion pours beautifully into her music, creating a stunning mix of vulnerability and power" - Editor, Aphra Magazine
"Deep and mesmerising Ella Fence's voice swoops and soars moving towards the truly exceptional, a young virtuoso who is terrifically talented, Ella Fence will blow your mind, she is extremely proficient for one so young and definitely someone to watch out for" - Edge Radio (Hobart).
"Fence's voice compares favourably to the great Laura Marling, with a professional musical training and a thorough knowledge of the big names in pop music" - 4ZZZ Radio (Brisbane).
“Ella Fence's vocals entrance you as you hear them and together with the music there is no way she isn't going to go onto bigger and better things in the future.” - Edge Radio
"Ella Fence's music is like chicken soup for the soul. Invigorating, beautiful and one of a kind performer" - Rabbit Radio
"With its classic Hollywood black and white cinematography, the Unknown Water video entrances you in its timeless beauty" - Happy Music Blog, on Debut film clip Unknown Water.
Music Reviews
“Like a lone conductor standing in front of a tsunami of sound, Ella Fence seems to bend the tides of strings and strums to do her sonic bidding” - Alex Dyson, Triple J, on leading single Unknown Water.
“This'll get described as ‘cinematic’ and ‘orchestral’ and all those adjectives fit, but there's something BIG about this song, as though Ella's singing it from atop a mountain, which makes it all the more impressive” – Triple J’s Dom Alessio, of track The Dust.
"Bold and beautiful song, self assured and really well executed" - Zan Rowe, Triple J on Unknown Water.
"This is an impressive introduction from Ella Fence. It's always nice to hear a new artist that's really detail-driven; you can hear it in the mix but also in how Ella Fence delivers each line and doesn't sell you to hard on her voice because you'll be buying it anyway" - Dave Rowe, Triple J Unearthed, on Unknown Water
Dom Alessio from Triple J described Unknown Water as "dark" and "romantic"
"Absolutely gorgeous voice hey she's got this real throw back kind of sound going back to Nancy Sinatra says and that kind of vibe, absolutely loving it" - Sarah Howells, Triple J
"Such a unique sound. eerie, beautiful & powerful. Love your voice." - Triple J's Veronica Milsom, reviewing track Cigarettes and Red Wine
Professional endorsements
"Ella Fence possesses the rare ability to control every atom in a room, her voice dissolving the hearts of all who hear and her delivery places an entire audience in the palm of her hand" - Hayden Tee (Les Miserables)
"I had Ella come up onstage and plug in her Martin and do a song of hers... with her wild, feral swooping voice. Then I politely borrowed her acoustic and we did “Doesn’t It Remind You of Something”, and she was, of course, brilliant" - Ken Stringfellow (REM, The Posies)
Awards
2016 Winner - Song of The Year at Gold Coast Music Awards
2016 Winner Video of the Year for Unknown Water (alongside Double Deuce) at Gold Coast Music Awards
2016 Finalist - Artist of the Year and Emerging Artist of the Year at Gold Coast Music Awards
Partial Funding from City of Gold Coast for Power Up Your Arts Mentorship Grant (2016)
Finalist for Grant McLennan Fellowship (2015)
International Songwriting Competition Semifinalist for Unknown Water (2015)
Bluesfest Busking Semifinalist (2016)
Australian Music Week Incentive Prize Winner (2015)
Wanderlust is available at JBHIFI, on iTunes or at www.ellafencemusic.com/store.
Award winning songwriter Ella Fence’s new single Dancer (scheduled for release in April) is a collaboration with APRA award winning songwriter/ producer: the audacious Vinnie LaDuce (Ash Grunwald, MT Warning, The Winnie Coopers). Together, they created a unique mix of cinematic-electro-pop and powerhouse vocals.
This self-funded project has led Ella to performances in USA, Berlin, France, England (including Great Escape Festival), Canada (Canadian Music Week), and Norway, as well as an Australian tour.
Not only did she record the first four tracks of her debut EP Wanderlust at the renowned Brighton Electric Studios (UK), home to the likes of artists such as The Cure and Royal Blood, with producer Dan Swift (Snow Patrol, Passenger), she then travelled to Paris to record the B-side track with Ken Stringfellow (REM, The Posies).
With flavours of European and British influence, her debut EP Wanderlust transcends cultural parameters.
Ella has since returned to the UK to produce further music with Dan Swift at Brighton Electric. While in the UK, Ella was learning from the best in the business, working with Grammy Award Winner Terry Britten (who has written with Tina Turner, Cliff Richard Olivia Newton-John and Michael Jackson), Nick Coler (who has written with Girls Aloud, Sugababes and Gabriella Cilmi) and David Lowe (TV and Radio composer for BBC) and double Ivor Novello Winner Phil Pickett (of Boy George and the Culture Club fame).
The Wanderlust EP also spiked interest in the Radio world, making the top 20 on New York’s Breakthru Radio and top 10 on 4ZZZ Brisbane. It was also added to several community, college and independent radio stations in the USA and rotation on multiple radio stations across Australia – including triple j unearthed, 2SER, ABC Gold Coast, 4ZZZ Brisbane, SYN Melbourne and was also spun on triple j (listened to worldwide).
A Grant McLennan Fellowship 2015 Finalist with a musical theatre point of difference, Ella has the edge to offer an outstanding live show, having performed a key role in a major production of Jesus Christ Superstar at The Arts Centre Gold Coast. She was then cast as the lead character, Snow White in a dark-twisted version of the story, a collaboration between Opera Queensland, La Boite Theatre Company and Brisbane Festival (2016).
Ella is a little cloud with a lot of lightening - you don’t want to miss this jetsetter’s new work.
Live reviews
"Your music is hypnotising" - Soho Radio, London UK
"Ella Fence unleashes her extraordinary vocal presence, a beguiling mix of freak folk, alt country and old time chanteuse” - Blank Gold Coast Magazine
"I was warned about your voice and the power in it, it has that phrase people call 'cut through' you can't help but pay attention when you start singing" - ABC Radio (Hobart)
"Ella Fence's raw emotion pours beautifully into her music, creating a stunning mix of vulnerability and power" - Editor, Aphra Magazine
"Deep and mesmerising Ella Fence's voice swoops and soars moving towards the truly exceptional, a young virtuoso who is terrifically talented, Ella Fence will blow your mind, she is extremely proficient for one so young and definitely someone to watch out for" - Edge Radio (Hobart).
"Fence's voice compares favourably to the great Laura Marling, with a professional musical training and a thorough knowledge of the big names in pop music" - 4ZZZ Radio (Brisbane).
“Ella Fence's vocals entrance you as you hear them and together with the music there is no way she isn't going to go onto bigger and better things in the future.” - Edge Radio
"Ella Fence's music is like chicken soup for the soul. Invigorating, beautiful and one of a kind performer" - Rabbit Radio
"With its classic Hollywood black and white cinematography, the Unknown Water video entrances you in its timeless beauty" - Happy Music Blog, on Debut film clip Unknown Water.
Music Reviews
“Like a lone conductor standing in front of a tsunami of sound, Ella Fence seems to bend the tides of strings and strums to do her sonic bidding” - Alex Dyson, Triple J, on leading single Unknown Water.
“This'll get described as ‘cinematic’ and ‘orchestral’ and all those adjectives fit, but there's something BIG about this song, as though Ella's singing it from atop a mountain, which makes it all the more impressive” – Triple J’s Dom Alessio, of track The Dust.
"Bold and beautiful song, self assured and really well executed" - Zan Rowe, Triple J on Unknown Water.
"This is an impressive introduction from Ella Fence. It's always nice to hear a new artist that's really detail-driven; you can hear it in the mix but also in how Ella Fence delivers each line and doesn't sell you to hard on her voice because you'll be buying it anyway" - Dave Rowe, Triple J Unearthed, on Unknown Water
Dom Alessio from Triple J described Unknown Water as "dark" and "romantic"
"Absolutely gorgeous voice hey she's got this real throw back kind of sound going back to Nancy Sinatra says and that kind of vibe, absolutely loving it" - Sarah Howells, Triple J
"Such a unique sound. eerie, beautiful & powerful. Love your voice." - Triple J's Veronica Milsom, reviewing track Cigarettes and Red Wine
Professional endorsements
"Ella Fence possesses the rare ability to control every atom in a room, her voice dissolving the hearts of all who hear and her delivery places an entire audience in the palm of her hand" - Hayden Tee (Les Miserables)
"I had Ella come up onstage and plug in her Martin and do a song of hers... with her wild, feral swooping voice. Then I politely borrowed her acoustic and we did “Doesn’t It Remind You of Something”, and she was, of course, brilliant" - Ken Stringfellow (REM, The Posies)
Awards
2016 Winner - Song of The Year at Gold Coast Music Awards
2016 Winner Video of the Year for Unknown Water (alongside Double Deuce) at Gold Coast Music Awards
2016 Finalist - Artist of the Year and Emerging Artist of the Year at Gold Coast Music Awards
Partial Funding from City of Gold Coast for Power Up Your Arts Mentorship Grant (2016)
Finalist for Grant McLennan Fellowship (2015)
International Songwriting Competition Semifinalist for Unknown Water (2015)
Bluesfest Busking Semifinalist (2016)
Australian Music Week Incentive Prize Winner (2015)
Wanderlust is available at JBHIFI, on iTunes or at www.ellafencemusic.com/store.
