Emily Wells
Emily Wells is an American multiinstrumentalist, 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 neogospel with layers of strings and vocal harmonies her most recent album features dramatic, meticulous and gothic song.
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 to after an 8year stay in Los Angeles.
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