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EMILY SPILLER

NOW MIXING NEW ALBUM: Stars and climbing trees!

About Me

I AM A WOMAN WITH SOUL; a woman with something to say. I am an independent artist, a traveling gypsy, passionate about my connection to the Universe, and helping others through music worldwide. I was born and raised in Victoria BC, Canada. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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After recording a demo CD in 2002, I entered the CBC's "Music Dream" competition with my band, and made it to the semi-finals out of over 1,000 entries from across British Columbia. "MLE" appeared on national radio and television, and performed locally in Vancouver. In 2003, I accepted a contract to sing with a band in Macau, China. Following a successful Asian tour, I flew on to Australia to do the same. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ From 2004 on, I have been performing, traveling, writing, and working away on a full length solo album. I have also lent my voice to Shawn Ward, an internationally acclaimed DJ enjoying success in the UK and Europe, and recorded vocals for a project with producer Graham Kitson of All Tribes Mission. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ A five song EP entitled "Live at the Apartment" was recently recorded with composer/guitarist David Parfit in Victoria, BC and released in June, 2007. My music is now receiving airplay in Canada, and I was recently profiled on the front page of the Goldstream Gazette (a BC regional news publication). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ I have now signed with independent label Sunset Records in New Zealand, where I have recorded my next album "Stars and Climbing Trees". I am currently performing in Australia and New Zealand, and expect to tour upon the release of the album worldwide in May 2008. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ As an independent artist, I rely heavily on sponsorship, private investors, and of course my own income from live performances and merchandise sales in order to fund touring, travel expenses and promotional materials. If you would like to make a contribution to my Independent Musician's Fund (Beacon Hill Records), please click on the button below (Secure Paypal site). With deep gratitude, I thank each and every person who has helped me along the way! THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT MUSICIANS!!!I am available for charity events, festivals, and corporate functions. Booking enquiries contact: [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/1/2006
Band Website: emilyspiller.com
Band Members: Little ol' Me: Vocals etc. Martin Crockford: Guitar (NZ) David Parfit: Guitar (Can)


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Influences: Snippets in brief... HARRY NILSSON, Zap mama, Bjork, Ella Fitzgerald, Joni Mitchell, gotta say Elvis, Bob Marley, Chet Baker, The Beastie Boys, Feist, Katchafire, Jeff Buckley, Johnny Cash, Jill Scott, Stevie Wonder, Steve Miller, Radiohead, Massive Attack, Tricky, Dusty Springfield, Peggy Lee, KD Lang, Pink Floyd, The Police, Portishead, Thievery Corp., Kruder & Dorfmeister, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rufus Wainright, Tom Waits, UB40, Air, Salmonella Dub, Fat Freddy's Drop, Rhombus, Trinity Roots, ABBA?, Nirvana, Richie Havens, Dave Matthews Band, Djivan Gasparyan, Robert Johnson, Dead Can Dance....FUNK, SOUL, BLUES, ROOTS, REGGAE, DUB!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~THE HUMANS (and one dog) I LOVE:My beautiful and amazing Mom Dahlia Grace, Little Bro Adam, Big Daddy Bill and my wonderful step Mom Trudy, Uncle Joe, The Spillers, The Stofers, Little Bro Vince, Big Bro Jeramie, Sis Melissa, niece Hannah, Little Sis Tanisha, nephew TJ, Genevieve, Big Daddy Paul D, Jeanne my wife and her Mom Laurel, Lisah & Tony and family, Wanda!, Cindy H, Dawne C, Tina T, Lil, Ali, Angel Hooper, J-Dean, Angel Dylan R, K-Lo, Shayne Lee & Ivana, Zigdog, Dan S, Katrina & the Rogers, JP, Graham K, Sharp, Jimmy R, David "Single D" Parfit, Scott S, MY GRANDPARENTS & GROSSMUTTER, Eric S, Nick S, Dody S, Dawn S, Terry S, Angela Lodge, Monica C, Cousin Dave, Nicole, Levi, Dylan, Julie B, Robin B, Gallard, Dave M, NTK, Rob L, Jay P, Marq De S, Duncan H, Dana M, Shawn W, My long lost twin Al S I miss you, Larry and the Whites, Mark S, Kody Z, Riley W, Funky Monkey Jason O, Lili W, Angel Stan G, Judith A, Doug V, Al C, Bruce M, Moody, Brian Monas & Family, Judith W, Michael & the Sedivys, Spencer M, Stacey R, Ryan H, Tyrone and the Noonans...and all the amazing souls I meet every day! Thank you for being in my life! Thank you to ALL ENERGIES OF PURE LOVE & LIGHT IN THE UNIVERSE!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sounds Like: " Sitting on the front porch, drinkin' a rye and coke on a hot summer day, watching the heat waves come off the pavement." - Johnny Analogy, Stick-It-Tune Magazine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ "I'm interested, very interested to see who picks up this undiscovered gem." - Pam Kilroy, The Voice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ "Close your eyes and let mama sing to you...her voice stands out." - Mark Orsen, NRG Radio ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ "The girl's got some kind of somethin'...that thing you can't put into words." - T.Rex, The Satnam Bains Project ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
Record Label: Sunset Records (NZ), Beacon Hill Records (CAN)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Emily LIVE! on RDU Radio, Christchurch

Hello all,Last night, RDU radio rang me to ask if I would come in today for an interview and to play a few songs. I quickly sent a text to Martin, my guitar player here in Christchurch to see if he co...
Posted by EMILY SPILLER on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:36:00 PST

Indie Showcase & Awesome Radio Airplay!!!

GOOD NEWS!Now you can listen to Emily Spiller's music on two internet radio stations! www.myspace.com/indieshowcasewww.myspace.com/awesomeradio_ne t (www.awesomeradio.net)(There's also the live365.com ...
Posted by EMILY SPILLER on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:45:00 PST

EP Review, The Press, Christchurch New Zealand

Publication: CPL Date: 29 Feb 2008 Page: C 3Headline: CRITICAL MASSAuthor: ANDERSON VickiSubjects: VOCALISTS;ROCK AND POP ( CANADA;CHRISTCHURCH CITY )Section: ...
Posted by EMILY SPILLER on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:09:00 PST

The Lost Valley...

After meeting my friend and guitar player David here in beautiful Byron Bay, we attended the film festival and met some amazing people. Dean Jeffries, a local film maker, took four of us on a barefoot...
Posted by EMILY SPILLER on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:51:00 PST

Bay Harbour News Interview

As luck would have it& In New Zealand quite by chance, Canadian singer/songwriter Emily Spiller has been offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Coming to New Zealand to visit an old high school frien...
Posted by EMILY SPILLER on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:20:00 PST

Aotearoa

Ok, If you have never been to Aotearoa (New Zealand) I highly suggest getting on a plane and leaving it all behind. I have met the most wonderful, warm, welcoming people here. The land is truly magica...
Posted by EMILY SPILLER on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:19:00 PST

Homeward Bound...

Hello friends,After a great last show in Canada at the Media Club on Tuesday, I'm heading back to my beloved Australia next week to continue my musical and life pursuits. There are many new songs in t...
Posted by EMILY SPILLER on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:40:00 PST

CBC Radio 3

Hi Everyone!Now you can hear me on CBC radio 3! My EP "Live at the Apartment" is among Canada's emerging music...nation wide! So, stop by the site : www.radio3.cbc.ca and go to the New Music Canada se...
Posted by EMILY SPILLER on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:00:00 PST

CFUV Top 10 Chart AGAIN!!!

Sweeeeeeeeeet! I'm in the 8 spot...Thanks to everyone for listening and to CFUV for playing my music! See you at the Advent Friday night, and at Fern Fest on Saturday!Big Love & Respect,EMILY...
Posted by EMILY SPILLER on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:18:00 PST

"Live at the Apartment" EP improved with Mastering!!!

Hey Everyone,The EP has been cleaned up and sounds crisp & delicious in any audio device! The songs have been updated on myspace and I look forward to hearing your comments on the difference in qualit...
Posted by EMILY SPILLER on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:12:00 PST