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Amelia Ray

Belew, Belew, my love is Belew

About Me

The music scene today is in need of a singer/songwriter like Amelia Ray. In an age where successful female artists are either in the folk genre or over-produced divas, Amelia Ray is her own entity. -Grant Costello, MyMp3Network.com

California-born vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Amelia Ray currently resides in Madrid where she performs original soul rock music solo, and with her band, The Conjugal Experiment. A young music scene veteran, Amelia has been performing in the United States and in Europe for almost 20 years. She appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, was a featured artist for Radio Campus Lille in France, and even performed in Iceland. She has shared the stage with Chuck Rainey, Elliott Randall, Rob Bargad, Maia Sharp and Kenny Aronoff, to name a few. Since her arrival in Spain, she has graced such renowned stages as Sala Clamores and The Bourbon Cafe in Madrid, and the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca.

Amelia's music is at once rock, jazz, country, gospel, pop, and blues. "Once you realise how closely connected different styles of music are, you can start to play with the boundaries of those styles, and create something new and invigorating. But at the root, I'm always trying to make good, old finger-snapping music that makes you perk up your ears, and move your feet." With influences ranging from Nina Simone, Steely Dan, and Inti-Illimani to Led Zeppelin, Jellyfish and King Crimson, Amelia admits "it's hard to sit still". It isn't just about fun, though. Amelia's groove-heavy tunes often carry important social and political themes. In 2006, her anti-Bush gospel rock tune, "Whos'yerdaddy?" spent several weeks on the American Idol Underground Top 40 charts.

Amelia's songs have been featured in films such as the German documentary Schwarzenberg (2007), and the powerful film about forgiveness, "A Killing in Choctaw" (2004). Her version of "Long Time Ago" was recently included on the Sensory Lullabies: A Tribute to Jellyfish compilation.

2008 brings the release of Amelia's seventh album, titled, "ON", a European tour, and a return to Iceland for a Winter artist's residency.

www.ameliaray.net

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Amelia Ray, compositora, cantante e instrumentista nacida en California, reside ahora en Madrid, donde toca su original música soul-rock, tanto en solitario como con su banda, “The conjugal experiment”. Joven veterana en la escena musical, lleva casi 20 años tocando en los Estados Unidos y en Europa. Salió en la “Ellen DeGeneres Show”, fue artista invitada a Radio Campus Lille en Francia y hasta tocó en Islandia. Ha compartido escenario con Chuck Rainey, Elliott Randall, Rob Bargad, Maia Sharp y Kenny Aronoff, para no mencionar que unos cuantos. Desde su llegada a España, ha actuado en lugares tan prestigiosos como la Sala Clamores y el Bourbon Café, en Madrid, y la Casa de las Conchas en Salamanca.

La música de Amelia es al mismo tiempo rock, jazz, country, gospel, pop y blues. “Cuando una se da cuenta de hasta qué punto están conectados los diferentes tipos de música, ya puede empezar a saltarse las barreras, y crear algo nuevo y refrescante. Pero en el fondo, siempre estoy intentando hacer esa buena música de toda la vida, la que nos hace aguzar el oído, chasquear los dedos y mover los pies”. Con influencias que van desde Nina Simone, Steely Dan e Inti Illimani hasta Led Zeppelin, Jellyfish y King Crimson, Amelia admite que “ es difícil quedarse quieta”. Pero no se trata solamente de pasárselo bien. Esas melodías tan “groovy” vehiculizan a menudo temas de relevancia política y social. En 2006, “Who’s yerdaddy?”, su motivo gospel-rock contra Bush, estuvo varias semanas entre los 40 principales del American Idol Underground.

Las canciones de Amelia se han oído en películas como el documental alemán “Schwarzenberg” (2007) y ese poderosa cinta sobre el perdón llamada “A killing in Choctaw” (Asesinato en Choctaw, 2004). Su versión de “Long time ago” acaba de ser incluída en la selección “Sensory lullabies: a tribute to Jellyfish” .

El 2008 verá la aparición de su séptimo album: “On”, una gira en Europa y una vuelta a Islandia para una residencia de artista el próximo invierno.

Traducción de Angiola Bonanni

www.ameliaray.net

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Née en Californie, Amelia Ray, compositeur, chanteuse et multi-instrumentiste autodidacte, habite aujourd'hui à Madrid où elle joue sa musique soul-rock originale seule et avec son groupe, "The Conjugal Experiment". Jeune vétérane de la scène musicale, elle joue depuis presque 20 ans aux Etats-Unis et en Europe. Elle est apparue dans "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", a été artiste invitée sur Radio Campus Lille, et a même a joué en Islande. Elle a joué avec Chuck Rainey, Elliott Randall, Rob Bargad, Maia Sharp y Kenny Aronoff, en autres. Depuis son arrivée en Espagne, elle a joué dans des endroits renommés comme Sala Clamores et le Bourbon Café à Madrid, et la Casa de las Conchas à Salamanque.

La musique de Amelia est en même temps rock, jazz, country, gospel, pop et blues. "Quand on se rende compte à quel point sont liés les différents styles de musique, on peut commencer à jouer avec les confins des styles et créer quelque chose de nouveau et revigorant. Mais au fond, j'essaye simplement de faire cette bonne musique de toujours, celle que nous fait tendre l'oreille, claquer les doigts et bouger les pieds". Avec des influences qui vont de Nina Simone, Steely Dan et Inti-Illimani à Led Zeppelin, Jellyfish et King Crimson, Amelia avoue que "ce n'est pas facile de rester immobile". Mais il ne s'agit pas toujours de faire la fête. Ces mélodies tellement "groovy" portent quelquefois des thèmes sociaux et politiques importants. En 2006, "Whos'yerdaddy?", sa complainte gospel-rock anti-Bush, a passé plusieurs semaines dans les 40 meilleures titres du American Idol Underground.

Les chansons d'Amelia figurent dans des films comme le documentaire allemand "Schwarzenberg" (2007) et la puissante histoire sur le pardon "A Killing in Choctaw" (2004). Sa interpretation de la chanson "Long Time Ago" vient d'être incluse dans la compilation "Sensory Lullabies: A Tribute to Jellyfish" .

2008 verra l'aparition de son septième album: "ON", une tournée en Europe et un retour en Islande l'hiver prochain pour une résidence d'artiste.

www.ameliaray.net


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/16/2005
Band Website: ameliaray.net
Band Members: Amelia Ray
Influences: Barbara Lynn Ozen

Sounds Like: BOBBY WOMACK MEETS DAVID BOWIE

Amelia Ray on iTunes

Amelia Ray ringtones available on Myxer

For bookings contact:
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UK: +44.20.8133.3532
US: +1.415.508.4210

Record Label: Out of 3 Sigma
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Banska Stiavnica to Poznan

.............................. TO VIEW PICTURES, GO HERE: http://ameliaraymusic.blogspot.com/The train conductor on the way to Banska Stiavnica was a real treat. All of the commuter passengers kn...
Posted by Amelia Ray on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:47:00 PST

Austria

.. The Power of LanguageI was a couple of bucks short on cab fare, but as the cabbie told me he was from Iran, I laid some smooth phrases on him in Farsi. Next thing I know, he pulls up to my pla...
Posted by Amelia Ray on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:42:00 PST

Senegal, 13/05/08-20/05/08

.................... I'm pretty sure I booked a direct flight to Dakar from Madrid, but when I double-checked my flight info, I noticed the plane was making a stop in the Canary Islands. We weren...
Posted by Amelia Ray on Wed, 21 May 2008 11:41:00 PST

Romania (02/04/08-07/04/08)

 After three weeks of hemming and hawing, I decided early Wednesday morning to head to Romania. Sami and I tried to change the tickets after she fractured her hand in Berlin, but the change cost ...
Posted by Amelia Ray on Wed, 07 May 2008 06:28:00 PST

Berlin

 A nice cab ride to the airport on Friday morning, and four hours later I was in Berlin. First stop: the hot dog stand right outside of the airport for a sausage with sauerkraut, mustard, ketchup...
Posted by Amelia Ray on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:43:00 PST

Take a number. Or two.

Today is International Fun at Work Day. That might explain why I spent a hellish 30 minutes at the Ministry of the Interior, trying to pick up my new Spanish ID card.It didn’t start off entirely...
Posted by Amelia Ray on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:44:00 PST

Granada

 After seven straight days of mixing the new album, I took a break and headed for Granada last Wednesday to visit with Heather and Mateo. I had planned to arrive on Monday, and make us a nice St....
Posted by Amelia Ray on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:34:00 PST

Neil Youngs Living With War Today

"Who'syerdaddy?" was added to Neil Young's Living With War Today website. The link will bring you right back to MySpace to listen to the song, so just go have a looksee:http://neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/l...
Posted by Amelia Ray on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:16:00 PST

Poesia de ayer y de hoy

Unos amigos de internet me mandaron su pagína web donde se pone unos poemas buenos entre noticias sociales:--->Poesia de ayer y de hoyY sin darme cuenta ellos han puesto los anuncios de mis conciertos...
Posted by Amelia Ray on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:39:00 PST