EL (EL)
EL's voice is different alright, powerful and hauntingly beautiful combined with sultry whispers, passionate lyrics and music with an edge, varying melts of Dance, Alternative Pop, Rock, Techno, Electronic and New Age.
EL after being graciously invited into a film group and mentored/inspired by Movie Director, Demian Lichtenstein (3000 Miles to Graceland) The Forbidden Love short film/video has been released on Darksideoftheisland.com April 29th, 2006.
The film/video produced, written and starring EL was filmed and edited by Director Bruce Snyder and made in collaboration with Wayne Barneschi owner of the "Trail of Terror", www.trailofterror.com
The Forbidden Love video is the first in a series of videos, photos, stories, music and journal entries that tell the tale of "Raven Mae" complete with codes and clues to the unfolding story. Watch carefully........
"Forbidden Love" was selected for the Winter Music Conference CD 2005 held in South Beach, Miami, Florida.
"My Inspiration" reached #2 on Billboardtalentnet radio. EL became #6 favorite artist on the site, which appeared in Billboard Magazine.
"White Rabbit" aired on WSAM in West Hartford, CT. 106.3 FM, the DJ Paulie Show, syndicated on 417 radio stations in the US and Canada.Band/artist history
EL has always had a love for music that started as early as she could walk, talk and sing. She played piano, danced sang and composed music for most of her life. Her mom Philomena, an incredible singer, deeply influenced her with her beautiful voice as a child.
She played in original bands in the Connecticut/New York area including, Bwilde as keyboard player and back up vocalist, and front person for Battraxx, Amberrain and Johnny Plays with Matches. EL played in many venues throughout the Connecticut/New York area. As a guest artist she performed in Tampa and Los Angeles. EL also had the pleasure of being pulled up on stage with Tower of Power to sing the background vocals for "Your still a young man" at a Wesleyan University Spring Fling.
Johnny Plays with Matches won the 106 WHCN-FM 1991 Connecticut's best top ten rock band award for best original song called "Feed the Fire" which EL co-wrote and sang. The song received airplay, in regular rotation, for two weeks on the station. Rock Fax Magazine, Nickel Studios and 106 WHCN-FM, who sponsored the contest, netted 300 tapes with ten finalists.
One of EL's favorite shows was when she was featured as "Kashmir", a guest artist for the band "Children of the Beat", held at the Beacon Theatre in Orlando. The show was wild, the audience was dancing on top of speakers with her and EL was dressed in a light blue plastic jacket, black lace cropped top and blue velvet hip huggers with a very long straight slick backed pony tail.
In Tampa as a solo artist, EL began to write, record and produce her CD single. She formed Bay Island Records, Inc., and Bay Island Music Publishing (ASCAP). She created her website bayislandrecords.com which she designs and maintains and bayislandradio.com. Bay Island Records is now an LLC.
She moved back to Connecticut in 1999, where she lived in post and beam style restored hayloft apartment in a 200-year-old barn in Northford, Connecticut and joined the band Amberrain. (Her sister Frances photographed the CD cover for the single at the barn). Here in Connecticut, she met her Guitar player, Gary Potts. She left the band Amberrain after a few months and released her CD single in July of 1999.
She performed two showcases in February at the Millennium Music Conference 2000 in Harrisburg, PA which drew a lot of attention to her music.
"My Inspiration" received a lot of the attention. How many times did she hear "I can't stop playing this, "I love this song" "This is the perfect wedding song" "My Inspiration" truly was written from the heart. "My Inspiration" reached #2 on Billboardtalentnet radio. EL was listed # 6 favorite artist on the site, which was listed in the February 19th, 2000 issue of Billboard Magazine.
"White Rabbit" aired on WSAM in West Hartford, CT. 106.3 FM, the DJ Paulie Show, syndicated on 417 radio stations in the US and Canada, online and Cable TV Channel 4.
EL lived in Los Angeles, Tampa and London before returning to Connecticut where she finished recording and released her new CD.
She met AleX Westerberg and they formed EL-X Nine and they recorded and released the 8 minute original version of Forbidden Love produced by AleX and DJ Manic.
The track "Forbidden Love" "Cruisin and "I'll Be Here" are collaborations between EL and AleX Westerberg, Producer and owner of WM Records, Tacoma, Washington.
"Forbidden Love rm" was selected to be on the 2005 South Beach, Miami, Winter Music Conference CD.
EL mentored in a film group by Movie Director, Demian Lichtenstein (3000 Miles to Graceland) has released the short film/video for "Forbidden Love" and begun the series of film, photos, songs and journal entries that will tell the tale of "Raven Mae"
EL has been collaborating with Wayne Barneschi owner of the Trail of Terror, Wallingford, Connecticut for her new film/video released April 29th 2006. EL is an actress for the Trail of Terror and won "best Actress" in 2003. She also sang and performed as "Raven Mae" to entertain the crowd.(2002). The Trail of Terror is a haunt in Wallingford, Connecticut which was voted the #1 outdoor attraction in the United States by Fright Times Magazine. The actors and actresses volunteer their time and proceeds go the Red Cross. Owner Wayne Barneschi, recently was awarded Fund Raiser of the Year by the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic division of the Red Cross.
Visit www.trailofterror.comHave you performed in front of an audience?Yes we will be doing a special theatrical performance in October at the trail of terror in Wallingford, CT
Your musical influences
Cher, Grace Slick, Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, My Chemical RomanceWhat equipment do you use?
Keys, Guitar, Drums, Bass, Percussion, FlutesAnything else?
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