Emily Wells is an anomaly among musicians most of whom spend their careers striving for a major label deal. Before she was old enough to vote, a major label was courting Wells, two music-publishing companies were competing for the rights to her songs and she was recording with award winning producers. With true indie ethos, she moved from New York, leaving in her wake a lucrative deal from a major label, the renowned producers, recording studios, and a manager. During that period of her life, Emily had been offered everything that most musicians want. Everything except what she, as an artist, needed most: creative control.
For her latest release, 'The Symphonies: Dreams Memories & Parties,' to get the sound of a full orchestra, Emily didn't take the easy way out and simply loop the layers of violins; instead, she played up to 21 separate tracks of violin on each symphony, often using an octave pedal to create the tones of an underwater cello or viola. In addition to the strings, there is a plethora of other sounds, electronic and organic alike.
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Tiny Desk Contest On The Road 2025 | 8:00pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
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Vertical Current | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Penn Museum - Stoner Courtyard | All Ages |
Archawah (Vinyl Release Show) / Christina Ward / Cadre Noir | 7:00pm | Milkboy Philly | 21+ |
Fraternal Twin / Wesley Wolffe / Microgoblet / Prill | 8:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Bear Ghost / Spaceman Bob | 8:00pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Samantha Crain / Jess Nolan | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Will Orchard / A Meadow / Jess Kerber | 8:00pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
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Poison Ruin | 6:00pm | Spruce Street Harbor | All Ages |
We Call It Jazz: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans | 6:30pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | 21+ |
Cell Tower / Mila Culpa / Rig B / Henderson Century | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble | 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Hawthorne Park | All Ages |
Smushie | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
BashfortheWorld | 8:00pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
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James McKain & James Paul Nadien & Evan Palmer / Cartoon / Nomad War Machine | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Hallelujah The Hills / The Tisburys / Dan Spenser | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |