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.
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Social Distortion / Bad Religion | 7:00pm | The Fillmore Philadelphia | All Ages |
Kamasi Washington | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
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La Perla / DJVspice | 8:00pm | The Maas Building | All Ages |
Ligeti Quartet performs the Music of Wadada Leo Smith | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
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Orchid | 7:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
Even Odds (Dan Weiss, Miguel Zenon, Matt Mitchell) | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
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Don Slepian / Saapato | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
The Asteroid No. 4 / Mahogany / Cigarettes for Breakfast | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Trauma Ray / Kraus / MX Lonely | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
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Jim White & Marisa Anderson | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
West Philadelphia Orchestra | 8:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
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WKDU Presents: Moa / Theo R. / Melatonin Sex Dream / Miau | 7:00pm | Van Rensselaer Hall Ballroom | All Ages |
Sheer Mag (Record Release) | 7:30pm | First Presbyterian Church | All Ages |
Tarbaby (pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Nasheet Waits) + Ursula Rucker - NIGHT#1 | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
Erica Dawn Lyle / Eraser / Emily Robb - Bill Nace Duo | 8:00pm | Century | 21+ |