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Composing classical soundtracks with a Celtic influence ⛰️🎹🌿
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Composer for concert, film/television and theatre
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Violinist and Music Producer based in the UK 🇬🇧

Contemporary folk singer songwriter Amelya Goldy began her music career in 2003 when she attended at the British Academy of New Music in Stratford, East London to do her three year course in Contemporary Popular Music.  In her first year she was taught by Martin Rossiter, lead singer from the 90’s indie band Gene.  She has been gigging throughout London ever since, including:
 
The 02 Academy Islington, London
The Vibe Bar, Brick Lane, London
The Bedford in Balham. London
The Elixir Bar, Euston, London
Proud Camden, Camden Town, London
The Library Bar, Islington, London
The Elgin, Maida Vale, London
 
Industry quote: Preston Heyman: “Amelya’s music is uniquely beautiful!”
 
In 2012 she released her 4-track E.P. Shine on i-tunes, which was produced by the Irish singer Donal Rogers of the band Rana Gri (brother of Charlatans pianist Tony Rogers).  His session flute player girlfriend Eliza Marshall added beautiful riffs with the shakuhachi (Japanese flute) on the tracks Withering Crops and Preparation for Divine Union, adding to their haunting, romantic lyrics of yearning.  Her E.P. captures the spirit of her concerts with the clapping along to the outro of The Circle Dance, which happens at her gigs as she gets the audience to join in.
 
In August 2012 she was interviewed and had her song Preparation for Divine Union played on Blogtalk Radio by the internationally renowned Australian spiritual mentor, author and artist Lee-Anne Peters (founder of her company Temple of Balance).
 
In November 2014 she performed on a radio show for Kensal to Kilburn, hosted by Sarah Kate Michael (singer songwriter of the band Pandora’s Diary) where she performed Preparation for Divine Union, The Circle Dance and Hand it Over.  The Green Party were outside waiting to do their show, and as they overheard Amelya’s performance and loved it, they asked her to perform on their station as well, which she gladly did.  She performed Withering Crops and made it relevant to the Green Party by likening its title to green issues.
 
In April 2015 Amelya appeared on the Limelight UK TV show in April 2015 along with a session viola player Ariane Alexander.
 
In May 2015, as she was waiting for a bus home after a gig at the Inspiral Lounge, Camden in North London, and the very bus she got on was filming The Night Bus documentary for Channel 4.  Amelya was then filmed performing her debut song Preparation for Divine Union.  This ties in with Amelya’s principles of following synchronicities and signs in life, and being in the right place at the right time. 
 
Although her favourite bands are early 80s alternative bands like The Cure, taken in by their haunting melodies, her influences for her song style are mainly folk artists Joni Mitchell, Enya, Kate Bush and the hippie style of T.Rex.  Amelya’s rich tone vocal style and strong melodies give her songs the experimental style, which are based on spiritual subjects.  Her upbeat song Always is about exploring past lives, and it uses a Jimi Hendrix style riff based influence, which is further embellished by Donal Roger’s solo section.  Her song Hand it Over is based on the Law of Attraction, a deeply atmospheric song influenced by rhythms of Celtic style drums.  The Circle Dance is about fairies.



Boards of Canada is a Scottish electronic music duo comprised of brothers Mike Sandison (b. 1 June 1970) and Marcus Eoin (b. 21 July 1971). 

They have released a number of works, most notably Music Has the Right to Children and Geogaddi, with little advertising and few interviews. Their sound has frequently made reference to sounds of the 1970s and the 1980s. It recalls, amongst other things, the warm, scratchy, artificial sounds of 1970s television, and indeed, band members Michael and Marcus admit to being inspired by the documentary films of the National Film Board of Canada, from which the group's name comes.

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