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Ellen Demos

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I was born in Boston Massachusettes. My early education included formal training in voice and classical piano. In my early twenties I found I had more interest in blues and jazz then the classics and began working with various jazz and ethnic ensembles in the Boston area. This included exposure to Indian music both classical and fusion and African drumming and dance. I later became interested in Brazilian music and worked in the New England area fusing jazz and Brazilian influences. I also worked in improvisational theater at that time. In 1979 I moved to Los Angeles and continued studies in vocal technique, composition and arranging

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Article: Album Review

Mike Nielsen Quartet: Acoustic Sound Recipes

Read "Acoustic Sound Recipes" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


In 2005, American expat singer Ellen Demos released Osmosis (Self Produced), featuring Ireland's Mike Nielsen. The Irish guitarist now leads the aptly titled travelogue, Acoustic Sound Recipes, an aural journey through many different styles of music, often divided on ethnic borders. The instrumentation is spare, amounting to only Nielsen's guitar, Demos' voice, Brendan ...

Album

Osmosis

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2005
Track listing: 1. You Don't Know What Love Is; 2. Uncorked; 3. Little Wing; 4. Rivers Of Tears; 5. Morning; 6. Round Midnight; 7. Osmosis; 8. Sea Journey; 9. Angel.

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Article: Album Review

Ellen Demos: Osmosis

Read "Osmosis" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Immediately, American expatriate Ellen Demos makes me recall two vocalists from this past year. The first is Lisa Sokolov , with her unique vocal style. Demos possesses the same vocal uniqueness without the burden of the iconoclastic that Sokolov bears. Second is Johanna Grüssner , who, like Demos, used mostly guitar accompaniment and weaved a large ...

Album

Osmosis

Label: Independent Records
Released: 2003


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