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I'm delighted to be kicking off the new year working with the fantastic John Grant on orchestral arrangements for his new album, which will be the follow-up to the highly acclaimed Queen of Denmark (Bella Union). I'll be in the studio with Midlake too, and will be continuing to record my own album of songs throughout this year.
Spring should see the release of Sarah Jaffe's new album (on Dallas-based Kirtland Records) which we finished recording in November with producer John Congleton.
And on 28th April I'll be back onstage with Placebo headlining the Sundance Film & Music Festival at the Indigo 02, London (for tickets see www.placeboworld.co.uk) and am very much looking forward to that.
More news as it hits... Best wishes for 2012!
A graduate of King's College London & the Royal Academy of Music, Fiona now lives in London, and works as a violinist and orchestral arranger for rock bands and singer/songwriters. She also collaborates as a songwriter, plays piano/keyboards and sings.
Artists she has worked with include Placebo, Howard Jones, Patrick Wolf, Ed Harcourt, Martha Wainwright, Joan as Policewoman, Kate Nash, The Feeling, Vashti Bunyan, Mark Lanegan, Charlotte Hatherley, Stephanie Dosen, Michael J Sheehy, Jaymay, Kelly Jones (Stereophonics), Anais, Gemma Ray, Kill the Young, Amy Studt, Clearlake, Andy Hunter, John Grant, Toni Halliday, Anthony Reynolds and Lucas Renney.
As a musician she has toured, recorded & performed live with a huge variety of celebrated artists, some of the most well known being Simply Red, Meatloaf, Kanye West, Jay-Z & Beyonce, Lemar, Russell Watson, Katherine Jenkins, Harry Connick Jr, Sugababes, Katie Melua, Il Divo, Gorillaz, Westlife and Leona Lewis.
Fiona prepared the orchestral scores for Kanye West's "Late Orchestration" live gig from Abbey Road studios, and has also written music for theatre including additional incidental music for the West End show "Billy Elliot". She featured in the following films:
"The Making of Battle for the Sun:The Album" - Placebo documentary DVD
"Vashti Bunyan: From Here to Before" - cinematic release directed by Kieran Evans
"A1: The Road Musical" - Endomol / Channel 4
"The Busker Symphony" - Channel 4 / Triple Stop
"The Abbey Road Sessions- Donavon Frankenreiter" - DVD
"Kanye West - Late Orchestration" DVD
David Axelrod Live at the Royal Festival Hall - CD + DVD
- Cathedral Ed Laurie (2011) String quartet arrangements for "Cathedral" and "Somewhere Gone"
- Boa EP Special Ks (2011) String trio arrangement & violin on "Home"
- The Separate (2011) String Quartet album featuring Brian Molko, Ed Harcourt, Martha Wainwright, Mark Lanegan, Stephanie Dosen, Joan as Policewoman, Paul Noonan, Frightened Rabbit, JayMay, Charlotte Hatherley, Anais, Patrick Wolf.
- Lupercalia Patrick Wolf (2011) Strings, Brass, Woodwind & Choral arrangements
- Queen of Denmark John Grant (2010) arrangements & violin
- Battle for the Sun Placebo (2009)
- The Bachelor Patrick Wolf (2009)
- The Rise and Fall of Francis Delaney Michael J Sheehy and the Hired Mourners (2009) arrangements & violin
- Lights Out Zoltar! Gemma Ray (2009) arrangements & violin
- Strange Glory Lucas Renney (2009)
- Ordinary Heroes Howard Jones (2009)
- Colour Andy Hunter (2008)
- My Paper Made Men Amy Studt (2008) Track "Walking Out"
- British Ballads Anthony Reynolds (2008) arrangements & violin
- In the Clouds Hotel Persona (2008) String Quartet arrangements
- Made of Bricks Kate Nash (2007)
- Proud Sponsors of Boredom Kill the Young (2007) Track "Television Show"
- Only the Names have been Changed Kelly Jones (2007)
- A Lily for the Spectre Stephanie Dosen (2007) arrangements & violin
- Ghost on the Motorway Michael J Sheehy (2007) arrangements & violin
- How to Destroy a Relationship The Servant (2006)
- Twelve Stops and Home The Feeling (2006) Track: "I miss you" arrangement & violin
- Meds Placebo (2005)
- The Beautiful Lie Ed Harcourt (2005) Tracks "You Only Call Me when You're Drunk" & "The Drug"
- Amber Clearlake (2005) arrangements & violin
- Lookaftering Vashti Bunyan (2005) Additional arrangement & violin on "The Same but Different"
- Cowboys and Indians The Jeevas (2004) violin on "Back Home", "How Much do You Suck?"
- Goodnight Baby Mr Wright (2004) arrangements & violin
- A Kind of Closure Tram (2002) string and brass arrangements & violin
- Ill Gotten Gains Michael J Sheehy (2001) arrangements & violin
- Frequently Asked Questions Tram (2000) arrangements & violin
- Sweet Blue Gene Michael J Sheehy (2000) arrangements & violin
- In the Cold Light of Morning Dream City Film Club (1998) arrangements & violin
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Fiona prefers to personally organise recording sessions for her own arrangements, drawing from a talented, friendly, experienced and reliable group of freelance, London musicians. She can also work with existing ensembles or orchestras booked through other fixers if a relationship is already in place, and is always happy to recommend individual instrumentalists if you're looking for a cellist for a live gig, or a solo instrumentalist for a session.
She enjoys working with a variety of fantastic producers inc. Flood, Rob Kirwan, David Bottrill, Paul Epworth, Dimitri Tikovoi, Jonathan Shakovsky, Ryan Hadlock, Paul Kendall, Simon Raymonde and Paul Alexander. Some of her favourite studios for orchestral sessions include Air Studios, Angel Studios, Assault & Battery 2, RAK Studio, Bear Creek (Seattle), Karma Sound Studio (Bang Saray, Thailand) and for smaller scale projects she regularly works with producer/engineer Julian Simmons at DIN Sound.
When working on album arrangements she provides demo versions before the final studio session to ensure that the artist is happy with the arrangement before it gets committed to the album. She is sympathetic to the songwriting process and works closely with the artist to ensure that an orchestral arrangement is as appropriate and effective as possible.
As a violinist Fiona is available for solo studio sessions which can be prescored or improvised.
info@fionabrice.co.uk
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