Fiona Brice
Orchestral Arranger, Composer and Violinist

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Relationships for String Ensemble by Fiona Brice.
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Summer 2010
The critically acclaimed albums from John Grant ("Queen of Denmark") and Lucas Renney ("Strange Glory") are out now, featuring my orchestral arrangements.

Q magazine rates Renney's single "A Tear in the Sea" and commends its "heartbreakingly beautiful orchestral sheen" (Q Magazine essential downloads Aug 2010).
You can listen to this track on my Audio Clips page.
Placebo "Battle for the Sun", Howard Jones "Ordinary Heroes", Gemma Ray "Lights out Zoltar!" are still going strong too.

I am on tour with Placebo (see www.placeboworld.co.uk for gigs) until the end October.

And... "The Separate" string quartet album is now finished!! Featured vocalists include Brian Molko, Ed Harcourt, Mark Lanegan, Martha Wainwright, Patrick Wolf... this album will be released on Setanta Records at the end of this year.

Fiona Brice

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

Fiona Brice

  • Strange Glory Album
  • Queen of Denmark Album
  • Ordinary Heroes Album
  • The Courage of Others Album
  • A Waste of Time Well Spent Album
  • Battle For The Sun Album
  • Michael Sheehy Album
  • Lights Out Zoltar Album
  • The Bachelor Album
  • Kate Nash Album
  • Stephanie Dosen Album
  • Placebo Album
  • The Feeling Album
  • Ed Harcourt Album
  • Kelly Jones Album
  • Vashti Bunyan Album
  • Anthony Reynolds Album
  • Michael J Sheehy Album
  • The Servant Album
  • Michael J Sheehy Album
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  • Anthony Reynolds Album
  • Astronautalis Album
  • Clear Lake Album
  • DCFC Album
  • Michael J Sheehy Album
  • Mr Wright Album
  • The High Wire Album
  • Tram Album
  • Tram Album
  • The Heartstrings Album
  • Andy Hunter Album
  • Hotel Persona Album

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Kate Nash
Made of Bricks

Kate Nash Album

string & brass arrangements
Stephanie Dosen
A Lily for the Spectre

Stephanie Dosen Album

string arrangements & violin
Placebo
Meds

Placebo Album

string arrangements including European single "Song to Say Goodbye"
The Feeling
Twelve Stops and Home

The Feeling Album

strings & violin on "I Miss You"
Ed Harcourt
The Beautiful Lie

Ed Harcourt Album

string arrangements for "I am the Drug" & "You only call me when you're drunk"
Kelly Jones
Only the Names Have Been Changed

Kelly Jones Album

string trio arrangements
Vashti Bunyan
Lookaftering

Vashti Bunyan Album

additional string arranging & violin on "The Same But Different"
Anthony Reynolds
British Ballads

Anthony Reynolds Album

string arrangements & violin
Michael J Sheehy
Ghost on the Motorway

Michael J Sheehy Album

string arrangements & violin
The Servant


The Servant Album

string arrangements
Michael J Sheehy
Sweet Blue Gene

Mishael J Sheehy Album

string trio arrangements & violin
Anthony Reynolds
Neu York

Anthony Reynolds Album

violin performance
Astronautalis
Beneath the Surface - Volume 2

Astronautalis Album

"Oceanwalk" (featured on Clarks Shoes TV campaign 2008)
Clearlake
Amber

Clearlake Album

additional string arrangement & violin
Dream City Film Club
In the Cold Light of Morning

Dream City Football Club Album

violin
Michael J Sheehy
Ill Gotten Gains

Michael J Sheehy Album

violin on "Mystery Train"
Mr Wright
Metropolitan

Mr Wright Album

violin on "Goodnight Baby"
The Highwire


The Highwire Album

additional arrangements & violin
Tram
Frequently Asked Questions

Tram Album

string arrangement & violin
Tram
A Kind of Closure

Tram Album

brass & string arrangements & violin
The Heart Strings
Try Fly Blue Sky

The Heart Strings Album

additional arrangements & violin
Andy Hunter
Colour

Andy Hunter Album

string arrangements for "Miracle", "Fade", "Together" & "Smile"
Released 2008 Nettwerk Productions UK
Hotel Persona
In the Clouds

Hotel Persona Album

string arrangements on "Fight for Love", "Addicted", "Touch Me" & "Cada Dia"
2008 Material Music / Edel Records
Michael Sheehy and the Hired Mourners
With These Hands: The Rise and Fall of Francis Delaney

Michael Sheehy Album

Violin & string arrangements
Gemma Ray
Lights Out Zoltar

Gemma Ray Album

Violin & string arrangements
Placebo
Battle For The Sun

Placebo Album

String arrangements on "Battle for the Sun", "Julien", "Happy You're Gone", "Kings of Medicine"
Patrick Wolf
The Bachelor

Placebo Album

String Arrangements on "Kriegspiel", The Sun is Often Out", "Damaris", "Theseus"
Midlake
The Courage of Others

Midlake Album

Violin performance & some photography
Wishful Thinking
A Waste of Time Well Spent

Wishful Thinking Album

String trio arrangements & violin performance
Howard Jones
Ordinary Heroes

Howard Jones Album

String Quartet arrangements
John Grant
Queen of Denmark

Queen of Denmark Album

String arrangements and violin on "Marz" (single), "Leopard and Lamb", and "Where Dreams go to Die"
Lucas Renney
Strange Glory (Brille Records)

Strange Glory Album

String, brass & woodwind arrangements.

Fiona Brice

Recording Sessions
Musicians' Union Keep It Real LogoFiona personally organises all recording sessions for her own arrangements, drawing from a talented, friendly, experienced & reliable group of freelance, London-based musicians. She is a registered Musicians Union contractor and can organise & conduct recording sessions for any combination of orchestral instruments.

As a performer 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, Leona Lewis... although Fiona tends now to concentrate on working closely with independent artists and singer/songwriters, eg. Stephanie Dosen, Michael J Sheehy, Ed Harcourt, Vashti Bunyan, touring & performing at music festivals in the UK & Europe.


Alchemy String Quartet
Tired of hearing & playing the same old classical string quartet music repeated at weddings and parties across the land, Fiona founded the Alchemy String Quartet in 2007 to perform a unique repertoire of her original arrangements of pop & rock songs, including classics by David Bowie, The Beatles, Prince, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Bjork, Radiohead, The Carpenters, Michael Jackson & many more. Alchemy are available for gigs, recording sessions, private parties, corporate events & weddings.

Fiona Brice
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Click the titles below to play the sound files:

Fiona Brice - Relationships for String Ensemble #1

Fiona Brice - Relationships for String Ensemble #2

Fiona Brice - Relationships for String Ensemble #3

Patrick Wolf - The Sun is Often Out

Lucas Renney - A Tear in the Sea

Placebo - Battle for the Sun

The Separate feat. Ed Harcourt - Something to Believe In

The Separate feat. Anais - Video Killed the Radio Star

Gemma Ray - 100mph (in Second Gear)

Stephanie Dosen - Owl in the Dark

Anthony Reynolds - The Disappointed

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Fiona Brice

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Fan Thread featuring photos, gigs etc
www.anthonyreynolds.net
Official Anthony Reynolds website
www.midlake.net
Official Midlake website
www.myspace.com/michaeljsheehy
Michael J Sheehy and the Hired Mourners
www.bellaunion.com
Bella Union Records
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