The mix of glamour and music... Glamaphonic ™ glamour sounds for glamour hounds.
"I love your sounds..."
"I like what I hear..."
"You have a beautiful voice"
and passion, and wanting to be alone...
Bio
Anne-Lise Larsen. Singer + songwriter, cellist, arranger and self-producer.
Musical style: eclectic and definition-resistant so much so that she's coined her own term for it. GLAMAPHONIC™* describes glamour sounds for glamour hounds, a mood that blends funk, soul, lounge, blues and smooth jazz.
Anne-Lise earned her serious musician stripes from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. The natural progression was to enter the revered world of classical music. However, with an ever restless creative soul burgeoning underneath, the rigidness of being a professional cellist soon felt stifling for Anne-Lise.
A musical evolution was beginning. After freelancing and teaching cello for a number of years, the desire to "sing and be free" was overwhelming. With about $400 in her pocket, Anne-Lise took the leap, moved to Sydney and began her musical life afresh.
Sydney projects have included the A-L Larsen Duo (featuring Andy Manessis) - featured Club Acoustica artist; and her band, Ayelle, with Paul Wheeler (ex-Sunbury Aztecs) on bass.
A solo career is the latest phase of Anne-Lise's musical journey. It marks a new level of dedication to - and confidence in - her art, and a realisation that she is capable of success in her own right.
The title of her 2006 released four-track EP, I'm Alive, is an affirmation of arrival and survival in the music world.
The EP was entirely written, composed, arranged and performed by Anne-Lise, and recorded and produced in her studio.
Belying its one-woman origins, I'm Alive appeals to a wider, shared experience, exploring tales of love, loneliness, the pursuit of dreams and the seduction of envy.
Yearning to reconnect with her long lost love of cello, in May 2008, Anne-Lise performed an ground breaking acoustic set of her original music in which she accompanied herself with her cello.
The remainder of 2008 will bring a new album, in which Anne-Lise will be fostering her rekindled passion for cello and all things Glamaphonic ™.
*What is Glamaphonic™?
Over the years, Anne-Lise's difficulty at having to describe her musical style resorted to the creation of her own style. The result is Glamaphonic™! Glamour sounds for glamour hounds. It's her trademark, and you can be assured of musical individuality and quality!
What they've said
On Back Where She Began: "Very fine song.You have a beautiful voice. The minimal guitar accompaniment lets your great voice shine through.I would love to hear this in a club... Very sweet and moving performance.Gets my vote!!" Burnin'Vernon, USA's hottest innovative blues man, 2003.
"Summertime is my favourite song. I've heard it performed all over the world. Your version is the best" Happy Punter, Kelly's On King, 2003
I love your sounds, the way you play your musics, all the instruments very well played, that's because I love your musics very much. Brazilian Fan.
I must say: I like what I hear. Nice and fluffy music, good to have a warm morning coffee with.... Bernd Niedergesaess, Music Editor Europe, Radio 42.