Hello!

Had a really fun day at Musion yesterday with Dave and I being filmed as 3D holograms! I am the first acoustic artist that they are recording and licensing out for events around the globe and Its very exciting to be part of such a pioneering company and to know that our songs/performances will be enjoyed at events in many countries without me even stepping foot outside my house!

Other artists that are working with Musion and have used the technology are Will.i.am, Gorillaz, JLS and loads of others inc sports people like Lewis Hamilton and David Beckham! So if I haven’t name dropped enough, just before we started filming my old label ‘mate’ (when I was on Atlantic USA we had the same A and R) James Blunt popped by Musion to see the technology and was really impressed! Seeing it live is the best thing about it, and for artists its a route in the music industry that isn’t affected by Piracy!

Here’s Dave and I meeting our doubles! Guess who is who!!

On the day, another artist and his band were performing and being recorded and we loved it! He’s called Flute Box Lee, and he’s amazing! He plays the flute and beatboxes at the same time! The rapper Skrein and beatbox Wandan were really good too! Check out Flute box Lee in the youtube video (with over a million hits!) below the one of us performing our song ‘I know’ on the Musion shoot. This version was recorded in 3D! Many thanks to Sanj and everyone at Musion!!

Ellie xxx

by Ellie Lawson - Singer Songwritter

Hello! I am writing brand NEW songs for my next album and already have a group of people who have signed up to my project: ‘Create my next album with me’

This was an idea that I had and its really nice that people are coming on board! If you like what I do and would like to hear NEW material way before everyone else does or would like the opportunity to get involved in the shaping and editing of my songs this is your chance!! Your opinion could change my next album!

For a one off fee you can join the club and get access to my new material and the making of it! You can listen to it as many times as you like, tell me what you like and don’t like, give me pointers and totally get involved! You will get a thank you credit on the final album and a final copy before anyone else. (Please note: you will not get songwriting %s unless we sit down in a room together but I will fairly acknowledge you in the credits and any input you make in shaping the songs!)

If you like the idea and want to join in, I would be honoured and delighted!! This is a huge help in me being able to make and record my next album as I am totally independent. Plus I hope it gives you the satisfaction of knowing that you have helped me create an amazing uplifting and socially conscious album with total artistic freedom and expression!

Here’s where you sign up and can find out more: http://www.ellielawson.com/shop/

Lots of Love,

Ellie xxx

For those of you that haven’t seen the mini documentary of Ellie’s unique and inspiring ‘through the glass’ tour journey in the UK and Ireland have a look!  Quiksilver Women Ambassador Ellie Lawson  is an Independent artist with her own label called ‘Create your Own Reality’ and she put this mini-documentary together with her partner Dave Harewood.

Following her ‘first of its kind’ Quiksilver Women: Through the glass tour of the UK and Ireland Quiksilver Women Ambassador Ellie Lawson has released 2 Albums exclusively on her website to showcase her unique 2 month summer tour of Quiksilver shops.

‘Live in Covent garden’ is a collection of soul searching and socially conscious songs from both her albums ‘The Philosophy Tree’ and ‘Lost songs’ played live with her talented acoustic band in the Quiksilver Covent Garden store windows on the final date of her acoustic tour.

Alongside ‘Live in Covent Garden’ is the EP ‘Acoustic exclusives’ with recordings from live stripped down performances at the Gibson studios and other locations. This includes 2 new songs and a cover of Muse’s ‘Undisclosed Desires’

Both albums are available to buy now exclusively at http://www.ellielawson.com for the special discounted price of £4.99 for the two *when bought together*.

The first 50 people to purchase the new acoustic albums, (sample tracks at ellielawson.com/music ) will be put into a draw to win Autumn/ Winter Quiksilver Women Clothes! 3 winners will be chosen at the end of October 2010 and announced at ellielawson.com

Ellie xx

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Just back from the Relentless Boardmasters festival in Newquay, Cornwall and had a lot of fun! Boardmasters is held on a stunning cliff top location over looking Watergate Bay where 12,500 people attend the South West’s biggest live music event. Dave and I played on the view stage, which is their new acoustic stage.
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Good old English weather threatened to pour down until an hour before we played but then brightened up a little bit. Not quite the scorching hot day we were hoping for but lots of lovely people still came to see us and support us!
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Being non drinkers and non caffeine intakers we didn’t partake in the drinking of any Relentless drinks or vodka on offer but found a very cute little tent with free red current tea which was put-on by a lady who lives in Spain and self teaches her 3 kids in a house without an electricity generator which she has done for 15 years! She was very cool!
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For the rest of the evening we were loving the sets from Plan B, Xavier Rudd, Seasick Steve and Newton Faulkner.
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The beaches are gorgeous in Newquay so we made the most of it the following day by making sure to do some surfing with the Quiksilver surfing school and walking through the more quiet secluded beaches-avoiding the nuts magazine Bikini contests and the like where on 2 occasions I saw pink liquid coming out of some poor guys mouth! Oh the joys of alcohol- not!
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This weekend we met some really lovely people at this festival. So thanks to Katy for booking us, those on Facebook who came along to support me! Really appreciate it!! Hope you had an amazing time! Thank you to Ady Webb for the brilliant photos of us playing the gig and Jen White for the videoing and Stacey for recommending them to me. Video/audio to follow asap. Bye for now,
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Lots of love,
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Ellie xxx

Hey guys!!!!    Wooweeeeee   very nearly finished my “through the glass” tour of quiksilver women stores across the UK and ireland this summer….  had an amaazing time!!  thanks soo much to all of you who have come out and been involved so far.

So….  there’s just one date left– the grand finalee at Quiksilver Covent Garden store on Saturday 17th July,  and I would love you all to come along, and get into the covent garden vibe for the day with me! There will be a prize draw to win £100 worth of Quiksilver Women clothes on the day!!! Me and my acoustic band (Hils, Tom and Dave on piano, bass, percussion, acoustic guitars) will be performing in the huge windows with the speakers outside!!!

Come and join in the fun!!! Bring the kids, partners and tell your friends!!! Covent garden is a great place to eat, shop and enjoy all the street entertainment in the area! We will be playing a 30 minute set at 1pm and one at 4pm! Grab an Ice cream and enjoy the music and your chance to win some lovely Quiksilver clothes! I will be absolutely delighted to see you there!!! :-)

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Hello! I’m more than half way through my Quiksilver Women ‘Through the glass tour’ and I’m having a blast! My acoustic band and I have been to Loughborough, Belfast, Dublin, Brighton, Falmouth, Newquay and Cardiff! Phew! Still to come Bristol and Covent Garden in London.
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3rd July 2010 : Two Seasons, Bristol
2 Seasons, 89-95 The Horsefair, Bristol BS1 3JR
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17th July 2010 : Quiksilver Store, Covent Garden
7-12 Covent Garden, London WC2E 8HD
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It’s certainly a different way of playing to the crowds! Here’s us in Holiday Hotspot Newquay, Cornwall! It was baking and we had a beautiful sunny weekend on the beach when we werent behind the glass!
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.....Having a blast at the AWESOME Quiksilver Newquay store--- sunshine included as standard.. XX =)

Playing to the local crowds and merrily signing CD’s is great fun especially when people that I’ve never met know all the lyrics to my songs! Very impressive seeing as I have so many lyrics!! The shop owners have been a great laugh and we are really excited about making a short video about our tour which will be finished in August! Thanks to everyone thats coming out to see us and snapping up my CDs!

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Heres us at the Brighton store in the south of England on fashion Rocks weekend. This is where I used to go for my summer hols as a child so loved playing the store here! It was extra hot and the window was pretty small so the store owner got us playing outside in the sun and the people in the restaurant next door loved it!
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...playing at the lovely Brighton exclusively Quiksilver Womens boutique store..

Thanks to Dave as always on guitar and Djembe and for keeping me amused, the talented pianist and singer Hils for taking time out of teaching music and late but great addition to the band Tom on bass. Not forgetting hilarious Kev our cheeky sound engineer and Meena,Yasmin and Emily for faciliatating and helping us put together this crazy tour!! Best of all thanks Quiksilver Women for all the costume changes! Each week I loved planning what to wear and having a shop full of clothes to choose from! Definitely living the dream!

"Mary Mary" at Loughborough

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http://www.youtube.com/user/ELLIEtelly1
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…is the address for my youtube channel- where you can find lots of new live performance videos from the tour. These include Gotta get up from here, Paperchasin, Losing myself, Open up the door, One another, Strong, I know and many more! The short film of our tour will be ready to watch in August! Stay tuned!!  Ellie  xxxx
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Press buzz at "Joli" - Ballyclare, near Belfast...

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Independent singer songwriter is the first to tour high street fashion stores.
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Folk-pop artist Ellie Lawson is touring 9 Quiksilver stores in the UK as part of her sponsorship deal with Quiksilver Women. Ellie is a new breed of artist who is working with a brand to release music and build her career in a non traditional way. The pioneering singer who was previously signed with Atlantic records in the USA was championed by chat show host Ellen De Generes and has tracks produced by William Orbit. She will be gathering the crowds by performing with her acoustic band in shop windows on her “Through the Glass” Tour: 
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29th May Mary Mary, Loughborough: 1pm and 5pm
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4th June Joli, Belfast: 7pm
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5th June in Quiksilver Store, Dublin: 1pm and 5pm 
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12th June Quiksilver Store, Brighton: 1pm and 5pm
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19th June Quiksilver Store, Falmouth: 1pm and 5pm
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20th June Quiksilver Store, Newquay: 1pm and 5pm 
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26th June Quiksilver Store, Cardiff: 1pm and 5pm 
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3rd July Quiksilver Store, Bristol: 1pm and 5pm 
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17th July – Quiksilver Store, Covent Garden: 1pm and 5pm 
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The socially conscious singer-songwriter who is working with the charity War Child has her own label called ‘Create your Own reality’ and previously sold 25,000 records touring with the USA book retailer Barnes and Noble. She is currently selling albums and raising finance with her ‘create my next album with me’ campaign via her shop at www.ellielawson.com. Lawson’s performances include opening for the BBC presenter Jimmy Doherty’s festival ‘Harvest at Jimmy’s Farm’ last September in Suffolk where KT Tunstall and Jose Gonzalez headlined. She has also previously played at the Abbey Road studios as part of the Brit awards and performed on the Ellen DeGeneres show where Ellen predicted live on air that Ellie would become ‘the hugest, hugest star.’ Gibson guitar is also supporting Ellie Lawson who plays an EJ-200 acoustic guitar.

Check out our beautiful Quiksilver Woman ambassador Ellie Lawson in the MAY issue of Company Magazine, p.46!!
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Be inspired by her story of how she made it as a singer/songwriter in an industry that is so competitive. And finally made her dreams come true!
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Hello! Things are going well in independent artist land on my label ‘Create Your Own Reality’ and things are starting to happen! I am very excited about my new single ‘Strong’ (from my album Lost Songs) being played on BBC radio 2 and BBC London 94.9

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It will be played this coming Saturday 3rd April on BBC London between 7-8pm on a show called ‘London Calling’ where I am their introducing artist of the week! The station will also be promoting a big gig I have on the 13th April at the gorgeous Bedford Globe Theatre in South London! It’s for ‘Love Music Hate Racism.’I have organized the night and the line up myself and its going to be brilliant!!

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Headlining is my friend Aziz Ibrahim. He’s an astounding Asian/blues guitarist and beautiful singer-songwiter from Manchester. He also used to be in the legendary band The Stone Roses as well as Ian Brown’s band! Then we have Park Bench Poet who I discovered online. They’re a mixture of the band Gomez and The Streets and have recently been played on BBC radio 1.

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I will be playing some new songs with my acoustic band which features the new addition of the lovely Nina on Cello. My friend HKB FINN will be opening with his laidback poetry accompanied by beautiful guitar and djembe which always creates good vibes! He has collaborated with Nitin Sahwney, Roots Manuva, Nojazz and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

13th April at The Bedford, South London: LoveMusicHateRacism featuring Ellie Lawson

You can buy tickets now online by clicking above, at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/77031

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I really hope you can make the show! However, If you are not in the area you can watch it live on the internet so put it in your diaries! It starts 8pm and I will be on at about 8.40pm. Here is the web address to watch live : click here

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For more details and to hear new music, photos, blogs and videos visit me at my new website:
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..the all new: www.ellielawson.com !!

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