The Water Dancer is a series of short films in which Quiksilver ambassador and world champion Stephanie Gilmore meets and has conversations with premier dancers to learn what inspires and drive them and how their dancing relates to her passion of surfing. You can see their stories at www.quiksilver.com/waterdancer or by clicking here!

22 – year old Stephanie, was was born and raised in NSW, Australia has already become one of the most accoplished surfers in the world. She has won 4 ASP Women’s Tour Vitctories.

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3:54 mn of summer memories, ray of light, waves and sand thanks to Ben Howard, one of the Quiksilver ambassadors.

Ben Howard - Keep your head up

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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

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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Quiksilver women caught up backstage with brand ambassador Charlotte O’Connor as she toured the UK supporting Newton Faulkner. Take a peak into her life as she prepares herself for the worldwide launch of her debut album.
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Ellie’s creative single ‘Apple’ from her Independent album ‘Lost Songs’ with brilliant animation by Nacho Romero. Presented by Quiksilver Women. Lost Songs is available to buy on iTunes and CD Baby.

“This is a young woman plugged directly into the electric source of creativity. This music is so rich, so finely envisioned and realized, that you can fall into these tracks, and live in them for days at a time. In a world where a scarcity of substance prevails, this collection swims against the current of what’s conventional, packing in all the tunefulness, rhythmic and verbal wonder that tracks can hold. This is sensational.” Paul Zollo, Journalist and author of Songwriters on Songwriting.

The face of an angel, a cheeky elegance, and a unique voice… Julie Boulanger is a woman of beauty, gentleness and creativity. She has the soul of a born entertainer and is a multi-talented artist. Born in Paris, she’s devoted her life to acting and has recently created a band together with Michael Clement. The sound of “Freckles” is a mixture of acoustic and rhythmic folk melodies, with her husky voice transporting us to an inspired, bohemian new world.

Enjoy the sounds of this multifaceted artist on:

http://myspace.com/yeahfreckles

Ellie wearing the Quiksilver Women Catacomb Tee and the Twisted Fate vest

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Shot a video on Thursday for my song “Apple”.

It was great fun!! Started at 8am with Nicole and Lindsay doing my hair and make-up. Had GMTV on the TV in the backgroup whilst listening to the Kooks and Nicole was pointing to the presenters hair on the TV, which she had styled a few hours before mine!

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The production team get busy

Turned up at the industrial location, which we had scouted a week before and the manager there said that we couldn’t shoot there. Have you heard of a ‘jobs worth’ well he had the T-shirt, cup and book. We had to find a new location on the fly, and my wonderful production team of 10 people walked all around the industrial estate and found some where even better! Hooray!! Big and eternal thanks

Band on a branch..

to the very creative and professional Kaspar, (director) Twan, (producer and editor) Christine (director of photography) and all the hard working crew on this shoot. Thank you to Marta and Julie for the wicked clothes and for helping making it happen. We shot lots of scenes in the industrial location- like inside a big container, walking by the barbed wire and then we moved to the park to shoot the end of the video with my band, Dave, Hils and Giles.

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Giles, my bass player, travelled all the way from France to be in the video, but had forgotten something: His bass! Not a big deal for our creative and down too earth Giles. He went off to the garden centre and came back with a Skiffle bass, made from a metal bucket, a broomstick and some string!! Look closely at the pic! (click to enlarge)

Here’s a video of the making of Apple.

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We have a brilliant animator called Nacho working on the video and he will be drawing all over the film. Very excited!! We are aiming for it to be finished by August 14th.

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Ellie xxx

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..to see more pics of the shoot click here to go to my myspace album.

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...The start of my movie career... (East Village tee and Procession shrug)

Hear the track “apple” and more of my music at www.myspace.com/ellielawson xxx