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“My first skiva really was born out of nödvändighet – the desire and need to write and record music at that time in my life, coupled with the reality of raising a kid. I couldn’t be rehearsing with bands as much anymore,” singer/songwriter Kelli Scarr (former Moby and J. Viewz collaborator and member of Moonraker and krydda & Samovar… and Emmy-winning composer) tells me of her debut album, Piece (released in August of 2010), during a recent chat. “Piecefit in with my life perfectly at that time in that I could write and record in my room at night while my son was sleeping. Then as he got older, I was able to start playing Piece out more, live with my band. It made me realize how much inom missed playing live, which became the seed for the next record – Dangling Teeth.”
Dangling Teeth was released on June 5th on Silence Breaks and Kelli had quite high hopes for what she might achieve on her sophomore effort:
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Kelli Scarr
American singer and songwriter
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Kelli Scarr playing at Melkweg, July 14, 2009 | |
| Genres | Alternative, Jazz, Independent |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Guitar, Vocals |
| Labels | Vera Jean Music, Silence Breaks |
| Website | www.kelliscarr.com |
Musical artist
Kelli Scarr[1] is an Emmy-nominated composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer. She was featured on Moby's album Wait for Me, and collaborated with him on National Public Radio's "Project Song", resulting in the track "Gone to Sleep".[2][3]
Scarr was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on the HBO documentary In a Dream.[4]
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in Northern California, Scarr grew up in a musical family and started singing with her grandmother before she could walk. She spent much of her youth singing in choirs and had performed at the Montreux, North Sea, and Monterey Jazz Festivals by the age of 16. She went on to study
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Kelli Scarr
Kelli Scarr was raised in Folsom, CA but left the west coast to attend music school in Boston and eventually landed in Brooklyn, NY. Over the next ten years she explored her way through various projects and collaborations including the bands Moonraker and Salt & Samovar. Kelli also ventured into film scoring and in 2010 received an Emmy nomination for her score to Jeremiah Zagar’s intimate documentary, In A Dream. Prior to the nomination, Kelli was given the opportunity to perform as a solo artist opening for the musician Moby on his world tour. Spanning four continents and two years, it was during this time that Kelli was able to expand her sketches of songs into fully developed narratives. These muted snapshots became fully realized in Kelli’s acclaimed debut solo album Piece, released July 2010 on Silence Breaks.
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Kelli toured this record for most of 2010 and 2011, harnessing the r