Shelley Payne – Cello & String Arrangements
Shelley graduated from Southampton University in 2002 having gained a 1st class honours degree in music, and having been awarded the Peter Evans Prize for outstanding performances. Since then she has been teaching cello and piano to students across Southampton as well as performing regularly with Cordicella String Trio (www.cordicella.co.uk), Southampton Concert Orchestra, Southampton String Quartet, Solent Strings and other freelance work.
Over the past four years Shelley has been working closely with Olly, scoring all of the string parts for his debut album ‘In Everyone’. She has also worked with Olly and Bob Birthwright on the recording and production of the album, and has performed in every gig to date, being responsible for fixing, managing and leading all of the other string players who have been involved.
If you like what you see and hear of Shelley’s work and need a string arranger or session cellist you can contact her via email at shelley@ollyhite.com.
Liz Spencer – Violin
Cerys Emmett – Violin
Emma Clark – Violin
Anna Harte – Violin
Suzy Ruffles – Viola
Patricia Spodzieja – Viola
Influences
Neil Finn, Tom Yorke, Chris Martin, Nick Drake, Jewel. etc. Books Television and Conversation
Sounds Like
Olly said ‘We didn’t follow a trend or style. We weren’t interested in
following suit we just wanted to strip the music back and create a true
honest sound. I think we succeeded in doing that.
My name is Olly Hite, I am singer-songwriter who when on stage incorporates strings and piano to capture the emotion in the lyrics of my songs.
I started to play the piano at the age of nine and had lessons by a cigar smoking elderly lady. After a while she refused to teach me because all I would do was make up my own music. She suggested I should follow my passion to create, not to read music.
In 2004 I composed and sang a title track called Ordinary Monday for a film by Mark Hambilton. The film was called The Warning, Simon Elms and Colin Smith at Amber Music, and Bob Birthwright at Stanbridge Farm Studios produced the track. Bob and I soon struck a chord and started work on his solo debut album (IN EVERYONE).
This recording has taken three years to make, Stanbridge farm studios boasts a clientele list of acts such as Ozzy Osbourne, The Cure, Bjork, Take That, Duran Duran and AC- DC, To name a few. The Darkness and Razorlight were using the studio alongside me
whilst I was recording mt record. so I feel very privileged.
I didn’t follow a trend or style. We weren’t interested in following suit we just wanted to strip the music back and create a true honest sound. I think we succeeded in doing that. Shelley Payne has scored all the string arrangements, She is an amazing talent.
I hope you enjoy what you hear and look forward to welcoming you to one of my gigs very soon
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Hi Olly! I hope you are fine. I put Rocket science on my profil for this week... I like it very much and i like your voice. I hope you will come to sing in France one day... Big kisses. Annelise
Hey, have an awesome weekend! I am just enjoying a quiet afternoon before heading out into the city tonight. hope all is well. much love ~adrian adriannrhen. com
Hi Olly! First of all: Thanks for your music... its really good to listen to you! I feel a lot of passion and care with the songs. Very well built and balanced.
Second: Me and my group made a new song. It..s called "Prostituta no teatro.". It..s not the final version, but i think it can be listened and enjoyed. I hope you take some time to listen and leave us a comment.
Hi ! all right? Weekend is really near! Hope you enjoy it with a lot of fun & friends & books & music!
Here's posted my new poem:"MANKIND" Kind of a critical view of humanity I guess that after so many years of evolution we could be a lot better than we are. We got the capacity to think, to invent, to achieve a new kind of way to relate with our world. But we're still the same "primitive creature", but with a bigger and best weapon in our "opponable thumb" hand. The evolution has increased a lot our knowledge, our technology, our comfort. But not increased so much our wisdom. Our development is causing the extinction of animals & plant species. Even the extinction of human beings. We're pillaging everything. Maybe nothing will remain. The rest of the animals are superior than us, because the simple reason that their activities doesn't destroy their own world. We're at this time a suicidal & murder specie. kind of the "cancer disease" of the world that created us. Bad cells that grows until they consume the entire body. We must stop now. Do you agree?
Well, I hope you like it. Feedback will be highly appreciated.
BLUES is the father of Rock&Roll. Poetry is his loving Mother. Thanks for keep supporting poetry.
Hello ! Thanks for request. Glad to meet you and be your new friend. Nice music & great voice. Congratulations and good luck.
I got graphic poetry and experimental-psychedelic-music at my profile. Be my guest to check them and leave a comment if you wish. Long life to the art!!
Here I post one of my graphic-poems as gratitude for request. Greetings from MOntevideo!! >The Gutierrez Experiment. >Classic_Psychedelic&Graphic_Poetry
hey thanks for the request... check it out... i just made a promotional youtube video for my newest song.... the belly ring remix with killa cal... check it out and let me know what you think....
Hi Olly, thanks for the request and I appreciate you taking time to stop by. I hope you like the music and it's a pleasure to have you as a friend. Keep in touch,
GRACIAS ! I LIKE IT ... I REALLY DO ;O) I JUST CAN'T LISTENING TODAY 'COUSE THE FACT TOMORROW IS MY 30TH BIRTHDAY,MAKES ME ACTING A LITTLE BIT STRANGE TODAY - SO NO EMOTIONAL SONGS TODAY ;O)
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