| Leila Bela | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Tehran, Iran |
| Origin | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Experimental, avant-garde, noise |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, writer, actress, record producer, film director |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, harp, santur, violin, psaltery among other instruments |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Label(s) | Ellahy Amen Records |
| Associated acts | Pigface (2004–2004) |
| Website | leilabela.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Drum, beltar, violin | |
Leila Bela (Persian: بلا ليلى ) (born in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-born American avant-garde musician, writer, photographer, actress, multi-instrumentalist, playwright and record producer from Austin, Texas. Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. The Santoor is an Indian hammered dulcimer similar to the Persian santur. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member A psaltery is a stringed Musical instrument of the Harp or the Zither family In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Ellahy Amen Records is an American and French independent Avant-garde record label launched in 2002 by former Pigface member Pigface is an Industrial rock group formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin. The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. An experimental musical instrument (or custom-made instrument) is a Musical instrument that modifies or extends an existing instrument or class of instruments The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A multi-instrumentalist is a Musician who plays a number of different instruments The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing
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Biography
Bela was born in Tehran, Iran to a family of Persian aristocrats. Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox At the age of 14, she began writing freelance articles about underground music for various local papers. A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer Her first major job was an interview with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, she had been told by the paper to just cover the show but upon seeing her Trent Reznor introduced himself and offered her an interview and allowed her to use his recorder to record it and she accepted, he later invited her to the opening of the very first Lollapalooza as his guest and reporter. Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor on May 17 1965 is an American Musician, singer producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances She started her first magazine in 1998 while attending college at The University of Houston on a full scholarship as honor student, where she majored in theatre and physics, with a minor in Literature and independent studies in photography and playwriting. The University of Houston (often referred to as " U of H," " UH," or " Houston " is a public doctoral/research She was one of five students chosen out of thousands of people who had submitted plays from her theatre school to study with Edward Albee, an award-winning playwright known for his dark themes. Edward Franklin Albee III ( "AWL-bee" born March 12 1928 is a three time Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright known for works including Her Shakespeare audition in her second year at university also landed her in a class taught by master Shakesperean director Sir Peter Hall who chose four people to teach during one semester in Houston. William Shakespeare ( baptised She performed such roles as Natalia in Three Sisters in 2001, Lady Nijo in Top Girls in 2002, Regan in King Lear, Pheobe in As You Like It, and Antigone in Antigone. Three Sisters (Russian Три сестры - Tri sestry is a play written in 1900 and first produced in 1901 by Russian author Anton Chekhov. Top Girls is a 1982 play by Caryl Churchill. It depicts the life of Marlene a hard-bitten career woman who is employed at the 'Top Girls' employment agency King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606 and is considered one of his greatest works As You Like It is a Pastoral Comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published This article is about the daughter of Oedipus For the daughter of Eurytion see Antigone (daughter of Eurytion. [1]
Despite her teachers urging her to follow an acting career, she decided to start writing a concept album of experimental music after school and soon left the theatre world for music with a theatrical twist. After releasing her first album, which she had recorded at home on a small recorder, she started playing live shows. She joined the supergroup Pigface briefly in 2004 after an invite from bandleader Martin Atkins to play drums with his band after he saw her performance of her music as an opening act for his show. SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after Pigface is an Industrial rock group formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin. Martin Clive Atkins (born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959) is a drummer and Session musician best known for his work [2]
Bela agreed to play a few shows with them then left the band to pursue her own musical projects. In 2002, Bela launched Ellahy Amen Records, a label based in Paris, France and Austin, Texas for avant-garde musicians. Ellahy Amen Records is an American and French independent Avant-garde record label launched in 2002 by former Pigface member Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city She got the idea to start her own label after getting offers from other labels that she wasn't satisfied with and after Mike Patton sent her an email urging her to pick the label that was the best permanent home for her album and not just a quick fix. Michael Allan Patton (born January 27 1968) is an American singer Songwriter, Composer, multi-instrumentalist and Video Artists signed to her label have included Bela, seven-year-old singer-songwriter, Maya Bond and Lexion Blacklord (a musician from Switzerland). Maya Bond (マヤ ボンド born August 5, 2000 in Osaka Japan) is a Japanese born American indie Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation She is also the creator of a custom-made instrument called a Beltar, which has sympathetic strings and can play either noise or melody. An experimental musical instrument (or custom-made instrument) is a Musical instrument that modifies or extends an existing instrument or class of instruments Sympathetic strings or resonance strings are auxiliary strings found on many Indian musical instruments as well as some Western Baroque instruments and a variety The Beltar can be used both electrically or acoustically. Bela designed it to look like a weapon based on the theory Trey Spruance related to her of how "instruments are the weapons of angels". Preston Lea Spruance III or "Trey Spruance" (born 1969 in Eureka California) is an American composer producer and musician She is a student of Unity Church teachings and has studied many spiritual paths, she is also very active in the creative realm of Quantum Physics. Unity also known as Unity School of Christianity and informally as Unity Church, is a school of thought founded upon holistic Christian principles Quantum mechanics is the study of mechanical systems whose dimensions are close to the Atomic scale such as Molecules Atoms Electrons In 2004, she was invited to play SXSW's music festival to promote her album. South by Southwest ( SXSW) is a set of interactive, Film, and Music festivals and conferences that take place [3]
Screen projects
According to her website, Bela is working on a romantic/thriller film. She also directed and wrote the screenplay for another untitled new movie recently. All in all she is working on several film projects at this time.
Discography
| Year | Album |
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| 2003 | Angra Manyu |
References
- ^ Dalton, Dixie Ann. Angra Manyu is the debut concept album from Avant-garde musician Leila Bela. "Leila Bela's 'Angra Manyu' takes noise to new heights", Reprint of The Daily Cougar, 2006. "The Cougar" redirects here For other uses see Cougar (disambiguation. Retrieved on 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Gray, Christopher. "Austin Chronicle review", 2004. Retrieved on 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Amy, Perez. "'Angra Manyu' a strange emotional display", The Daily Cougar, 2003. "The Cougar" redirects here For other uses see Cougar (disambiguation. Retrieved on 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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