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Hometown: Durango, CO
Label: Travianna Records, Phirgun Mair Worldwide
Website: www.ellecarpenter.com
Sounds Like: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Alison Krauss, Stevie Nicks, Jewel, Nickel Creek
Genre: Americana
Originally from Vermont, Elle Carpenter has been singing as long as she’s been walking. She spent significant childhood years touring around the country with four siblings and her mother, performing and doing workshops at folk festivals, schools and other events. At age 6 she recorded her first record as a backup singer with the "Wee-bops" of Central Vermont. At age 8, Carpenter sang on another album as the youngest member of the "Fiddleheads". From age 10 to 16 she toured with world music group Village Harmony, around the USA, UK, Canada, Denmark and Germany. In 2009, after recording and releasing her first solo album, Carpenter was flown to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to perform her original music at the White Palace Convention Center for one month. The rest is history...
Carpenter writes about life experiences – what she is living through or witnessing at the moment, and expresses true honesty in words.
Listen to Elle Carpenter on your favorite online store, or purchase additional merchandise at www.ellecarpenter.com
"Your ability to weave pop, rock, folk, even some roots-sound is a testament to your talents."
-Jango Airplay, USA
Coehawk (Cedar Rapids LA) - Jango Airplay
“Elle Carpenter reminds us of a high-pitched male vocalist in a pop-punk band -- but in a good way. It's all in her inflection -- and a set of pipes built for belting. The Vermont-turned-Californian's songs are almost equally divided between soft, acoustic coffee shop tunes and electric pop rock... Carpenter's approach to her lyrics and switching up her tone makes it clear none of the songs are by accident.”
Max Plenke - Las Vegas Citylife
“Carpenter makes numerous stylistic jumps throughout the record. To her credit, Elle seems comfortable in all of them, from the rap-rock thing to more conventional power balladry and straight-ahead rock.”
Dan Bolles - Seven Days
“Lyrically these songs occupy the space many young writers fill as they explore relationships, emotional space, and the people around them. The band on this CD is exceptionally tight; the music alternately rocks or lays down a solid underpinning for the softer songs.”
Art Edelstein, Arts Correspondent - The Times Argus
“The Cabana Club in Hollywood presented music lovers with a new treat as Elle Carpenter released her debut album, "The Best"”
Serita Stevens - LA Splash
