AmeliaRay

AMELIA RAY California-born vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Amelia Ray currently resides in Madrid where she performs original soul rock music solo, and with her band, The Conjugal Experiment. She has shared the stage with Chuck Rainey, Elliott Randall, Rob Bargad, Maia Sharp and Kenny Aronoff, to name a few. Since her arrival in Spain, she has graced such renowned stages as Sala Clamores and The Bourbon Cafe in Madrid, and has participated in the International Festival of the A...

AMELIA RAY California-born vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Amelia Ray currently resides in Madrid where she performs original soul rock music solo, and with her band, The Conjugal Experiment. She has shared the stage with Chuck Rainey, Elliott Randall, Rob Bargad, Maia Sharp and Kenny Aronoff, to name a few. Since her arrival in Spain, she has graced such renowned stages as Sala Clamores and The Bourbon Cafe in Madrid, and has participated in the International Festival of the Arts of Castille and Leon in Salamanca. The summer of 2008 saw the release of Ray's latest independent studio album - her sixth since 1993 - entitled, ON. The album features the gospel tune, "Eldoret", based on the violence in Kenya ("This has the trappings of another genocide"), the classic rock cooker, "The Arsonist", and the doo-wop of "Blackberry", a song about the dangers of using your PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) of the same name to cheat on your lover. Also included is a reinterpretation of the Otis Redding ballad, "Cigarettes and Coffee" as an upbeat duet. Following the release of ON, Ray embarked on a successful tour of Austria, Slovakia, Poland and Germany, and returned to Spain to perform in Madrid's annual jazz festival in November. Amelia's songs have been featured in films such as the German documentary Schwarzenberg (2007), and the powerful film about forgiveness, "A Killing in Choctaw" (2004). Her version of "Long Time Ago" was recently included on the Sensory Lullabies: A Tribute to Jellyfish compilation. After a winter artist residency in Iceland, Ray will return to touring Europe in January with an eighth studio release and U.S. tour to follow.