Ella Luna is a 23 year old musician, composer, singer, and songwriter from Denver, Colorado. Combining intimate vocals, raw instruments, and intricate lyrical work, Ella has been able to evolve into her persona both musically and emotionally.
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​On her album Anything To Make It Loud, Ella explores the journey of growing up, femininity, domesticity, and intimacy. The record creates a magical sonic space with swelling string sections, warm piano, and dreamy guitar, bringing the listener into the world that she has created within the nine tracks.
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Ella makes a point to work with other female and non-men musicians. The band that she and producer-violinist Gregory Allison put together for the record included drummer Elizabeth Goodfellow, upright-bassist Allee Futterer, trumpeter Chloe Swindler, and saxophonist Kaela Seltzer. She invited her band to display their own independent style on their instrument to even better present the songs that she wrote on piano and guitar.
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In the autumn of 2023, Ella was approached by the president of the Symphony of the Rockies inquiring about a collaboration. Ella spent the next year and a half arranging her song cycle for the symphony. It was her first time writing for this larger ensemble, where she had full control of every note, whether it was being played on piano, flute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, harp, violin, viola, cello, or bass. Ella fell in love with composition and its slow, intentional attention to detail, and learning everything she could about notation, history, and orchestration. She is currently a student at the Lamont School of Music, getting her Bachelor of Music in Composition.
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Ella's strength in lyricism and songwriting only grows as she ages. Compare the focus track “Nina” from her first record with “Laundry” and “All Silk & Satin,” from Anything To Make It Loud and one finds a more evocative and evolved artistry in both the songwriting, and production. Ella displays her classical vocal training on Anything To Make It Loud with strength in her low and high ranges, and again with her stacked harmonies. She also proves herself as an impressive instrumentalist, writing and performing all of the piano and guitar on her songs.
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Ella showcases her queerness through music in a way that is not loud or the sole subject of her writing. She finds a way to write songs about being a woman and loving women in a way that simply sounds feminine and the way she believes love to be: soft, sweet, beautiful, and simple. The way that Ella is able to capture her identity has moved many young queer women, from the release of “Nina” to now. Anything To Make It Loud expands on her identity as a lover, daughter, friend, and artist.
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Ella has been active in the Denver music scene since she was 14. While studying Vocal Music at Denver School of the Arts, she made her mark through being featured on local radio and in magazines, headlining at various local venues, and a live session on NPR. She independently released Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride in 2020 at the age of 17, and released Anything To Make It Loud under Holy Volcano Records in 2023 at age 20. Ella has played various shows across the country, including Genghis Cohen, Scribble, and Gold Diggers in LA hosted by Sid the Cat. She has had the opportunity to surround herself with amazing artists and musicians, and continues to prove that she is worthy of the attention of listeners.