Gemma Ray
Gemma Ray is a British musician, singer, composer and producer.
Background
Born in Basildon, Essex and raised in Billericay, she currently resides in Berlin. Ray fuses many disparate genres, and has been given diverse tags such as “pop-noir”, “sideways blues”, and “gothic folk”. She has collaborated with, amongst others, Sparks, Filmorchester Babelsberg, Michael J Sheehy, Matt Verta-Ray, Alan Vega, Thomas Wydler and Howe Gelb.
She has released several albums on the Bronzerat label. The first The Leader in 2008, and co-produced with Michael J Sheehy. Whilst struck down with illness, she wrote and recorded the album Lights Out Zoltar! (released 2009) which earned her an Independent Music Award. After seeing her live supporting Mott the Hoople, Jimmy Page was roused to announce that Gemma was “not to be missed!”.
In 2009 she recorded an album entitled It’s A Shame About Gemma Ray (released 2010) with Matt Verta-Ray of Heavy Trash, at his NY Hed studios. It featured 18 cover versions including a merging of Sonic Youth's “Drunken Butterfly” lyrics, set to the music of Kryzstof Komeda’s “Rosemary’s Baby” theme.
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ALBUMS
- Milk For Your Motors released: 2014
- Down Baby Down released: 2013
- Island Fire released: 2012
- It’s a Shame About Gemma Ray released: 2010
- Lights Out Zoltar! released: 2009
- The Leader released: 2008
It’s a Shame About Gemma Ray
Released 2010- Put the Bolt in the Door
- I’d Rather Be Your Enemy
- Ghost on the Highway
- S.U.D.
- Touch Me I’m Sick
- Just Because
- Swampsnake
- Everyday
- Rosemary’s Baby vs. Drunken Butterfly
- Bei Mir Bist Du Shein
- Big Spender
- Looking the World Over
- Only to Other People
- I’d Rather Go Blind
- I’m Gonna Lock My Heart
- I’ve Got a Crush on You
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Make it Happen'
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