Sessions & CV

photo © Sue Cunningham	Emily Burridge is regularly employed as a session musician on recordings for songs and sound tracks either as a featured player or within a string section Within a recording environment her ability to improvise enables her to work alongside producers developing ideas for 'cello parts, and as a composer in her own right she easily adapts to writing string arrangements for songs.
	SESSION WORK "Hear Emily play" on a wide variety of songs by various artists including these albums which are available on Amazon: George Michael. Roger Daltry, Gianna Nannini, Psychedelic Furs, Chrissy Hynde, Harold Budd, Gandalf, Drew, Nicky James. Within a string section including: Stereophonics, Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Alison Moyet, Mathilda May, Shelleyan Orphan, East 17, Chaga & Aska, Bond, Clea, Michell Lawson, Zero 7, Lou Rhodes, Marc Almond, Micha Paris, Jon Kale, Ruby Turner,The Dear Janes
	SOUND TRACKS Working within string section and as a featured 'cellist for music by; Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey, Roger Bolton, Dominic Crawford-Collins, Helene Muddiman, Sofia Morizet, Steve Naive.

Emily Burridge's collaborative discography
	1996 Gates to Secret Realities ( co-write on Gandalf Production) Album produced by Austrian producer, Gandalf. Emily encountered Gandalf and his band on tour in Brazil. Having joined them for performances, she subsequently co-wrote with Gandalf on returning to England and is prominently featured on this album both singing and playing the 'cello. Released by Sattva in Munich Germany in 1996.
	1997 Barakaya -( co-write on Gandalf Production) Second album co-writing with Gandalf on which Emily is featured both singing and playing the 'cello. Released by Sattva in 1997.
	2001 - Journey into the Forest - Live recording featuring Emily on 'cello and vocals with Eddy Sayer on percussion in accompaniment to recordings of tribal chants and forest sounds.
	2003- Gandalf "Between Earth and Sky" Emily Burridge sings and 'cello arrangements. Released by Real Music
	2005 - Re- release of "Barakaya" & "Gates to Secret Realities" GMC Germany

LIVE CONCERTS & GIGS

Montreaux Jazz Festival guest appearance with Gianna Nannini.
Olympia Paris forming string trio with Chi2 for "The Servants"
Festival Hall Foyer London South Bank performing with BJ Cole
Burghclere Pedal Steel Guitar Festival performing with BJ Cole

Sienna University arrangements of Italian peasant songs as a duo with Gianna Nannini.
London Cafe Royal - Chaga & Aska showcase.
Pink Orchestra with Steve Naïve.
Netherlands Klem Electro-Acoustic festival, with Austrian composer/performer Gandalf. Norderlichte Vienna.

Votivkirche Austrian tour Performance with Gandalf and Band.
Steiner Theatre Regents Park performing own music
Riverside Studios as part of three day festival performing own music
Nettlefold Festival Clapham Common performing own music.

Assembly Rooms Glastonbury performance together with new age flautist Tim Wheater.
Purcell Rooms, South Bank London as a member of Ensemble X performing quartet by Errolyn Wallen.
Windsor Festival solo classical recital.
Glastonbury Festival Classical Dome performing own music

Royal Academy of Art solo classical recital.
Mansfield College Oxford & St James's Piccadilly "Journey into the Forest".
Vienna various venues for performances of Barakaya and Earth Songs with Gandalf.
Fortaleza, Brazil Teatro Jose Alencar guest appearance with Manasses and band.

Brasilia Sala Villa Lobos guest appearance with Austrian composer/performer Gandalf.
Frankfurter Ring productions own CD show case
Brazil Auditorio Centro de Convencicoes.
Frankfurt Book Fair own CD show case

Rio de Janeiro Museu do Acude presented by Margaret Mee foundation.
Brazil Omame Festival National Theatre performing music from first CD "Earth Songs"
Rio Flamengo Park, Earth Summit.

CD Productions by Emily Burridge
"Earth Songs" 1994 re-mastered 2002
"Footsteps in the Sand" 2004
"Bridge Between Worlds" 2006

"Somewhere between Earth & Sky" released through Real Music USA(2004) - Co-writes with Austrian producer and guitarist Gandalf as featured 'cellist and singer "Gates to Secret Realities" & "Barakaya" originally released on Sattva label and to be re-released through German independent BSC later this year (2005)

Library Music Compositions inc:
"Other Worlds" co-write tracks with composer Helene Muddiman for West One Music
"Land of Legend" composed for KPM Ambient compilation CD.
"'cello prelude" - composed for Atmosphere production.

Live TV and Videos inc:
TFI, MTV, Top of the Pops, HTV, Des O'Connor Show & Fantastico live in Rome,
Robert Palmer - "Father Father" video
Stereophonics - "Hand Bags and Glad Rags" video

Live Radio recordings inc:
Roger Eno, Steve Nieve, Gianna Nannini, BBC World Service "Footsteps in the Sand"

Compositional Commissions inc:
Sacred Elephant - Emily composed music to accompany readings of the book, "Sacred Elephant" by Heathcote Williams which was performed at various venues throughout England, accompanying the reading given by actress Virginia McKenna.

Television Compositional Commissions inc:
The Big Story - string trio for one series- produced by 20 20 Television Ltd.
Soundtrack for Horlicks commercial.

Sound tracks composed for:
The Body Shop - promotional video,
Artists United for Nature - Dolphin Documentary & Commercial Environmental Video -"Cropcircle Communique".
Black & White Productions - Co-wrote sound track for the short film, "Engaged..." Emily watched the screen and played the 'cello in accompaniment to the imagery and the music previously composed at Brian May's studio.