Zella Day

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Zella Day at the Troubadour (2015)

Zella Day Kerr (born March 13, 1995 ), known as Zella Day , is an American singer and songwriter from Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona , United States.

Day's mother, Ana Kerr, ran a arts and crafts studio called Art Smarts, which shared one wall with a coffee shop, Mor Mor Coffee, run by Day's maternal grandmother. Kerr noticed her daughter's affinity for music early on - as a toddler she could sing parts of Disney songs by heart - and at the age of nine her grandmother bought her a guitar.

Day began recording music at a young age and released her debut album Powered by Love in 2009 . After his success, Day worked as a songwriter for the BMG Publishing Group and eventually landed a Hollywood Records artist deal. In 2015, Day released her major label debut Kicker , which was preceded by the singles Hypnotic and East of Eden . This was followed by advertising appearances for publications such as Vogue , Playboy and The Huffington Post as well as appearances on television programs such as Late Night with Seth Meyers and the talk show Conan . In 2016, Day performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival .

Career

Family and personal life

Growing up in Arizona, Day immersed herself in the cafe and art space her parents created in their small mountain village of Pinetop. She was initially encouraged by her mother to learn guitar as a practical tool for a sustainable career as a musician. Her first songs, written shortly after playing the guitar at the age of nine, were influenced by her parents' classic singer / songwriter records.

2009–2012: Powered by Love (2009) vs. Cynics vs. Dreamers EP (2012)

The self-released album was recorded and paid for by a family member friend who was impressed with the songwriting and self-determination of the 14-year-old Day. The album artwork designers provided their services for free and just wanted to be part of the project.

Then Huff set up co-writing sessions with fellow artists like John Paul White of The Civil Wars and eighteen-year-old Meghan Trainor for Day .

In 2012, Days Simple Song was featured in the movie Tooth Fairy 2.

Day released the Cynics vs. Dreamers EP on May 22, 2012. She captures a mesmerizing, dreamy soundscape rooted in her singer / songwriter upbringing with the help of her newfound production team of Wally Gagel and Xandy Barry of Wax Ltd.

That year she also released a cover of The White Stripes Seven Nation Army , which landed at number one on the Hype Machine charts, drawing attention to its increasing momentum.

In 2013, Day was performed in Sultan & Ned Shepard's All These Roads alongside Sam Martin . The single, which aired on Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 in early October 2014 , was recognized by Billboard for their

"Ebbs and flows with harmonies and rhythmic shifts"

celebrated.

2013–2015: Kicker and major label debut

In April 2014, Sweet Ophelia, the first single from the Zella Day EP with the B-side 1965, was released . Each track received a top 10 position on the Hype Machine chart.

The music video for Sweet Ophelia , directed by Gianennio Salucci, was released on April 7th, the day before the 7 "release of tastemaker B3SCI Records in association with Days Pinetop Records, a Hollywood Records label.

The full Zella Day EP was released on September 23, 2014. It was by the magazine Atwood as

"Intangible tapestry of sound and raw emotion, blanketing the pop, alternative, and folk genres"

celebrated.

Zella Day reached number 16 on the Billboard Heatseekers Charts and received praise from The FADER , The Guardian (New Band of the Week), Pigeons and Planes , NYLON , The Line of Best Fit , Noisey (VICE) , Interview Magazine and Paste Magazines .

The EP's last track, Hypnotic , was selected as iTunes single of the week and was due to be released as the album's second single.

In December 2014 Day was a guest vocalist on the acoustic version of Børns Electric Love on his debut EP Candy .

On February 27, 2015, Day Kicker announced that, in addition to the music video for Hypnotic, they also premiered the track listing and cover art.

The video was directed by Gianennio Salucci and now has over eight million views on Vevo . Hypnotic was featured as the lead single and reached number 1 on the Alt Nation Alt 18 Countdown in early 2015. In June 2015, Day joined Conan O'Brien with the single High .

Kicker was released on June 2, 2015 via Pinetop Records and Hollywood Records. The album title refers to the old mining town of Arizona, where Day's parents got married.

Kicker was hailed as Day's most intimate and greatest album, reaching number 65 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 in the US Top Alternative Charts.

On December 17, 2015, Day performed on Last Call with Carson Daly .

On January 4, 2016, she performed with Hypnotic on Late Night with Seth Meyers .

The 20-year-old's third national TV appearance was followed by a number of high-profile festival appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 , the Music Midtown Festival and the iHeartRadio Music Festival. Her debut at Coachella in 2016 caught the attention of Los Angeles Magazine , which described the performance as hypnotic ; Billboard , which called their set stellar , and Consequence of Sound , which wrote

"It's entirely possible that Zella Day looks back on Coachella 2016 as the moment that launched her career in earnest."

On May 4, 2016, Zella Day was once again a musical guest at Last Call with Carson Daly and debuted her latest single Mustang Kids live. The final single before a headlining tour in June, Mustang Kids was officially released on June 9, 2016, with a guest verse by Florida-born rapper Baby E. and a music video by Tim Mattia.

After the North American headlining tour in June 2016, Day performed with the neo-soul band Fitz and the Tantrums in July and with Michael Franti in August .

2016 – today: Third studio album

In October 2016, Day released the single Man on the Moon and announced a 7 "release via B3SCI. In November 2016, the digital premiere of Hunnie Pie as the B-side on Man on the Moon / Hunnie Pie 7" was celebrated.

Discography

Studio albums

  • 2009 Powered by Love
  • 2015 kicker
  • 2020 Where Does the Devil Hide

EPs

  • 2012 Cynics vs Dreamers (EP)
  • 2014 Zella Day (EP)

Singles

  • 2012 Seven Nation Army
  • 2013 No Sleep to Dream
  • 2013 I Lost Track of Time
  • 2014 1965
  • 2014 Sweet Ophelia
  • 2015 East of Eden
  • 2015 Hypnotic (US: goldgold)
  • 2015 high
  • 2016 Mustang Kids featuring Baby E.
  • 2016 Man on the Moon
  • 2016 hunnie pie
  • 2019 You Sexy Thing
  • 2020 People Are Strangers

Cooperation

  • 2013 All These Roads ( Sultan + Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin)
  • 2016 Make a Change (Nahko and Medicine for the People featuring Zella Day)
  • 2017 Blood on the Mattress (Korey Dane featuring Zella Day)

Music videos

  • 2013 All These Roads (Sultan & Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin)
  • 2013 No Sleep to Dream
  • 2014 Sweet Ophelia
  • 2014 Electric Love (Børns featuring Zella Day)
  • 2015 Hypnotic
  • 2015 Jameson
  • 2016 Mustang Kids

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b David Accomazzo: When Will Pinetop Native Zella Day Get The Break She Needs to Become a Star? Phoenix New Times, July 19, 2016, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  2. ^ Artemis Thomas-Hansard: Indie-Pop Songstress Zella Day Comes From a Long Line of Hardcore Bitches. LAWeeklyMusic, June 2, 2015, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Chris Hajian: Tooth Fairy 2 Soundtrack Song Credits. Soundtrack.Net, March 6, 2012, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Chris Tinkham: Zella Day: The Best of What's Next. Paste Media Group, November 25, 2014, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Emma Louise Boynton: Zella Day. 1883magazine.com, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  6. ↑ CODE First Play: Sultan & Ned Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin: 'All These Roads'. Billboard.com, October 16, 2013, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Zella Day releases video for “Sweet Ophelia”. drunkenwerewolf.com, archived from the original on April 22, 2014 ; accessed on December 22, 2017 (English).
  8. ↑ Zella Day - Sweet Ophelia. blahblahblahscience.com, February 25, 2014, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  9. ↑ a b Today’s song: Join in on the obsession with Zella Day's “Hypnotic”. atwoodmagazine.com, October 21, 2015, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Video: Børns feat. Zella Day - “Electric Love” (Acoustic). pursuitofdopeness.com, December 12, 2014, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Zella Day Reveals “Kicker” album details. buzznet.com, March 17, 2015, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Zella Day - High (Live on Conan). Dailymotion, June 11, 2015, accessed on December 22, 2017 .
  13. ^ Zella Day. billboard.com, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  14. ^ Last Call With Carson Daly - Luke Bracey / Zella Day / Torres. Retrieved December 22, 2017 (English).
  15. ^ Zella Day - Hypnotic (Live on Seth Meyers). January 4, 2016, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  16. ↑ Coachella 2016 Festival Review: From Worst to Best. April 18, 2016, accessed on December 22, 2017 (English).
  17. ↑ (B3SCI RECORDS) ZELLA DAY - MAN ON THE MOON / HUNNIE PIE. November 18, 2016, accessed December 22, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Day, Zella
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1995