Chelsea Reed

I'll write you a song.

Australian​ ​born,​ ​Canadian​ ​based​ ​singer/songwriter/composer​ ​Chelsea​ ​Reed​ ​announces​ ​her highly​ ​anticipated​ ​debut​ ​album,​ ​a​ ​year​ ​and​ ​a​ ​half​ ​in​ ​the​ ​making.​ ​

The​ ​self-titled​ ​album​ ​is​ ​Chelsea’s​ ​first release​ ​in​ ​over​ ​3​ ​years.​ ​Her​ ​debut​ ​EP, recorded​ ​in​ ​Sydney,​ ​Australia​ ​with​ ​producer Josh​ ​Schuberth​ ​(Josh​ ​Pyke,​ ​Dustin​ ​Tebbutt) and​ ​released​ ​in​ ​2013,​ ​received​ ​critical acclaim​ ​and​ ​two​ ​singles​ ​‘Snow​ ​Covered​ ​Hill’ and​ ​‘I​ ​Want​ ​the​ ​World’​ ​were​ ​on​ ​rotation across​ ​Australian​ ​community​ ​radio​ ​as​ ​well as​ ​Triple​ ​J​ ​Unearthed.

Drawing​ ​on​ ​inspiration​ ​from​ ​‘70s​ ​pop​ ​and piano​ ​rock​ ​with​ ​hints​ ​of​ ​ELO,​ ​Carole​ ​King and​ ​Elton​ ​John​ ​throughout,​ ​the​ ​album​ ​is​ ​an eclectic,​ ​adventurous​ ​and​ ​daring​ ​debut​ ​and centers​ ​around​ ​Reed’s​ ​powerful​ ​and emotive​ ​vocals​ ​and​ ​captivating,​ ​offbeat songwriting.

For​ ​this​ ​album,​ ​Chelsea​ ​worked​ ​closely​ ​with​ ​producer​ ​Dave​ ​Draves​ ​(Kathleen​ ​Edwards,​ ​Jim Bryson)​ ​at​ ​his​ ​Ottawa​ ​studio​ ​Little​ ​Bullhorn​ ​and​ ​features​ ​the​ ​musical​ ​talents​ ​of​ ​Draves,​ ​drummer Olivier​ ​Fairfield​ ​(Timber​ ​Timbre),​ ​multi-instrumentalist​ ​Brian​ ​Sanderson​ ​(Esmerine)​ ​and​ ​cellist Raphael​ ​Weinroth-Browne.


"...your voice is beautiful, I love all the twistable turnable bits. This is awesome." - Megan Washington

"... had the most intriguing set of the night. The combination of her keyboard skills and those of her accompanying cellist created very powerful moods for each song." - The AU Review, 2013

"With piano under her fingers she performed an array of her quirky pop songs with great feat." - The Orange Press, 2013

"... caught fans in a trance while her beautiful voice, gorgeous production and tremendous songwriting took centre stage... definitely one to look out for" - 2013 (support for Andy Bull)

For my theatre composition work:

"The use of music (composed and performed live by Chelsea Reed) lets us breathe and reflect between scenes. Reed’s work adds beauty and helps release the suppressed sentimentalities of the characters." - suzygoessee, 2014

"Sonically clarifying the relationship and its defining moments... Reed acts as a narrator and a guiding light – a beautiful and significant contribution to the story." - Australian Stage, 2014