# Emily Wells

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Emily Wells
| image           = 2015 Emily Wells-Main Stage-Treefort-Credit-Rase Littlefield (16806947590).jpg
| caption         = Wells performing at [Treefort Music Fest](/source/Treefort_Music_Fest) 2015
| image_size      = 240px
| birth_name      =
| alias           =
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1981|11|20}}
| birth_place     = [Amarillo, Texas](/source/Amarillo%2C_Texas), United States
| death_date      =
| origin          =
| instrument      = [Violin](/source/Violin), [piano](/source/piano), [cello](/source/cello), [viola](/source/viola), [guitar](/source/guitar), [drum programming](/source/drum_machine), [synthesizer](/source/synthesizer), etc.
| genre           = [Alternative](/source/Alternative_music), [experimental](/source/experimental_music), [classical](/source/classical_music)<ref name="bthesumphonies"/>
| occupation      = Musician, composer, arranger, producer
| years_active    = 1999–present
| label           = [Partisan Records](/source/Partisan_Records), Creative Control Records, Thesis + Instinct Records, Lefse Records
| website         = [http://www.emilywellsmusic.com/ EmilyWellsMusic.com]
}}

'''Emily Wells''' (born November 20, 1981) is an American multi-instrumentalist, [vocalist](/source/vocalist), [composer](/source/composer), [arranger](/source/arranger), and [producer](/source/Record_producer) whose genres encompass [alternative](/source/alternative_music), [experimental](/source/experimental_music), [hip-hop](/source/Hip_hop) and [classical](/source/classical_music).<ref name="bthesumphonies"/> In addition to playing instruments such as [violin](/source/violin) and [analog synthesizer](/source/analog_synthesizer)s, she uses loops, sample pads, and acoustic drums to achieve a layered effect.

==Early life==
Emily Wells was born in [Amarillo, Texas](/source/Amarillo%2C_Texas), United States.<ref name="breakingoutspin"/> Her father was a music minister,<ref name="emilywaa"/> and Wells began playing the violin at age four.<ref name="NPR" /><ref name="emilywaa"/> In 1990 she moved with her family to [Indianapolis, Indiana](/source/Indianapolis%2C_Indiana), where she lived until she began traveling in 2000.<ref name="roomthirteen"/> While traveling she made her residence primarily in New York, where she would later move after an 8-year stay in Los Angeles.<ref name="lassnarka"/><ref name="accesphase"/>

==Music career==

===Early solo albums (2000-2010)===
At age thirteen she began issuing her own recordings on cassette,<ref name="emilywaa"/>  starting with an unofficial release with 100 copies. After several unofficial tapes,<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic"/> in 2000 she "took up" with [Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records) but did not actually sign with them.<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic"/> ''Beautiful Sleepyhead & the Laughing Yaks'' was her official full-length debut in 2006,<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic"/> with all the tracks written, performed, produced, and mixed by Wells.<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic"/> Her sophomore album ''The Symphonies''  featured bassist Joey Reina and drummer Sam Halterman alongside Wells.<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic"/>

Wells was interviewed and performed "Symphony 1 in the Barrel of a Gun" on episode four of ''[Last Call with Carson Daly](/source/Last_Call_with_Carson_Daly)'', which aired through [NBC](/source/NBC) on September 18, 2009.<ref name="performsdaily"/> In September 2010, after recently moving from Los Angeles to New York, Wells was joined onstage by vocalist and harmonium player [Shilpa Ray](/source/Shilpa_Ray). The performance was positively reviewed by ''[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)''.<ref name="dthenewyorker">
{{cite news
| title       =Emily Wells and Shilpa Ray @ City Winery 9.10
| first       =
| last        =
| url         =https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/emily-wells-and-shilpa-ray-city-winery-9-10
| newspaper   =[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)
| publisher   =
| date        =September 22, 2010
| accessdate  = 2015-10-14
}}</ref>

===''Mama'' and Partisan Records (2012)===
[[File:EmilyWellsTunesDrumsAtNeurolux.JPG|thumbnail|Wells tuning her drums before her show at [Treefort Music Fest](/source/Treefort_Music_Fest) 2013 at the Neurolux in [Boise, Idaho](/source/Boise%2C_Idaho)]]

{{ external media
| float  =right 
| video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOcxhsl-S8 Emily Wells - "Mama's Gonna Give You Love" Music Video] (July 2012)
| video2 = 
}}
In 2012, she released her full-length album ''Mama'' through [Partisan Records](/source/Partisan_Records).<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic"/>

The lead single, "Mama's Gonna give You Love," was featured in ''[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)'' on April 10, 2012.<ref name="emilywarlisteningbooth"/> She also released a free remixed version of ''Mama'' on Partisan, with remixers such as [Jeremiah Jae](/source/Jeremiah_Jae), [Kid Koala](/source/Kid_Koala), [Baths](/source/Baths_(musician)), and [Deerhoof](/source/Deerhoof).<ref name="emilywaq"/>  As of 2012 she was collaborating on material with [Clint Mansell](/source/Clint_Mansell), a scorewriter and former frontman of [Pop Will Eat Itself](/source/Pop_Will_Eat_Itself).<ref name="zjohnmurphy"/> That April 2012 she created a featured mixtape for ''Magnet Magazine'',<ref name="emilywaf"/> and Wells has periodically performed live sessions for recording studios, websites, and radio stations, including [Daytrotter](/source/Daytrotter) in April 2012,<ref name="emilywak"/> [WYNC](/source/WYNC)'s Soundcheck in May 2013,<ref name="emilywal"/> Laundro Matinee in October 2014,<ref name="emilywamwells"/> and [KCRW](/source/KCRW) in June 2013.<ref name="emilywanelectic"/>

===Tour diaries and soundtracks (2013)===
Wells has written tour diaries and articles for such publications as ''[American Songwriter](/source/American_Songwriter)'',<ref name="emilywagsongwriter"/> ''Impose Magazine,''<ref name="emilywaecowboy"/> and ''[The Huffington Post](/source/The_Huffington_Post)'',<ref name="huffpoastadvenutre"/> and she has appeared live multiple times on [NPR](/source/NPR), with an interview on [All Songs Considered](/source/All_Songs_Considered) on April 4, 2013, and a live performance on [KCRW](/source/KCRW) on July 11, 2013.<ref name="emilywab"/> In 2013 she composed a song for director [Park Chan-Wook](/source/Park_Chan-Wook)'s movie ''[Stoker](/source/Stoker_(film))'' and toured South Korea promoting the film.<ref name="huffpoastadvenutre"/>  A single titled "Passenger" for a then upcoming acoustic version of ''Mama'' was released in 2013.<ref name="emilywaa"/> ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)'' named her New Band of the Week No. 1,503 on April 30, 2013.<ref name="emilywaa"/>

An acoustic version of ''Mama'' was released in on June 11, 2013, in the United States and United Kingdom through [Partisan Records](/source/Partisan_Records).<ref name="xpopmatters"/> It had been recorded with a [Tascam 388](/source/Tascam), with no digital effects added to the basic instrumentation.<ref name="emilywacperofmrer"/> Her songwriting methods were featured in a July 2013 edition of ''[Performer Magazine](/source/Performer_Magazine)''.<ref name="emilywacperofmrer"/> Among other shows, Wells performed at [Le Guess Who?](/source/Le_Guess_Who%3F) festival in [The Netherlands](/source/The_Netherlands) in November 2013,<ref name="emilywad"/> and also that year she collaborated live with [Questlove](/source/Questlove) at [Electronium](/source/Electronium) in 2013.<ref name="emilywas"/> She performed with [The Roots](/source/The_Roots) and [Aloe Blacc](/source/Aloe_Blacc) at the [Rock the Clinton Global Initiative](/source/Clinton_Global_Initiative) event that year as well.<ref name="emilywat"/>

===Recent projects and tours (2014-2015)===
"Mama's Gonna Give You Love" was used in the January 2015 trailer for season 3 of the TV series ''[Bates Motel](/source/Bates_Motel_(TV_series))''.<ref name="emilywapbatesmotel"/> On March 27, 2015, Wells gave a well-received keynote at Hackfort2 at the fourth annual [Treefort Music Fest](/source/Treefort_Music_Fest) in Boise, Idaho wherein she presented her methods of composition at the intersection of art and technology and the growth of her sensibility as a musician. Performing with a reduced kit ''sans'' drums, she played earlier and later versions of her song "So, Sunday."<ref name="boiseweeklY"/><ref name="kenoteatftreefort"/> She headlined on the main stage on the final day of the Treefort in 2015 and participated in the festival's Yogafort as well.<ref name="treefortmusicfest"/>

Wells was also broadcast on air by [WQXR](/source/WQXR-FM) in March 2015, when she performed at Ecstatic Music Festival for the 80th birthday party of [Terry Riley](/source/Terry_Riley), along with other musicians such as [Marco Benevento](/source/Marco_Benevento), [Nancy Whang](/source/Nancy_Whang), and [Face the Music](/source/Face_the_Music_(music_ensemble)).<ref name="emilywaoxqxr"/> Since 2016 she has released three full-length albums on the imprint Thesis and Instinct.

==Style and influences==
{| class="toccolours" style="float:right; margin-left:2em; margin-right:0; font-size:85%; background:offwhite; color:black; width:20em; max-width:40%;" cellspacing="5"
|style="text-align: left;"|"Wells [is a] virtuoso musician, and she dabbles in electronica, shades of folk and jazz, even classical and hip-hop, creating interesting tableaux and textures that are by turns airy and luminous, and spare and haunting."<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic"/> 
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|— [iTunes](/source/iTunes) editors, 2008 
|}
In 2015, Wells stated that amongst her influences are the [music theorist](/source/music_theorist) [John Cage](/source/John_Cage), the [minimalist](/source/minimalism) composer [Philip Glass](/source/Philip_Glass), and the [hip-hop](/source/hip-hop) group [Wu-Tang Clan](/source/Wu-Tang_Clan).<ref name="boiseweeklY"/><ref name="kenoteatftreefort"/>

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Solo releases by Emily Wells<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic">{{cite news
| title       = Emily Wells
| first       = Andrew 
| last        = Leahey
| url         =  https://music.apple.com/us/artist/emily-wells/253050407
| publisher   = [iTunes](/source/iTunes)
| date        = 
| access-date  = 2015-07-06
}}</ref><ref name="Emily Wellsdiscogs">{{cite news
| title       = Emily Wells 
| url         =  http://www.discogs.com/artist/1285668-Emily-Wells
| publisher   = [Discogs](/source/Discogs)
| date        = 
| accessdate  = 2015-07-06
}}</ref>
!Year
!Name
!Label
!Release details
|-
|1999
| ''Midori Sour''
| Self-released
| 1999<ref name="Emily Wellsdiscogs"/>
|-
|2002
| ''Shadow Box''
| Self-released
| 2002<ref name="Emily Wellsdiscogs"/>
|-
|2004
| ''Music for Geek Love''
|Self-released
| 2004<ref name="Emily Wellsdiscogs"/>
|-
|2005
| ''Making Static''
|Self-released
| 2005<ref name="Emily Wellsdiscogs"/>
|-
|2007
| ''Beautiful Sleepyhead & the Laughing Yaks''
| Edub Productions
| Apr 12, 2007<ref name="Emily Wellsdiscogs"/>
|-
|2008
| ''The Symphonies: Dreams, Memories & Parties''
| Creative Control Records
| Jul 08, 2008
|-

|2012
| ''[Mama](/source/Mama_(Emily_Wells_album))''
| [Partisan Records](/source/Partisan_Records)
| Apr 10, 2012<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic"/>
|-
||2013
| ''Mama (Acoustic Recordings)''
| [Partisan Records](/source/Partisan_Records)
| Jun 11, 2013<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic"/>
|-
|2016
| ''Promise''
| Thesis and Instinct
| Jan 29, 2016
|-
|2017
| ''In the Hot''
| Thesis and Instinct
| Mar 03, 2017<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic"/>
|-
|2019
|''This World Is Too _____ for You''
| Thesis and Instinct
| Mar 22, 2019
|-
|2022
|''Regards to the End''
| Thesis and Instinct
| Feb 25, 2022
|}

===EPs===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Solo EPs by Emily Wells
!Year
!Name
!Release details
|-
|2009
| ''Dirty''
| Creative Control Records (2009)
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Incomplete list of songs by Emily Wells<ref name="Emily Wellsdallmusic"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Album
! scope="col"| Release details
|-
||2008
!scope="row"|"O Holy Night"
| Single only ||align=left|Creative Control (Oct 10, 2008)
|-
||2012
!scope="row"|"Becomes the Color"
| Single only  ||align=left|[Milan Entertainment](/source/Milan_Entertainment) (Oct 30, 2012)
|-
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|rowspan="1"|20
!scope="row"|""
| ''   ||align=left|
|-
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|}

=== Collaborations ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Name
!Label
!Release details
|-

||2013
| ''Pillowfight'' <small>(Emily Wells with [Dan the Automator](/source/Dan_the_Automator))</small>
|Bulk Recordings/[EMI](/source/EMI)
|2013
|}

===Guest appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;"
|+ Selected songs featuring Emily Wells
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;"| Year
! scope="col"| Single name
! scope="col"| Primary artist(s)
! scope="col"| Album 
! scope="col"| Release details
|-
<!-- 
|rowspan="1"|20
!scope="row"|"" <small>(ft. Emily Wells)</small> 
|   || ''  ||align=left| [[]] ()
|-
-->
|rowspan="2"|2008
!scope="row"|"Symphony 3: The Story" <small>(with Emily Wells)</small> 
| [Dwight Farrell](/source/Count_Bass_D)  || ''The Symphonies''  ||align=left| Creative Control (2008)
|- 
!scope="row"| "Gee Whiz" <small>(with Emily Wells)</small> 
| [Buck 65](/source/Buck_65)  || ''Dirtbike 1/3''  ||align=left|  (Aug 2008)
|-

|rowspan="3"|2013
!scope="row"|"Becomes the Color" <small>(ft. Emily Wells)</small> 
| Various ||rowspan="2"| ''[Stoker](/source/Stoker_(film))'' soundtrack   ||align=left| [Scott Free Productions](/source/Scott_Free_Productions) (Jan 20, 2013)
|-
!scope="row"|"If I Ever Had a Heart" <small>(ft. Emily Wells)</small> 
|  Various   ||align=left| [Scott Free Productions](/source/Scott_Free_Productions) (Jan 20, 2013)
|-
!scope="row"|"My Only Love" <small>(ft. Emily Wells)</small> 
|[Deltron 3030](/source/Deltron_3030)  || ''[Event 2](/source/Event_2)''    ||align=left| Bulk Recordings (Sept 30, 2013)
|}

==Personal life==
Wells is queer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-14 |title=Exclusive: Emily Wells Honors AIDs Activists With Her Newest Album |url=https://advocatechannel.com/exclusive-emily-wells-honors-aids-activists-with-her-newest-album |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Advocate Channel |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Classical music}}
*[List of violinists](/source/List_of_violinists)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="NPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97608448|title=Violinist's Style As Much Hip-Hop As Haydn|date=November 29, 2008|work=[All Things Considered](/source/All_Things_Considered)|publisher=[NPR](/source/NPR)|accessdate=May 23, 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="bthesumphonies">{{cite news
| title       =The Symphonies: Dreams, Memories and Parties
| first       =Emily
| last        =Wells
| url         =https://emilywells.bandcamp.com/album/the-symphonies-dreams-memories-and-parties
| newspaper   =
| publisher   =[Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp)
| date        =2008
| accessdate  = 2015-09-25
}}</ref>
<ref name="emilywaecowboy">
{{cite news
| title       =On Touring with Your Dog: A Cowboy Romance
| first       =Emily
| last        =Wells
| url         =https://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/mothers-mixes
| newspaper   =Impose Magazine
| publisher   =
| date        =June 29, 2012
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>
<ref name="emilywacperofmrer">
{{cite news
 |title=Emily Wells on Re-Evaluating Creative Choices & Stripping Songwriting To Its Core 
 |first=Benjamin 
 |last=Ricci 
 |url=http://performermag.com/emily-wells-on-re-evaluating-creative-choices-stripping-songwriting-to-its-core/ 
 |newspaper=[Performer Magazine](/source/Performer_Magazine) 
 |date=July 9, 2013 
 |accessdate=2015-11-03 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906203036/http://performermag.com/emily-wells-on-re-evaluating-creative-choices-stripping-songwriting-to-its-core/ 
 |archivedate=September 6, 2015 
 |df=mdy 
}}</ref>

<ref name="emilywagsongwriter">
{{cite news
| title       =Tour Diary: The Adventures of Emily Wells 
| url         =https://www.americansongwriter.com/author/emily-wells/
| newspaper   =[American Songwriter](/source/American_Songwriter) 
| date        =
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>
<ref name="emilywaa">
{{cite news
| title       =Emily Wells (No 1,503)
| first       =Paul
| last        =Lester
| url         =https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/apr/30/emily-wells
| newspaper   =[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)
| publisher   =
| date        =April 30, 2013
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>
<ref name="emilywad">
{{cite news
| title       =Premiere: Emily Wells Mixtape (Le Guess Who? Edition) : November 28-December 1 in Utrecht, Holland
| first       =Laura 
| last        =Studarus
| url         =http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premiere_emily_wells_mixtape_le_guess_who_edition/
| newspaper   =[Under the Radar](/source/Under_the_Radar_(magazine))
| publisher   =
| date        =Nov 13, 2013
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>
<ref name="emilywaf">
{{cite news
| title       =Emily Wells Makes MAGNET A Mix Tape 
| url         =https://www.magnetmagazine.com/2012/04/16/emily-wells-makes-magnet-a-mix-tape/
| newspaper   =Magnet Magazine
| date        =April 16, 2012
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>
<ref name="emilywab">
{{cite news
| title       =Emily Wells articles 
| url         =https://www.npr.org/artists/97609686/emily-wells  
| publisher   =[NPR.org](/source/NPR.org)
| date        =
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>

<ref name="xpopmatters">
{{cite news
| title       =Emily Wells - Mama Acoustic version
| first       =Steve
| last        =Horowitz
| url         =http://www.popmatters.com/review/172036-emily-wells-mama-acoustic-recordings/
| newspaper   =
| publisher   =[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)
| date        =June 11, 2013
| accessdate  = 2015-10-05
}}</ref>
<ref name="zjohnmurphy">
{{cite news
| title       =Emily Wells – Mama
| first       =John
| last        =Murphy
| url         =https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/emily-wells-mama 
| publisher   =[Music OMH](/source/Music_OMH)
| date        =June 5, 2013
| accessdate  = 2015-10-05
}}</ref>
<ref name="breakingoutspin">{{Cite news | title=Breaking Out | magazine=[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine)) | date=June 2009 | page=44 }}</ref>
<ref name="emilywak">
{{cite news
| title       =Emily Wells - Apr 6, 2012 - Studio Paradiso, San Francisco, CA
| first       =
| last        =
| url         =http://www.daytrotter.com/#!/concert/emily-wells/20055614-37382834
| newspaper   =
| publisher   =Daytrotter.com
| date        =Apr 6, 2012 
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>

<ref name="emilywal">
{{cite news
| title       =Emily Wells: Layering Folk With Electronics, In The Studio
| first       =
| last        =
| url         =http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/story/294445-emily-wells-in-studio/
| newspaper   =
| publisher   =Soundcheck
| date        =May 24, 2013
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>
<ref name="emilywarlisteningbooth">
{{cite news
| title       =Listening Booth: The Alabama Shakes and More
| first       =John
| last        =Donohue
| url         =https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/listening-booth-the-alabama-shakes-and-more 
| newspaper   =[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)
| publisher   =
| date        =April 10, 2012
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>
<ref name="emilywaq">
{{cite news
 |title=Emily Wells announces free release of Mama remixed, featuring lemonade, The Blow, Jeremiah Jae, Dan the Automator, Teen Daze and more 
 |url=https://terrorbird.com/blog/emily-wells-announces-free-release-mama-remixed-featuring-lemonade-blow-jeremiah-jae-dan#.ViwZjWSrRL8 
 |publisher=terrorbird.com 
 |accessdate=2015-11-03 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326202209/http://terrorbird.com/blog/emily-wells-announces-free-release-mama-remixed-featuring-lemonade-blow-jeremiah-jae-dan 
 |archivedate=March 26, 2015 
 |df=mdy 
}}</ref>
<ref name="emilywas">
{{cite news
| title       =Electronium: The Future Was Then
| first       =
| last        =
| url         =http://www.bam.org/music/2013/electronium-the-future-was-then
| newspaper   =
| publisher   =bam.org
| date        =2013
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>
<ref name="emilywat">
{{cite news
| title       =OKP TV: Aloe Blacc & The Roots Rock The Clinton Global Initiative
| first       =
| last        =
| url         =
| newspaper   =
| publisher   =OkayPlayer
| date        =2014
}}</ref>
<ref name="emilywamwells">
{{cite news| title        =Video Sessions: Emily Wells| url        =http://www.laundromatinee.com/sessions/video_session_emily_wells| publisher        =LaundroMatinee.com| accessdate        =2015-11-03| url-status        =dead| archiveurl        =https://web.archive.org/web/20151027003038/http://www.laundromatinee.com/sessions/video_session_emily_wells| archivedate        =October 27, 2015| df        =mdy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="emilywanelectic">
{{cite news
| title       =Emily Wells - Morning Becomes Eclectic
| first       =
| last        =
| url         = http://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/morning-becomes-eclectic/emily-wells-1 
| publisher   =[KCRW](/source/KCRW)
| date        =June 12, 2013
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>

<ref name="emilywaoxqxr">
{{cite news
| title       =Listen: All-Star 80th Birthday Celebration for Terry Riley
| first       =
| last        =
| url         =http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/listen-live-terry-riley-80th-birthday-concert/ 
| newspaper   =
| publisher   =[WQXR](/source/WQXR-FM)
| date        =March 18, 2015
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>

<ref name="emilywapbatesmotel">
{{cite news
| title       =Watch: 'Bates Motel' Season 3 Trailer Elevated By Visual Flair
| first       =Ana
| last        =Souza
| url         =http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-bates-motel-season-3-trailer-elevated-by-visual-flair-20150115
| newspaper   =
| publisher   =IndieWire
| date        =January 15, 2015
| accessdate  = 2015-11-03
}}</ref>
<ref name="huffpoastadvenutre">{{cite news
| title       =My South Korean Adventure
| first       =Emily 
| last        =Wells
| url         =https://www.huffingtonpost.com/emily-wells/my-south-korean-adventure_b_3007252.html
| newspaper   =[Huffington Post](/source/Huffington_Post)
| publisher   =
| date        =2013
| accessdate  = 2015-10-05
}}</ref>
<ref name="accesphase">{{cite web|url=https://tomtommag.com/2011/02/the-evolution-of-emily-wells-new-york-phase/|title=The Evolution of Emily Wells, New York Phase|date=February 3, 2011|publisher=[Tom Tom Magazine](/source/Tom_Tom_Magazine)|accessdate=February 14, 2011}}</ref> 
<ref name="lassnarka">{{cite web |url=http://www.lasnark.com/2008/09/17/emily-wells-interview-aim/ |title=Emily Wells – AIM Interview |date=September 17, 2008 |publisher=LA Snark |accessdate=May 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429025558/http://www.lasnark.com/2008/09/17/emily-wells-interview-aim/ |archivedate=April 29, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref>
<ref name="roomthirteen">{{cite web|url=http://www.roomthirteen.com/cgi-bin/feature_view.cgi?FeatureID=645|title=Feature: Emily Wells Interview|date=October 29, 2008|publisher=Room Thirteen|accessdate=May 23, 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="boiseweeklY">{{cite news
| title       =Emily Weels discuses purposeless pay at Hackfort
| first       =
| last        =
| url         =http://www.boiseweekly.com/Cobweb/archives/2015/03/29/treefort-2015-emily-wells-discusses-purposeless-play-at-hackfort
| newspaper   =[Boise Weekly](/source/Boise_Weekly)
| publisher   =
| date        =March 29, 2015
| accessdate  = 2015-10-05
}}</ref>  
<ref name="kenoteatftreefort">{{cite web|url=http://go.boisestate.edu/hackfort/ |title=Check Out # Hackfort 3 |website=Go.boisestate.edu |date= |accessdate=2016-03-07}}</ref>  
<ref name="treefortmusicfest">{{cite news
 |title       = Artists at Yogafort
 |url         = http://www.treefortmusicfest.com/yogafort/artists/9
 |publisher   = [Treefort Music Fest](/source/Treefort_Music_Fest)
 |accessdate  = 2015-10-05
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305023604/http://www.treefortmusicfest.com/yogafort/artists/9
 |archivedate = March 5, 2016
 |df          = mdy-all
}}</ref>
<ref name="performsdaily">{{cite news
| title       = Frank Caliendo; Casey Currie. Also: violinist Emily Wells performs. 
| url         = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/last-call-with-carson-daly/s09/e04/ 
| publisher   = [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)
| date        = September 18, 2009
| accessdate  = 2015-07-06
}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.emilywellsmusic.com/ Official website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtMNKOMwMrV1Ft-I4_c-JPQ Emily Wells] on [YouTube](/source/YouTube)
* {{Discogs artist|1285668}}

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Category:American women violinists
Category:21st-century American violinists
Category:Composers from Texas
Category:American queer musicians
Category:21st-century American multi-instrumentalists

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