Chelsea Wilson | Women In Soul | Art Hunter | Episode 39 | Now LIVE

In this episode of The Art Hunter, David Hunt talks to vocalist, songwriter, broadcaster and producer Chelsea Wilson.

Chelsea Wilson is a Melbourne-based vocalist, songwriter, broadcaster and producer. Her debut soul-inspired album “I Hope You’ll Be Very Unhappy Without Me” was lauded #2 Album of the Year on ABC Radio National and nominated for Best Soul Album at The Age Music Victoria Awards. An internationally acclaimed live performer she headlined the Arts Centre Melbourne stage at the Australasian World Music Expo; supported Macy Gray on her Australian tour; and made her UK debut at Glastonbury Festival 2015, subsequently selling out the famous London Jazz Café.

Her highly anticipated second album “Chasing Gold” sees Chelsea move into rare-groove territory, fusing her love of early disco, epic pop and jazz. Produced by ARIA nominated composer/ bassist Ross McHenry (The Shaolin Afronauts), the album features lush string orchestration arranged by Ross Irwin (The Bamboos) and backing vocals by Jason Heerah and Thando. The debut single “Real Love” has garnered international airplay including spins on BBC6, Delite Radio, Starpoint, Mi-Soul and Jazz FM in the UK, hitting #12 on the UK Soul Chart.

Behind the scenes, Chelsea is the Artistic Director of the Stonnington Jazz Festival and recently appeared as a panel expert on Australian Music at The Lincoln Centre New York City for Jazz Congress 2019. A champion for diversity in the music industry she has produced the ‘Women of Soul’ series featuring artists such as Kylie Auldist, Mojo Juju and Stella Angelico alongside emerging artists since 2010. She is currently Deputy Chair of Music Victoria, the state peak body for contemporary music and was a formative member of the MV Women in Music Advisory Panel. As a DJ Chelsea has supported artists including Booker T, Neneh Cherry, Tina Arena, Hiatus Kaiyote and Craig Charles. As a broadcaster, she appears regularly on PBS 106.7FM Melbourne and Mi-Soul London.

Source: http://chelseawilson.com.au/

In The Art Hunter, David Hunt explores the artist with an in-depth look into their background; where they came from, the type and work they do, their latest work and where they see the future.

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Host: David Hunt

Producers: David Hunt and Simon Barnett (https://etainment.com.au/)

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Pete Holmes

Pete Holmes is also a presenter on JOY 94.9, a website designer and also a lover of the arts. He is the designer of The Art Hunter website and helps David maintain the site and The Art Hunter YouTube Channel.

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