Claire Fitch

A year in the making, Celocity crosses the boundaries of electro, acoustic and ambient music. Many of the tracks are simply cello, multi-tracked and processed with many different software tools. Others bring in electronic backgrounds that are hauntingly beautiful. 

About Claire Fitch:

Claire Fitch started to play the cello at 14, then studied at Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Music. The Ambiencellist project was started in 2002 and currently has 2 CDs in it's catalogue. Written and produced by Claire Fitch, they are closely linked to the summer and winter solstice and are evocative of the magic of ancient celtic Ireland.

As a recording artist she has contributed to various film soundtracks, such as The Tailor of Panama, The Tie That Binds, The Boxer, Some Mothers' Son, War Of The Buttons, Thumbelina and Lassie. Claire owns a music production company www.fitchsounds.com and has written music for games, film, corporate video, theatre and television.

Claire Fitch has performed on stage and in the studio with artists such as U2, Kate Bush, The Corrs, Shania Twain, Riverdance, Elmer Bernstein, Brian Kennedy and Smokey Robinson. In 2007 Claire toured with jazz singer Dorothy Murphy and, more recently in 2008, with Carmel Conway. Claire works with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the Orchestra of Saint Cecilia and the Irish Film Orchestra.