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| genre = Singer-songwriter, Indie Folk, Folk Rock, Roots, Americana
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| label = MQGV
| label = Massive Quantities of Good Vibes
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'''Annabelle Chvostek''' is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Toronto, Canada. She is known for her rich singing voice, compelling lyrics and genre-spanning musicality, as well as her award-winning work with harmony trio [[the Wailin' Jennys]].


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'''Annabelle Chvostek''' (born October 5, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in [[Montreal]]. She is known for her rich singing voice, compelling lyrics and genre-spanning musicality, as well as her [[Juno Award|Juno]]-nominated work with harmony trio [[the Wailin' Jennys]].
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==Life and career==
Annabelle Chvostek is a JUNO-nominated<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://junoawards.ca/nomination/2013-roots-traditional-album-of-the-year-solo-annabelle-chvostek/|title=2013 {{!}} Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo {{!}} Annabelle Chvostek|website=The JUNO Awards|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> singer/songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist based out of Toronto. American Roots, UK once described her as an artist “whose talent is so exceptional that [she is able] to explore and master any musical genre she wishes”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanrootsuk.com/annabelle-chvostek---rise.html|title=Annabelle Chvostek - Rise|website=Americanrootsuk.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>. Rooted in the Canadian singer/songwriter tradition, her cross-genre versatility is apparent in her five full-length solo recordings, two EPs and live album, and in projects such as arranging and directing choral performances, composing music for dance and film, and collaborating with some of North America's foremost musicians.


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==Life and career==
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Annabelle moved to Montreal in 1994 to pursue a degree in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts at Concordia University. During this time, she released a 4-song EP, One AM to Five AM (1997), and her first full-length album, Full Stop (2000), an experimental electro/folk album that attained a #7 position on Canadian college radio charts after a limited release of 150 copies. During this time Annabelle was immersed in Montreal's multi-disciplinary performance scene. She performed regularly at Le Boudoir, a queer, feminist 1920s-inspired cabaret series and Studio 303, a dance space where she co-billed with artists such as Martha Wainwright. In 2003 Annabelle put out her second full-length album, Water, described by Herizons Magazine as “a palate flavoured with a fine Montreal cabaret sound, garnished in Québécois je ne sais quois and jazz-inflected, folkedged pop”, and in 2004, the raw, angst-ridden EP Burned My Ass, which got the attention of folk super-trio The Wailin’ Jennys, who recruited Annabelle after Cara Luft left the band. All four solo recordings were self-produced and self-released under the label MQGV (Massive Quantities of Good Vibes).
Born in [[Toronto]], she is the daughter of Canadian television producer [[Milan Chvostek]] (''[[The Nature of Things]]'') and journalist [[Isobel Warren]]. A musical prodigy, her first gig was with the [[Canadian Opera Company]] when she was seven. She got her start in music singing with the [[Canadian Children's Opera Chorus]] and performing on television specials with [[Anne Murray]] and [[Tommy Hunter]]. She played [[violin]] with her dad and joined in on her mother's repertoire of [[:Category:Canadian folk songs|Canadian folk songs]]. At age 14 she started dabbling in audio production and multitrack composition with a four track tape recorder and a house full of musical instruments and objects to make noise with. At 16 she began writing and performing songs accompanied by guitar. She moved to Montréal in 1995 to study Interdisciplinary Fine Arts at [[Concordia University (Quebec)|Concordia University]], and in 1997 released her first recording, ''[[1am to 5am]]''. She launched her singer-songwriter career there with opening sets for [[Dar Williams]], [[Penny Lang]], [[Veda Hille]], [[Kinnie Starr]] and [[Tegan and Sara]], and started touring Canada sharing the stage with [[Rae Spoon]], [[Po' Girl]], [[Bob Snider]] and many more. After joining The Wailin' Jennys in November 2004, she toured throughout North America, the UK and Australia, including the 2006 [[Edmonton Folk Music Festival]], featuring a surprise mainstage set with [[Bruce Cockburn]]. There were multiple appearances on [[A Prairie Home Companion]], including a PBS broadcast on [[Great Performances]], live at [[Tanglewood]] alongside [[Garrison Keillor]] and [[Meryl Streep]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0935483/ Great Performances] at [[IMDB]], retrieved 2009-12-08</ref> and a collaboration with Keillor and [[Bonnie Raitt]].


Chvostek's thirst for new horizons has led her to undertake numerous collaborative projects in music, dance and new media. She has created songs in collaboration with the bands Millipede and Lake of Stew, and with electroacoustic composer [[Ned Bouhalassa]]. Her multi-disciplinary performance in 2004 with [[Anna Friz]], ''[[The Automated Prayer Machine]]'',<ref>[http://www.kunstradio.at/SPECIAL/LIVE/08_02_04/ The Automated Prayer Machine] page at Kunstradio, retrieved 2009-12-08</ref> toured Europe and Canada. She has produced soundscores for choreographers in Montréal and New York, including five works for choreographer [[Aviva Geismar]]/Drastic Action.
In 2004 Annabelle joined The Wailin’ Jennys and wrote four songs on the multiple award-winning album Firecracker, which was on the Billboard Bluegrass charts for 69 weeks, peaking at #2. Annabelle's song ‘Devil's Paintbrush Road’ was rated the #1 Canadian song for 2006 on Folk DJ Airplay Charts. Upon leaving the Jennys in 2007, Annabelle signed on to Borealis Records, and released two albums, Resilience (2008) and Rise (2012). Resilience was produced by Roma Baran/Vivian Stoll, with guest appearances by Bruce Cockburn, Mary Gauthier, Bruce Molsky, and Julie Wolf, and Rise, produced by Don Kerr, is an unabashedly political album inspired by a wave of grassroots uprisings that had emerged all over the world. “Rise is a milestone for Chvostek and deserves to claim its spot on a number of year-end best-of lists”, Exclaim! Magazine. Rise was nominated for a Juno Award in the Roots and Traditional Album of the Year category, and both Rise and Resilience were nominated for Contemporary Album of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Annabelle also co-wrote two songs with Bruce Cockburn for his JUNO-winning album A Small Source of Comfort (2011) and performed them as his guest artist at several venues, including Massey Hall.


She self-produced her first full-length CD ''[[Full Stop (album)|Full Stop]]'' in 2000, won wide attention, including a number 7 spot on the national [[campus radio]] charts. That year, she also collaborated with [[Ned Bouhalassa]] to produce [[Bija (album)|Bija]], an experimental electro-acoustic project. She was a finalist the CBC big break awards, and released ''[[Water (Annabelle Chvostek album)|Water]]'' in 2003 with support from the [[Canada Council]]. In 2005 she created a stripped down solo [[extended play|EP]] called ''[[Burned My Ass]]'' which won wide attention, hit No. 1 in the roots category on the national campus radio charts,<ref>[http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=134882&poll_id=&name=&skin_id=&submission_id=&lv=1 Biography of Annabelle Chvostek] at [[sonicbids]]</ref> and helped land her a job with [[Juno Award|Juno]]-winning [[Folk music|folk]]/[[Traditional music|roots]] harmony trio [[the Wailin' Jennys]], with whom she sang alto and played guitar, mandolin and violin. The songs she contributed to the band's repertoire include "The Devil's Paintbrush Road", "Swallow", "Apocalypse Lullaby", and "Firecracker", all of which appear on the Wailin' Jennys' [[2006 in music#Second quarter|June]] 2006 release, ''[[Firecracker (The Wailin' Jennys)|Firecracker]]'', produced by [[David Travers-Smith]]. She left the Jennys in 2007 to return to composition and solo performance.
In 2015, Annabelle went back to her independent roots and self-released Be The Media under MQGV in collaboration with NY producer Jeff Oehler of Beehive Productions. Be The Media takes an unconventional approach featuring Beehive’s signature ‘live-off-the-floor’ feel, recorded with the trio in a tight knit circle in the acoustic ambience of an old century home. Annabelle’s voice here is given free reign to let loose with songs that express raw emotions and a groove that tends more towards rock’n’roll than conventional roots. “Meticulously produced, well written and exceptionally played ‘Be The Media’ is a beautifully crafted album that could go a long way to getting Chvostek a wider mainstream audience, good stuff”, Ben Hughe's Über Röck, UK.
“... a masterpiece, which succeeds both to set nostalgic and retrospective accents, as well as at the same time to sound modern and to be enthralling”, Stalker Magazine, Germany.


In 2008 Annabelle Chvostek released "[[Resilience (Annabelle Chvostek album)|Resilience]]" produced by [[Roma Baran]] ([[Laurie Anderson]]) and [[Vivian Stoll]] ([[Isis]]). It received rave reviews{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} and was nominated for "Contemporary Album of the Year" at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Annabelle was forced to cancel the German leg of her 2015 Be The Media tour due to a series of health crises. She had been dealing with hearing loss and tinnitus in her left ear for almost a decade, triggered by a feedback blast during a soundcheck in England while touring Resilience. In late 2015, her left ear went completely deaf, while the tinnitus still rang as loud as ever. Forced into a slower and quieter pace, Annabelle began exploring new ways to create music while coming to terms with her hearing disability. Supported by Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, she became Echo Women's Choir's artist-in-residence for two years and developed her skills in choral arrangement, composition and conducting under the mentorship of Alan Gasser and Becca Whitla. Annabelle arranged her original compositions and conducted in three Echo Women's Choir concerts at Toronto's Trinity St. Paul’s Church between 2016-18. She also conducted Echo performances at City Hall's 'Unite to Stop Hate' events on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2017, and a pop-up choir for the International 'I Can't Keep Quiet Day', 2017.


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 01:26, 30 May 2019

Annabelle Chvostek
Annabelle with Six String Nation guitar
Annabelle with Six String Nation guitar
Background information
Born (1973-10-02) October 2, 1973 (age 51)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer/songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, new media artist
Instrument(s)vocals, guitars, Violin, Mandolin
Years active1997 – present
LabelsMassive Quantities of Good Vibes
Websitewww.annabelle.org

Annabelle Chvostek (born October 5, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Montreal. She is known for her rich singing voice, compelling lyrics and genre-spanning musicality, as well as her Juno-nominated work with harmony trio the Wailin' Jennys.

Life and career

Born in Toronto, she is the daughter of Canadian television producer Milan Chvostek (The Nature of Things) and journalist Isobel Warren. A musical prodigy, her first gig was with the Canadian Opera Company when she was seven. She got her start in music singing with the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus and performing on television specials with Anne Murray and Tommy Hunter. She played violin with her dad and joined in on her mother's repertoire of Canadian folk songs. At age 14 she started dabbling in audio production and multitrack composition with a four track tape recorder and a house full of musical instruments and objects to make noise with. At 16 she began writing and performing songs accompanied by guitar. She moved to Montréal in 1995 to study Interdisciplinary Fine Arts at Concordia University, and in 1997 released her first recording, 1am to 5am. She launched her singer-songwriter career there with opening sets for Dar Williams, Penny Lang, Veda Hille, Kinnie Starr and Tegan and Sara, and started touring Canada sharing the stage with Rae Spoon, Po' Girl, Bob Snider and many more. After joining The Wailin' Jennys in November 2004, she toured throughout North America, the UK and Australia, including the 2006 Edmonton Folk Music Festival, featuring a surprise mainstage set with Bruce Cockburn. There were multiple appearances on A Prairie Home Companion, including a PBS broadcast on Great Performances, live at Tanglewood alongside Garrison Keillor and Meryl Streep,[1] and a collaboration with Keillor and Bonnie Raitt.

Chvostek's thirst for new horizons has led her to undertake numerous collaborative projects in music, dance and new media. She has created songs in collaboration with the bands Millipede and Lake of Stew, and with electroacoustic composer Ned Bouhalassa. Her multi-disciplinary performance in 2004 with Anna Friz, The Automated Prayer Machine,[2] toured Europe and Canada. She has produced soundscores for choreographers in Montréal and New York, including five works for choreographer Aviva Geismar/Drastic Action.

She self-produced her first full-length CD Full Stop in 2000, won wide attention, including a number 7 spot on the national campus radio charts. That year, she also collaborated with Ned Bouhalassa to produce Bija, an experimental electro-acoustic project. She was a finalist the CBC big break awards, and released Water in 2003 with support from the Canada Council. In 2005 she created a stripped down solo EP called Burned My Ass which won wide attention, hit No. 1 in the roots category on the national campus radio charts,[3] and helped land her a job with Juno-winning folk/roots harmony trio the Wailin' Jennys, with whom she sang alto and played guitar, mandolin and violin. The songs she contributed to the band's repertoire include "The Devil's Paintbrush Road", "Swallow", "Apocalypse Lullaby", and "Firecracker", all of which appear on the Wailin' Jennys' June 2006 release, Firecracker, produced by David Travers-Smith. She left the Jennys in 2007 to return to composition and solo performance.

In 2008 Annabelle Chvostek released "Resilience" produced by Roma Baran (Laurie Anderson) and Vivian Stoll (Isis). It received rave reviews[citation needed] and was nominated for "Contemporary Album of the Year" at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.

Discography

References

  1. ^ Great Performances at IMDB, retrieved 2009-12-08
  2. ^ The Automated Prayer Machine page at Kunstradio, retrieved 2009-12-08
  3. ^ Biography of Annabelle Chvostek at sonicbids
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