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Danielle Spencer – Wish I’d Been Here

Song writing is at the core of Danielle Spencer’s new album “Calling All Magicians”. Thirteen stories of observations and experiences, precariously balanced between dark and light.

Danielle began writing songs on her piano at home in her bedroom; detaching herself from the world outside, she wrote the songs that would ultimately feature on her second album “Calling All Magicians”. “It came in stages, in the sense that I was carving out little bits of time to write and record, and I then sort of felt like I’d got my musical-flow back. By the time I finished the music and the lyrics for all the songs, I realised that I’d got a bunch of songs together that I finally felt sounded like an album.”

“I knew that I wanted to make this album sound different to my last album which was quite electronic, and used a fair bit of programming. This time around I wanted it to be more of band sound and a friend suggested approaching Tony Visconti to produce it (best known for his groundbreaking work with David Bowie in the 70s).

“I’m a huge fan of his work and the way he arranges in a raw, real soundscape. I sent him 4 songs initially in demo form with just vocals and piano and was thrilled when he agreed to come on board to produce the album. For someone with such an amazing background, I couldn’t believe how much commitment and focus he brought to my project.”

‘Calling All Magicians’ is an album rooted in the intensely creative energies and expressions of singer/songwriter/musician Danielle Spencer. The first single ‘Wish I’d Been Here’ is out in the UK on 12th October and album ‘Calling All Magicians’ out early 2010.

Watch excerpts of Tony Visconti and Danielle Spencer in the recording process here