DNIRA Music Group Eleni Kelakos

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I Will Fly
Take Me Down
Nickle and Dimes
Buried in L.A.
What's So Good About Being Bad
Golden Circles
Cassie
Married to a Stranger
Motorcycle Man
Annie
Achored on the Water

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Eleni Kelakos’ debut CD release, I WILL FLY, reflects the complex musical and performance background of this striking, six foot tall, singer/songwriter. With a professional musical performance history ranging from complex choral music to cutting edge contemporary music theatre, Eleni infuses her folk-pop songs with memorable melodic lines and richly detailed lyrics, evoking vivid and beautiful, unforgettable pictures. A storyteller of the first order, Eleni uses her pure, powerful and rangy voice to convey the stories of ordinary life, ordinary folks, lifting the ordinary into the extraordinary. Eleni shares producing credits with innovative producer and recording engineer Doug Messenger, one-time guitarist and arranger for Van Morrison, etc. The album was created the old-fashioned way: On analog tape, with as little digitized effects as possible, with the vocals clearly front and center, and with Eleni singing, for the most part, complete takes of each song.
The songs themselves range from simple vocal and guitar arrangements (the heartbreaking story of ANNIE, a prisoner of circumstance and the double standard, and GOLDEN CIRCLES, a song of hope in remarriage) to songs with a more ambitious approach like ANCHORED ON THE WATER, (the story of an awkward loner who finds his soul on the sea), which begins as a hush of plaintive harmonica and ends as a stirring anthem, with a powerful mix of strings, percussion, acoustic guitars and vocal descant. Equally adept at writing songs full of mischievious humor (like CASSIE, a full-blown ode to her tortoiseshell cat, complete with yeowls, scampering feet, heavy, feral breathing and atmospheric saxophone and fluegelhorn lines), or thoughtful social commentary (BURIED IN L.A., her recollection of being caught in gang related crossfire in the heart of Hollywood, or NICKELS AND DIMES, the story of a woman who chooses to stay in an abusive marriage and settle for less that what she’s worth), Eleni writes with unblinking truth and a deep belief in the power of hope and personal transformation. The spirit of the album is summed up in the title song, I WILL FLY, an unusually
conceived piece made up of vocals, acoustic guitar, bongos and a full thirteen piece string section -- an affirmation of self-belief and the willingness to reach high and towards the best and most original in us. The album benifits from the touches of such contrubutors as Air Supply singer Tommy Funderburk, sharing the duet MARRIED TO A STRANGER ), master studio percussionist, Luis Conte, the passionately brilliant violist, Tom Tally (evoking the Gypsies on the sensual and provocative TAKE ME DOWN), and John (J.T.) Thomas, esteemed keyboard player for such artists as Tracy Chapman and Bruce Hornsby. Based in Los Angeles, California, Eleni plays the club, coffehouse and college circuit, (link with tour info here) either with her four piece band, or as a solo act. She especially enjoys the intimacy of live performance, and the opportunity to share her stories with an appreciative audience.

"Eleni Kelakos gives that self-produced "singer-songwriter" heap some credibility. Kelakos has a great, big voice that can fly above a whispy string section or roll around in aching electric guitar melancholy. There are some wonderful suprises here..."

Chris Jorgensen, Jackson Citizen Patriot

"If you want strong vocals, impressive songwriting and a world-class production, then I WILL FLY will be a definitive "must have" for your collection... Eleni Kelakos has one of the most powerful and dynamic
voices in the indie world today. Clear, strong, and perfectly married with the melody. Her range is exceptional but it isn't merely her ability
to sing above and beyond the scale that makes her sound so incredible. Eleni has the gift to sing the song with deep emotion and conviction without sacrificing her profound vocal control and substance. Ah, but Eleni also knows how to write a song. She is a superb storyteller with original concepts. She has fresh insight with impeccable taste in creative and thought-provoking musical arrangements. Clearly a musical perfectionist, Eleni has given us a glimpse inside the mind of a master tunesmith."

                                                                              Independent Songwriter Magazine
                                                                                                                             October 1998

A Few Words

" I think this singer-songwriter is superb. She delivers the real stuff,
doesn't sugarcoat her material with a lot of menial nonsense. Eleni Kelakos tells it -- and sings it -- like a pro! In my book of artists, she stands right up there with many of the fine female artists I have heard in
recent years. This is One Classy Lady...As Talented as She Is Beautiful.."

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