Alice Ivy

Artist info

Genre

Dance, Electronic, Hip Hop, Indie, Pop

Sounds like

The Avalanches, Gramatiks, Onra, L'orange, Curtis Mayfield, J-Dilla, Marvin Gaye

band members

Annika Schmarsel is Alice Ivy

Influences

The Avalanches, J-Dilla, Onra, Anderson Paak, Mark Ronson

Website

www.aliceivymusic.net

Bio

In 2016, 23-year old artist/producer Annika Schmarsel, better known as Alice Ivy, released a pair of singles, the cinematic “Touch” and soul-soaked “Almost Here” which collectively amassed 900,000 plays on Spotify and saw the Melbourne-based beatmaker draw comparisons to fellow sample-fiends one of her greatest influences, The Avalanches.

Alice Ivy’s musical output was compounded by near constant touring numbering more than forty shows by year’s end having completed two Australian headline tours, maiden dates in the USA and Singapore and a slew of summer festivals including Strawberry Fields, Paradise, Queenscliff, Listen Out and NYE On The Hill. Her September showcase at BIGSOUND in Brisbane was widely reported as one of the best of the conference by triple j, Purple Sneakers and The Herald Sun.

Featured Artist

2016

Sep

Alice Ivy

(

Funk ,
Soul ,
hiphop ,

)

Melbourne, VIC

Melbourne producer Alice Ivy is one of the winners of our Listen Out competition. She'll be taking her blissed out soul-inspired beats to the 909 stage of Listen Out in Melbourne this Saturday, September 24.

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Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?

I have always been super into soul music. I used to play in an all girl soul band, we used to arrange old soul classics by Marvin Gaye, Etta James, and also soul stuff by artists such as Jill Scott. Playing this music is what made me obsessed with it. A few years ago I was introduced to J Dilla and The Avalanches, and I was really inspired to make music like that - beat driven sampled soul that just made you feel good. Once I got into production at uni I realised this is what I wanted to do!

What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?

Creating music that makes people feel good and excited. I love that adrenaline rush you get when you listen to a song that you just love, I try and keep this in mind whenever I write.

What can punters expect from an Alice Ivy live show?

A really sweaty good time.

What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?

'Always BYO Linen' - Melinda Dine. I learnt the hard way on tour last weekend.

What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?

The Avalanches - Because I'm Me

What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?

Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver

You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?

Christine Anu - My Island Home, classic Australiana banga.

What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?

Last local show I went to was Alexander Bigg's single launch. It was phenomenal, if you haven't heard him you need to check this guy out.

Tell us about the bands or people in the Melbourne music community that inspire you.

There are so many bands in Melbourne who are absolutely killing it at the moment. Particularly recently at BigSound, it was so great seeing so many Melbourne bands up there showcasing! Artists that really inspire me are those who are amazing at what they do musically and who are just genuine people. I'm talking about artists such as Ainslie Wills and Alex Lahey - dead set legends.

What are your plans for the rest of 2016?

The rest of 2016 is looking insane, I am lucky enough to be playing some pretty amazing festivals and tours this summer! Will do some writing in between ;)

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