Artist:Heidi Elva

Heidi Elva grew up in a small town in New Zealand. Next to a lake, under mountains and not too far from the sea. Her Father was a postman and a preacher, her Mother a housewife. Growing up there, Heidi felt a deep sense of isolation. New Zealand is a long way from anywhere. Later, Heidi moved to Australia and lives there now with her Colombian husband and blue staffy, Maya. They live in a beachside suburb of Melbourne where there’s lots of industrial buildings, two oil refineries and wetlands around it. Heidi Elva creates different forms of art – digital, video and music which she is most known for. Her music is created using an app on the iphone and ipad to create beats and other layers. Then she mixes it together to create soundscapes that have ambient hip hop style beats with glitchy layers and minimal vocals. Her songs conjure up a dreaminess that has a dark edge to it. Like an abandoned house with sparkly walls. She used to play the harp a lot more but now prefers making songs ...