The ultimate 60's love child, Astrella-Celeste is the daughter of the “British Bob Dylan" Donovan, who wrote “Catch the Wind," “Mellow Yellow" and “Hurdy Gurdy Man." Having recorded with her father and opened for him on his Beat Cafe tour, Astrella-Celeste is now entering the spotlight in her own right. On September 25th, she will be releasing her single 'Dream' to coincide with her debut EP Blue Star issued in the UK, Ireland & Cyberspace on Donovan's new label, Donovan Discs. Astrella-Celeste wrote the album with Kevin Hunter of Sheryl Crow fame.
“Astrella Celeste's 'Dream' Combines a fusion of jazz, pop and country wearing such female icons as Liz Phair, Shania Twain and Natalie Merchant on her sleeves," noted June Caldwell with Bryan Farrish Radio Promotion.
The MusicDish Network will conduct an extensive saturated marketing campaign, combining PR/brand development, syndicated marketing and online street teaming. In addition, Mellani and her band will be aggressively pushed on social networking sites such as MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/astrellaceleste), Live Digital and TagWorld, while promoting her single and video “Dream" through a viral distribution campaign on major file sharing networks such as eDonkey.
Having performed on stage since childhood (releasing a single in Italy at age 8 which led to the Pope asking to meet her), Astrella spent her youth in acting schools and dance troupes before working with her father providing backing vocals and touring with him. Her career has since been richly developed by working with other musicians in recording sessions, performances and/or home jams, amongst them David Gilmour, Brian Setzer, Donovan, Mark White, Happy Mondays, and Graham Nash, to name but a few.
What the press is saying about Astrella-Celeste:
“Astrella has the most beautiful lyrics and voice, so sensitive, so personal--her song 'Dreams' is like a deep and magical mystery tour inside her heart, and the way she sings 'you' in the song 'I Need You,' you'll swear she's singing just to you. The music is so relaxing, like Jimmy Buffett meets Carole King on a beautiful island, and the mood can be summed up well in the line 'Take it easy, what's your hurry, I can see no need to worry'"--Rock City News
“Astrella is an expressive vocalist who pens insightful, visual lyrics. Celeste's band and production are crisp and clean. Astrella's music orbits around the acoustic guitar but has a fuller sound thanks to her band and the use of various instruments including horns. Astrella's songs have interesting inflections and instrumentation that explore a range of soft moods"--Peer Music / GMW Bucks
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