Pool Of Sound - Gazelle

 

'Gazelle', real name Helen Gaskell, is a Liverpool based singer and writer of soulful Electronic tracks and by 2018 had quickly established herself as one of the most exciting emerging artists in Liverpool, releasing the single, 'Stay For The Night' in 2018. Since leaving Merchant Taylors' Girls School in Crosby in 2010, Helen has embraced her creativity, turning her attention to music in pursuit of a dream career. She sang and played piano throughout school, having been captivated by jazz from an early age. On leaving Merchants however, she went on to study Chemistry at Newcastle University. Unhappy during a university exchange year in Versailles, her desire to pursue her creativity led her to quit the research project she was working on and travel to Paris where she moved into an underground art commune and worked as an au pair by day. Here she developed her musical capabilities, quickly teaching herself to play the guitar and singing in a band with her housemates at night. This ignited her love for the seminal electronic rhythms of Jamie Woon and influential beats of Robert Glasper. Inspired to write songs from an early age, Helen's first composition, 'Jazzy Chocolate' on clarinet, was driven by discovering a love for Nina Simone. On her return to the UK Gazelle started writing her own songs on the guitar and performed regularly in Liverpool Bars, developing her unique vocal sound.

Helen has now traded in the clarinet for guitar and is writing her own material inspired by singers like Etta James, Melody Gardot, Lauryn Hill, and India Arie. Performing her music as 'Gazelle', regularly in Liverpool bars, she was picked up by the management company 'Tri-Tone' and has worked in Parr Street Studios on her EP.
Her unique vocal sound has impressed listeners on BBC Radio 6 and BBC Radio Merseyside listeners tune in most Saturdays to hear her on the BBC Introducing show and Helen's first official 'Gazelle' gig was for the BBC 1xtra music showcase. Helen is now working towards writing an album in hope of getting signed. These exciting steps for Helen have enabled her EP to now be available on Spotify, Apple Music and can be downloaded on iTunes.

 

Helen says, " Well. I played piano and clarinet from an early age; at eight, I composed a song called 'Jazzy Chocolate' and had a few singing lessons too. I then stopped music for a long time and went to university to study Chemistry. I then taught myself guitar, started a band and my love for music was reignited then and there. On returning to Liverpool, I decided to immerse myself in music and it's been onwards and upwards since really. Liverpool is unbelievable for talent. You think you're just about getting to grips with the scene and all the people at the top of their game, then you'll discover a load more you’ve never heard of. I’m really lucky to be from Liverpool; there’s so much going on and the Soul and Jazz scene is slowly but surely expanding too."

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