Angela McCluskey

Angela McCluskey
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genres Alternative, pop rock, electronic
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1992–present
Labels Manhattan, Geffen
Associated acts Wild Colonials, Télépopmusik, Curio, Glasvegas, Morgan Page, BT, Robbie Robertson
Website angelamccluskey.com

Angela McCluskey is a Scottish singer-songwriter[1] based in California. She performs as a solo artist and as a member of the folk rock group Wild Colonials. McCluskey has also provided vocals for Curio and recorded the European dance hit and US Mitsubishi commercial hit "Breathe" among other songs with Télépopmusik (on albums Genetic World and Angel Milk). Angela also sang "Beautiful Things" for American Express and more recently her voice can be heard on the Schick Quattro commercial singing "I’m Not the Girl". Her songs have appeared on the soundtracks for the films Rachel Getting Married, Sherrybaby, The Beat That My Heart Skipped. Her music has also been featured in the TV series Grey's Anatomy.

Biography

Angela McCluskey was born in Glasgow, Scotland on February 28,[2][3] 1967. She went to London and found work as a publicist, and then in the video department of EMI Records. In 1993, McCluskey relocated to Hollywood, California.

She is married to composer Paul Cantelon whom she met around 1992 in London where he was playing piano in a restaurant.[4]

In Los Angeles in 1993, McCluskey and her friend Shark formed a band called Wild Colonials. Two albums, Fruit of Life (1994) and This Can't Be Life (1996), were followed by performances at 1997's Lilith Fair road show.

During this period, Angela McCluskey worked with Dr. John, Cyndi Lauper, Deep Forest, Joe Henry, The The, Triptych, and Télépopmusik.

In 2004, Angela McCluskey released her debut album The Things We Do. The record was written and recorded in Manhattan and Sweden. It was produced by Shudder to Think's Nathan Larson.

In 2007, Bruce Weber featured McCluskey and her husband, Paul Cantelon, in the short film "Wine and Cupcakes" where the couple romps through Central Park while McCluskey does a spoken word voice-over of the song, If I Ruled the World, and then she sings Autumn in New York.

In 2009, McCluskey released her second solo album, You Could Start a Fight in an Empty House, including the track "Handle with Grace" (featuring Télépopmusik).

In 2011, McCluskey performed her one-woman (and two-man) show Catch a Falling Star in New York while also performing at Carnegie Hall. Angela also appears as a featured vocalist on Robbie Robertson's album How to Become Clairvoyant. In the Air, her collaboration with Morgan Page, went to No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Airplay Chart.

In 2012, McCluskey released Lambeth Palace, her third solo album featuring collaborations with Morgan Page, Ambrosia Parsley, and Richard Fortus. She also released Stargazing (featuring Delerium) on their album Music Box Opera.

In 2013, Angela McCluskey released XIX with duo Christian Rich and also We Are the Future with Andy Caldwell (released on Nettwerk).

Discography

with The Garden of Eden

with Wild Colonials

with Télépopmusik

as a featured artist

References

  1. ↑ Stein, Maggie (4 May 2002). "Catalogue Debut Lets Telepopmusik 'Breathe'". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ↑ McCluskey, Angela. "happy birthday to me". Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Happy Birthday weekend to the Duchess McCluskey". Facebook. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Costello, Sara Ruffin. "Eminent Bohemians". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6897275/big-gigantic-the-little-things-angela-mccluskey-premiere

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