Meg Ella Brookes

Meg Ella is a Welsh musician working in London. She graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2016 where she studied jazz vocals and cello. She now works as a professional session musician, arranger, composer/songwriter and MD in popular music and theatre in London and around the world. Performance credits include: - Performances with with artists such has Laura Mvula, Charlotte Church, The Staves, Orlando Weeks (The Macabees), Tom Chaplin (Keane) on the BBC One Show, Roo Panes, Amber Run, Tom Speight, Melanie Baker, Reeps One, Jesca Hoop, Martin Grech, Sam Frankl (One Two Many Records), IMOGEN, the Columbo Group (Re:imagine) and more. - Featured in national advertisements and marketing campaigns for clients such as Lloyd’s Bank, ALDI supermarket, Mandarin Oriental, Pandora, Tiffany, Liberty Department Store - Performances in some of London’s famous venues - the Roundhouse, Union Chapel, Ronnie Scott’s, Cadogan Hall, XOYO, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Jazz Cafe, Sheperds Bush 02, the Barbican, Kings Place, The Globe Theatre, Houses of Parliament and more. - Performances at top music festivals including Latitude, Bestival, Wilderness, Glastonbury - Fortnight World Premier run at the Roundhouse, Camden as the composer and musician for the headlining show show of Circus Fest 2018, Relentless Unstoppable Human Machine. - Recording credits with LCV and other projects include sessions at some of London's top recording studios including Maida Vale, Metropolis, RAK, Abbey Road, Urchin and live on BBC (Radio 1, BBC London) Virgin Radio (Edith Bowman and Jamie East shows) and Soho Radio. - MD, composer and performer for theatre production "The Book Of Space" with tours and residencies in Wales, Cuba, India and Denmark. - Founding member, creative director, assistant pianist and performer with the Citizens of the World Choir, a refugee choir based in London. Performances have included appearances with legendary jazz singer Ian Shaw, at TedX Covent Garden, at Love Supreme Festival, Ronnie Scotts, 606 club, Swiss Ambassador’s Residency, Greenwich Music Time Festival, St Paul’s Cathedral and at the Houses of Parliament. Meg is also currently working as a cello, piano and singing tutor and administrative Manager for the Becky Dell Music Academy – a fast growing teaching academy dedicated to offering students a “fun approach and a unique blend of classical and non-classical tutoring”. The academy, based in Greenwich and Blackheath, has gained testimonials from big names such as Jools Holland and Hugh Laurie. Meg’s personal students have described her as “bubbly, encouraging and can bring out the best in anyone. Her goofiness and kindness makes you feel totally at ease and her love of music is obvious… lessons go by in a blink!”. As a singer/songwriter she also performs her own original material, and has recently released her debut single, “Bramble Arms”, available on iTunes, with another soon to follow. She has been featured on Balcony TV/Discovr TV and performed her original song “Runaway” at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre with a full choir (London Contemporary Voices) as part of a line up including Orlando Weeks (The Maccabees) and RINNGS. She placed 3rd in the Coffee Music Project songwriting contest 2019, has been featured by Discovr TV (formerly Balcony TV) and will be performing at Glastonbury 2019.