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Mara Simpson is an award-winning film composer, multi-instrumentalist, performing artist and songwriter. Her critically acclaimed work seamlessly blends electronic, acoustic and orchestral instruments, exploring her love for tape delays, analogue synths and field recordings.
Mara has become known for her dynamic live show and genre-defying musical works including scores for the Apple TV series SILO and magical-realist film Blue Hour, as well as her collaborations with Hidden Orchestra, Cerys Matthews, Poppy Ackroyd, and Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres.
Alongside her compositional and collaborative work, Mara has released two full-length studio albums, which have garnered support from the likes of BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 3 Unclassified with Elizabeth Alker and BBC Radio Scotland with Roddy Hart.
Based in Stroud, Mara is classically trained in composition, piano and Spanish guitar. She has performed over 300 shows, both on festival stages and intimate concerts. Recent live highlights include Fusion (Germany), Kaltern Pop (Italy), Together the People (UK) and Sazavafest (Czech Republic). Mara’s music has taken her across Europe, to New Zealand, Australia, the US and around home shores in England, performing in venues small and large. She’s become known for captivating audiences with her soulful melodies, rich lyricism, captivating voice, unassuming charm and wicked laugh.
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Arch 17, Wharf Street, Victoria Quays, S2 5SY Sheffield, United Kingdom, 1 Wharf Street, Sheffield, S2 5SY, United Kingdom,Sheffield
