ANGELA MCCLUSKEY
Hailed by Vanity Fair as a “chortling, cussing, room-dominating force of nature,” Scottish singer/songwriter Angela McCluskey signed with Geffen Records in the ’90s and first achieved recognition as the singer of her cult LA-based band, Wild Colonials. She released three albums: Fruit of Life (1993), This Can’t Be Life (1996) and Reel Life in 2000. In that same year, Angela also released Curio, an album of covers she recorded with husband Paul Cantelon, Lili Haydn, and cellist Martin Tillman. In 2004, after touring America with renowned artists, from Michael Stipe, Cyndi Lauper and Chris Isaac to King Crimson, Toad the Wet Sprocket and The Latin Playboys, she wrote the number #1 best selling GRAMMY nominated song, Breathe, with French electronic trio, Telepopmusik. In between Genetic World (2003) and Angel Milk (2005) – her two records with Telepopmusik – Angela signed with Arif Mardin to the celebrated Blue Note label and had a critically acclaimed album, The Things We Do, again to thunderous praise. In 2010, her release You Could Start a Fight in An Empty House, brought recognition from the Guardian, amongst other critics, who heralded her voice and style “an incredible juxtaposition of the greats: Beth Gibbons, Billie Holiday and Nina Simone.”
Angela was featured on BIG GIGANTIC’s latest track, The Little Things, which has currently exploded to #3 on Global Spotify chart and featured in Nike’s new campaign and on Empire’s TV trailer for Season 2. Angela’s latest single with St Bernadette, Let’s Get Lost, was previewed in the trailer for the LionsGate film, She’s Funny That Way, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. Her dance track, You Could be Happy, with renowned DJ Paul Oakenfold and In The Air, with Morgan Page, went to number #1 on the Billboard Dance charts, and she collaborated with Electro Swing King, Parov Stelar, on Don’t Believe What They Say.
In fall 2015, Angela was cast for a special guest appearance in The Knick on Cinemax, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Clive Owen. Filmmaker and renowned photographer Bruce Weber presented the short film, WINE & CUPCAKES, featuring Angela & her husband, Composer Paul Cantelon at the Sundance Film Festival, a Love Letter to New York City. The pair take a stroll through Central Park to the strains of “Autumn in New York.” (2007).
Recent performances include the Grand Opening of the BB Phuket Resort, Phuket, Thailand; Cyndi Laupers Home for the Holidays benefit at The Beacon Theater; TED Talks LIVE at Town Hall, NYC, with Elvis Costello, Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Thomas Dolby and MeShell Ndegeocello; the Savannah Film Festival; Colin & Livia Firths Pre-Oscar benefit for ECO AGE and the upcoming Friars Club Tribute to Tony Bennett.
PAUL CANTELON
Paul Cantelon is American composer of film scores and contemporary classical music. He is also a violinist, pianist, and accordionist, and a founding member of the American alternative band Wild Colonials.
In 2005, Paul began his venture into film with Liev Schreiber’s Everything Is Illuminated. He went on to score such films as the award winning Diving Bell And The Butterfly (2007), Sony Pictures’ The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Oliver Stone’s W. (2008), New York, I Love You (2009), Tony Goldwyn’s Conviction (2010), Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (2011), Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012), Oscar Winner Geoffrey Fletcher’s upcoming release Violet & Daisy, and Effie Gray, written by and starring Emma Thompson. Paul has also recently contributed original music to Jonathan Demme’s interpretation of Henrik Ibsen’s The Master Builder, called Fear Of Falling.
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