Ella feels a strong connection to, and is inspired by her musical and artistic family history with both her British parents being fine artists, her father was Senior Lecturer at the University of Arts in Cheltenham and her grandfather, Emile Spira, a jewish refugees from Poland, a pianist and composer. At 16 she started writing music for short films and alongside this at 17 she chose to leave school in favour of employment by the BBC which started her professional career within the entertainment industry. As a composer she has worked for companies including: BBC, BAFTA, the Royal Ballet, Arakan Creative and Universal Music with Steve Smart & Westfunk.