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emily in boise , idaho wells headlines at the 2015 treefort music fest 1999 -- present amarillo , texas 300px non_vocal_instrumentalist november 20 , 1981 violin , synthesizer , piano , glockenspiel , guitar , banjo folk , folk rock , folktronica , acoustic emilywellstreefort2015.jpg emily wells
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emily wells

emily wells -lrb- born november 20 , 1981 -rrb- is a violinist whose style `` merge ... hip-hop and classical '' .
she also uses many other instruments in her work , including glockenspiels , analog synthesizers , and even toy pianos and other toy instruments .
during her live performances she does not use recorded loops , but rather creates her own whilst performing , `` using a series of live loops , sample pads and acoustic drums to make rich and haunting neo-gospel with layers of strings and vocal harmonies . ''
her first violin was a `` plastic violin from michael 's . ''
