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Demon Strings | |
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| Origin | England |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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Demon Strings are a British stringed instrument group. They are best known for being the in-housestring section for musicianDamon Albarn, having recorded and performed live for several of his projects includingThe Good, the Bad & the Queen,[1]Gorillaz,Blur andMonkey: Journey to the West.[2]
Formed in 2005 bycellist Isabelle Dunn (aka. Izzi Dunn) and manager Tee Bowry, Demon Strings is composed of some of the UK's finest string players specializing in live, television and recorded work.
AsDamon Albarn's "in-house" string section, Demon Strings worked closely with him on several of his projects. These included theGorillazalbumDemon Days, a run of shows at TheManchester Opera House and theApollo Theater and several TV performances. Continuing the relationship, 2007 saw Demon Strings tour Europe and the US with Albarn'sThe Good, the Bad & the Queen. They have also performed the orchestration forBlur's eight studio albumThe Magic Whip.
Another of Albarn's projects,Monkey: Journey to the West saw the Demon Strings as part of the orchestra for runs at theRoyal Opera House,Palace Theatre Manchester,Théâtre du Châtelet and culminated in a three-month run atThe O2.
In 2008, Demon Strings joined producerMark Ronson on his world tour promoting hisVersion album, headlining many festivals includingGlastonbury,[3]Big Day Out (Australia) andCoachella (US).
In 2014, Demon Strings, were given an official credit forstrings on Albarn's debut solo studio albumEveryday Robots and have featured in several live performances from Albarn promoting the album, includingThe One Show.[4]
As of the release ofEveryday Robots, the group has consisted of Stella Page, Isabelle Dunn, Ollie "Oli" Langford, Alice Pratley, Kotono Sato and Antonia Pagulatos. Isabelle, Stella and Antonia all featured on theDemon Days album by Gorillaz prior to the formation of Demon Strings.
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