Carmen Elle

[From www.carmenelle.com]
18-year old indie-folk artist Carmen Elle (real name: Carmen Yanuziello) started playing guitar as a young child — the by-product of artistic parents — and dreamed of being the best female guitarist in the world. When teen angst hit, she abandoned that dream in favor of singing to accompany her guitar. However, after being strongly advised never to sing again, she took a brief hiatus from vocalized expression. Eventually, she shunned the opinions of others and began singing with much flair in school washrooms and in her basement.

Carmen made the transition to open mics and public stages and now plays regularly at venues around Toronto, including The Drake Hotel, Sneaky Dees, and the Gladstone Hotel, as well as at festivals like Mariposa and NXNE.

As of late, Carmen has been recording demos in her bedroom and experimenting with sound. She also musically confabulates with her fellow minors, The Whoremoans and Spiral Beach. One day Carmen wants to be Martha Wainwright. Until then, she’s content to play any shows that come along and continue on experimenting with sound.

Carmen Elle opened at Ale House last night for Serena Ryder. MORE SOON!

~ by kingstonlives on June 7, 2007.