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Sarah Howells
Sarah Howells performing in The Junction 2, Cambridge in May 2013 as part of Paper Aeroplanes
NationalityBritish
Other namesPaper Aeroplanes
Occupationsinger-songwriter

Sarah Howells is a British singer-songwriter and trance vocalist. She is also one half of the Welsh folk / indie band Paper Aeroplanes.

Biography

Howells set up her first band in West Wales when she was 10 years old, with friend Nia George. They later formed a four-piece band, JYLT, with two other school friends.[1] JYLT was disbanded in 2004 when George died aged 21, from leukaemia.[2]

She came to trance music by chance. When Lange, a DJ and record producer, moved to Cardiff and was looking for a female vocalist for his album Better Late Than Never, he met Howells, who lived there at the time.[3][4] They together produced the single "Out of the Sky". The song became a trance hit and was remixed by Kyau & Albert, and Aly & Fila. Armin van Buuren picked the song for his year compilation A State of Trance 2008.[5] Armin van Buuren also selected the song in his ASOT 500 broadcast.

After the success with her debut single, Howells worked with other trance musicians in 2009 such as First State, John O'Callaghan and Dash Berlin. Most successful was the single "Find Yourself", a collaboration with John O'Callaghan. The song made it on numerous compilations and the Cosmic Gate remix was also on the year compilation A State of Trance 2009.[6] In 2010, two of her songs each appeared on the album Changing Lanes of First State and Harmonic Motion of Lange.[7][8]

Howells main musical project, together with co-writer and producer Richard Llewellyn, also from Wales, is the band Paper Aeroplanes. Formed in 2008, they have had national radio airplay on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music as well as touring Germany with Ron Sexsmith and several releases since.[9] They released their debut album The Day We Ran into the Sea in 2009.[2]

Discography

Albums

  • 2007: My Disguise EP (with Halflight)
  • 2009: The Day We Ran into the Sea (with Paper Aeroplanes)
  • 2011: We Are Ghosts (with Paper Aeroplanes)
  • 2011: A Comfortable Sleep EP (with Paper Aeroplanes)
  • 2012: Queeph Joos (with Vexare)

Collaborations

  • 2008: Lange feat. Sarah Howells - "Out of the Sky"
  • 2009: First State feat. Sarah Howells - "Brave"
  • 2009: John O'Callaghan feat. Sarah Howells - "Find Yourself"
  • 2009: Lange feat. Sarah Howells - "Let It All Out"
  • 2009: Dash Berlin feat. Sarah Howells & Secede - "Believe in You"
  • 2010: Lange feat. Sarah Howells - "Fireworks"
  • 2011: Al Lewis - "In the Wake" (vocals and co-writing)
  • 2011: First State feat. Sarah Howells - "Reverie"
  • 2011: First State feat. Sarah Howells - "Skies on Fire"
  • 2011: Daz Bailey feat. Sarah Howells - "In My Veins"
  • 2011: tyDi feat. Sarah Howells - "Acting Crazy"
  • 2012: Paper Aeroplanes - "Winter Never Comes" (Mark Eteson Remix)
  • 2012: Vexare feat. Sarah Howells - "Lanterns"
  • 2012: Paul van Dyk feat. Sarah Howells - "Heart Stops Beating"
  • 2012: Dash Berlin feat. Sarah Howells - "Go It Alone"
  • 2012: Schiller with Paper Aeroplanes - "Lay Down"
  • 2012: Simon Patterson feat. Sarah Howells - "Here & Now"
  • 2012: Markus Schulz feat. Sarah Howells - "Tempted"
  • 2013: tyDi feat. Sarah Howells - "When I Go"
  • 2013: First State feat. Sarah Howells - "Seeing Stars"

References

  1. ^ "The Highs". JYLT. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Wales Music: Review: Paper Aeroplanes - The Day We Ran Into The Sea". BBC. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Lange - Better Late Than Never (Song notes to Out Of The Sky)". lange-music.com. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  4. ^ Interview with Sarah Howells. Accessed 16 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance 2008". discogs.com. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance 2009". discogs.com. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  7. ^ "First State – Changing Lanes". discogs.com. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Lange – Harmonic Motion". discogs.com. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Paper Aeroplanes quietly making waves". UK: Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

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