Eli Gras facts for kids
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Eli Gras
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| Birth name | Elisabeth Gras Sánchez |
| Born | 28 January 1971 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. |
| Genres | Experimental, electropop, electronic |
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| Associated acts | Motor Combo, Shower Sisters, Colofonia, Obmuz, Laptopless Orchestra, Etnia, Kaimos |
Eli Gras (born on January 28, 1971) is a talented artist from Spain. She is a composer, which means she creates music. She also plays many different instruments. Besides music, Eli Gras is an illustrator, photographer, writer, and graphic designer. She started a company and cultural group called La Olla Expréss. Eli Gras has also worked on children's books and animated movies. She has even created special effects for films and advertisements.
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Eli Gras's Life Story
Eli Gras grew up in a big family in the Gràcia neighborhood of Barcelona, Spain. When she was young, in 1982, she helped start an experimental music group called Etnia. She played with them until 1989. During the 1980s, she worked with many musicians from different styles. These styles included experimental, electropop, and minimalism.
In the 1990s, Eli Gras began performing her own solo concerts. She also kept working with other musicians. In the mid-1990s, she co-founded the Obmuz Trio.
La Olla Expréss and Festivals
In 2002, Eli Gras started La Olla Expréss. This is a cultural group that publishes books and music CDs in unique ways. Eli Gras has also taken part in many experimental music festivals across Europe. Some of these include Worldtronics, Imaxinasons, and Sónar. In 2007, she founded her own festival called NoNoLogic. She is still the director and coordinator of this festival today.
From 2012 to 2016, Eli Gras performed in Spain, France, and the Netherlands. She also participated in the Drap-Art-13 festival at the CCCB.
Eli Gras's Music Style
Eli Gras's music mixes improvisation with planned songs. These songs can be instrumental or sung. She focuses on words and melodies that have strong feelings. She uses unusual instruments like toys and specially prepared guitars. She also plays regular instruments such as electric bass, small electronic keyboards, and flutes.
Writing and Other Talents
Eli Gras has loved poetry, writing, and other art forms since she was a child. In 1998, she published her first collection of short stories, Cuentos de la Olla Expréss. Her company, La Olla Expréss, republished it in 2002. She then released two more books: Mis queridos objetos y otras poeprosas (2002) and Sin espejos (2006).
Eli Gras has also read her work with poet and musician Cèlia Sànchez-Mústich. She was a radio presenter for the "Mans I mànigues" section on the iCat Cabaret Electric program. Besides music and writing, she is skilled in graphic design, illustration, packaging, and photography.
Eli Gras's Works
Eli Gras has created many works both on her own and with other groups.
Solo Music
- 2002 – Baranda LP (La Olla Expréss, Barcelona)
- 2016 – Xylotheque LP (La Olla Expréss, Barcelona)
- 2018 – Grass Velvet LP (Esc. Rec. Netherlands)
- 2018 – Tasmanian Robinet EP (La Olla Expréss, Barcelona)
- 2019 – Museum of the Dry Bugs Cassette tape + special object (Gagarin Records, Cologne)
Music with Motor Combo
- 2003 – El avión Single (La Olla Expréss, Barcelona)
- 2012 – Polo LP (La Olla Expréss, Barcelona)
Music Collaborations
- 1998 – Obmuz Band (Dude Tapes, Barcelona).
- 1999 – Deep Gray Organics (Alain Wergifosse, Geometrik Records, Madrid).
- 2009 – Baby Elephant Walk (Ego Twister Records, Angers).
- 2010 – Calixto, song for Ego Twister Party Ruiners.
- 2010 – Calixto, song for Music for Toys 3 (Ego Twister Records, Angers).
- 2013 – Yan Lemonnier (Ego Twister Records, Angers).
- 2013 – Reedición de Obmuz Band (Dude Tapes, Barcelona).
- 2014 – Crek-Walters-Gras-Caicedo. Juan Matos Capote. (El Generador).
- 2015 – Duplicat (Pelayo Arrizabala & Eli Gras) (La Olla Expréss, Barcelona).
- 2015 – Sound and Visual Walk (Circular Strings Sequencer).
Books by Eli Gras
- 2006 – Cuentos de La Olla Expréss (La Olla Expréss)
- 2013 – Queridos Objetos y Otras Poeprosas (La Olla Expréss)
- 2013 – Sin Espejos (La Olla Expréss)
Performances and Residencies
- 2012 – ''l'oscil·lar'' and Saló Sonor, at Associació Priorat Centre d'Art (Priorat, Spain)
- 2014 – Saló Sonor, with Mar Morey, at L'Estruch Centre D'art" (Sabadell, Spain)
- 2015 – Peeled Piano, at Champs des Possibles, (Ferme de la Mhotte, France)
- 2015 – De Perifeer, at (Deventer, the Netherlands)
- 2016 – Xylotheque at WORM (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
- 2016 – Conference at Universidad de Jaén (Jaén, Spain)
- 2016 – Furniture Talk! at ELISAVA (Barcelona, Spain)
See also
In Spanish: Eli Gras para niños
