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Today, Emmalee blends woodwinds, horns and analog synthesizers with found sounds and bent circuits to create ambient, orchestral drone music reminiscent of Mark Hollis and Stars Of The Lid. Emmalee Crane was born in Toronto in 1983. She now lives in San Francisco with an unruly collection of instruments and her dog, Bash.\n\n* as long as you don't mention the time she totally wrecked a Juno 106\n\nFor more information visit her website.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/emmalee_crane.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/emmalee_crane/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "emmalee-crownreeds", "name" : "Crowd of Reeds", "artist" : { "name" : "Emmalee Crane", "page" : "emmalee_crane" }, "release_date" : "2013-08-05", "genres" : ["Ambient","Electronica"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["reflective","meditative","dreamy","melancholic","peaceful","ethereal"], "uses" : ["documentary","nature documentary","podcast background","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["woodwinds","strings","brass","broken circuitry","female vocals"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "An ambient, orchestral drone album with layered woodwinds, strings, brass, and electronics, ideal for reflective, calming background use in documentaries, meditation, or focus.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Emmalee%20Crane/Crowd%20of%20Reeds/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/emmalee-crownreeds/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/emmalee-crownreeds", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=emmalee-crownreeds" },{ "sku" : "emmalee-formantine", "name" : "Formantine", "artist" : { "name" : "Emmalee Crane", "page" : "emmalee_crane" }, "release_date" : "2011-01-08", "genres" : ["Ambient"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["calm","meditative","mysterious","melancholic","ethereal","dramatic"], "uses" : ["documentary","film score","emotional storytelling","meditation or yoga","podcast background","art or gallery"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["woodwinds","brass","strings","synths","found sounds"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "An ambient, orchestral drone album blending woodwinds, brass, strings, synths and found sounds—soothing yet emotionally intense, ideal for reflective or atmospheric media projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Emmalee%20Crane/Formantine/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/emmalee-formantine/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/emmalee-formantine", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=emmalee-formantine" },{ "sku" : "emmalee-crux", "name" : "Crux", "artist" : { "name" : "Emmalee Crane", "page" : "emmalee_crane" }, "release_date" : "2010-02-05", "genres" : ["Ambient"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["dreamy","ethereal","meditative","majestic","reflective"], "uses" : ["documentary","nature documentary","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["woodwinds","cellos","analog synthesizers","circuit-bent electronic toys","female vocals"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "A soft yet majestic ambient orchestral drone album with woodwinds, cellos, synths, and female vocals—ideal for contemplative, immersive, or emotionally resonant projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Emmalee%20Crane/Crux/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/emmalee-crux/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/emmalee-crux", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=emmalee-crux" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }