BIOGRAPHY

‘it’s just me & my ukulele’

Amelia Robinson had no idea what she was in for when a friend handed her a ukulele in 2006 and said “play!”.   At the cusp of a quarter-life crisis, this classically trained pianist fled the country with uke-in-hand in search of meaning and direction - trekking through the steppe in Kazakhstan and performing daily during a five-month stint on a man-made island in Qatar.

In 2008, Amelia found herself starting a life in London, pursuing composition with award winning figures like Michael Nyman (The Piano), and creating a one-of-a-kind interactive composition written for an orchestra and massed bicycle bells.  As Time Out’s Critic’s Choice in May 2011, The Cycle Symphony opened to rave reviews at it’s post-Royal Wedding world premiere as part of the East End Film Festival in Old Spitalfields Market, London.

Seeking respite in 2010, Amelia returned to her home in Brooklyn to welcome the birth of her niece, and inadvertently created Mil’s Trills, a series of live interactive performances introducing grown-ups with young children to the world of instruments through original, quirky and whimsical songs on the electric ukulele.  With the help of a rotating cast of 80+ musical guests, Amelia produces weekly community-based shows that culminate in large, sold-out performances and collaborations with major venues in NYC, such as the JCC in Manhattan, 92Y Tribeca, & Lincoln Center.  Mil’s Trills has also appeared with Sesame Street’s Elmo & Gordon at South St. Seaport’s Children’s Day in 2011 and has been recommended by New York Magazine, Time Out Kids, The New York Times, AOL’s Patch, plus Brooklyn Parent Magazine, A Child Grows in Brooklyn and the Brooklyn Heights Blog.

As Mil’s Trills takes flight, so does Amelia’s solo career.   With the launch of her 4-song debut EP, Air Mail, Amelia now performs regularly throughout NYC with her band, ‘Amelia & the Family Business’. 

‘A group of dynamite musicians fronted by a sassy, charismatic

Brooklyn-born Boriqua-wannabe who rocks the electric ukulele.  

With a swing in their step, elastic vocals, and no shortage of

innuendos, this is 'hip-poppin' & 'jaw-droppin' music.’

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