About Us
Chicks With Hits are a unique and talented female song writing team based in Brighton, UK.When Phillipa and Ellie first started writing together they realised they were on to a good thing! Both girls already had years of experience in the music industry touring, recording and performing, but decided their real passion was for song-writing. By combining Phillipa’s vocal talents, Ellie’s instrumental skills and their shared determination & humour, they formed Chicks With Hits. The girls have been working hard together building a catalogue of songs in a variety of styles, from catchy pop to emotional ballads to cool electronica. Their songs are now being heard on hit US TV shows (Desperate Housewives, Greys Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Men in Trees), European pop chart radio and international commercials.
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| Phillipa‘s versatile voice can be heard on many of the CHICKS WITH HITS songs. As a session singer she has also performed and collaborated with many other talented acts, including the Lo Fidelity Allstars, Indian Ropeman, Modaji, Defected Records, Blackgrass and Hardkandy. She has an established career as a voice over artist and her clients include: Playstation 2 ‘Juiced’, X-box ‘Mirrors edge’ L’Oreal, Britney Spears Perfume, Lynx, Tresseme, Aquafresh, Kelloggs, Lynx, Levi’s, Aquafresh, Sibelius, Volvo and BarryM. Most recently she starred as the voice of a baby elephant on the CBeebies/NatGeo show ‘Mama Mirabelle’ and Cally the rescue train on the US Chuggingtons. Her sultry version of Sunday Girl by As if this wasn’t enough to make her throat sore, she re-incarnates herself by night as Shirley Bassey, Judy Garland, Nina Simone & Billy Holiday in her jazz duo ‘Gardenia’. |
Ellie studied classical violin and piano to diploma level and now puts her musical talents to good use as a studio string arranger. She has worked on many album projects in a wide variety of styles ranging from hip hop to orchestral pop. Recent sessions include strings for the No1 album of Dutch star, Caro Emerald, Brighton’s hottest Rubylux, LA’s finest The 88, The Stereo MC’s, DJ Format, Fink, Sideshow and The Mummers. She also worked closely with PlugIN Media to create the music for the BAFTA winning ‘Big&Small’ children’s interactive website. www.myspace.com/elliestrings Ellie spent six years touring all over Britain and the USA as a violin and keyboard player with a signed indie band. Her session work also included appearances on ‘Top of the Pops’, ‘the Chart Show’, ‘Good Morning’, the ‘BBC TV awards’ with Westlife and ‘The National Lottery’. |
