ABOUT
Ella Joy Meir is a versatile musician and composer based in New York City, known for her wide-ranging talents in composition, sound design, songwriting, singing, and piano performance. She has collaborated with a diverse array of artists and companies, crafting exceptional scores tailored to each unique project.
Recently, Meir contributed to the Meta Sound Collection, where she recorded and produced over 180 tracks spanning genres from classical to EDM, pop, cinematic and Middle Eastern. Her work has garnered significant acclaim, with tracks featured in numerous viral videos amassing hundreds of millions of views. In addition to her contributions to Meta, Meir has created content for renowned platforms such as Splice, iZotope, Bigger Story Music, Artlist, 411 Music Group, and Sick Muse Music. She is also actively working with several music houses, including Marmoset and Duotone, where she continues to produce content for the advertising and branding industries. Her compositions have been featured in the Macworld conferences of 2013 and 2014, the soundtrack of the acclaimed documentary Cautivadas by Mercedes Ortega, and numerous independent films produced by Tired and Beatup Productions.
Beyond her collaborative work, Meir creates music under several monikers. As Iris Lune (Ethereal Pop), she has released three EPs, two LPs, and a series of captivating videos, earning praise from Billboard, which described her music as “a microcosm of swirling, authentic stories... with a tinge of electro-pop to tie everything together.” Under the name Sol Reya, she has produced a collection of ambient meditation tracks that have been featured on prominent Spotify editorial playlists, accumulating over eight million streams. As Blue George, she releases piano music, with her debut track being featured on one of Spotify’s largest playlists, Peaceful Piano Music.
Meir's talent has been recognized with the Sprout Fund Award from the Russell J. Efros Foundation in 2021. She is currently releasing a full-length album titled Home is Where, a multimedia collaboration with nine dancers and visual artists from around the world.
Meir's work also extends into the visual arts. She has collaborated with visual artists Pamela Hersch and Mischa Kuma on innovative projects. In collaboration with Hersch, she composed music for Float, an installation displayed on an underpass in Boston, MA, featuring animal-inspired animations, vibrant colors, and dynamic patterns. The accompanying music, crafted from the sounds of the overpass, is experienced by pedestrians through headphones, reflecting the energy of a neighborhood in transformation. Her collaboration with Kuma, titled Songs of the Sea, features music derived from the calls of sperm whales and oceanic sounds.
In her latest venture, Meir has partnered with Studio Elsewhere on their Recharge Rooms project, creating meditation tracks and foley for installations in hospitals across the U.S. These compositions offer a calming sanctuary for doctors, nurses, and patients, providing much-needed respite in challenging environments.
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