ABOUT
Multi-instrumentalist, artist, song-writer, bee-keeper, creator.
Gemma released several EPs and albums as 'Woodpecker Wooliams', touring Europe, Russia and the Baltics extensively and performing at multiple festivals around europe and the uk -including the Meltdown festival curated by yoko ono- before putting this particular guise to rest in 2013,
HER MUSIC HAS APPEARED IN TWO Independent FILMS AND A BBC DOCUMENTARY, 'THE DISORDERED EYE' (2020).
she continues to perform with a number of musical projects.
harp, vocal, clarinet, synths, noize
projects
and appearances
 WOODPECKER WOOLIAMS Primary solo project (2009-2013) THE GUARDIAN 'New Band of The Day' 06/09/12 'A stunning find.’ SUNDAY TIMES "Musically and emotionally, it’s belting." BBC.CO.UK ‘Enchanting solo masterpieces are laced with lo-fi murder folk and droning harps which are more like P J Harvey’s foray into the autoharp than Joanna Newsom’s twee fixations.’ - THE INDEPENDENT woodpeckerwooliams.bandcamp.com |  BECKY BECKY Electro-sex literary-synth duo "A gripping voyage in the dark” UNCUT MAGAZINE @BeckyBeckyMusic ONGOING |
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 FEINT RECORDS Co-founder with Peter J D Mason (Artists: Becky Becky, JØTA, GRIP TIGHT, psch pshit) ONGOING |  THE FICTION AISLE Lobby-bar jazz pop fronted by Thomas White (Electric Soft Parade, Brakes Brakes Brakes) Clarinet, Vocals on Heart Map Rubric / Live at Lick @thefictionaisle 2015 |
 GHOSTPOET 'Meltdown' single Featured Guest Vocals @ghostpoet 2013 |  BLACK HARE 'Ocean's Nerve' One-time collaboration with Michael Tanner (United Bible Studies, Plinth) for Jason Molina tribute album Vocals, Clarinet 2014 |
 BUTTON EYES London-based musical collective Lead Vocals: 'Coded' Vocals: 'Simple Days' feat. Rag'n'Bone Man Backing vox & clarinet : 'A Fever', 'Cold and Lifeless' + various @184Productions 2013 |  EMANATIVE: 'THE LIGHT YEARS OF THE DARKNESS' on Gilles Peterson's Steve Reid Foundation label Guest harp on 'Fire' @emanative 2015 |
 EYES AND NO EYES (Debut album of same name) Guest 'noise' on tracks 1,3 & 5 @EyesAndNoEyes 2014 |  ANNI OST Film score collaboration with Rory Dickenson (OCDC / Conrad Clipper) for independent German short film 'Anni' (vimeo.com/77793543) (Released on cassette via Love Lion, Chicago) 2013 |
 BRUSSIAN DOLLS lo-fi art-pop, cardboard covers band from Brussia with Brighton artist Bryony Bird. 2015/16 |  KING JAMES Dusty hymnal folk collaboration between the Diamond Family Archive and Thirty Pounds of Bone King James Choir vocals 2010 |
 THE VOICE OF THE UNICORN (OST) Musical score with Patrick Knill for British Council-funded art-film / documentary 2020 |  THE DISORDERED EYE (BBC4 TV documentary sountrack) Nov 2020 |