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- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Sound
Chromesthesia is not a setting on this machine. It is how she hears.
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magicAnnie Elise · EP · 2026
| 1 | let go | 2:14 |
| 2 | ardmore | 2:36 |
| 3 | make a wish | 3:52 |
| 4 | everything | 2:21 |
| 5 | (it's magic) | 0:33 |
Library
| Name | Time | Artist | Album |
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| Air Traffic | 3:01 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| Up Ship! | 4:44 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| In the Dolphin Tank | 2:02 | Port Blue | The Albatross EP |
| Hourglass (feat. LIZ) | 5:13 | Zedd | Clarity |
| Over Atlantic City | 4:51 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| Therapy | 3:43 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| The Cargo Bay | 3:18 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| West Coast Friendship | 4:06 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| This Is the Future | 2:53 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| Flare | 0:59 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| Rainbow Veins | 4:40 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| Arrival At Sydney Harbour | 5:06 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| I'll Meet You There | 4:16 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| Shave It Up | 3:10 | Zedd | Clarity |
| Oasis | 0:40 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| Into the Sea | 2:22 | Port Blue | The Albatross EP |
| Sunset Cruiser | 7:30 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| Under the Glass Observation Dome | 2:54 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| Super Honeymoon | 3:20 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| If You Believe Me | 3:20 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| Of the Airship Academy | 3:33 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| The Grand Staircase | 4:57 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| (If You Want It) | 3:18 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| Clarity (feat. Foxes) | 4:31 | Zedd | Clarity |
| The Technicolor Phase | 4:27 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| Over It | 3:53 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| Candlelight | 3:21 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| The Snow Ballet | 1:11 | Port Blue | The Albatross EP |
| City of Safe Harbors | 2:06 | Port Blue | The Albatross EP |
| Sahara | 3:48 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| Dear Vienna | 3:58 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| Follow You Down (feat. Bright Lights) | 5:47 | Zedd | Clarity |
| Spectrum (feat. Matthew Koma) | 4:03 | Zedd | Clarity |
| Elephant Island | 2:26 | Port Blue | The Albatross EP |
| Stache | 4:04 | Zedd | Clarity |
| Part of It | 3:20 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| Of Japan | 1:01 | Port Blue | The Albatross EP |
| Lost At Sea (feat. Ryan Tedder) | 3:45 | Zedd | Clarity |
| Epos | 5:36 | Zedd | Clarity |
| Fall Into the Sky (feat. Ellie Goulding) | 3:37 | Zedd | Clarity |
| Silver Blueberry | 1:18 | Port Blue | The Albatross EP |
| Savannah | 4:16 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| Baby | 0:46 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| On the Wing | 5:04 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| The Saltwater Room | 4:55 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| In the Control Car | 1:35 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| An Enchanted Evening | 1:49 | Port Blue | The Albatross EP |
| Outro | 1:34 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| The Gentle Descent | 1:46 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| Codec | 6:01 | Zedd | Clarity |
| Sky Diver | 2:44 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| Early Birdie | 4:15 | Owl City | Maybe I'm Dreaming |
| Into the Gymnasium | 1:32 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| Butterflies | 1:30 | Port Blue | The Albatross EP |
| Monorail | 2:03 | Port Blue | The Albatross EP |
| This Is the End | 2:16 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| The Axial Catwalk | 4:25 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| At Anchor | 4:48 | Port Blue | The Airship |
| Forget and Not Slow Down | 3:22 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
| I Don't Need a Soul | 3:51 | Relient K | Forget and Not Slow Down |
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coldplay concert thoughts (& lessons).txt
last night’s coldplaty concert was likely one fo the best concerts i have ever been to. i have even more of an appreciation for coldplay after seeing them live. some thoughts why: 1. the music was good i’ve been a fan of coldplay’s mellow-yet-fresh alternative sound for a while. it sounds amazing in studio versions and fits on pop charts as well. live, they manage to keep their sound almost the same - but it wasn’t the same. i’ve always been able to identify a coldplay song by three things. chris martin’s vocals, the distorted/reverby guitars, and the warm/soft sounding drums. these three elements were present, but in greater quantity. the drums were louder, there was more guitar, etc. the result is a big sound that resounds with every single fan in the stadium. incredible. another thing that surprised me was how different the songs are. coldplay doesn’t really write the same song a bunch of times. each song is special, unique, and has a message. and yet, every song is so darn catchy. the songwriting skills of these guys are impeccable. they could write a song about a toothbrush and make it a hit. 2. the visuals are amazing the production/creative team of coldplay knows what’s good…
scheherazade — violin I.pdf
Rimsky-Korsakov, Op. 35. Violin I, first movement. Ed. Joseph Silverstein.
foxface's theme.pdf
Hers. Piano, cello, bass, bells, guitar and four voices on "Ah".
duck life.swf
Train a duck, race it, feed it, do it again. Seeds collected while training are what raise the stat — surviving is not enough.
crazy taxi.swf
Pick up a fare, follow the arrow, beat the clock. Every delivery buys back time.
i spy spooky mansion.swf
Read the riddle, find the thing. Five to a room, and a wrong click costs you.
do not listen yet.mp3
TODO(annie): decide whether anything real lives here. If it does, it needs a server-side gate — see the note in src/data/mac.ts.
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Annie Elise
Discography
Music
Every release by Annie Elise, the New York based musician, producer and string arranger — singles, EPs, albums, remixes, and records she appears on.
Singles & EPs
Albums
Features & remixes
Discography
- magic
- everything
- ardmore
- let go
- I'm Tired…
- Standing by the Ocean
- BICY
- Breathe Out (One Year Anniversary Rework)
- Sleeptalking
- Stayed Up Late (SCayos & Annie Elise Remix, Sunset Version)
- Driving Hours (SCayos & Annie Elise Remix)
- Walkaway
- Again and Again
- Know You Better
- We Can Pretend
- Open Eyes
- Breathe In, Breathe Out
- Synesthesia
- Soleil
- fire
- Listen
- How Do You Feel (Watch the Sunrise)
Upcoming
Shows
Live dates for Annie Elise, the New York musician, violinist and producer. She plays with a string setup and books both headline and support runs.
Upcoming
Gramercy Theatre
New York, NY
Supporting: ivri
Ticket link coming soon
Videos
Videos
Music videos and short-form video from Annie Elise, the New York producer, violinist and string arranger whose short videos found a large audience in China.
Music video
The 16:9 music video from Annie Elise, musician and producer in New York City.
Videos load only when you press play, so nothing third-party runs before then.
Short-form
Short-form embeds from Douyin and Instagram go here.
Strings
String arranging
Annie Elise is a violinist and string arranger in New York City. She writes and records string parts for other artists' records, from a single violin line to a full stacked section.
She trained as a violinist and enrolled at Berklee for violin performance before focal dystonia in her left hand ended that path. She spent years producing instead. Official remixes for Old Sea Brigade and Axel Flóvent — both streaming successes — are what brought her back to the instrument, and she now arranges strings professionally.
For so long I didn't want to play my violin, because of the effect focal dystonia has on my playing. I thought it wasn't good enough.
Selected credits
- David Archuleta
- Vacations
- Mon Rovîa
- ivri
- Lily Meola
- Orville Peck
How it works
Send a rough mix or a reference and say what the song needs. She comes back with an arrangement and recorded parts. Remote by default, so location is not a constraint.
About
About Annie Elise
Annie Elise is a musician, producer and string arranger based in New York City. She has chromesthesia, a form of synesthesia, and works as a violinist and arranger for other artists.
Annie Elise, born Annie Dickinson, is 25 and grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She lives in New York City. Her father is a music educator, and she learned GarageBand at 10, testing curriculum on his classroom iMac lab.
Chromesthesia
She has chromesthesia: sound triggers colour for her, and colour triggers sound. She describes herself as a “conductor for color.” In 2016 she self-released her debut album, Synesthesia, named for it.
TEDx
In 2017 she gave a TEDxYouth@Lancaster talk, Seeing Sound: How Synesthesia Can Change Our Thinking. It has been viewed more than 120k+ times and has been described as the most-watched synesthesia talk in TEDx history. Read the full piece .
Focal dystonia
She enrolled at Berklee for violin performance. Halfway through her first semester she was diagnosed at Harvard Medical Center with focal dystonia in her left hand. It is effectively untreatable. She pivoted to production.
For so long I didn't want to play my violin, because of the effect focal dystonia has on my playing. I thought it wasn't good enough.
Back on violin
She is playing violin again. Official remixes for Old Sea Brigade and Axel Flóvent were both streaming successes, and they are what got her back on the instrument. She now works as a string arranger, with credits including David Archuleta, Vacations, Mon Rovîa, ivri, Lily Meola, Orville Peck.
Now
Her EP magic came out in July 2026 on Boomer Hotel, the New York studio and label imprint she runs with Z. AnalogueTrash called the record “sublime electro-flavoured dream pop,” placing her alongside Purity Ring and Magdalena Bay. She is also, unexpectedly, an internet personality in China. China →
She also works in A&R at Nettwerk Music Group.
In her words
a million people know my face, but almost none of them have heard my songs. as a kid i wished on everything (birthday candles, wishing wells, 11:11, you name it!) to be a famous artist. i only got half of that wish: 'famous' and 'artist' but not 'famous artist.'
nobody tells you wishes work like that… you can get exactly what you asked for and still be standing in the middle of the room thinking: they'll notice me for who i REALLY am soon. soon. soon. i wrote make a wish because i still can't stop wishing, and i don't really want to!!!
The room
- Low poly CD player Ps1 Psx by shpak, licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0
- Corkboard by Sousinho, licensed under CC BY 4.0
- iMac G3 — Upgraded by BlackHorn860, licensed under CC BY 4.0
- Ikea Night Lamp by redizajnd, licensed under CC BY 4.0
- Violin (Case and Bow) — Lowpoly by gozdemrl, licensed under CC BY 4.0
- Globe by Glowbox 3D, licensed under CC BY 4.0
The Douyin arc
China
安妮和老张
Annie Elise 是常驻纽约的音乐人、制作人与弦乐编配。
Annie Elise is a musician and producer in New York City. In 2025 she went viral in China, appearing in short videos with her husband Z (zfromthealphabet) as 安妮和老张. Together they run Boomer Hotel, a New York City studio that is also her label imprint.
抖音 a2z4ever → · Instagram @annieandlaozhang →
Most of the audience that finds her through Douyin arrives on a phone, and arrives for the videos rather than the records. That gap is the thing she writes about.
a million people know my face, but almost none of them have heard my songs. as a kid i wished on everything (birthday candles, wishing wells, 11:11, you name it!) to be a famous artist. i only got half of that wish: 'famous' and 'artist' but not 'famous artist.'
magic (EP) → · Videos → · Listen →
Boomer Hotel
NYC studio, and her label imprint. It is where the records get made and where the videos get shot. boomerhotel.com →
Press
Press
Coverage of Annie Elise, a musician, producer and string arranger in New York City, whose work has been compared to Purity Ring and Magdalena Bay.
Selected quotes
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“sublime electro-flavoured dream pop”
AnalogueTrash · · Mark Buckley
AnalogueTrash placed Annie Elise alongside Purity Ring and Magdalena Bay, writing that make a wish comes “from a similar direction” as both.
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“Seeing Sound: How Synesthesia Can Change Our Thinking”
TEDxYouth@Lancaster ·
Annie Elise’s TEDxYouth@Lancaster talk, Seeing Sound: How Synesthesia Can Change Our Thinking, has been viewed more than 120,000 times and has been described as the most-watched synesthesia talk in TEDx history. It is published under her birth name, Annie Dickinson.
Photos
Photos
Photographs of Annie Elise, the New York based musician, producer and string arranger, on stage and in the studio.
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Listen
Listen
Where to stream Annie Elise, a musician, producer and string arranger based in New York City.
Streaming
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all songs that I've had a part in, big or small :) performed, written, mixed, mastered, played, arranged, assisted, or engineered by annie elise!
Merch
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Newsletter
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Show dates, new music, and what is actually going on — straight from Annie, not an algorithm.
“amish PA born, NYC based, making emotionally specific music as i split life between studios, side quests, and the internet.”
Contact
Contact
Get in touch with Annie Elise — musician, producer and string arranger in New York City — about live booking, sync licensing, press, or hiring her to arrange strings.
- Booking
- Contact details coming shortly.
- Sync licensing
- Contact details coming shortly.
- String arranging
- Contact details coming shortly.
- Press
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- Everything else
- [email protected]
String arranging: Enquire →
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EP · 2026
magic
“levitating in a glitchy and witchy kind of way.”
Tracklist
- let go
- ardmore
- make a wish
- everything
- (it's magic)
magic is a five-track EP by Annie Elise, released on 10 July 2026 through Boomer Hotel, the New York studio and label imprint she runs. It runs 11 minutes and 36 seconds.
The record collects work made either side of her return to the violin — a return that followed years away from the instrument after a focal dystonia diagnosis in her left hand.
make a wish
Annie on the third track:
a million people know my face, but almost none of them have heard my songs. as a kid i wished on everything (birthday candles, wishing wells, 11:11, you name it!) to be a famous artist. i only got half of that wish: ‘famous’ and ‘artist’ but not ‘famous artist.’
nobody tells you wishes work like that… you can get exactly what you asked for and still be standing in the middle of the room thinking: they’ll notice me for who i REALLY am soon. soon. soon. i wrote make a wish because i still can’t stop wishing, and i don’t really want to!!!
album · 2016
Synesthesia
Synesthesia is Annie Elise’s self-released debut album, from 2016. The title points at the chromesthesia that shapes how she writes: sound triggers colour for her, and colour triggers sound.
The following year she gave a TEDxYouth@Lancaster talk on the subject, Seeing Sound: How Synesthesia Can Change Our Thinking.