Music - Lindsey Stirling #1 ~ "I love to play the violin, dance, write music, edit videos, play dress up, and perform."

**Violent Delights** · 05-11-2014, 07:23 AM

Welcome to the
1st
Lindsey Stirling
Appreciation Thread

There is no one else like Lindsey Stirling. We are talking about a classically trained violinist from Gilbert, Arizona, entering a futuristic world of big beats and animation – imagine Vanessa Mae leaping through the pages of a Manga comic with Skrillex in hot pursuit. Her song ‘Crystallize’ was the eighth most-viewed video on YouTube in 2012, racking up an incredible 85 million views and gaining more than 4.1 million subscribers for her YouTube channel. She sold out her last two tours across North America, Europe, Russia, and Asia and is currently getting ready for a North American tour starting in May. Her debut album has sold nearly 300,000 copies in the US without the backing of a major label, and has gone Platinum in Germany (over 200k sold) and Gold in Poland and Switzerland.

It is hard to believe that Piers Morgan told Lindsey Stirling the world had no place for a dancing dubstep violinist. But being voted off 2010’s “America’s Got Talent” at the quarterfinals turned out to be the best thing that’s ever happened to her. Rejection simply strengthened Stirling’s resolve to be herself. “The same reasons I was told I wouldn’t succeed are the reasons people travel hundreds of miles to see me now,” she laughs. “Because it’s different. Because it’s something you haven’t seen before…”

Stirling’s debut album features twelve original tracks including viral smashes “Crystallize,” “Shadows,” and “Electric Daisy Violin.” She has created a new musical world where the romance of Celtic folk music and modern classical meet the infectious energy of dance and electronica. In “Elements,” you’ll hear rhythm programming and “wub-wub” bass recalling dubstep giants Skream or Benga, while “Zi-Zi’s Journey” and “Spontaneous Me” feature all the thrilling, arpeggio build-ups of trance. On stage, Stirling moves with the grace of a ballerina but works the crowd into a frenzy, “dropping the beat” like some strange, electro-pastoral rave fairy.

Like Imogen Heap or Amanda Palmer, Stirling is the model of modern independent recording artist, with a formidable online presence and a powerful, symbiotic relationship with her fans. She is famed for taking “requests” and has recorded unique versions of the themes from “Phantom Of The Opera” and “Game Of Thrones”, the computer games “Zelda,” “Pokemon,” and “Skyrim,” and pop songs by Michael Jackson and Rihanna; She uploads them all to Lindseystomp, a YouTube channel packed with music videos and short comedy films, many featuring her alter-ego – a ‘superfan’ named Phelba.

It was no conventional childhood. Stirling was raised within a Mormon community in Arizona. As a teenager, the rigours of classical music training stifled her, and she nearly chose to pursue a career in therapy. But the violin would not let go, and it became a comfort throughout her struggle with an eating disorder in early adulthood.

It was her experience with “America’s Got Talent” that inspired her to start composing. As a motivational speaker in her spare time, Stirling uses her own story to show teenagers that you’ve got to have confidence in the very thing that makes you unique – then wait for the world to catch up. “We give more liberties to other people than we do to ourselves,” she says. “We put labels on ourselves, but we love seeing people who just don’t care.”

Source

Albums

(2012)

(2014)

Videos

Original Songs

Spontaneous Me
Electric Daisy Violin
Song of the Caged Bird
Transcendence
Transcendence (Orchestral)
Moon Trance
Stars Align
Elements
Elements (Orchestral)
Minimal Beat
Shadows
Crystallize
Beyond the Veil
Shatter Me (feat. Lzzy Hale)
Roundtable Rival
Take Flight
We Are Giants (feat. Dia Frampton)

Playlists

Live Performances
Gaming Music
Classy Covers
Cool Collabs

Fans
01. fictitious ways
02. Devil's Cry
03. *Dark_Angel*4eva
04. Collins

Website
Twitter
YouTube

*Dark_Angel* · 05-13-2014, 07:18 AM

Add me, please? Haven't brought the 2nd album yet and I believe I've worn out the 1st one from playing it so often

**fictitious ways** · 05-13-2014, 10:53 AM

Thanks for adding me, Dave.

Those pictures.

She is the cutest individual on top of being so talented.

**Violent Delights** · 05-13-2014, 10:53 AM

Sure! Welcome

and you'll definitely love it

Roundtable Rival is my favourite at the moment

Quote:

Thanks for adding me, Dave.

Hey Jess!

of course, it seemed only fair.

**fictitious ways** · 05-13-2014, 11:02 AM

I first heard about her through a collab she did with Pentatonix for a cover of Imagine Dragons "Radioactive" which was wonderful. Better than the original.

**Violent Delights** · 05-13-2014, 11:03 AM

I saw that when I was getting the links, but I need time to go through and watch them all

**fictitious ways** · 05-13-2014, 11:07 AM

I'm usually really picky about music without lyrics, but her songs are just fun to listen to.

I envy her abilities.

**Violent Delights** · 05-13-2014, 11:27 AM

I guess I listen to more of that sort of thing for it to not matter

a lot of rock and metal can have instrumental tracks too, and as for just the violin we already loved Yellowcard

plus there's symphonic metal that uses a lot of orchestral instruments. I also listened to Vanessa Mae a little when I was younger, still listen to this occasionally.

but yeah, with talent like hers she can mix it with whatever she likes.

I've just spent the last hour or so catching up on all of the videos

love this

Collins · 05-29-2014, 12:32 PM

Add me, please.

I love the photos in the OP.

My favorite song would have to be Elements.

*Dark_Angel* · 05-29-2014, 04:21 PM

Elements is awesome! It's actually one of my workout songs

**Violent Delights** · 05-30-2014, 01:25 AM

great choice

[x]

**fictitious ways** · 06-14-2014, 08:27 PM

Her hat in those last gifs. Too cute.

**Violent Delights** · 06-15-2014, 08:31 AM

Davy Crockett

I got two of her tees last week.

**Violent Delights** · 10-20-2014, 10:57 AM

**fictitious ways** · 10-20-2014, 03:33 PM

Only Lindsey can kick ass while playing like that.

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