Margaret "Maggie" Ekford (born November 21, 1985 ), better known under the pseudonym Ruelle / Ruell / Ruel , is an American singer and songwriter in the electro-pop genre. [1] Her compositions were used in many television shows, and her song was also used in the opening credits for the television series The Twilight Hunters (“This Is the Hunt”) [2] [3] [4] and in the TV series The Shannara Chronicle (“Until We Go Down "). [5] [6] [7] [8]
| Rielle Margaret Ecford | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Margaret Ecford |
| Date of Birth | November 21, 1985 (33 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Mississippi , USA |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | |
| Years of activity | 2010-present |
| Genres | electro pop |
| Labels | Rielle music |
| ruellemusic.com | |
Content
Early life and education
Maggie is the middle child in a family with three daughters. She grew up in Hattiesburg , Mississippi and attended a private Christian high school. She also attended a music school in Sydney , Australia . [9] Ruelle is now professionally based in Nashville , Tennessee . [1] Ecford accepted the French word “Ruelle” as a stage name because she likes the way it exudes a sense of darkness and mystery, and also has several meanings, including “room” and “wolf”. [9]
Music
Although Nashville is better known as the center of country and rock and roll music , Maggie Ekford's first two albums - For What It's Worth (2010) and Show and Tell (2012) - came out under her own name, were realized in the genre of indie pop . [10] [2] [1] Then she took on her stage name “Ruelle” and presented a change in the musical genre , moving closer to electro-pop with dark and cinematic styles in EPs Up in Flames (2015), Madness (2016) and "Rival" (2017). [10] [2] [1]
Ruelle's first televised location was a song on the Japanese commercial iPad release. [9] In addition to the aforementioned songs for the series The Shadowhunters and The Shannara Chronicles , Ruelle songs have also been widely used in various prime time TV shows, including Dancing with the Stars (USA) , Challenge XXX: Dirty 30 , Witness , Guilty , How escape punishment for murder , Left , Ancient , Pretty little liars , Quantico , Recklessness , Kingdom , Retribution , Scream , Sleepy Hollow , So you think you can dance , Teen Wolf , The Vampire Diaries , The Walking Dead , and Winona Earp . [10] [2] [1] [11] [12] [9]
Ruelle introduced two trailers [13] and a soundtrack [14] specifically for the LOFT film, as well as trailers for the films Very Bad Moms , [15] The Time Matrix , [16] Jones Free State , [15] and Spies Next Door . [15] Her song “Game of Survival” is featured in the trailer for 13 of the reasons why , and the song “Madness” in the series Siren . The trailer for the series Ghost Tower uses the song Rivals .
Ruelle collaborated with electronic music producer Ki: Theory , and also used his vocals in her song “Bringing Me Down”. [17] [18] [19]
The best Ruelle song on Billboard charts is “I Get to Love You,” which ranked 15th on Spotify Viral 50 on March 5, 2016. [20]
Discography
Under the name "Maggie Ekford"
- For What It's Worth (2010)
- Show and Tell (2012)
- Everything Is Lost (2015)
Under the name "Ruelle"
- Up in Flames (2015)
- Deep End (2015)
- This is the Hunt (2016)
- Madness (2016)
- Bad Dream (2016)
- Live Like Legends (2016)
- I Get To Love You (2016)
- Game of Survival (2017)
- Rival (2017)
- Invincible (2017)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Roth, Rachael Ruelle Reps Electro-Pop in Nashville (Link not available) . Culture Collide (March 12, 2015). Date of treatment April 9, 2017. Archived April 10, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Jones, Hannah New Music Monday: Ruelle Beyond the Stage (June 20, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Zoelling, Megan 7 Ruelle Songs That Made Shadowhunters Too Emotional to Handle . Bookstacked (September 30, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Ruelle: The Woman Behind the Music From THAT Clace Kiss . Freeform . Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Empress Eve. 'The Shannara Chronicles': Meet the Characters; Watch the Opening Title Sequence . Geeks of Doom (January 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Jantz, Ryan Music from The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 Premiere . MTV (January 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Ossad, Jordana Get Your First Look at the Stunning Opening Credits of 'The Shannara Chronicles' . MTV (November 27, 2015). Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Butler, Bethonie . What is 'The Shannara Chronicles' and what is it doing on MTV? , The Washington Post (January 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 YE talks to haunting songstress, Ruelle! . Young Entertainment (August 7, 2015). Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Kellman, Andy Ruelle: Biography & History . AllMusic . Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Maggie Eckford / Ruelle . Razor and Tie Music Publishing (2014). Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Ruelle Music on TuneFind unopened . Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ The Loft (2014) Trailer (December 15, 2014). Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ The Loft (2014) Soundtrack . Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 About Ruelle Music . Ruelle Music Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Before I Fall Soundtrack . SoundtrackMania. Date of treatment May 20, 2017.
- ↑ Ki: Theory: Silence Vinyl LP . Ki: Theory. Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Premiere: Ki: Theory - "Bringing Me Down (ft. Ruelle)" (link not available) . PureVolume (2017). Date of treatment April 9, 2017. Archived June 6, 2018.
- ↑ Ryan. Ki: Theory Releases New Single "Bringing Me Down" + Announces 'Silence' Album Pre-Orders . SoundFiction (March 29, 2017). Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
- ↑ Ruelle Chart History . Billboard (March 5, 2016). Date of treatment April 9, 2017.
Links
- ruellemusic.com - official Ruelle website