Alice Ivy

Annika Schmarsel (born 8 July 1993) known by her stage name Alice Ivy, is an Australian electronic musician and producer. Alice Ivy was the winner of the 2016 Triple J Unearthed Listen Out competition. She released her debut studio album I'm Dreaming in 2018; her second, Don't Sleep, was released in 2020.

Alice Ivy
Birth nameAnnika Schmarsel
Born (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • remixer
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • keyboards
  • synthesisers
Years active2015–present
LabelsDew Process, Last Gang
Associated acts
Websitewww.aliceivymusic.net

Early life

Annika Schmarsel was born in 1993 to West German immigrants who settled in Geelong in 1987. Annika also has a younger brother. At the age of twelve, on a family trip to Germany, Schmarsel's grandmother taught her guitar chords while her uncle taught her how to play "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple. During high school a year later, she was a member of a 25-member soul big band and on-going music project, The Sweethearts. In 2014, Schmarsel moved to Melbourne to study for a music industry degree at RMIT University, and was introduced to the music software Ableton. She learnt about influential electronic producers including the late J Dilla.[1]

Music career

2015–2018: Early years and I'm Dreaming

On 3 January 2015, Annika Schmarsel under the alias 'Alice Ivy', released her debut single "Charlie".[2] On 14 April, she released her next single "Mean Man's Bite" featuring guest vocals from Chloe Beckwith.[3] On 26 June, Alice Ivy released her single "Paint Me Blue" again featuring vocals by Chloe Beckwith.[4] On 13 November, Alice Ivy released the single "Walk On" featuring Indigo Fly.[5]

On 25 January 2016, Alice Ivy released her single "Touch" featuring guest vocals by Georgia van Etten, a music video was released on 8 February animated by James Thompson and Bill Presser.[6] On 23 June, she released "Almost Here" featuring vocals by RaRa. The two singles quickly became her most popular, having collectively amassed over 3,000,000 streams on Spotify.[7] Alice Ivy then performed a five-date tour to promote the two singles in July.[8] On 2 September, Alice Ivy remixed "Float" by Thomston.[9]

In March 2017, she released her single "Get Me a Drink" featuring E^ST and Charlie Threads, it became her first track to be added to high rotation on Triple J. The Age placed the track at #8 in their "Best Songs Of 2017". On 21 April, she remixed "Beat the Keeper" by Taj Ralph.[10] On 26 May, Alice Ivy remixed "Kate's Bed" by Huntly.[11] In September, after signing a deal with Australian record label Dew Process she released "Be Friends" featuring guest vocals from Tim de Cotta and Caseaux O.S.L.O. On 22 September, Alice Ivy released a remix of "West" by Lakyn.[12] On 10 November, Alice Ivy remixed the track "Life Goes On" by E^ST.[13] On 12 December, a music video was released for her track "Be Friends".[14]

On 12 January 2018, she released the single "Chasing Stars" featuring ARIA award winning singer-songwriter, Bertie Blackman.[15] Both "Be Friends", and "Chasing Stars" were also added to high rotation as well. Later that month, Alice Ivy signed onto Last Gang Records for international releases. In the middle of that year, "Chasing Stars" became the eleventh most played track on Triple J.[16] On 9 February, her debut album I'm Dreaming was released. It contained most her previously released singles including "Charlie".[17] To promote her debut album, Ivy performed an eight-date national headlining tour ranging from 16 February until 29 March and performing in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Panama Festival in Tasmania, The Hills are Alive in Victoria, and Bendigo.[18] On 30 March, Alice Ivy covered Estelle's track "American Boy" with E^ST and Miss Blanks for Triple J's Like a Version.[19] On 6 April, Ivy remixed the track "Panopticon" by Cloud Control.[20][21] On 13 April, Alice Ivy along with other remixers TOKiMONSTA, Maria Marcus, and Maya Jane Coles, all made their own remixes of "Lady Powers" by Vera Blue featuring Kodi Shane, released on Lady Powers | Power Ladies Remix EP.[22] On 8 August, she released a remix of "Clothes I Slept In" by Luca Brasi.[23] On 7 September, Alice Ivy remixed the track "Real Love" by Flint Eastwood.[24]

2019–present: Don't Sleep

On 9 February 2019, rain damaged Alice Ivy's equipment and she was unable to play at the Tasmanian music festival Party In The Paddock the day after as planned.[25] The rain damaged her laptop, guitar pedals and drum pad. Ivy stated she would play in Tasmania again as soon as she was able to.[26] On 15 February, Alice Ivy released a remix of Amwin's track "DeLorean".[27][28] On 22 February, Alice Ivy released a new single entitled "Close to You" featuring Flint Eastwood. She also announced a "Close to You" tour starting in May with Miss Blanks, who previously collaborated with Alice Ivy for Triple J's Like a Version. The tour is slated to start in Adelaide, and then go on to Wollongong, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Fremantle, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.[29] On 22 March, a remix of "Fooling Around" by Japanese Wallpaper was released.[30] On 30 April, a music video for "Close to You" was released. The video featured Ivy's dog "Lexie".[31] On 10 July, Ivy released the single "In My Mind" featuring Ecca Vandal alongside an accompanying music video.[32] On 6 November, Alice Ivy released the single "Sunrise" featuring Cadence Weapon alongside an accompanying music video.[33]

On 1 April 2020, Alice Ivy released "Don't Sleep" the titular single of her upcoming second studio album Don't Sleep, set to release on 17 July.[34] The single featured Imbi the Girl and Boi.[35] She also released an accompanying music video for the single.[36]

Musical style

Alice Ivy lists her influences as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and Etta James.[37] Other influences include; The Avalanches, J Dilla, Onra, Anderson Paak, Mark Ronson. Her sound has also been likened to; The Avalanches, Gramatik, Onra, L'orange, Curtis Mayfield, J-Dilla, and Marvin Gaye.

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[38]
I'm Dreaming —
Don't Sleep
  • Released: 17 July 2020[39]
  • Label: Dew Process
  • Format: LP, digital download, streaming
 77

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with year released and album shown
Title Year Album
"Charlie" 2015 I'm Dreaming
"Mean Man's Bite"
(featuring Chloe Beckwith)		 Non-album singles
"Paint Me Blue"
(featuring Chloe Beckwith)
"Walk On"
(featuring Indigo Fly)
"Touch"
(featuring Georgia van Etten)		 2016 I'm Dreaming
"Almost Here"
(featuring RaRa)
"Get Me a Drink"
(featuring E^ST & Charlie Threads)		 2017
"Be Friends"
(featuring Tim de Cotta & Caseaux O.S.L.O)
"Chasing Stars"
(featuring Bertie Blackman)[15]		 2018
"Close to You"
(featuring Flint Eastwood)		 2019 Non-album single
"In My Mind"
(featuring Ecca Vandal)[40]		 Don't Sleep
"Sunrise"
(featuring Cadence Weapon)
"Don't Sleep"
(featuring Imbi the Girl and Boi)		 2020
"Better Man"
(featuring Benjamin Joseph)[41]
"Ticket to Heaven"
(featuring Thelma Plum)[42]

Remixes
Title Year Artist(s)
"Float" 2016 Thomston
"Beat the Keeper" 2017 Taj Ralph
"Kate's Bed" Huntly
"West" Lakyn
"Life Goes On" E^ST
"Panopticon" 2018 Cloud Control
"Lady Powers" Vera Blue
"Clothes I Slept In" Luca Brasi
"Real Love" Flint Eastwood
"DeLorean" 2019 Amwin
"Fooling Around" Japanese Wallpaper

Music videos
Song Year Director
"Touch" 2016 James Thompson
Bill Presser
"Be Friends" 2017 Unknown
"Close to You"
(featuring Flint Eastwood)		 2019 Alice Ivy
Sam Rankin
"In My Mind"
(featuring Ecca Vandal)		 Claudia Sangiorgi Dallimore
"Sunrise"
(featuring Cadence Weapon)		 Harry Deadman
"Don't Sleep"
(featuring Imbi the Girl & Boi)		 2020 May Tusler

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Ivy has received 2 nominations.[43][44]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 Don't Sleep ARIA Award for Best Dance Release Nominated
Alice Ivy for Don't Sleep ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year Nominated

Australian Music Prize

The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. They commenced in 2005.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
Australian Music Prize 2020[45] Don't Sleep Album of the Year Pending

J Awards

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
J Awards of 2020[46] Don't Sleep Australian Album of the Year Nominated

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
National Live Music Awards of 2018[47][48] Alice Ivy Live Electronic Act (or DJ) of the Year Nominated
National Live Music Awards of 2020[49] Alice Ivy Victorian Live Act of the Year Nominated

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