KELLA VEE

CURRENTLY PLAYING WITH

Elko Fields: a two-piece scuzz-rock band from Brisbane. I play the role of frontwoman on lead guitar and vocals.

USUALLY FOUND PLAYING

Heavy rock with a kick of blues. It’s always as loud, low and long as possible.

YEARS ON THE FRETBOARD

I’d say approximately 23 years, or 8,395 days to be precise. I picked it up around age five.

PLAYING STYLE

I’m a sucker for concocting semitone bends, drones and a bunch of triads. I fell in love with tuning to C standard and fumbling my way around there a lot.

FIRST AXE

I grew up dribbling over my Dad’s 1966 Fender Strat. My grandfather bought me a little black Fender Squier at age five, and my parents tried to convince me it was just as good so I would stop smacking nice guitars into walls when I was trying to pick them up.

CURRENT AXE

Elko Fields has me on a Gibson Les Paul Custom. It’s a complete back-breaker onstage, but that hasn’t been enough to stop me.

RIG

The bulk of my rumble comes from a Black Arts Pharoah Fuzz and a Crowther Prunes & Custard. The two were meant to be together.

SECRET WEAPON

Whisky and rehearsing in the dark.

FAVOURITE GUITARIST

I’ve always admired Hendrix’s ability to switch seamlessly between lead and rhythm. As the sole guitarist in a band, it’s pretty inspiring.

FAVOURITE LOCAL

Zed Charles from The Royal Artillery is always a treat to watch onstage. He knows heavy blues like the back of his hand.

CURRENT RELEASE:

We just released the ElkoFields EP on 12-inch vinyl with a bunch of accompanying film clips.