Aurelia (she/they) sprung from the mind of New York born producer, vocalist, and visual artist Gabriella Bavaro, conjured up a world of electronic and experimental music that is bolstered by her eclectic background of classical instrumentation, opera, and world influenced rhythms.
The Aurelia project has been in development for the past 2 years, sparked into reality after a suicide attempt/hospitalization and a PTSD diagnosis that caused them to begin living on their own terms. Gabriella, who then picked up Ableton and began songwriting in 2019, took to sound with a fullness and intentionality that has seen immense growth.
An avid classical scholar, "Aurelia" was a way to encapsulate Renaissance humanistic ideology, and the Plotinian ascent of the soul. Both as a visual artist and producer, Aurelia has worked with an intent to use art as both a personal healing process and a way to illuminate darker issues that have more often plagued women and LGBTQ+ youth.
As a project, Aurelia combines classical mysticism with an electronic orchestration, to capture what it might be like for each person to feel enlightened.
Before officially releasing music, Aurelia has already received writing and production credits for notable electronic independent acts like artists Icarus Moth and Ehiorobo, as well as larger corporations like Coca Cola and ShareNow for commercial work.
October 2021 marks the beginning of their artist project with “Wax” as an inspired, thought-provoking debut single.