Cheap Wedding has been creating
music for over two decades,
primarily in solitude, tucked
away in her apartment in
Berlin-Neukölln. Recently,
she gave up her relationship
to pure form and made a
vow to herself: to finally
share her self-produced
songs
with strangers .
Cheap Wedding is the solo
project of Ann Weller,
a singer-songwriter and
keyboardist based in Berlin.
Weller began her career
as a pianist, but after an
accident that left her unable
to perform at a high level,
she turned to songwriting.
She has composed several film
scores, including the score
for the film "Sonnwende."
Since 2016, the songstress has
been featured as a vocalist
on collaborations with
Alexander Lay-Far, Hannes Fischer,
and LoYoTo, released on labels
such as Local Talk (SE),
Mule Musiq (JN), and
Best Works Records (DE).
With her live band, Ann & Bones,
she released the EP "Elope" in
2017, alongside Micatone producer
Boris Meinhold.
During her parental leave in 2021,
Cheap Wedding used her time
to refine her unique approach
to music production.
She inspired drummer legend
Earl Harvin (Tindersticks,
My Brightest Diamond), who
contributed his trance-like beats,
previously performed with the
French duo Air and many other bands,
to her debut album, set to be
released in 2023.
Cheap Wedding's songs are
characterised by intense, personal
songwriting. The sound moves
between minimalist analogue sounds
and post-trip-hop beats.
Cheap Wedding's ethereal voice
appears in opaque layers, samples
and alienations.
Epic melodies
are supported by scattered basses,
minimalist harmonically-bouncing
synth figures, and 808s.
Haunting horns intertwine with
ominous, drowning strings,
leading the listener on a deep
dive into extreme emotions.
Cheap Wedding's influences can be
found in the late-night melancholy
of Leonard Cohen, Cat Power
and Massive Attack, as well as
the post-dubstep of James Blake,
Tirzah and FKA Twigs.
Cheap Wedding has been creating music for over two decades, primarily in solitude, tucked away in her apartment in Berlin-Neukölln. Recently, she gave up her relationship to pure form and made a vow to herself: to finally share her self-produced
songs with strangers .
Cheap Wedding is the solo project of Ann Weller, a singer-songwriter and keyboardist based in Berlin. Weller began her career as a pianist, but after an accident that left her unable to perform at a high level, she turned to songwriting. She has composed several film scores, including the score for the film "Sonnwende." Since 2016, the songstress has been featured as a vocalist on collaborations with Alexander Lay-Far, Hannes Fischer, and LoYoTo, released on labels such as Local Talk (SE), Mule Musiq (JN), and Best Works Records (DE). With her live band, Ann & Bones, she released the EP "Elope" in 2017, alongside Micatone producer Boris Meinhold.
During her parental leave in 2021, Cheap Wedding used her time to refine her unique approach to music production. She inspired drummer legend Earl Harvin (Tindersticks, My Brightest Diamond), who contributed his trance-like beats, previously performed with the French duo Air and many other bands, to her debut album, set to be released in 2023.
Cheap Wedding's songs are characterised by intense, personal songwriting. The sound moves between minimalist analogue sounds and post-trip-hop beats. Cheap Wedding's ethereal voice appears in opaque layers, samples and alienations.
Epic melodies are supported by scattered basses, minimalist harmonically-bouncing synth figures, and 808s. Haunting horns intertwine with ominous, drowning strings, leading the listener on a deep dive into extreme emotions.
Cheap Wedding's influences can be found in the late-night melancholy of Leonard Cohen, Cat Power and Massive Attack, as well as the post-dubstep of James Blake, Tirzah and FKA Twigs.