D'Nell

DAN AND ELLIE MET IN 2000 AND STARTED MAKING MUSIC STRAIGHT AWAY, THEIR FIRST SINGLE WAS 'THIS THING' ON THE 'FURIOUS STYLES' LABEL STARTED BY THEIR FRIENDS LEROY AND YOUNGLEE. ALSO AROUND THIS TIME THEY HOOKED UP WITH 'BREAK REFORM' WHO HELPED THEM BREAK THE 1ST TWO SINGLES INTO THE VIBRANT NU-SOUL SCENE AND CREATED THE HEAVILY ROTATED RE-MIX OF TIME 2 SAY. AFTER THE UNDERGROUND SUCESS OF THE 1ST TWO D'NELL EP'S, DAN AND ELLIE EMBARKED UPON PUTTING TOGETHER THE ALBUM '1ST MAGIC'. THIS PROJECT WAS SIGNED TO LEGENDARY RECORD LABEL 'BBE' HOME OF SUCH LUMINARIES AS J-DILLA (RIP), PETE ROCK, JAZZY JEFF, MASTERS AT WORK, ROY AYERS ETC.
TO PROMOTE THE ALBUM DAN AND ELLIE PLAYED A SMALL SET OF LIVE SHOWS IN LONDON AND NEW YORK, PUTTING TOGETHER A DOPE LIVE BAND FOR THE LONDON SHOWS.
DURING THE RELEASE D'NELL WERE SINGLE OF THE WEEK ON ITUNES AND IN THE TOP TWENTY WORLWIDE WINNERS ON RADIO ONE (BEATING AMY WINEHOUSE) THIS THING CONTINUES TO APPEAR ON COMPILATIONS AND RADIO SHOWS AROUND THE WORLD AND IS PROBABLY THE DUO'S MOST POPULAR CUT TO DATE.
DAN AND ELLIE CONTINUE TO MAKE MUSIC AND ARE WORKING ON SEVERAL PROJECTS AT PRESENT. ONE OF WHICH WILL BE A NEW D'NELL ALBUM READY FOR RELEASE THIS YEAR.
1ST MAGIC AND SOME BONUS MATERIAL WILL BE AVAILABLE AGAIN SOON ON ITUNES.