Ainslie Wills is an Australian singer-songwriter.

Career

2005–2011: Early EPs

After graduating from the

Victorian College of the Arts The Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) is the arts school at the University of Melbourne in Australia. It is part of the university's Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. It is located near the Melbourne city centre on the Southbank campus of the ...

in 2005, Wills recorded and produced her debut recording. She collaborated with fellow VCA graduate Lawrence Folvig (Guitar) and Mirra Seigerman (Drums). Wills' first single "Wide Load" received critical acclaim and was supported by

Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greater emphasis on broad ...

, via the

Triple J Unearthed Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greate ...

program. In May 2007, Wills released her self-titled debut EP, which included the single "Green Coloured Glass". She supporting Missy Higgins at The Palais in 2007. Wills said "The Unearthed program is an incredible tool for artists, to build their profile, be accessible to the masses and to help them get commercial airplay. I was so fortunate that 'Wide Load' got picked up and everyone at Triple J has been nothing but supportive, it has helped me tremendously." In 2010, Wills released ''Somebody for Everyone''. Wills told Tone Dead "On my EP, I wrote and demoed all the tracks by myself and just handed them to the band, but (guitarist) Lawrence (Folvig) and I built most of these new songs together, we had really open conversations about ideas for the sounds we wanted and I think it's brought a lot more breadth to the tracks."

2012–2018: ''You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine''

In April 2012, Wills released "Fighting Kind", the lead single from her debut studio album, ''You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine'' In February 2015, Wills released "Drive", the lead single from the EP ''Oh the Gold''. "Drive was recorded over two days in Brisbane with co collaborators Lawrence Folvig, Arron Light and producer Matt Redlich. This was followed by "Hawaii" in April 2015. "Hawaii" was recorded in collaboration with guitarist Lawrence Folvig, drummer Arron Light and producer Matt Redlich.

2019–present: ''All You Have Is All You Need''

On 9 August 2019, Wills released ''All You Have Is All You Need''. The album was nominated for the

Australian Music Prize The Australian Music Prize (often shortened to 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. The award was made by Australian Music Pri ...

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other appearances

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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AIR Awards of 2020 The 2020 AIR Awards was the fourteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards). It took place on 1 October 2020 in Adelaide. The nominations were revealed on 7 July 20 ...

, ''All You Have Is All You Need'' , Independent Album of the Year , , - , "Fear of Missing Out" , Independent Song of the Year , , -

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". , - ,

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, , "Society" (Ainslie Wills, Bram Inscore, MoZella) , , Song of the Year , , , - ,

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

, "Fear Of Missing Out" (Ainslie Wills, Paul Dempsey, Lawrence Folvig, Arron Light) , Song of the Year , , -

Australian Music Prize

The

(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. , - , Australian Music Prize 2019 , ''All You Have Is All You Need'' , Album of the Year , , -

EG Awards/Music Victoria Awards

The

Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating music from the Australian state of Victoria. They commenced in 2006 and are awarded in Melbourne Music W ...

(previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. , - ,

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, herselfself , Outstanding Achievement By a Victorian Artist , , -

References

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