Isabella Janet Florentina Summers is an English musician, songwriter, producer,
remixer and member of English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. As well
as being the keyboard player for the group, Summers has five co-writing
credits on the critically acclaimed, BRIT Award-winning Lungs. and three on
the album Ceremonials. She has three songs on the new How Big How Blue LP,
"Delilah", "How Big, How Blue' and "Which Witch", including two productions
on the deluxe version. When not on tour with Florence and the
Machine, Summers writes, produces and remixes tracks for artists including
Iggy Azalea, Ella Henderson, Flux Pavillion, Maxine Ashley, Rita Ora,
Judith Hill, and The Game. Background
Summers lived her first nine years in London, and met Florence Welch as the
young Summers would babysit Welch's younger sister Grace. The Summers family
moved at the age of nine to Aldeburgh, Suffolk. There Summers attended
Woodbridge School, and in her teenage years got an interest in music by
spending evenings with fishermen's sons "who would smoke a ton of weed and
listen to hip-hop." For her university years, Summers moved
back to London, where she would get a fine arts degree at Central Saint
Martins. In the meantime she bought a set of DJ mixers to learn how to mix,
while also doing side jobs such as being a runner for Top of the Pops and
transcriptions and film digitising for Alan Parker. Soon she was working with
Dan Greenpeace on his 'All City Show' radio show on XFM London, an experience
that lead Summers to buy her first MPC which was installed at the cupboard of
her shared flat. With the help of a friend she started a studio in a former
plastics factory at Crystal Palace, and began making hip hop. During this time,
Summers worked with, amongst others, Kashmere The Iguana Man, IRS Crew, MBC
Crew, Inja and The Last Skeptic. She would also have meetings with Welch
during DJ work and art school, as Welch was attending the Camberwell College of
Arts. As Summers was hired to remix songs by
the band Ludes, Welch became a more common sight at her studio given she was
dating Ludes' guitarist Matt Alchin, and even impressed Summers with her singing.
One day, as Summers got into a creative rut and thought of writing pop music
with a woman, she invited Welch to write songs with her. Following a day joining
Summers' beats with Welch's lyrics, soon they were creative partners, with Welch
nicknaming Summers "Isabella Machine" for her electronic music skills. This
lead to them performing together for a time under the name Florence Robot/Isa
Machine. The project was renamed to Florence and the Machine as according to
Welch "that name was so long it'd drive me mad."
Discography = Writing/ Co-writes=
Florence + the Machine – "Dog Days Are Over" – Island – Co-write
Florence + the Machine – "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" – Island – Co-write
Florence + the Machine – "Between Two Lungs" – Island – Co-write
Florence + the Machine – "Cosmic Love" – Island – Co-write
Florence + the Machine – "Falling"" – Island – Co-write
Florence + the Machine – "Are You Hurting the One You Love" – Island –
Co-write Florence + the Machine – "Ghosts demo" –
Island – Co-write Florence + the Machine – "No Light, No
Light" – Island – Co-write Florence + the Machine – "All This And
Heaven Too" – Island – Co-write Florence + the Machine – "Remain
Nameless" – Island – Co-write Florence + the Machine – "Breath of
Life" – Island – Co-write – Soundtrack of the movie Snow White & the Huntsman
Florence + the Machine – "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" – Island – Co-write
Florence + the Machine – "Delilah" – Island – Co-write
Florence + the Machine – "Which Witch" – Island – Co-write/Produce
Florence + the Machine – "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" – Island –
Co-write/produce Carly Connor – Tracks – Atlantics
Records – Co-write Dia Frampton – Bullseye – Universal
Republic – Co-write/prod LP Tracks – Warner Bros – Co-write
Sam Sparro – 16 Shades of Grey – EMI – Co-write
Ivan Ink 'n' Isa – "Lover's Kiss" – Brink Records – Co-write
Ivan Ink 'n' Isa – "Standing On A Hill" – Brink Records – Co-write
Ivan Ink 'n' Isa – "Caught In Symmetry" – Brink Records – Co-write
Ivan Ink 'n' Isa – "Silver Or Lead" – Brink Records – Co-write
Conor Maynard - forthcoming material co- write/ produce
Angel Haze - Rose Tinted Suicide co- write/ produce
Katharine McPhee - forthcoming material co - write/ produce
Iggy Azalea – Trouble – Virgin EMI – Co-write
= Producing= Florence + The Machine – "Dog Days Are
Over" – Island Florence + The Machine – "I'm Not
Calling You a Liar" – Island Florence + The Machine – "Between Two
Lungs" – Island Florence + The Machine – "Cosmic Love" –
Island Florence + The Machine – "Falling"" –
Island Florence + The Machine – "Hardest of
Hearts" Florence + The Machine – "Remain
Nameless" – Island Florence + The Machine – "Breath of
Life" – Island – Co-write – Soundtrack of the movie Snow White & the Huntsman
Florence + The Machine – "Hospital Beds" B-side – Island
Florence + the Machine – "Which Witch" – Island
Florence + the Machine – "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" – Island
Florrible and Misrabella – "Little Donkey"
Ivan Ink 'n' Isa – "Lover's Kiss" – Brink Records
Ivan Ink 'n' Isa – "Standing On A Hill" – Brink Records
Ivan Ink 'n' Isa – "Caught In Symmetry" – Brink Records
Ivan Ink 'n' Isa – "Silver Or Lead" – Brink Records
Dia Frampton – "Bullseye" – Universal Republic – Co-write/prod
Angel Haze - "Rose-Tinted Suicide" - Island
The Game, Diddy, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, DJ Khaled, Fabolous, Curren$y, Problem,
King Pharaoh, Wale, Yo Gotti and Swizz Beatz and TGT - "Don't Shoot"
= Remix= Beyoncé – "Countdown" – Columbia
Beyoncé – "End of Time" – Columbia Florence + The Machine – " Cosmic Love"
Island – w/ Lexxx Primary 1 – "Princess" – Atlantic
WooWoos – "Remember Me" – Island References
External links Isabella Summers on Twitter
Media related to Isabella Summers at Wikimedia Commons