Fiora

Real Name: Fiora Cutler
Profile: Singer, songwriter, producer and orchestral composer born in Tasmania, Australia and based in Berlin.
She debuted in collaboration with a DJ from Berlin, Robot Koch, which had it's first radio play on ABC Radio Northern Tasmania.

Musical education

Classically trained in singing and violin, Fiora won a scholarship to the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University to study voice completing a bachelors degree in music performance with Professor Janet Delpratt graduating in 2001.

Early career
Fiora made her professional debut's in Opera with Opera Queensland, and as soloist with orchestra performing Handel's Messiah with the Queensland Orchestra in 2001. With a preference for chamber works and lieder she performed most often in Recital with her longtime friend, pianist and composer Paul Hankinson. Increasingly frustrated with the world of classical music Fiora began writing her own music in 2002. Together with Hankinson she began setting the texts of Australian Poetess Judith Wright. In 2003 the pair released the classical album "Art Songs" which included an original setting of "The Watcher."

More and more Fiora turned her attention to writing music. After working on various soundtracks for TV and documentary film she began moving into songwriting and dance music.

Songwriting and singing
In 2006 whilst living in London Fiora co-wrote the song "Broken Pieces" with Guy Sigsworth and Eicca Toppinen for the band Apocalyptica. During this period she also wrote the strings for Alanis.

Morissette's release Flavours of Entanglement
In 2009 Fiora travelled to Berlin to work with Paul Hankinson as finalists in the international song competition Das Lied. Following the competition and the coinciding success of a dance topline she had written and performed in 2007 Show me a reason Fiora began collaborating with producers in Europe leading to releases with Armin Van Buuren ("Breathe in Deep" from the album Mirage) and Moguai as well as various releases for other pop artists.

She has worked with Jaxon Bellina, Moguai, The King of Sweden, Robot Koch, Robert Miles, Rainer Rütsch, Famties, Markus Binapfl & Erick Morillo, Audiofly and DJT from Get Physical, Paul Nza. She has stated on Facebook she is currently working on a solo record.

Flyphoenixx and orchestral writing
In 2005 whilst living in Tasmania Fiora wrote the beginnings of what would be her first major orchestral project Flyphoenixx. Flyphoenixx was recorded in the Federation Concert Hall in Hobart in June 2005 with the first session conducted by Guy Noble. After putting the project on hold for a number of years Fiora came back to the project in 2009, recording new works she conducted herself. She has stated on her website she hopes to release Flyphoenixx mid 2011.

Fiora will score her first major feature film - Matt Norman's Scab Girl Asylum - in March 2011.