KILLING HEIDI
Saturday 7 August 1999
Triple J - Net 50
Rosie Beaton speaking over the phone to Ella Hooper of Killing Heidi

Rosie: Now you have a great song as we know its called Weir. And its the debut single for you since you’ve ahh gone out on your own with ah record company representation.

Ella: Yeah... yeah.

Rosie: And umm and you’ve got an album coming out soon which you’re working on at the moment called reflector.

Ella: Yes, yep. We’ve actually finished work on Reflector so that’s good. It’s all put away in a vault. We’re just working out when we’re going to release it. Probably the end of the year we hope.

Rosie: Uh hah - a new millenium album.

Ella: yeah, could be *lol*

Rosie: And with Weir, the song’s about friendship... Are you primarily umm the song-writer of of Killing Heidi?

Ella: Yeah pretty much. It’s it’s a collaborative thing between me and Jessie, my brother, who’s the guitarist, and me. And he he takes care of the musical side of things, and I do the lyrics. Yeah.

Rosie: And umm have you found like when you were unearthed by triple j a couple of years ago umm as part of as representing the Goulbourn Valley where you live. Umm, you were only 13.

Ella: Yeah

Rosie: And you’re now 16.

Ella: Yep

Rosie: You’re an amazing umm lyricist.

Ella: Thankyou.

Rosie: Have you always had a talent for writing? Are you are you great.. like you’re still at school, you’re in year 11.

Ella: Yeah

Rosie: Umm...Are you, are you absolutely amazing at ahh English and History?

Ella: Ahh ha hah! I love English. Yeah, my Dad’s an English teacher, and my Mum was like a drama teacher and.. So I have a lot of that influence, and I always always wrote. But I dunno, its just I wouldn’t know whether I’m great or just average but I just love to do it.

Rosie: Well you’ve got a bit of a flair for it I’d say.

Ella: haa, thankyou. *hehe*

Rosie: Growing up in the country, do you really honestly feel that there is nothing to do for kids or did you actually turn that around and and make it happen for yourself?

Ella: Yeah, that’s exactly it. You know, you just think ah well either I’m going to go crazy, start playing football, or make something for myself. So Jess and I we were like we always loved music, so we were fine, we just like, fine this is what we’ll do... And its been so good to us, like it’s taken us so far.

Rosie: And what made you choose the title ‘Reflector’?

Ella: Umm, ahh, Reflector, that actually came about when we were in the studio recording, we were like ah well we’d better get around to a name soon, yeah, and I think like at the end of that very conversation we came up with ‘Reflector’.

Rosie: Just a reflection on life overall?

Ella: Yeah, yeah it is general. And some friends say, you could, you know, you could be so post-modern with that, and I’m like ‘Ahh, I dunno whether I could take it that deap, but, yeah *hehe*. It’s a good word.

Rosie: You have been described ahh as the voice of an angel, and I and and I would have to agree with that. As a vocalist are you classically trained or you a natural?

Ella: No, no, I’ve never had a singing lesson.

Rosie: You’ve never had a singing lesson in your life?

Ella: I lie. I had one, but I couldn’t do the warm up exercises. *lol*

Rosie: That’s astounding!

Ella: Yeah

Rosie: So you don’t have to do any exercises? You’re just a pure natural voice?

Ella: Yeah I guess so.

Rosie: Everyone I’m sure from the Net 50 audience, everyone votes for you each week.

Ella: Great.

Rosie: Do you do you, does Killing Heidi have a web site to look forward to in the future?

Ella: No I don’t own one, but there’s a few out there. I was having a look today actually and there’s a few web sites out there for us, but I don’t think we’ve got our own one up and running, but we will soon...

Rosie: I’m sure when the album’s released umm at the end of the year you’ll definately have an official one very soon.

Ella: Yeah, yep, it’s going to be good, I’m working on it.

Rosie: Great to talk to you Ella: and congratulations

Ella: Thanks a lot ... okay..

Rosie: Bye

Ella: Bye

This transcript was typed out by myself, Chay Neal, and may not be used or reproduced on any other web sites, mailing lists, etc, without my permission.