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Britta Phillips
Britta Phillips (born June 11, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress.
Phillips' music career spans more than 30 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s as the singing voice of the title character of the animated television series Jem. With her husband, Dean Wareham, she has also been a member of the bands Luna and is one half of the duo Dean & Britta; she has also had a solo career, which has included one studio album, Luck or Magic (2016).
Phillips has also been a film, television, and voice actress, including a co-starring role in the 1988 music comedy-drama film Satisfaction and multiple voice acting roles on the Adult Swim animated television series Moral Orel and Mary Shelley's Frankenhole.
Britta Phillips was born in Boyne City, Michigan, but grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Her father, Peter, was a musician, songwriter, jingle composer, and a former music teacher of Paul Simon; he also worked on several Broadway plays. At the age of 19, Phillips moved to Brooklyn, New York, to pursue a career in music. In 1985, Phillips's father, through his musical contacts, secured an audition for her for the role of Jem in the animated TV series Jem and the Holograms. Phillips was hired on the strength of her demo for the show's theme song, and that version was the one used in its opening credits.
Phillips was a member of the bands The Belltower and Ultrababyfatin the 1990s, and Luna from 2000 to the present day. Phillips has released albums with fellow Luna bandmate Dean Wareham as the duo Dean & Britta.
Phillips and Wareham have also composed original score for the Noah Baumbach films Mistress America and The Squid and the Whale, and the Morgan J. Freeman film Just Like the Son and more recently contributed additional score and songs for the Olivier Assays series Irma Vep.
In 2001, Phillips provided vocals on the Anika Moa album Thinking Room. In 2007, Phillips produced and recorded a cover of Neil Young's "I Am a Child" for the benefit CD Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity. In 2010, Phillips performed vocals on the MGMT single "It's Working" from their album Congratulations. 2016 saw the release of her long-awaited debut solo album, Luck or Magic. It contains five covers, along with five original songs.
In 2023, Phillips was featured on the Gunship album Unicorn adding vocals to the techno/dance rock "Holographic Heart".
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Britta Phillips
Britta Phillips (born June 11, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and actress.
Phillips' music career spans more than 30 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s as the singing voice of the title character of the animated television series Jem. With her husband, Dean Wareham, she has also been a member of the bands Luna and is one half of the duo Dean & Britta; she has also had a solo career, which has included one studio album, Luck or Magic (2016).
Phillips has also been a film, television, and voice actress, including a co-starring role in the 1988 music comedy-drama film Satisfaction and multiple voice acting roles on the Adult Swim animated television series Moral Orel and Mary Shelley's Frankenhole.
Britta Phillips was born in Boyne City, Michigan, but grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Her father, Peter, was a musician, songwriter, jingle composer, and a former music teacher of Paul Simon; he also worked on several Broadway plays. At the age of 19, Phillips moved to Brooklyn, New York, to pursue a career in music. In 1985, Phillips's father, through his musical contacts, secured an audition for her for the role of Jem in the animated TV series Jem and the Holograms. Phillips was hired on the strength of her demo for the show's theme song, and that version was the one used in its opening credits.
Phillips was a member of the bands The Belltower and Ultrababyfatin the 1990s, and Luna from 2000 to the present day. Phillips has released albums with fellow Luna bandmate Dean Wareham as the duo Dean & Britta.
Phillips and Wareham have also composed original score for the Noah Baumbach films Mistress America and The Squid and the Whale, and the Morgan J. Freeman film Just Like the Son and more recently contributed additional score and songs for the Olivier Assays series Irma Vep.
In 2001, Phillips provided vocals on the Anika Moa album Thinking Room. In 2007, Phillips produced and recorded a cover of Neil Young's "I Am a Child" for the benefit CD Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity. In 2010, Phillips performed vocals on the MGMT single "It's Working" from their album Congratulations. 2016 saw the release of her long-awaited debut solo album, Luck or Magic. It contains five covers, along with five original songs.
In 2023, Phillips was featured on the Gunship album Unicorn adding vocals to the techno/dance rock "Holographic Heart".