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This is where my melodies come to life and my ideas turn into music.

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Stuck in a Headlock

I’m kicking off the new year by releasing my latest single, “Stuck in a Headlock.” This track sums up the past year for me: feeling trapped in routine while craving freedom—the freedom to create, to express, to dance. For me, dancing is synonymous with creating… although, let’s be honest, I can’t dance to save my life. So I wrote a song instead. Much safer for everyone involved.

“Stuck in a Headlock” is about breaking free from the patterns that hold us back and rediscovering the joy of making something new. It’s a reminder that even when life feels like a chokehold, creativity can still punch through.

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ALBUM: PASSING

The album 'Passing' is created through an online collaboration between singer-songwriter Ellen Kussy (The Netherlands) and multi-instrumentalist David Stahl (Germany).

Passing is about the limited duration of human life in this world. "We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through". Each song on the album represents a different stage of life and an element of nature is connected to each stage to express the way we observe, learn, love and grow.

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SONGS &
COLLABORATIONS

A (small) selection of songs written by me and also music projects from other songwriters where I co-writed the song by usually contributing the lyrics and vocal melody.

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Fade Away Credits: Song written by Ellen Kussy Song performed by Ellen Kussy Mixing and mastering by EllenDXY Music

Waves Credits: Song written by David Stahl (music), Ellen Kussy (lyrics, vocal melody) Song performed by David Stahl (music) and Ellen Kussy (lead- and backing Vocals) Mixing and mastering by David Stahl

Flying High! ft. Renske van den Berg Credits: Song written by Ellen Kussy (music, vocal melody), Renske van den Berg (vocal melody), Jenny G Berry (lyrics) Song performed by Renske van den Berg (lead vocal, backing vocals), Ellen Kussy (keys, backing vocals), Timothy Reid (guitars), Rob Glass (bass), Jay Carros (drums) Mixing and mastering by EllenDXY

The Vamp ft. Lorraine Nowinski Credits: Lyrics, Lead- and Backing Vocals by Lorraine Nowinski (RainyDay) Music production by Ellen Kussy (EllenDXY) Guitars by Timothy Reid Mixing and mastering by EllenDXY

HELLO

My name is Ellen

I am a singer-songwriter and music producer from The Netherlands (Arnhem, Gelderland) with a wide taste in music. I prefer not to limit myself to one particular genre and I hope you will discover that while listening to my songs and the projects I collaborated on. When it comes to writing songs and singing, I will bring my feelings and thoughts of everyday life into the music.