19 year old Emily Elbert is a singer/songwriter with deep musical roots and a love for creative expression. Her music has delighted audiences and music critics alike with her jazz-infused sound, which she describes as “acoustic soul-folk.” Fresh off a northeast run with G Love and Special Sauce and a showcase spot at the Folk Alliance Festival in Memphis, Elbert is already making a name for herself. Her love of music from around the world, and distinctive combination of jazz, folk, soul, blues, and pop creates a sound that engages the hearts, minds, and ears of listeners around the globe. Emily blends a hip musical perspective with an in-depth knowledge of classic favorites to create unique vocal and guitar arrangements.
Just seven months after Emily began working as a professional performer, music critics at The Dallas Morning News selected her as “local rookie of the year” for 2006. By 18 the Coppell, Texas native had won awards for music performances on both coasts and at home, including the 2007 Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensemble in Los Angeles and Berklee College of Music’s Performing Songwriter Contest. She also won 1st Place at the Old Settler’s Music Festival’s Youth Talent Competition and was Grand Prize Winner in Texas Music Project’s Texas 10 Under 20 Contest.
Elbert's debut CD, Bright Side, contains eleven original songs that she wrote, arranged, performed, and recorded at Bob Gentry’s New Masters Studio in Tyler. In addition to her original music, Emily enjoys playing and singing music she admires, from Michael Jackson to Joni Mitchell.
Texas Instruments recently licensed videos of two of Emily’s songs to demonstrate their new video cell phones throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. So far in 2008, she has been a featured performer at the North American Folk Music Alliance conference in Memphis, played the Woody Guthrie Folk Fest, Old Settler's Folk Fest, toured the Northeast with G Love & Special Sauce and the Wood Brothers (featuring Chris Wood of Medeski Martin & Wood), has opened for Patty Larkin, Kaki King, Marcia Ball and Ben Taylor.
Emily Elbert is currently based in Boston, where she is a student at Berklee College of Music. She is now hard at work on a new album.
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EMILY ELBERT: Bright Side
Funky acoustic vibes from a 17-year-old troubador with deep musical roots and a clear love for sunshine.
Emily, I just watched your thriller video-- that was pretty sweet! Man you rock, there are not too many people out there who can play and sing at the same time like that.
Thx for the add ! I love listening to your music !
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Life 's too short to be little La vie est trop courte pour être petite La vita è troppo breve per essere piccola La vida es demasiado corta para para ser pequeña A vida é muito curta para ser pequena Das Leben ist zu kurz, um klein zu sein Het leven is te kort om klein te zijn [...]
BTW, you have a fan from Israel; a friend of mine who stumbled upon your myspace and asked me to tell you he loves your music, and especially liked the Michael Jackson cover. So I'm passing the message...
Thank you my new friend... :) Greetings from the US, Brazil, etc. Nice to meet you and your music! (I grew up in Cambridge, and your music takes me home)!
Hey, just came across your page today and I have to say, You have amazing talent. Gave me goosebumps. No joke. Let me know if you ever come out to MN. I'd love to see you live. Later.
Hey Emily, I'm so sad that I can't go to the Guthry Folk festival today!!!!!! I'll keep an eye on your calendar because I really want to see you live. You have an amazing voice and I'm so pleased to have heard you :D
What's up?? How's your summer going? I hope you are having a blast playing music and spreading your beautiful songs around... thanks for the encouragement! Huggs to you! Namaste! See you again soon.
Sure look forward to seeing you in Okemah, Oklahoma next week. The Woody Guthrie Festival is one of my favorites! You will probably be playing at the Crystal Theater. I know you will have fun. The folks will love you a lot!
