Emily Elbert (born December 21, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Los Angeles, California. She has independently released six albums: Bright Side (2006), Proof (2010), and Alive, In Love (2011), Evolve (2013), We Who Believe in Freedom (2018), and Woven Together (2022).
Emily Elbert
Emily Elbert in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Denise Maccaferri photography)
Background information
Birth name
Emily Caroline Elbert
Born
(1988-12-21) December 21, 1988 (age 34) Dallas, Texas
Elbert was born in Dallas, Texas. Early influences cited include Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, and Jimi Hendrix.[2][3] She recorded her first album Bright Side while in high school, paid for by local gigs and crowd-funding, and began touring the U.S. independently. At 18, Elbert was awarded a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music.[4] While there, she continued to tour nationally and internationally, and released two more independent albums, Proof, and Alive, In Love, both of which were also crowd-funded. In 2010, Glamour magazine named Elbert one of their Top 10 College Women of the Year.[5] In 2013, Elbert released Evolve, an EP recorded at Brooklyn, New York's Mason Jar Music.
Since then, Elbert released several singles: "Letting Go" (2016), "Here and Now" (2016) and "True Power" (2017), a protest song about Donald Trump, benefitting the American Civil Liberties Union. In a press release, Elbert spoke about "True Power": "My love for rhythm, harmony, and story sharing is woven in with my compassion for the Earth and its people. Songs can be powerful tools used in their defense... As a young, queer, woman, an environmentalist, and someone who believes in equality and human rights for people of all races, faiths, and cultural backgrounds, I can’t sit back and be a silent witness to injustice. ...Donald Trump may have bought and bullied his way into the presidency, but true power is in the hands of the people when they come together. That’s what this song is about."[6] Elbert released a full album of music focused on social justice, We Who Believe in Freedom, in October 2018.
Her sixth independent album, Woven Together, was released in August 2022.
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External linksEdit
Official Website
August 25, 2023
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