Emily Rose is an American singer/songwriter from Michigan. The daughter of a mathematician and a social worker, in early years she found solace in keeping company with rodents and exploring the woods. Art and music came naturally, though genetic calculations would have one guess otherwise.

In the year 2000, Emily began to play the guitar and shortly thereafter use songwriting as therapeutic release from adolescent friction.  Upon coming to the conclusion that organized academia was not up her alley, Emily’s passion for making music expanded, along with her devotion to the craft.

At nineteen, she finished her first recording Choke this Down, a six-song slap in the face compilation of quirk and soul, produced by Rick Charming.  A life of independence, oddness, and big dreams was taking shape, as Emily entered her twenties. Emily Rose Sits On a Tack was her next release in 2007.  This acoustic trio of emotionally provocative songs gathered local attention, as Emily continued to find her sound.

In 2008, Emily did a lot.

First she released Prone to Wilting, with producer Peter Litvin. This included noted pieces such as “Eggs and Bacon” and “Temporary Help”. Because she was abundantly writing, she decided to release a second E.P. just months later, called Late Bloomer including pieces such as “Apartment Number Two” and “Full”. She then headed out west for her first National Tour with Author Ron Papandrea. It was a grand success, and when she returned back to beloved Michigan, Emily had the opportunity to open for one of her favorite songwriters, Amos Lee.

In the fall of 2008 Emily set out on yet another tour, this time traveling the East Coast with New York singer/songwriter, Chris Bell. This was a five-week, extensive effort that was exceptionally successful for Emily, but difficulties arose. For some time during and after her travels she dealt with an identity crisis, and an ongoing inner warfare with anorexia.

As a means to help heal herself and raise awareness concerning the severity of eating disorders, Emily filmed a music video in early 2009 for her song “Full”. It included the tragic story of Shelby Starner, a singer/songwriter who passed away from complications with Bulimia in 2004.

In 2009, Emily was recognized for her songwriting by receiving the Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter. She received the same award the following year. Emily took some time off from the stage, wrote poetry, and spent time with Mother Nature. She accepted at this time her self as being that of a wolf, which has resulted in some confusion regarding life as a homosapian.

In the fall of 2009, with the help of her wolf pack, a group of terrific soul friends, Emily released Cocoon Stew, a compilation of past recordings and a few new tunes. One of which was “Sex, Money, God, Ugly”, activating a slew of songs to come with existential themes, bearing outwardly cynical, yet inwardly hopeful lyrics.

In the spring/summer of 2010, Emily partnered with songwriter, Jeremy Bender for a folk duo called “Mookanite”. Though they were only together a two seasons, the music they made stirred emotions and deepened Emily’s love for storytelling.

In the fall of 2010, Emily began recording her most recent work of art, Porchlight Tragical. Her most sophisticated work to date; it is filled with intricate melodies and delicate instrumentation, the fine work of producer Oliver Thompson. It begins with a stripped down lullaby titled “Cellophane” touching on consumerism, de-evolution, and the not so appealing five O clock shadow of materialism.  Just when you think simple is the status quo… the song puts you on a space ship and launches into a full band bliss, warning the listener that dramatic moments are to come in the next half hour. A few tracks are gently guided with stand up bass and brushes lending to a jazzy lounge feel, and some with a groovy beat such as “Too Many Years Old”, a dynamic expression of the anxiety of aloneness, and the illusory results of defining ones identity with external resources. Closing the album is the sensitive and swelling “Wishing Well”.  Porchlight Tragical will be sold across the west as Emily travels this summer, performing various venues and intensifying her adoration for the elements.  Call it a tour or a walkabout; she will be roaming the earth till late July. Emily will officially release her latest album, Porchlight Tragical, in Michigan in the fall of 2011.