Do It Again

I've often thought about how vastly underrated Marilyn Monroe is. Although she may be properly lauded as a sex symbol, movie star and fashionista, one rarely hears much about her distinctive singing voice.

She is actually one of my favorite singers of that era. Her voice had an unexpectedly low quality and a little quavery vibrato at the end of her phrases adding her trademark sexiness and vulnerability. Marilyn, although keeping her style consistent, was also able to effectively act out her song - quite a difficult thing to master. Watch her in Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, I'm Through With Love and (my favorite) I Wanna Be Loved By You - totally different! And yet all equally her.

Oh, the excitement!

I have hopped through all the preliminary hoops to having my first (debut!) CD finished. I've approved the artwork, the master and they're going through with the duplication. It's unbelievably exciting. You know how when you've dreamed of something so long and so hard, it's almost difficult to realize you're getting it. So, three cheers and a rah! I have the CD release party scheduled for September 8 from 7 - 9 at Infusion Tea.

Welcome to my world of blog!

Hello! I am Emma - an independent musician gearing up for her first full-length album release. I describe my style as "indie jazz" because I want jazz purists to know that I'm aware that my music isn't really jazz. But it's jazz-inspired... does that count? I play piano and sing - you can hear some of my very early songs at www.iamemma.com. Feel free to listen and comment and give me wise advice about making a career in the music industry.