Emily B Emily B is a recording artist, singer/songwriter, a classically trained musician, sound engineer and producer from Watford, Hertfordshire. Interviewed by Marie Hopkinson, singer-songwriter and Indipendent Artist, the Good vibes show explores the why behind the music. The ups and downs of life as a muso, the mental health aspects and there are plenty of laughs in this episode! EmilyB - Instagram @ iamemilymusic / Facebook: Emily B https://www.iamemilymusic.com/ SHOW CONTACT: Marie Hopkinson: hello@mariehopkinsonmusic.com www.mariehopkinsonmusic.com
About Emily B: Emily B grew up in Bushey, Hertfordshire - the same town as Wham boys George Michael and Andrew Ridgely. At the start of her career Emily met up with Geri Halliwell. Geri told Emily she was in a girl band called Spice! Geri organised for Emily to have a meeting at 19 Management in Battersea when they were doing auditions for a new group and she met Simon Fuller’s team. She was involved with the recording and release of There’s No Place Like London’ for Capital Radio’s twentieth anniversary. It was written by Lynsey De Paul with other artists such as Frankie Vaughan, Patti Boulaye, Gareth Hunt, Kenny Lynch, Rula Lenska, Gwen Taylor, Lionel Blair, Lorraine Chase, Pam St. Clement, Harry Fowler, Polly James, Larry Adler, Rose Marie, Victor Spinetti and Gorden Kaye. She then started working at the well known studios ‘Red Bus Recording Studios’ in Marylebone. She got to meet Petula Clarke, Tony Hatch and also regular visitors of the studio - Mungo Jerry - Ray Dorset.
Erwin & John She left Red Bus to work as a Studio Assistant nearer to home at a small home studio run by session musicians - guitarist/bassist Erwin Keiles and trumpeter John Thirkell who played for Level 42, Jamiroquai, Three Degrees, Lisa Stansfield and many other big 70's, 80's & 90's artists. Through them she met Guy Chambers and recorded saxophonist Snake Davis! Emily enjoyed session singing for them including covers of the Teletubbies Theme Song, Aqua- Dr Jones and a drum and bass album. She also met with Billie Ocean’s manager Laurie Jay!! The Sound Cube After leaving Erwin & John’s as a Studio Assistant Emily set-up a recording studio in Watford High Street called The Sound Cube. She recorded, edited and mixed every session - including harpists, bands and singers. It became very popular for kids’ birthday parties. Including Nicholas Lyndhurst’s (Rodney Trotter) son and Tony Blackburn’s daughter. Simon Ellis She wrote an album and recorded it with Simon Ellis. Simon Ellis is a music producer who wrote S Club 7’s hit song ‘Don’t Stop Moving’ which won him a Brit Award! He worked with Britney Spears as Musical Director on her tours as well as Westlife, The Spice Girls and many more. He loved Emily’s songs and produced her album ‘Imaginary World’. The album achieved plays on Tom Robinson's BBC 6 Music Radio Show and some of the tracks were used for background music on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks Pledge Music Emily released her own drum and bass EP produced by Simon Splice who was part of drum and bass supergroup in Manchester ‘North Base’. The track ‘Falling For You’ from the Pledge Music campaign EP got played on Mistajam’s show on BBC Radio1 Xtra!