Emily Rodgers
Encyclopedia
Emily Rodgers is a Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania
based singer-songwriter
. Rodgers' performs both solo and with a full band. Her music has been compared to Mazzy Star
, Galaxie 500
, Cowboy Junkies
, and Neil Young
.
In 2008, Rodgers signed to Misra Records. That same year, she performed with a full band at the South by Southwest Music Festival
Rodgers' 2009 release Bright Day was produced by Josh Antonuccio at 3 Elliott Studio in Athens
, Ohio
. The album was mixed and mastered by legendary indie
producer Kramer, who has praised her music in a number of interviews, calling her "a songwriter in the classic sense of the term."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
based singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. Rodgers' performs both solo and with a full band. Her music has been compared to Mazzy Star
Mazzy Star
Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Monica, California, in 1989 from the group Opal, a collaboration of guitarist David Roback and bassist Kendra Smith...
, Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500 was an American alternative rock band that formed in 1987 and split up in 1991 after releasing three albums.-History:Guitarist Dean Wareham, drummer Damon Krukowski and bassist Naomi Yang had met at the Dalton School in New York City in 1981, but began playing together during their time...
, Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins , Michael Timmins , Peter Timmins and Alan Anton ....
, and Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
.
In 2008, Rodgers signed to Misra Records. That same year, she performed with a full band at the South by Southwest Music Festival
Rodgers' 2009 release Bright Day was produced by Josh Antonuccio at 3 Elliott Studio in Athens
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. The album was mixed and mastered by legendary indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
producer Kramer, who has praised her music in a number of interviews, calling her "a songwriter in the classic sense of the term."
Discography
- Emily Rodgers & Her Majesty's Stars (2005)
- Emily Rodgers & Kevin Finn: In Spring Alchemy (2005)
- Bright Day (Misra RecordsMisra RecordsMisra Records is an independent record label run out of Durham, North Carolina with branch offices in Washington D.C., Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California....
, 2009)
Band members
- Erik Cirelli—guitars, lap steel (Bright Day)
- Paul SmithPaul Smith (musician)Paul Smith is the singer for the British indie rock group, Maxïmo Park.-Biography:...
—drums, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
(Bright Day) - Austin Osterhout—bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
, violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
(Bright Day) - Allison Kacmar—bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
- Jon Paslov—guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(Emily Rodgers & Her Majesty's Stars, In Spring Alchemy) - Megan Williams—violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
(Emily Rodgers & Her Majesty's Stars) - Andrew Rishikof—drums (Emily Rodgers & Her Majesty's Stars)