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About Me

In the house where Emilie grew up, there was a passage that she liked to believe was secret. This passage took Emilie from one land to another, leaving behind the world of an eight-year-old to enter the magical basement where her father, a sound engineer, had set up his studio. There, at an age when most little girls are engrossed in their Barbie dolls, Emilie would listen to visiting musicians usually jazzmen and gaze in wonder at the glowing ballet of LEDs and VU meters. Sometimes, her music-loving parents would take her to jazz clubs where she stayed up long past her bedtime, lulled by lazy solos from sandmen with a difference to finally fall asleep on her mothers knee. Careers have been founded on less.
Fifteen years later, Emilie is now a musician too, not to mention a singer-songwriter and sound engineer. Over the years, she has learnt to orchestrate string sections, delved into the mysteries of the thorniest contemporary musical genres at the IRCAM (Acoustic/Musical Research and Co-ordination Institute) and finally set her heart on pop. Undoubtedly influenced by family tradition, she writes and shapes most of her music at home, grappling alone with guitar, electronic paraphernalia and an instrument vital to the proper expression of all the others: her brimming, limitless imagination.
Now we find ourselves in the year 2006. Emilie has had 3 successful european releases, including the critically acclaimed "March of the Penguins" soundtrack for director Luc Jacquet and her most recent masterwork "V..g..tal". With her sites now set on introducing herself to the US, the forthcoming album "The Flower Book" is a time capsule of her most brilliant work to date. With songs in both french and english and stylistically dancing the line between Pop and Experimental Electronica, "The Flower Book" is nothing less than one of the most refreshing and forward thinking albums to be released in 2006.

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Member Since: 9/11/2006
Band Website: emiliesimon.com
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Record Label: www.milanrecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Souvenirs de la salle Pleyel

Samedi dernier nous avons donné deux concerts salle Pleyel à Paris avec "les percussions et claviers de Lyon", Arnaud Crozatier et Cyrille Brissot. Voici quelques souvenirs!Last saturday we performed ...
Posted by emilie simon on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:53:00 PST

Next concert in London: June 21th

I go back to London the 21st of June. I played for the first time in England last month at the Borderline. It was a great evening, a lot of people there!...
Posted by emilie simon on Fri, 18 May 2007 02:38:00 PST

Itunes session in San Francisco

I had a wonderfull time recording some tracks with Gordon Brislaw in SF for Itunes. The studio is beautifull, those kind of places that you never want to leave!The live versions will soon be available...
Posted by emilie simon on Tue, 15 May 2007 11:34:00 PST

Back from the US

I just arrived in Paris.I played last week at the Joe's pub in NY for the first screening of "La Marche de l'Empereur" (original version of "March of the Penguins"). I was very happy to be back in the...
Posted by emilie simon on Sat, 05 May 2007 09:16:00 PST

Flyer for On the Rox!

Posted by emilie simon on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:37:00 PST

Question 3 Winners!!

Here we go!!! The last two lucky peeps to receive a free copy of March of the Empress.Glitchy Drumroll----> boom....beep.beep...zap..click..boom...click................ ...........DjFrere and Je m'appe...
Posted by emilie simon on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:37:00 PST

Question 3!

Okay, you guys wanted a hard one!! This is the last question so we are going out with a bang!!What was the first song in BOTH LA set lists last time Emilie came tothe US? If you don't know, take a w...
Posted by emilie simon on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:38:00 PST

Interview

Hey! Check out a new audio interview with Emilie on the Joe's Pub Website!You can listen here!http://www.joespub.com/caltool/nicemedia/audio/Joe's%20 Pub%20Interview%20with%20Emilie%20Simon.mp3If that...
Posted by emilie simon on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:54:00 PST

Flyer for April 22 show at Joes Pub

Posted by emilie simon on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:47:00 PST

Question 2 Winners!

Congratulations are in order for "Brett" and "Supersonic with FF5". We will be sending you a message shortly with instructions on getting your CD!!!!This is so much fun we are gonna keep it going! We...
Posted by emilie simon on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:34:00 PST