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Emily Riesen

About Me


Emily is so excited and thankful about the response to her song, "All Out of Smiles," a story of a soldier's wife, faithfully awaiting her husband's return from war. Because of the it's success, she has chosen to put the song up for download, along with a few of her other songs. The proceeds made from "All Out of Smiles" will be donated to a wonderful cause supporting the lives of military families across the United States. See charity details below.
MFLCF: Military Family LifeStyle Charitable Foundation, Inc. (MFLCF) will provide our military members and their families the dignity and respect owed them by our Nation for their commitment and selfless service in preserving the freedoms we all enjoy. MFLCF will accomplish this task by generating revenue streams, and donating the proceeds to various charities and charitable organizations that help support the financial, physical, and emotional needs of military members and their families.
USASOC Soldier, Family, and Command Support Association: To provide support to Soldiers, Families, and Civilians assigned, attached, and under the current or past purview of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). Support is defined, but not limited to: funding for construction, improvements, or upkeep of memorials or monuments that commemorate USASOC personnel and giving them to the United States Army Special Operations command for exclusively public purposes;financial assistance during time of hardships; travel expenses for family members who are otherwise financially unable to afford to attend unit activities or ceremonies whose purpose is to recognize service within USASOC; providing scholarships and support for educational opportunities; providing support to USASOC Family Readiness Groups

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/03/2006
Band Website: www.emilyriesen.com
Influences: Garth Brooks, Sugarland, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Gretchen Wilson, Reba McEntire, Leann Rimes, Sara Evans, Jo Dee Messina, Dixie Chicks, Kieth Urban, and Tammy Wynette. I have also been influenced by the musical talents of my family members and the extremely talented up and coming artist Mitch Czaplicki, which I'm sure you will hear from in the near future.
Sounds Like: Emily Riesen. I'd like to think I have my own sound. :)
Record Label: Searching.....

My Blog

CBS St. Louis, Saturday Morning "Extra Edition"

For all of you early risers out there... CBS St. Louis is doing airing a story on "Extra Edition" tomorrow (Saturday) morning on "All Out of Smiles," the video, and the charity! Check it out at 6 am i...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:10:00 GMT

Check out my video on GACtv.com and get it featured in the top 25!!

Everyone check out my video for "All Out of Smiles" on GACtv.com or www.emilyriesen.com. If I get enough views they will feature the video on the "top 25"!! http://www.gactv.com/gac/video/?c=5189&vide...
Posted by on Tue, 25 May 2010 20:52:00 GMT

On air Thurs. Feb. 18th..Listen in to 100.7 FM

Hey ya'll,I will be on Westplex 100.7 FM tomorrow, Feb. 18th around 12:30. I will be promoting my new video and charity work to the mid-Missouri area. Listen in if you can :) Thanks!Emily
Posted by on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:20:00 GMT

"All Out of Smiles" available on Itunes!!

All Out of Smiles is finally available on Itunes!..I was told by several references that bandbox wasn't the easiest way to download the music. So here is another alternative. Please download the song ...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:36:00 GMT

Studio Time!!

I'm in the studio w/ Kyle Ginther and some of the best musicians in Nashville all day today! I'm so excited to hear some of my new songs come to life :) Over the course of the next month we will be kn...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:08:00 GMT

Coming soon!! All Out of Smiles up for Download

Hey everyone...Thank you so much for your response to "All Out of Smiles"...I'm still blown away. I have had a lot of people ask me if we could get the song up for download and I was waiting for the r...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:24:00 GMT

I need your support!!

I'm making my debut at Nashville's famous 12th and Porter on the Billy Block Show! I need everyone who can make it, to come down and support me on July 7 at 8pm....Plus every act there is going to be ...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:02:00 GMT

Thanks to everyone!

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the show in Warsaw. It was a huge success in my opinion and I was honored by the support that I received. Over 1000 people at the first annual event! That...
Posted by on Tue, 26 May 2009 07:34:00 GMT

New Songs!

Hey everybody,I know it has been a while, but I have 3 new songs for you to listen to. All 3 were produced with just my voice and a guitar. They are very intimate songs. Please let me know what you th...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:56:00 GMT

Show this weekend at Copper Dragon!

Hey everyone,Just in case you didn't check out the poster on my page, I want everyone to know about my show this weekend, Feb. 28th at Copper Dragon in Carbondale, IL. This is a great venue and can ho...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:32:00 GMT