Brandi Emma, also known the stage name Emma Burgess, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. who released her first album, Swim, produced by Rusty Anderson and Ofer Moses, in 2007 on Love Yourself Records. The album features musicians Josh Freese, Joey Waronker and Mike Garson.
Her cover of The Outfield song "Your Love" appeared on ABC Family show Wildfire in February 2008.
Early life
Brandi Emma was born in Massachusetts on December 9, 1981. Emma is of Italian, French, Irish, and Spanish descent.
Career
Brandi Emma is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter who gained considerable critical buzz with the record Swim under the moniker
Emma Burgess
Brandi Emma, also known the stage name Emma Burgess, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. who released her first album, Swim, produced by Rusty Anderson and Ofer Moses, in 2007 on Love Yourself Records. The album features musicians Josh ...
, the title song of which
Rolling Stone Magazine named Best Independent Song of 2007. Prior to that, her 2005 collaboration with The Stellar Project landed her on the No. 1 position for 8 straight weeks on the US. Billboard dance charts with the song
Get Up Stand Up
"Get Up, Stand Up" is a song written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. It originally appeared on The Wailers' 1973 album '' Burnin. It was recorded and played live in numerous versions by Bob Marley and the Wailers, along with solo versions by Pe ...
. The song reached No. 1 in France and Italy, and peaked at No. 14 on the UK Singles chart.
After collaborating with The Smart Set for 2009's Mixing with the Smart Set, she self-released Photographic Memory, a jangly folk-rock EP that returned to her roots. She's collaborated with Charlie Clark on his debut EP, Feel Something, on AED Records in the UK. 2013 saw the release of Xtraordinary Things, under the moniker The Fox Must Pay, exploring epic electronic dreamscapes. Her latest project,
Broken Arrow (with Clark), released their first single, Promises, on March 18, 2016, through Indiscretion Records via
Manimal Records.
As an actress, she appeared in the film
Nightstalker with
Roselyn Sanchez, Bret Roberts, Joseph McKelheer and Roxanne Day. It was written and directed by
Chris Fisher.
Filmography
Film
* ''Little Savant'' (1999) ..... Posse Member
* ''Nightstalker'' (2002) ..... Adrienne Deloia
* ''Huh?'' (2005) ..... Jamie
* ''180'' (2005) ..... Fran
Discography
Albums
* ''Swim'' (2007)
* ''Mixing with the Smart Set'' (2009)
* ''Photographic Memory'' (2010)
* ''Xtraordinary Things'' – The Fox Must Pay (2013)
Singles
* "
Get Up Stand Up
"Get Up, Stand Up" is a song written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. It originally appeared on The Wailers' 1973 album '' Burnin. It was recorded and played live in numerous versions by Bob Marley and the Wailers, along with solo versions by Pe ...
" – Stellar Project featuring Brandi Emma (2004)
* "Promises" –
Broken Arrow (2016)
References
*
Nightstalker on ImdbLittle Savant on ImdbBrandi Emma Official WebsiteBillboard.comBrandi Emma on Soundcloud
External links
Brandi Emma Official Website*
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1983 births
Living people
Actresses from Massachusetts
American film actresses
American folk singers
American women pop singers
American women singer-songwriters
Singer-songwriters from Massachusetts
21st-century American women singers
21st-century American singers