I am Emelbi a musician based in West Yorkshire, England.
I am a singer / song writer producing acoustic music from an old beat up but faithful Gibson Epiphone.
My influences in terms of artists are vast and wide and far too many to count or mention, but my music has folk, blues, punk, reggae, rock and pop running through it in one form or another but mostly heavy on the folk and blues side of things.
I have been playing guitar for about 15 years now.
Learning to play guitar changed my life, giving me a focus where I very much needed one at the time. Ever since I picked up a guitar from those first tentative chord strums to the music I play and produce today, I can honestly say that music has had an enormous effect on my life and has brought a huge amount of joy.
Through music I have met some amazing, fantastic and at times down right crazy people and I continue to meet brilliant and creative spirits who share the same passion as I do.
Music is a beautiful tool in terms of creativity and in learning to play I came to appreciate a vast amount of different music across all genres, purely because I began to see the skill and effort that music making and music production entails!
The songs that I write are soul-searching and very much a response to the world around me. They are from the heart and are often about the people I meet, friends I know, places I have been, situations I have been in and the outlook I have on life. There is an air of protest in them sometimes as I have always had, and always will have, a fire burning in my belly. I know the world is not a perfect place but it is a beautiful place. I know it’s our home and the only one we have got, but occasionally when I get frustrated with it I try and steer that frustration into creating something positive. I suppose it’s a nice way of throwing a bit of colour at something that can at times appear a bit dull and grey!
All creativity is a gift. It is up to us as individuals to make it a beautiful gift!
Love and peace to you all.
Emelbi
Dan & Dave’s new venture - Long Trick – have just come out of the studio. Listen to the first three rough mixes at www.myspace.com/longtrickmusic . More should go up in the next week or two – best still to come !!
Hello again, a couple of boys from the Custom Kings have a side project called Joe Neptune. Joe's debut album, "No Time To Grow Up", is in stores now. Bonus tracks are available in iTumes. Thanks
Well, after Prince William gave us plugs in the Enright Fashion magazine we have become, for the week at least, according to Under The Radar, New Zealand's no. 1 most popular artist. Prince William also said that his favourite song of ours was GROUND COFFEE so we put that up for free download on our myspace profile.....check it out! How's the world treating you?
We are on our way for another UK tour to celebrate our new single - The Power!
We would love to see you at one of our shows, so come and say hello...
Liverpool, Magnet - Feb 26 Sheffield, Tuesday Club presents… - Feb 27 Nottingham, The Maze! - Feb 28 Leeds, Hifi Club - Mar 1 Cambridge, Soul Tree - Mar 3 Bristol, Start The Bus - Mar 4 Manchester, Mint Lounge - Mar 5 London, Madame Jo Jo's - Mar 6 Birmingham, Hare & Hounds -Mar 7 Wales, Detonate 10th Birthday Weekender! - Mar 8
thank you for the music.... I always admire if someon a really sing AND can play guitar, and the solothing anyway!!! GOOD luck with your great stuff, Marya and Berlin Sling
Just wondered if you would like to check out our organic clothing site for peeps such as yourself. Would appreciate any feedback as well on our myspace page!
haha oh well theres more acts to show u im sure, i have moved out and only just got myself a computer so yeh, been missing out on all my music its been shit but oh well its amazing wat u can do wen u dont have a computer to sit at haha. u know i make candles for a living now ? natural palm and soy wax candles its pretty sweet. i think this is the website www. ecoya. com that or .com. au yeh anyways peace xx
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