About Emily
Emily Curtis is a Charleston-born singer-songwriter and vocal producer blending soulful Americana, acoustic pop, and southern storytelling. Following her father's path, she entered the Lowcountry music scene in 2015, releasing a crowd-funded EP and original singles crafted alongside acclaimed producers and writers—including GRAMMY®-winning producer Micah Nichols (Brandon Lake) and Mario Marchetti and Adam McInnis (Sons of Legion)—with tracks signed to Concord Music Publishing and Koze Music sync catalogs.
Her single "Sandcastles" premiered in American Songwriter, accompanied by a video filmed at Charleston's 20 South Battery mansion. In November 2022, she was named Charleston City Paper’s Female Singer/Songwriter of the Year. Her live experience spans local stages, amphitheaters, and a showcase in the Costa Rican jungle, sharing bills with acts like Parmalee, Ranky Tanky, and Sister Hazel, alongside features in Garden & Gun’s Back Porch Sessions, TEDx Charleston, and Riverfront Revival.
Also a sought-after session singer and vocal producer, Emily previously lent her harmonies to Nashville songwriter Patrick Davis’s Midnight Choir, sharing stages with artists including Darius Rucker, Thomas McClary, Charles Kelley, Randy Houser, and Hootie & The Blowfish.
Deeply rooted in community, she co-founded Sisters In Song to empower women in the local music scene and writes the Substack publication Thoughts of a Songwriter, exploring creativity, faith, and life in the Lowcountry to guide listeners toward wholeness.
Photographer: Samantha Smilovic
