Emily King with Martin Luke Brown
City Winery Nashville Presents Emily King live on May 14th at 7:30 PM! See the Tuesday show with Emily King here(opens in a new tab)!
4 time Grammy nominated songwriter and singer Emily King was born and raised in New York City’s lower east side. She began her career playing venues in Greenwich village and was soon after discovered by Clive Davis who signed her to his J Records label at the age of 21.
King has toured extensively most recently headlining her European tour as well as performing alongside Norah Jones on her Visions tour and Jacob Collier on his North American Djesse Vol. 4 Tour. King is a cross genre artist collaborating with an array of acclaimed contemporaries such as Robert Glasper, Sara Bareilles, Brittany Howard, Lukas Nelson and Jon Batiste to name a few. King’s unmistakable silky lush vocal and joyous magnetic stage presence continue to lure audiences around the world.
A songwriter’s songwriter, King has written and released several critically acclaimed albums including “Seven” and “The Switch” her most recent album “Special Occasion” received a Grammy nominated for Best R&B album.
King is currently working on her latest release with Making Music Records from her home in the Catskill mountains.
martin luke brown is a multi-talented artist, songwriter and producer based in London and originally hailing from Leicester, who has recently released his sophomore album, ‘man oh man !’. Having previously released his debut album ‘damn, look at the view !', Martin then launched straight into surrealist superband FIZZ alongside dodie, Orla Gartland and Greta Isaac. They went on to release their album ‘The Secret to Life’, achieving top 40 UK chart position. 2024 saw MLB hit the road completing US and European tours alongside Emily King and Sam Tompkins and this spring will see him head back to the states to support Emily after he plays his sold out headline show in London on 8th May.
As a writer, producer and collaborator, Martin has also had widespread success. In recent years, his focussed work within a tight knit community of songwriters and artists has lead him to enjoying success with the likes of Lizzy McAlpine, Orla Gartland, James Smith, Victoria Canal, Maya Delilah, Matilda Mann & Eloise to mention a few.
