EmRiver Music
"Without music life would be a mistake." Nietsche
Music has been how EmRiver processes and makes sense of the challenges and heartaches that come with being alive. She is able to connect to deep places and find courage and hope through the powerfully healing vibrations of music and loves to share that with others.
About EmRiver
Music to inspire deep connection
EmRiver brings earthy, tribal folk music and songs to inspire deep connection with all that lies beneath the surface. There is a wildness, an untamed energy, that is exhilarating to tap into. Music from the heart facilitates that dropping down into the deepest of places, helping us connect to the very fibre of existence.
Music is powerful to lift, heal, cheer, inspire, bring people together, and provide a creative outlet. EmRiver is grateful to have music flowing through her veins. Her music touches the heart and facilitates a feeling of connection and hope in her listeners. Part of what sets her music apart is the way it comes in authenticity straight from the heart.
EmRIver has been performing, teaching, and creating music for decades. She writes, records, and performs her own folky tribal songs on a variety of instruments including keyboard, guitar, flute, piano and ngoni. She has also been teaching music for decades (see Emily's Music Studio) and leads vocal ensembles (see The Magic of Singing). She plays music for mindful movement workshops and takes listeners on deeply magical sound journeys (see Medicine Music). She has played in many different bands and ensembles over the years, and has spent time recording music and writing and performing songs either on her own or in collaboration with other musicians.
Songs and instrumentals pour out of her regularly as music is her main form of journaling and processing life.
New Music Single Release
Stand for Something (Live)
I'm going to stand up for what I feel, for what I think, for what I believe, for who I really am.
We have all been severely tested on this. It can be so difficult to stand up for these things in the face of tremendous pressure to go along with the masses.
This song was written to encourage us all to stand up for who we truly are. Be unapologetically you. The real you. Know what it is that truly matters to you and uphold that, no matter what constraint you might be facing.
I am with you.
Audio credits:
Piano, lead vocal - Emily Macklow (EmRiver)
Bass and Backing vocals - Melissa Vanderspek
Percussion and Backing vocals - David Aupapa
Guitar and Backing vocals - Skin
Mixed by Skin and Emily Macklow (EmRiver)
Composed and mastered by Emily Macklow (EmRiver)
All Videos
Wild Woman Dreams Official Music Video
Divenire by Ludovico Einaudi Solo Piano
Love Inspired Offical Music Video
Wings Spread Official Music Video
Latest projects
What I'm up to and where you can find me
I have been busily creating and working on a lot of musical projects. I recently released an album of meditational instrumental music. Through the challenges and struggles of life, the benefit of stillness and meditation has become increasingly invaluable to me. These musical works have emerged out of that place, with the intention of bringing the listener into deep tranquility. The album is called Moonlit Tides. I invite you to sit back and allow the sounds to take you on a journey of serenity. May you be swept away by moonlit tides into a shimmering universe of possibility.
I released my first spoken word poem with music composed especially for it which you can listen to here:
I also created my first online course for Insight Timer called Music To Call Us Into Presence. You can access it here:
I played a set of my original music at the Hakea Gathering in Raglan, NZ from the 23rd - 26th February 2024.
I was one of the core teachers at a wonderful nine day singing camp in Devon, UK last year and will be returning again in 2024 from July 26th to August 4th 2024. Come and join me! It is a magical time. https://www.riseupsinging.co.uk .
I have accepted an offer to study for my Masters in Music at the University of Southampton for the year 2024/2025. I'm so excited about this opportunity and am busily crowdfunding to raise the tuition fees. I have received the Deans Global Talent scholarship which has taken £10000 off the The crowdfunding page can be accessed here:
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/please-help-me-pay-my-tuition-costs-so-i-can-give/#donations
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On the web you can find me on all streaming platforms.
(See top of page for links.)
Thank you for joining me here. Feel free to get in touch for online lessons or any other questions.
Contact
Want to learn more about EmRiver, her music, and what she's up to? Don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Tauranga, New Zealand and Southampton, UK