Name: Emily Clinton  
Home Town: Glastonbury, CT.  
Type of Music: Country Western  
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Emily Clinton

"It is certainly difficult to pinpoint exactly what impact music has had on my life. The passion and emotion behind my singing and music, in general, is difficult to describe. In the simplest words, singing is my everything. Singing is as necessary in my life as breathing. It is the one thing in which I can always find comfort and happiness. If, for some reason, I woke up tomorrow and could never sing again, it would be as if a light had been turned off and that part of my soul had died."

Singing and music are more than just passion for this 15 year old girl from Glastonbury, Connecticut; it is her life. From a very early age, Emily has embraced her gift of song and has filled the air with it. Whether in school or out, she would sing at every opportunity and, at the age of twelve, was fortunate enough to land the role of Annie in her school play. "I always knew that I had a nice voice, but doing Annie made me realize that I could really sing." And, so did others. At the urging of family members, Emily began voice lessons at Rainbow Music under the instruction of Don Donegan, a local performer and co-founder of the Connecticut Songwriter's Association. Soon after, she began performing with Donegan in various shows around the state. These shows included events such as concerts on the green, libraries and fairs. It was one of these fairs, in 2004, that she met Joe Monthei, a bass player who along with his brother John was a musician in a local country band. After several guest appearances with the Montheis, Emily was invited to be their new lead singer. Thus, the Emily Clinton Band was born.

Meeting the Montheis and being a part of the band brought new opportunities. In March 2006, they arranged for Emily to meet with their long time friend and president/CEO of Category Five Records, Ray Termini. Impressed by her informal audition and her rendition of a newly acquired song, Ray invited her to Nashville to record it. Within a few weeks, Emily found herself at Master Phonics Studio recording "Meet Me there" as well as a second song, Wake up Dancing. It was a remarkable opportunity.  She was even dubbed a young Stevie Nicks by famed guitarist, Brent Mason who lent his talent on Meet Me There.

In June 2006, Emily and her band opened for the 2005 winner of the Nashville star, Erica Jo. The band continues to perform around the state and Emily is ready for wherever her career takes her next. Her future appears promising and she looks forward to every minute of it. (as long as it involves singing) 
 

   

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