About
Emma Kate is a singer-songwriter for hire in Gold Coast, QLD.
Solo acoustic done properly: voice, guitar, and enough room in the arrangement for the audience to actually be part of it. Emma Kate has played across the USA, Europe, the UK and Australia, with regular engagements at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre through QUT, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music with distinction. Her songwriting has won multiple Australian Songwriters Association awards and her music still gets radio play. The covers run to Lean on Me, Landslide, A Case of You, Hallelujah and More Than Words, alongside her originals. Setup is minimal: a performance area and power. Blue Card holder.
The show
Solo acoustic, and the stripped back arrangement is the point rather than a compromise. With just voice and guitar there's room for Emma Kate to talk to the room between songs and for the room to answer back, which doesn't happen the same way with a band. You'll hear covers alongside her own material. Less gear also means less fuss on the day, and at a small venue that matters more than people expect.
On the day
A defined performance area, whether that's a stage, a platform or just a cleared corner of the room. Power outlets nearby for the sound system and microphones. Lighting isn't essential but it does help set the mood if your venue has some.
Performance options
Weddings are covered end to end: music before the ceremony, through the ceremony itself with entrance and exit songs, then on into the cocktail hour, with a conversation beforehand about what you want played and what you'd rather avoid. Party and engagement bookings run up to three hours with the sound system included and the same consultation up front. Extra performance time and specific song requests can be added to any of them.
Insurance and paperwork
Working with Children Check
Song list
9 songs
"Lean on Me" by Bill Withers
"Wonderwall" by Oasis
"Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac
"Dreams" by The Cranberries
"A Case of You" by Joni Mitchell
"Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper
"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
"I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz
"More Than Words" by Extreme
