....It's just right. Move over Rufus and Tori. You have company." |
Emma Dean is a Brisbane-based singer, songwriter, dreamer, arranger, choir mama, show-maker and creative coach. She has performed with artists like Kate Miller-Heidke, Katie Noonan, Placebo, Macy Gray, Jinkx Monsoon (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Amanda Palmer and The Dresden Dolls, as well as playing lead roles in theatre shows such as Cabaret and The Tempest. She has also written and arranged music for the Emmy Award winning kid’s TV show Bluey.
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Her original show ‘Imaginarium’ was performed on Off-Broadway and she has been listed as ‘one of ten artists to watch’ by The New York Post after featuring on the US specialty radio charts alongside PJ Harvey and REM. She is also a recipient of the prestigious ‘Under Our Wing’ cabaret award alongside musical comedy superstars, Tim Minchin and Sammy J. In 2018, Emma was a featured soloist in The Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, singing John Farnham’s iconic song - You’re The Voice. |
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....Just sample her monster Broadway single “Sincerely Fearful,” which is 50% “Wicked” and 50% Tori Amos and 100% addictive, and you will find an unavoidable sound worthy of the repeat button."
– The New York Post
Emma’s show, Broken Romantics: A Unicorn’s Quest For Love toured around Australia from 2017 - 2019 and received rave reviews at Edinburgh Fringe in 2018. Last year, in the midst of a global pandemic, she premiered a new work called Hot Mess Mama, inspired by the current climate crisis and created with playwright Katherine Lyall-Watson. The world premiere was part of Brisbane Festival.
In November 2021, Emma is thrilled to be launching her much anticipated new album titled Shape Of A Girl, a very special collaboration with her producer and brother, Tony Dean. The album is an exploration of her experience with infertility, IVF and loss and is an empowering celebration of the unconventional, courageous and inspiring people who are finding their unique shape in the world.
When Emma is not on stage, she can be found writing choral arrangements for choirs and musicians, including John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, Katie Noonan and Glenn Shorrock (Little River Band). She is a passionate advocate for the magical healing qualities of group singing and proudly leads a colourful community choir in Brisbane called Cheep Trill who she considers to be her extended family.
Emma lives by the sea in Sandgate with her boyfriend and musical collaborator Lucas Clarke and their cheeky adopted groodle Charlie Dickens, who has a penchant for eating socks and undies.
In November 2021, Emma is thrilled to be launching her much anticipated new album titled Shape Of A Girl, a very special collaboration with her producer and brother, Tony Dean. The album is an exploration of her experience with infertility, IVF and loss and is an empowering celebration of the unconventional, courageous and inspiring people who are finding their unique shape in the world.
When Emma is not on stage, she can be found writing choral arrangements for choirs and musicians, including John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, Katie Noonan and Glenn Shorrock (Little River Band). She is a passionate advocate for the magical healing qualities of group singing and proudly leads a colourful community choir in Brisbane called Cheep Trill who she considers to be her extended family.
Emma lives by the sea in Sandgate with her boyfriend and musical collaborator Lucas Clarke and their cheeky adopted groodle Charlie Dickens, who has a penchant for eating socks and undies.
....A highlight of the fringe" |
....Dean’s unicorn-ego is no wilting cupcake, it’s forged in the fire of heartbreak, and bathed in the fury of her own awakening." |