Acustic, Singer/songwriter, pop, Americana

7 MP3 Songs
EASY LISTENING: Mature, ROCK: Folk Rock



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The Story


Emile Westergaard's life journey is the stuff movies about a Renaissance man are made of: A music lover from an early age, he begins writing songs at boarding school. He hones his skills as an artist by playing clubs while attending university in Chicago; pays the bills as an elementary school teacher upon graduation. He decides to expand his horizons by studying abroad for a few years, then switches gears and builds a decade-long career as a Wall Street mogul. Now, with his recently released debut album Necessary Rain, Westergaard is evolving to another level as a recording and performing artist.

Westergaard's blossoming musical career had an interesting, if austere start: Emile accepted an audacious challenge from his sister to the take the stage and perform at an open-mike night at New York's The Stinger Club. A regular gig at the Stinger club evolved from that dare, and now Westergaard is performing at other notable NYC clubs such as The Cutting Room, The Bitter End, & The Living-Room.

Necessary Rain is a complex and breathtaking record that has the potential to capture the hearts & minds of today's sophisticated adult music audience. The songs run the range of emotions from the Hauntlingly beautiful "C'ela" to the upbeat and bouncy "Out of You". A review on www.IndieMusicReview.com describes Westergaard's debut:

"... (a) stunning EP ... Emile's subtle voice weaves through rich tapestries of sound painted with horns, cellos, guitar, upright bass and drums ... The production, vocals and instrumental work on this disc are extraordinary. From the outstanding finger picking that opens 'Mirabelle Bridge' to the vulnerable vocal lines and string movements on 'Don't Make Yourself a Stranger,' Emile and company create a world that is at once delicate, beautiful and sacred."





Emile is an extremely successful businessman and highly regarded by his Wall Street peers as a master hedge fund manager. Now Westergaard is leveraging his professional accomplishments to pursue artistic ones: His A Star Productions serves as the vehicle for producing and distributing Necessary Rain and future albums by the artist. A growing & loyal online fanbase is evolving for Westergaard, thanks to his stylish web layout @ www.emilewestergaard.com . Emile will be offering fans live recordings, studio outtakes, and digital video of live performances on an ongoing basis as incentives to keep fans engaged - as his path along the journey to self-expression continues.
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