Mix the acoustic jazz and vocal style of Astrud Gilberto or Peggy Lee with lyrical personality of Randy Newman or Tom Jobim and you'll get me - a bit of the old with a bit of the new to make something entirely unique.

I started concentrating seriously on music when I turned seven and my piano teacher said, "Although Emma is a real sweet girl, her older brother has all the talent." Needless to say, I have been passionate about working on my music ever since. After playing everywhere from beachside coffee shops to the Florida Music Festival (where a reviewer described my gig as one of the "most impressive acts of the night") and playing over in California for a while (a rite of passage for aspiring musicians) I recently released my first album A Reason to Stay Up All Night and look forward to having my songs secure a place in the playlist at wine tastings and candlelit dinners.

My most prominent influence is Sting. There is no clos...