EMEI

A self-described “dramatic little performer,” Emei grew up searching lyric videos and performing song covers for a range of audiences, whether it be herself in her childhood bedroom, her school peers in a gymnasium, or music listeners overseas in China. She’s always been ambitious and admits to even being a bit of a perfectionist, but what I also glean is her willingness to embrace what it truly means to be a songwriter and ride the rollercoaster that is the music industry in a TikTok and social media-defined era, even with all its bumps, demands, and turnovers. She possesses a level of self-awareness that comes from someone whose richest source of inspiration comes from one place: herself.