Emerald Emerald Melbourne Emerald (NZ) is a Melbourne based emcee/producer with intricate flows and conscious, resonating lyrics delivered with her powerful yet quintessentially laid back kiwi presence. After completing a Bachelor of Contemporary Music in the deep south Emerald came up in the Golden Bay 2015 summer festival circuit with her solo alt-hip hop set, and released a collaborative EP 'Solar' with reggae artist Justice Peace. After relocating to Melbourne shortly after she quickly became an active member of the hip hop scene, gigging regularly and founding 'Emerald Hip Hop Sessions', community events showcasing local talent within her network, which gained momentum allowing her to work national and international acts. 2015 also saw the formation of her female fronted Hip Hop group 'Indigo Rising' as well as a month long tour of Canada and America as guest emcee for Trip Hop group The Wednesday Experiment. 2016 brought a brief return to NZ -this time to tour the coast with all 5 members of Indigo Rising, a hosting role at Can I Kick it? a popular open mic freestyle games night, running the Melbourne leg of a tour for Canadian rapper Xolisa, the launch of another collaborative Hip Hop event brand 'Brunswick Beats Republic', and the release of an EP 'Amalgamation' with her DJ Kayboku. Emerald continues to engage audiences and inspire the scene with her trailblazing approach. She lives to create, collaborate and support talent to help fuel Melbourne's world-renouned music culture. More below: Electronic Press Kit: http://emeraldmcgill.wixsite.com/emerald-epk Solar EP: https://justicepeaceemerald.bandcamp.com/album/solar MUSIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M80b9Itl4t8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emeraldmusicNZ?fref=ts Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/emeraldmcgill The Emerald Ep. (You choose the price) http://emeraldep.bandcamp.com/album/emerald-ep Emerald’s tracks Emerald PBS live radio performance + interview by Emerald published on 2018-02-09T07:03:31Z Clear My Mind by Emerald published on 2017-12-12T05:13:15Z 01 - Big City Hippy by Emerald published on 2017-02-01T04:25:33Z 02 - Zen Featuring The Wednesday Experiment by Emerald published on 2017-02-01T04:25:30Z 03 - Sonic Entity Featuring Tara Walsh by Emerald published on 2017-02-01T04:25:26Z 04 - Brunswick To Nairobi Featuring Vulivuli, Alana J And Rick Steward by Emerald published on 2017-02-01T04:25:23Z Emerald performing live on RRR with hip hop group Indigo Rising by Emerald published on 2015-12-24T07:16:33Z Summer Rain (Emerald + Justice Peace) by Emerald published on 2015-04-06T21:08:13Z QUESTION EVERYTHING by Emerald published on 2015-04-06T21:01:44Z Difficult Feat. Jacob Wright, LEWKA, Myra - D by Emerald published on 2014-09-29T06:57:03Z
04 - Brunswick To Nairobi Featuring Vulivuli, Alana J And Rick Steward by Emerald published on 2017-02-01T04:25:23Z
Emerald performing live on RRR with hip hop group Indigo Rising by Emerald published on 2015-12-24T07:16:33Z
