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Emily Simonian is an acoustic pop singer-songwriter, published author, and musical theatre composer, lyricist, and librettist. Raised on a steady diet of 90's pop, Beatles, Disney movies and classic musicals, she earned a merit-based scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music, and finished her degree at Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, earning a B.F.A. in Contemporary Music.
Emily has released two acoustic pop EPs and has been recognized with awards, grants, and finalist placements in new works festivals. Her artistic vision has garnered multiple visionary sponsorships from benefactors who believe in her work, supporting her latest musical theatre project, When Two of Us Meet. Early reviewers in the theatre community have hailed the musical as "a Broadway-worthy stage production."
In September 2024, Emily received the Laurel Karabian Fund for the Arts Grant from the Armenian International Women's Association for her current musical project When Two of Us Meet. The two-act musical is inspired by her Armenian ancestors' exciting and turbulent emigration to America in the early 20th century. When Two of Us Meet is currently in development and will receive a concert reading in New York City in Spring 2025, sponsored by the Armenian International Women's Association. (Read more at BroadwayWorld.com). The musical has been selected as a top 12 finalist for the 2025 Florida Festival of New Musicals, and a top 10 finalist for the 2025 Colorado New Musical Project.
In addition to writing music, Emily has a Masters Degree in Psychology and utilizes music and art therapies. Her contributions to mental health conversations have reached a broad audience through media outlets like TIME magazine, The Washington Post, Huff Post, Newsweek, Healthline, Cosmopolitan, Instyle, and Women's Health. While in the mental health field, Simonian found her way back to writing, authoring a family therapy book titled, “The Essential Family Therapy Workbook'', available at Barnes and Noble, Target, Amazon, and other online retailers.
Simonian is an active member of The Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, Maestra Music, and MusicalWriters.com. Emily and her husband, Jake, maintain strong ties to Simonian's home state of California, frequently spending time there with family and friends.
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