
Indie singer-songwriter Emily Cole has been singing for audiences since she was about 12 years old. Now, the 17-year-old has a full-length album under her belt with a second one in the works.
“I’ve always been doing music stuff,” Cole said. “I used to come home from kindergarten and play the songs that we were practicing for plays on the piano.”
A Montgomery resident, Cole began pursuing her passion for music after attending the Real Life Real Music Songwriter Experience camp at Dosey Doe Big Barn at age 12, she said.
“That was where I wrote my first song and performed my first song,” Cole said. “I played my first showcase and have been doing music ever since.”
Although Cole is typically a solo act, for the past year she has been playing shows with duo partner Andrew Smythe, who accompanies her instrumentally. The two have yet to collaborate on new songs, but it could be a possibility in the future, Smythe said.
“She’s better at [songwriting] than I am,” Smythe said. “She has more thoughts on what to do. It’s possible in the future we could [collaborate].”
Cole is gearing up for the High School Nation Concert Series Tour that will take her to several high schools throughout Texas, she said.
“That’s going to be interesting because apparently it varies from about 1,000 to 3,000 people,” Cole said.
In addition to singing, Cole plays guitar, ukulele and piano, she said. Some of her influences include Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and YouTuber Billie Eilish. Cole aims to maintain her own YouTube channel more and continue working on her second album to further her blooming music career, she said.
“I just kind of roll with it,” Cole said. “I don’t like to overthink things, but I definitely want to be further than I am now.”
Catch one of Cole’s shows around the Greater Houston area.
- June 17 Envy Wine Room (Spring)
- June 18 Last Concert Cafe (Houston)
- June 24 Yesterday’s (Bryan, with Andrew Smythe)
- July 1 Rising Sun Sushi and Fusion (Humble)
- July 8 Envy Wine Room (Spring)
- July 10, 30 West End Elixir Company (College Station)