Emily Sara Austin is a crossover vocalist, actor, model and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. After studying classical voice and opera in college, she decided to start expanding her vocal technique, writing her own music and exploring different performance platforms like film and experimental theater. Her work explores cultural and feminine identity and attempts to stretch listeners’ and viewers’ conceptions of genre. Emily’s first single, “Take my Hand” was a nod to doowop stylings, while her second project, a visual EP called ‘Mismatch,’ traverses R&B, pop, Latin jazz and spoken word. She is currently working on her first full studio album titled “Year One.”

Emily joined videographer Alex Quade to start the music and film production company “Stretch Your Eyes Productions.” In their first full length film, “Unpenned,” Emily grapples with the often sexist classical music cannon and re-tells the stories of female operatic characters in their own voices. Emily starred in and self-directed the film and received Honors from her alma mater at its release. They have gone on to produce music videos, live performance videos and a comedic web series. 

Emily has also performed onstage in plays, musicals and operas in both Italy and the United States at festivals and through university productions. She has acted on screen in music videos, as a recurring character in a web series and in a television show pilot.