Emma Lamontagne​

Bio
   Emma began turning heads in 2016 after winning RBC Bluesfest’s “She’s The One” competition, a Canada-wide talent search for emerging female artists. The “She’s The One” judges were captivated by Emma’s voice and her ability to deliver an emotive live performance. Emma’s renditions of “Sweater Weather” by The Neighbourhood and “Life of the Party” by Shawn Mendes earned her top honours, along with a chance to produce her own material.
   Since winning the “She’s The One” contest, Emma has worked with some venerable names in Canadian songwriting, including the Fourth Floor Productions writing team, as well as Robyn Dell’Unto and Kevin O’Brien, to name a few, allowing her to hone her craft even further. 
​   Her debut single “I Don’t Sleep” has gained 400K streams on spotify since its release in July 2017. It peaked at number 16 on the CBC Radio 2 Top 20 chart, and reached number 1 on CKDJ 107.9’s first Top 10 of 2018. She is dedicated to pursuing a career as a touring artist.
Repertoire List
Currently is only made up of original songs. All shows are 95% original music when Emma performs.
Original Songs
  • I Don't Sleep
  • Picking Sides
  • Stay Like This
  • Medicine
  • Flowers Will Die
  • Want You, Want Me
  • Take Over
  • All for One
  • Endlessly
  • All Our Faith
  • Still Wanna Be Friends? (cheesy title)
  • Come and Rescue Me
  • The Boy with No Name
  • Telephone Calls
  • The Lobster Song
  • Focus 
  • Lying to Yourself
  • When I Get Home
  • Slow Dancing
Performance List
The following is a list of performances Emma has given before:
School Performances
  • Coffeehouse - 2015 to 2017
  • Guitar and Vocal Class Performance Tests - 2016-2018
  • FLASH & Friends Concert - 2016-2017-2018
    • Original composition
  • Battle of the Bands - 2016/2017
    • First place with Euphoria
    • Third place with One Week Wonder
Public Performances 
  • Show Choir Canada Nationals 2016/2017
    • Placed 2nd / Industry connections
  • 2016 RBC Bluesfest - She's the One
    • First place / Contract with Cadence Music Group and Universal Music Label
  • Ottawa Grassroots Festival 2017/2018
  • RBC Bluesfest 2017
  • Talent Nation Montreal 2018
Experiences
  • Starred in the Lower School musical "Sasha Got Sucked Up the Chimney" as Sasha in 5th grade at the International School of Stuttgart
  • Growth in collaboration through school groups and classes such as Show Choir and Guitar
  • Arranging music and directing the Show Choir 2018 Band in and outside of rehearsals
  • Collaboration with professional songwriters and producers in the Canadian music industry for the past 2 years
Composition
​Title - Take Over
​Emma Lamontagne and Peter O'Brien
​Genre - Indie Pop
Lyrics and Chords
File Size: 7 kb
File Type: docx
Download File
Instrumentation 
Vocals - Emma
Piano - Jeff Rogers
​​Bass - Jason Leen​Drums - Dave Ledoux
Guitar - Peter Voith
Story Behind the Song 
Essentially, this song is about a person who knows how they feel for someone but isn't sure if they are ready for a commitment, but they want to try. They choose to ride the wave and let their feelings take over their instinct.

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​Verse:
D#m               B
Your ocean eyes
Are all I’m looking for
F# G#m                  D#m        C#
Feeling like it’s not real anymore
 
This sweet sunrise
Take me ashore
Floating but I got my feet on the floor
 
Prechorus:
B C# D#m                          F#                          C#           
Ohh Give me something to take this sweetness away
Ohh give me something to break cause I just wanna stay
 
Chorus:
                  D#m       C#            B
And by the time that we’re lost at sea ooh
F#                                C#
I’m gonna find a way to ride these waves
Into the wide open part of me
Gotta be strong gotta let love
Take over me
Verse:
Counterclockwise
My head’s spinning around
Feeling like we could never be found
 
These violet skies
As we walk down
Waves might come crashing all over town
 
Prechorus:
B C# D#m                          F#                          C#           
Ohh I need something to take this sweetness away
Ohh give me something to break cause I just wanna stay
 
Chorus:
                  D#m       C#            B
And by the time that we’re lost at sea ooh
F#                                C#
I’m gonna find a way to ride these waves
Into the wide open part of me
Gotta be strong gotta let love
Take over me
 
Bridge
​Chorus x3
Reflection Video