My Story…

I'm a singer, author and a 3-time Juno Award nominee for Best Pop Album. I also have a new metal band.

Thank you for being here.

Newspaper article titled "Indie's Renaissance woman" featuring Emm Gryner who is wearing a black dress with puffed sleeves, standing against a white background.

Bio

Emm Gryner is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist with three Juno Award nominations. She founded Dead Daisy Records, one of the first independent record labels in Canada, to support emerging artists. Emm started a metal band in 2024 called Ovary Axe, where she is the principal songwriter, bass player and vocalist.

Emm has collaborated with David Bowie, contributing vocals on tour and in the studio, and worked with Def Leppard on a reimagined version of “Pour Some Sugar On Me” featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra based on her 2000 cover song.

Emm also co-created the first music video in space, a rendition of “Space Oddity” with astronaut Chris Hadfield aboard the International Space Station. Her latest album, *Business & Pleasure*, explores yacht rock with contributions from acclaimed Nashville musicians. Her best-selling book is "The Healing Power of SInging" (2021, ECW Press).

Emm Gryner is wearing a deep V-neck satin top, high-waisted shorts, and large hoop earrings.

A woman singing into a microphone on stage, with her eyes closed and arms raised, under red stage lighting.

Emm Gryner and another singer are in a recording studio wearing headphones, standing in front of a microphone with a pop filter.

Emm Gryner is in a studio wearing headphones and speaking into a microphone, wearing a yellow and white patterned top, smiling and winking.

Young Emm Gryner is playing a grand piano with an older woman standing beside her, both in a room with a plain wall and a table with a fan.

Emm Gryner is playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a microphone on stage, with a dark background and orange stage lights

Emm Gryner is on stage with her arms stretched wide, singing into a microphone, and a drummer playing behind her.