'Arise' Emily Rice

Tāmaki Makaurau multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Emily Rice has today released ‘Arise’ - the second single from her upcoming EP, Auaha.

An empowering and uplifting song, which blends silky, smooth melodies with soulful and dreamy beats and inspiring lyricism, Emily describes ‘Arise’ as “a bit of a personal mantra.”

‘Arise’ was written during the first lockdown in 2020 as part of a creative project, in which Emily challenged herself to create daily throughout the entire month of April. What emerged from the ‘Auaha April challenge’ were the waiata for her upcoming body of work, aptly titled Auaha. 

Emily wrote 26 songs over the month and says that ‘Arise’ is one of her favourites from the bunch. “It’s all about grabbing hold of those moments when you feel inspired, rather than letting them slip past.” 

With a sound that defies genre and is ever-evolving, Emily has three EPs to her name, as well as an impressive list of accolades, including twice being a finalist for ‘Songwriter of the Year’ when she was studying at pop music school. She is also a multi-talented instrumentalist and singer, who has performed throughout Europe. When she’s not making music under her own name, she’s one half of the bi-lingual duo Aro - a two-time finalist in the prestigious Silver Scroll Awards.

Her new EP, Auaha, which is a seamless blend of chill DnB-meets-RnB pop, is due out in the coming months. All songs on the EP, including ‘Arise’ were produced, recorded and mixed by M J Collier/ Leone at Aro Music Studio and Little Lion Studio. The EP was mastered by Vivek Gabriel of Gabriel Audio.