About

Erika M. Anderson is an artist and musician who has been active in the West Coast experimental art and music scene for over two decades. She performs under her initials as EMA and has toured extensively, playing internationally in clubs, warehouses, arenas, and everywhere in between. Her albums are self-produced, with a signature style that borrows from noise, folk and various popular music genres. Anderson also utilizes immersive technologies for multimedia performances, including virtual reality and video game engines.

In 2011 she released her critically-acclaimed solo debut, Past Life Martyred Saints (City Slang) which has been included on the “Best Of The Decade” lists from Pitchfork, Stereogum and Rolling Stone. The Future’s Void (Matador) followed in 2014, and Exile In The Outer Ring arrived in 2017.

EMA has performed at festivals including Coachella, Bonnaroo and Roskilde, as well as late night TV. Her multimedia performances have taken place in museums such as PS1 MoMA, The New Museum and The Barbican Centre in London. She has been profiled in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian and many others.

Originally from South Dakota, Anderson now lives in Portland, Oregon, where she runs a recording studio and teaches Recording Technology in the Music and Sonic Arts program at PCC.