{"id":835,"date":"2022-06-09T17:18:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T17:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/elementor\/persona\/?page_id=835"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:02:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maryember.com\/nl\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"835\" class=\"elementor elementor-835\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b12cd0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b12cd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4007e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db4007e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c68dfe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c68dfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff7f9b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ff7f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span id=\"miro-copy-source--rte\"><\/span>Just as a campfire brings people together, Mary Ember&#8217;s music speaks to broken and healed optimists alike, creating a warm atmosphere of understanding and connection. With her enthusiastic, disarming presence, Mary delivers meaningful yet lighthearted songs that make you laugh, cry, sing along or all of the above.<\/h5><h5>Her music lives somewhere between Americana and pop, echoing <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Taylor Swift<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kacey Musgraves<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Suzanne Vega<\/span><\/span>. Her debut <em data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1344\">Stronger than the Water<\/em> was picked as \u201cBanger of the Week\u201d by <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Happy Times Media<\/span><\/span>. She\u2019s opened for <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Blair Davie<\/span><\/span>, and her upcoming single <em data-start=\"1502\" data-end=\"1519\">Place Like Home<\/em> lands this January.\u00a0<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-083f117 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"083f117\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c361e67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c361e67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57fb5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f57fb5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8c5b9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec8c5b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"481\">Raised in a musical family in Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands, Mary Ember grew up with music as a constant presence. In her bedroom, she learned guitar by covering songs from artists like <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Taylor Swift<\/span><\/span> and others, slowly building the foundation for her own writing.<\/p><p data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"771\">Alongside her musical path, Mary pursued a master\u2019s degree in international biodiversity policy \u2014 a \u201cplan B\u201d that ultimately deepened her perspective on the world, but never replaced her creative drive. After completing her studies, Mary returned fully to what had always been there: music.<\/p><p data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1260\">The name <em data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1059\">Ember<\/em> reflects a creative fire that has always been present: steady, smoldering, and now fully lit. Her music is an extension of that idea \u2014 something small but alive, capable of spreading warmth and light.<\/p><p data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1522\">Lyrically, she explores themes of belonging, uncertainty, and the search for place in the world, often balancing introspection with honesty and humor. On stage, Mary performs mostly solo, but also appears with small or full band setups depending on the setting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pellentesque tincidunt tristique neque, eget venenatis enim gravida quis. Fusce at egestas libero. 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