Lee Emi

Born in South Korea and raised in Michigan, singer-songwriter Lee
Emi has performed her music for audiences across the country and
overseas, using those experiences to add grit to her dark, thematic
songwriting. Her indie-pop-rock music bears sharp teeth, leaning
into the rawness of anger, grief, and self-doubt, weaving powerful
melodies around potent lyrics that ask all of us “am I good enough?”

Originally named Lee Sang-Eun and raised under the name Emilee
Petersmark, Lee Emi began her career in 2010 as a primary
songwriter and co-lead singer/guitarist in beloved West Michigan
indie band, The Crane Wives. For the next 15 years, she would play
bars, listening rooms, theatres, and concert venues across the
continental US and release 5 studio records with the Crane Wives,
all while quietly building a personal cache of songs that would
eventually become her first solo record, DESTROY EVERYTHING, to
be released in October 2026.