KnightressM1 is the hard-driving rock band out of Oakland, CA, fronted and created by Emily Palen on violin and vocals, backed by drummer Rob Ahlers and various bay area rippers on bass. They are set to release their debut album in the Summer of 2019. Emily has released two solo violin albums on Valence Records. Glass ~ Live at Grace Cathedral and Creation are both improvisational records recorded on hi-fidelity SACD technology. In addition to her two solo releases, she has performed with numerous and notable bands in the Bay Area and beyond, the most notable of which is The Foo Fighters and John Paul Jones. She has recorded for Gretchen Menn, The Goldenhearts, Silveroot, Bonfire Madigan and many others. Born and raised in Midland MI, to Lois, a professional cellist and music teacher and John, a poet by passion and journalist by profession, Emily was reared in an environment of passion and discipline. Her love for the violin bloomed at a very young age as she listened to her mother give daily lessons. While the classical violin repertoire was opening her heart, Shakespeare was stoking her flame and she grew to fall in love with the power of music and word. She continued her serious study of violin and piano through high school and moved to pursue a Violin Performance degree at University of Michigan. Soon the open ocean and driving mountains of San Francisco would beckon her to follow her heart. She has been breaking the bounds of her own education ever since, creating her own music and ever-searching for the truth of each moment, translated into music. She has also walked a path towards spiritual awakening and ascension and now uses her music to transmit messages of love, unity and freedom.