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About Emily Mikesell

Emily Mikesell is a composer, producer and trumpet player who has played with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Lonnie Holley, Neal Francis, and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. She currently leads her own indie pop band Smiloh, releasing her debut album "Kaleidoscape" in February 2023.

Current Working Location

Los Angeles, CA, USA (Available to tour full time.)

Links to work

Work experience

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater Big Band
  • 2021-present
  • Trumpet player
  • New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
  • 2018-present
  • Trumpet player
  • Smiloh
  • 2019-present
  • Bandleader/ Singer/ Trumpet
  • Trumpet Mafia
  • 2017-present
  • Trumpet player
  • Lonnie Holley
  • March 2022
  • Percussion/ Trumpet/ Improvisor
  • Neal Francis
  • April 2022
  • Trumpet player
  • Disney All-American College Band
  • Summer 2016
  • Trumpet player

Emily's Skills

Art
  • Graphic Design
Live
  • Artist
  • Singer
  • Touring Musician
Venue Type Experience
  • Amphitheatre
  • Club
  • Festival
  • Theatre/PAC
Musician
  • Artist
  • Instrumentalist
  • Performer
  • Singer
  • Studio Musician
  • Touring Musician
Producing
  • Producer
Songwriting
  • Beat Maker
  • Co-Writer
  • Lyricist
  • Songwriter
  • Top Line

Emily's Genres

  • Alternative Rock
  • Blues
  • Classical
  • Electronic
  • Experimental
  • Funk
  • Indie Rock
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Psychedelic
  • R&B
  • Soul
  • Standards

Emily's Experience

Having worked as a professional trumpet player in New Orleans since 2016, I’ve learned how to expand my skills as a musician and make a full time living from it. After working as a sidewoman for a few years I started my own indie band, Smiloh in which I write, produce, sing, and play trumpet. The past 2 years I’ve arranged for many bands including Trumpet Mafia, a 10 piece horn section with rhythm section, which was performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. I’m also a member of the Dee Dee Bridgewater Big Band and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and I regularly work as an improvising artist at the Musicbox Village in New Orleans.