EMERSON PALAME - A BIOGRAPHY

Emerson Palame was born on February 9, 1984 in Woodland Hills, California.  From the earliest moments he can remember, Emerson was surrounded by music.  He took piano lessons at a very young age and won several awards for classical performance.

One month before his tenth birthday, Emerson's left pinky finger was tragically shattered in the 1994 Northridge earthquake.  After a year of reconstructive surgeries and physical therapy, half of the finger was saved.  Because of his musical background, Emerson's story was covered in newspapers nationwide and on television news internationally.  Throughout the recovery process, Emerson never stopped taking music lessons, and discovered that his true passion wasn't just playing other people's music - he wanted to write his own.

Fueled by his desire to write music, Emerson began attending Los Angeles Pierce College when he was just thirteen years old.  Majoring in music, he studied there for two years supplemented by private instruction from various teachers in piano, guitar, and composition.  He studied electronic music and the recording process both in his father's studio and at school.  This led him to put together his own home studio in which he recorded two albums of his own songs, but never pursued their release.

At the young age of sixteen, Emerson landed his first paying composing gig for the book on tape version of "The Golden Bowl" by Henry James, produced by Monterey Soundworks.  Soon after, Emerson met film/television composer Guy Moon and began working for him as an arranger on television shows, "Fairly Oddparents" and "Chalk Zone" for Nickelodeon.

In 2002, Emerson's father Emilio invited him to co-write a commercial for "Mercedes Benz World Racing".  The bond they shared on that project, both professionally and as father/son was so great that they decided to form a composing team for all future projects.  Together they composed several commercials, provided cuts for music libraries, and co-wrote and produced two songs for Garner Thomas' debut album "When You Hold Me".

Just a month before his twentieth birthday, Emerson's biggest opportunity came as he met with Scott Fellows about composing for a new Nickelodeon series, "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide".  Collaborating once again with his father, Emilio, they've composed fifty-three episodes of "Ned's" and received critical acclaim from television and music professionals alike.

Currently, Emerson is completing the third and final season of "Ned's Declassified" with his father.  They are also beginning production on a new project with "King Washington", an exciting new rock band in L.A. in which Emerson also plays keyboards, guitar, and sings.