Emilie Autumn is a singer-songwriter, poet, violinist and an artist. She loves tea, leeches and the Victorian era. She is a descendant from the Liddell family (as in Alice Liddell, the real Alice in Wonderland) on her mother's side. Her father was a German circus performer. She began learning the violin at the age of four and left regular school five years later with the goal of becoming a world-class violinist; she practiced eight or nine hours a day and read a wide range of literature. She began writing her own music and poetry at age thirteen or fourteen. A classically trained musician, Autumn draws influence from plays, novels, and history, particularly the Victorian era. She incorporates sounds resembling Victorian machinery such as locomotives, which she noted was "sort of a steampunk thing". Autumn describes her music and style as "Psychotic Vaudeville Burlesque." She alternatively labels her music and style as "Victoriandustrial", a term she coined, and glam rock because of her use of glitter onstage. She incorporates handmade costumes, fire tricks, theatrics, and a female backing band.
Visit her website: http://www.emilieautumn.com/
