Emily Green

Emily Green (born April 6, 2002)

Early life Emily Green was born on April 6, 2002, and raised in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. Her father, Andy Green, is a composer and sound designer, and was a long-time touring musician and collaborator with the Welsh composer John Cale. He was the impetus for her beginning to play the guitar, encouraging her to learn the instrument and giving her second-hand music gear. She regarded her experience playing the guitar as being "pretty bad at it for a long time". She later attended classes at Columbia University during an inactive period for the band after recording 3D Country.

Career

Geese (2016–present)

Green met the members of Geese in early childhood. She made friends with frontman Cameron Winter and drummer Max Bassin while at Brooklyn Friends School. Upon starting high school, she transferred to the Little Red School House where she would meet bassist Dominic DiGesu. In 2012, she joined the Park Slope Rock School music program where she would regularly perform with Winter and Bassin. The three formed Geese in 2016 after inviting DiGesu to be their bass player. Another Little Red School House student that Green had studied with, Foster Hudson, would later join the band as second guitarist. The band's name is derived from Green's childhood nickname, "Goose".

Geese began to practice weekly at Bassin's basement after school, with equipment handed to them by their parents. After releasing a couple of EPs and their debut album A Beautiful Memory in 2018, the band intended to break up to attend college. However, in 2020, Geese was scouted by manager Willie Upbin, who gave them record offers from labels such as 4AD and Sub Pop. They eventually signed to Partisan Records. Green described this album as produced half by herself, half by Faber.

Artistry

Musical style Geese's music has been described as art rock, indie rock, and post-punk. Green's guitar playing is portrayed as switching between "uncontrollable shredding and steady command" with much experimentation with her instrument.

Green has played a variety of guitar equipment, using guitars, pedals, and amps from several brands and models. However, a mainstay has been the Reverend Double Agent: she says she found the guitar for sale and appreciated its sound and that it "cost about $500 less than a Fender would". During live shows, Green also uses a Boss DD-5 digital delay pedal, which she likes for its reliable performance, long delay times, and the "glitchy" time dilation effect. Other gear that Green uses is the Stratotone Newport Model H 42/2 guitar by Silvertone, as well as a Pearl Parametric EQ pedal, a Boss Blues Driver, and a Z.Vex Fuzz Factory. She regards gaining experience performing live with others as the best and most interesting method of playing guitar as opposed to music theory or dedicated practice sessions, citing her experiences playing with Winter and Bassin.

Influences Green attributes the album Marquee Moon by New York band Television as a huge influence, singling out the guitar work of frontman Tom Verlaine. Pinder has additionally credited Verlaine and Radiohead as the main factors in her "lithe and spry" and "woozy" playing.

Personal life Green is a trans woman. She has spoken about feeling as if she was "born in the wrong body" at age 12, and that her decision to transition coincided with the promotion for Projector in 2021. Green first went by they/them pronouns in her career as a springboard for a later female transition. She officially came out as a trans woman via the cover of Geese's Alive & In Person live album in 2024, where she was credited as Emily. She has credited Star's Revenge and her collaborations with Faber as an avenue for her to express her femininity.

Discography

Geese A Beautiful Memory (2018) Projector (2021) 3D Country (2023) Getting Killed (2025)

Star's Revenge star's revenge (2024)