
It consists of her performing works for the baroque violin accompanied by Roger Lebow on the baroque cello, Edward Murray on harpsichord, and Michael Egan on lute. Through it, she debuted with her classical album On a Day: Music for Violin & Continuo, which she recorded in 1997 when she was seventeen years old its title refers to the fact that the album took only a day to record. She became unhappy with the changes done to her songs, and decided to break away from the label and create her own independent record label, Traitor Records. While convinced that she would only play violin, eighteen-year-old Autumn decided to sing on one of her songs as a way of demonstrating to a major music producer, who wanted to sign her on a label, how it should sound. She believed that neither the audience nor the original composer would be insulted by the clothing and appearance of the performer. She studied under various teachers and attended Indiana University in Bloomington, but left after two years there, because she disagreed with the prevailing views on individuality and classical music. She began writing her own music and poetry at age thirteen or fourteen, though she never planned to sing any of her songs.

Growing up, she owned a large CD collection of "violin concertos, symphonies, chamber music, opera, and a little jazz". On her time at the school, she remarked, "I hated it anyway, what with the status as 'weird,' 'antisocial,' and the physical threats, there seemed to be no reason to go anymore, so I just didn't." She practiced eight or nine hours a day, had lessons, read a wide range of literature, participated in orchestra practice, and was home-schooled.

At the age of nine or ten, she left regular school with the goal of becoming a world-class violinist. I might have thought it was a kind of pony for all I know, but I don't remember being disappointed." Four years later, Autumn made her musical debut as a solo violinist performing with an orchestra, and won a competition. When Autumn was four years old, she started learning the violin, and later commented: "I remember asking for a violin, but I don't remember knowing what one was. She played the role of the Painted Doll in Darren Lynn Bousman's 2012 film The Devil's Carnival, as well as its 2015 sequel, Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival. In 2012, she released the album Fight Like a Girl. She later left Trisol to join New York based The End Records in 2009 and release Opheliac in the United States, where previously it had only been available as an import. appeared as Laced with songs on the electric violin as Unlaced. In 2007, she released Laced/Unlaced the re-release of On a Day. She released the 2006 album Opheliac with the German label Trisol Music Group. Through her own independent label Traitor Records, Autumn debuted in 1997 with her classical album On a Day: Music for Violin & Continuo, followed by the release in 2003 of her album Enchant.Īutumn appeared in singer Courtney Love's backing band on her 2004 America's Sweetheart tour and returned to Europe. Progressing to writing her own music, she studied under various teachers and went to Indiana University, which she left over issues regarding the relationship between classical music and the appearance of the performer. Growing up in Malibu, California, Autumn 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.

Performing with her all-female backup dancers The Bloody Crumpets, Autumn incorporates elements of classical music, cabaret, electronica, and glam rock with theatrics, and burlesque.

It is influenced by glam rock and from plays, novels, and history, particularly the Victorian era. Autumn's musical style is described by her as "Fairy Pop", "Fantasy Rock" or "Victoriandustrial". Emilie Autumn Liddell (born September 22, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, author and violinist.
