Emker Cel began as a studio-based project for songwriter  / producer / multi-instrumentalist Matt Kassell. A trio of EPs formed the basis of the first, eponymous album in 2016. A second album, "From The Waves" was released in 2018, followed by a series of EPs and singles. After a break for fatherhood, the third Emker Cel album "You Are Everything You Are" will be released in October 2023.