Rising Australian R&B star Emalia has been fine tuning her current project for three years now - with Platinum-selling producer One Above (Kota Banks, Hilltop Hoods, LA-based production duo AFTRHRS (Sabrina Claudio, Graace), Carmen Reece (Kanye West, Teyana Taylor, Ciara) and the critically acclaimed Shungudzo - and Emalia stresses, "It's important to find the right people. The sound has definitely grown and developed a lot, as I've grown. I always want to be a part of the process and learn as much as I can; I really like the concept of surrounding yourself with people who can push you to evolve and learn. Based on the strength of her recent output, the full backing of her label Sony Music and management team at Flagrant Artists (Ruel, Tom Thum), Emalia's time is right now; she is fully primed to lead the current crop of local pop/R&B artists who are making their mark on a global scale.