Legends By Andy Smith and Emily E. Finke – A 10,000-Mile Collab

Legends – A Story Carried Across Continents

Many people wonder why I keep chasing stories through music. And then a song like “Legends” lands on my desk and answers the question for me. Legends and gentleman – here comes Legends shaped by Andy Smiths and Emily E. Finke. I sat there thinking about two artists on different continents, throwing lines and melodies across oceans, somehow like a bridge made of gold and light. A story about crossing mountains of gold and chasing cities of light, and somehow the creation followed the same path.

Andy Smith from South Australia and Emily E. Finke from the US met through the International Singer-Songwriters Association back in May 2025, and something clicked. They shaped Legends through screens, cables, and long-distance hours that stretched the process into something strangely beautiful. The vocals finally happened in the same room only because both landed in Atlanta for the ISSA Awards in August. I like that part. I like when the world lines up for a moment and lets a song breathe with its creators.

Andy Smith — A Road Forged by Grit and Stages

Andy carries a long road behind him. A Bristol kid who learned guitar from his father, toured pubs and arenas by 1998, fronted Howlin’ Haze, dropped solo albums, picked up awards, produced other artists, and recently released NFTs with names that bite: Tales of Yesterlife, Nuclear Bomb, The Cunning Linguist. In August 2025 he picked up silver for International Single of the Year at the ISSA Awards in Atlanta.

His most recent EP, I Want To Take You Far, is moving through global radio, with Always Be This Way even grabbing a top 10 finalist spot at the World Songwriting Awards. The man clearly holds a pace. And when he says Legends feels completely new for him, I believe it. He sounds genuinely proud of this one.

Emily E. Finke — A Mind Full of Music

Emily comes from a different world, yet she meets Andy’s edge with her own fire. A multi-award-winning musician, trained in nearly every instrument I can name before she hit adulthood, with performances at Carnegie Hall and Sydney Opera House behind her. And then the creative storm: arranger, lyricist, producer, engineer, marketer, director – an entire creative ecosystem living inside one artist. Her mezzo voice has been called one of the most beautiful of the century, and after reading everything she does, I get the idea she runs on purpose, not ego.

She writes about 100 songs and counting, runs her label Ashes and Embers Records, performs early-century popular music, works with her band DOUBLE TROUBLE X2, and lives with a clear belief: her gifts serve something higher. Her mission is built on light, love, and legacy. And yes, you feel that spirit inside Legends.

A Song Built to Travel

Legends was produced across three continents, mastered in the UK, shaped by two minds who opened themselves fully to the process. When I listen, I imagine the wind and the ringing bells they mention, the kind of sound that sits between my memory and the universal mirage.

And here I am, thinking about how distance sometimes sharpens things. Maybe that’s why Legends stands with such clarity. A story shaped by time, travel, and two artists who knew how to listen to each other. If the song finds a place in your day, follow their paths online and keep an eye on where this partnership travels next: Andy Smiths and Emily E. Finke