Emily Hopkins

Emily Hopkins is a professional electroacoustic harpist, composer, and YouTuber based in Long Island, New York, whose channel EmilyHarpist has collected around 750,000 subscribers by fusing classical harp technique with guitar pedals, modular synths, and digital sound manipulation. She graduated from the Muse Scholar Program of CUNY Hunter College with bachelor's degrees in Music Performance and Media Studies. A classically trained American musician with over two decades of experience, she has performed at Carnegie Hall with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York and became a member of MTA Music Under New York, busking in subway stations.

Her studio collaborations with partner Russ Fro, a professional audio engineer and composer, have produced featured harp work on Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws (2024) and DreamWorks' Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023). Beyond film and game soundtracks, her composition credits extend to art installations and additional video game projects. At 33, she is currently artist-in-residence at the Pollock-Krasner House in East Hampton, where she explores the interplay between traditional instrument and modern technology. With natural breasts, a septum piercing, and ears pierced, she presents a contemporary look that matches her experimental approach. Her Instagram following exceeds 366k. Born in New York in 1993, she has spent her career bridging the gap between classical training and electronic music culture.