Emily Grace Whitehurst (born July 23, 1979), also known as Agent M, is an American singer, songwriter, composer, musician, and record producer. In 1998, she began her music career by fronting the punk rock band

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. After Tsunami Bomb disbanded in 2005, she co-founded and fronted the Action Design; a rock group. Since 2012, Whitehurst has been working on her synth-driven, indie pop project, Survival Guide.

Career

Whitehurst joined

in 1998 after the departure of original vocalist Kristin McRory. Whitehurst adopted the stage name Agent M at this time, and used it throughout her stay in the band. In 2000, Tsunami Bomb signed to Tomato Head Records and released their debut EP '' The Invasion from Within!''. Their first full-length CD, ''

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'', followed in 2002. In 2004, the band released a final recording, ''

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'', on

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. Tsunami Bomb split up the following year, the members parting on good terms with each other. Whitehurst and former Tsunami Bomb bassist Matt McKenzie later formed The Action Design with drummer Jake Krohn, and guitarist Jaycen McKissick from Pipedown. Whitehurst said that The Action Design would differ from Tsunami Bomb by embracing a more experimental approach. Whitehurst has made guest appearances on several other bands' recordings, including the song "My Town and Twins" on

Guttermouth Guttermouth is an American punk rock band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Rude Records. They have released nine full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured extensively, including perfor ...

's record '' Gusto''. She also performed guest vocal on her brother Logan's album, ''Goodbye, My 4-Track''. Agent M performed a song with

The Bouncing Souls The Bouncing Souls are an American punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1989. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-h ...

when Tsunami Bomb supported them on tour. She performs on

MxPx MxPx () is an American pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington, founded in 1992 as Magnified Plaid. As of 2016, current members include Mike Herrera on lead vocals and bass guitar, Yuri Ruley on drums and percussion, Tom Wisniewski on lead gu ...

album, ''

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'', for "Heaven is a Place On Earth". Emily Whitehurst and Jaycen McKissick (Tsunami Bomb / The Action Design) formed a new project dubbed Survival Guide. The band's debut 7-inch "Hot Lather Machine" was released on June 30, 2011 via Side With Us Records.

Family

Whitehurst is from

Los Banos, California Los Banos ( ), alternatively Los Baños ( ), is a city in Merced County, California, United States. It is located in the San Joaquin Valley in central California, near the junction of State Route 152 and Interstate 5. Its population was 45,532 ...

. She is the sister of fellow musicians, the late

Logan Whitehurst Logan Anthony Whitehurst (November 15, 1977 – December 3, 2006), was an American musician. His career began as the drummer for the band Little Tin Frog from 1995 until 2000, although he is best known as a founding member of Californian indie r ...

and Eliott Whitehurst of the northern California band Trebuchet.

References

External links

The Action Design Official SiteThe Action Design Fansite
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitehurst, Emily 1979 births Living people American rock singers Singers from California Women punk rock singers Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers