Erin Bentlage

Hailing from the green mountains of Vermont, Erin Bentlage is a 3x GRAMMY Award®–winning vocalist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose music blurs the lines between song, improvisation, and soundscape. Raised near Burlington, she first found expression through ballet and classical piano before discovering her sound in the voices of Betty Carter, Fiona Apple, Lauryn Hill, Nancy Wilson, and the freedom of improvisation.

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Erin is featured on projects by Moonchild (Waves), Jacob Collier (Djesse Vol. 3), Kiefer (When There’s Love Around), Kate McGarry (What To Wear In The Dark), Steve Hackman (The Brink), and Amber Navran (Golden Light). As a writer and arranger, Erin creates for the voice in all its forms, from cinematic choral textures and major motion picture scores to intimate, layered vocals for and alongside artists including Jacob Collier, Moonchild, Pentatonix, Kings Return, and Tonality. She was a 2021 recipient of the Los Angeles Jazz Society’s “New Note” Award, and in 2019, she co-founded the GRAMMY Award®–winning vocal collective säje, alongside Sara Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, and Johnaye Kendrick. Entirely arranged and produced by the group, their debut record features collaborations with Jacob Collier, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Ambrose Akinmusire.

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Now based in Los Angeles, Erin tours internationally with both säje and Jacob Collier while shaping her debut solo work — stay tuned.