By Ken Paulson
Hemming may well have been the youngest artist on the Sail Across the Sun cruise (other than the School of Rock students), but won over audiences in her shows in the ship’s atrium.
Hemming is the alter ego of Candice Martello, a singer-songwriter based in Philadelphia. Her appearance on Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project gave her solo career a jump start, and a debut album is in the works. She cites Cat Power and M. Ward among her influences.
We spoke with her just before the cruise ship left Miami.
Her thoughts on her music and emerging career: