Kestrin

www.kestrin.com ____________________________________________________________ _________________________On May 15th I Executive Produced a fundraiser with my good friend, Sarah Carter . We raised over $30,000 for The Breast Cancer Fund, which builds awareness around the preventable causes of cancer and their link to the health of the planet, and SOLD OUT the venue. We exceeded our goals, with delight, and it was the best party--some even called it a festival! -- primarily due to Lucent Dossier , Sarah's heart of gold, and The Chocolate Fountain. Our Glamorous Host Committee:Jaime Pressly (My Name is Earl) James Gandolfini (The Sopranos) Jeremy Piven (Entourage) James Woods (Shark,  Casino, The Way We Were) Chris Noth (Sex in the City) Alex O'Loughlin (Moonlight, The Shield ) Arielle Kebbel (The Grudge 2) Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother ) Orlando Jones (Magnolia, Mad TV, The Replacements) Malin Akerman (The Heartbreak Kid, Entourage ) Holly Valance ( DOA , Entourage , Shark ) Steve Howey ( Bride Wars, Reba ) ____________________________________________________________ _________________________ Coachella sent a private chartered train down to the Palm Desert this year, and it was packed with film crews (one of which I was part of, along with Rosanna Arquette and the good boys at Subtractive ). The encompassing concepts surrounded conservation, community, and non-stop rocking. It was truly the first raddest American party train. We felt like we were writing history-- and apparently, we did.I was awakened at 7am, slumbering in the Coachella Valley after a long afternoon & night of partying, to my friend Liz shouting, "You're on the cover of the LA Times !". Turns out, I was .For the next several days I was referred to as "the face of coachella" by friends and strangers, which was totally wierd and a wicked honor. The weekend consisted of my first official Coachella performance onstage w/ Adam Freeland , dancing around all night in "the doggie coat", and wearing all-gold for 3 days straight. Best. Coachella. Yet. ____________________________________________________________ _________________________"Stars & Suns" , the movie in which I played bitch sister to "Me, You, & Everyone We Know's" Najarra Townsend, won an award at the Malibu Film Festival where it premiered alongside some fablulous films starring Kyle Gass ("Tenacious D"), Buster ("Arrested Development") and Creed ("The Office"), with whom I kicked it on the red carpet. awesome.Our film has been rocking the international festival circuit, and is playing this month at the prestigious Cinevegas Film Festival , where it will air alongside many brilliant films, including the new Murkami feature, and a celebration honoring Don Cheadle, Rosario Dawson, Viggo Mortsensen and Sam Rockwell.(above, "award-winning" cast of "Stars and Suns") ____________________________________________________________ ________________________Rob Dickinson (former lead singer of The Catherine Wheel and a phenomenally talented & handsome gent) is now being played regularly on the radio. And guess who's playing cello all over his new record? It's a dream come true, honestly. It has been ever since we played Largo w/ Grammy Award Winning producer Greg Collins & then sold out The Viper Room .You can hear our new recordings of Rob's songs at www.myspace.com/robdickinson ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- In recent months, Kestrin appeared onscreen at Cannes , Sundance , AFI , and Los Angeles Film Festivals in the film "Expired" , acting with Academy Award winner Samantha Morton , as well as numerous critically acclaimed music videos (Beck, The Strokes), theatrical productions, and feature films...As a cellist and vocalist, Kestrin has worked with Beck , The Fray , Cary Brothers (of the Grammy Award winning "Garden State" soundtrack), Rob Dickinson ( Rob Dickinson ), DJ Adam Freeland (UK), Twiggy ( Nine Inch Nails ) and Brandi Carlile , among many awesome others. She currently plays cello and sings in the melancholy yet completely fun and upbeat band, His Orchestra .