Ruthie Bram

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Member Since: 1/27/2006
Band Website: sonicbids.com/ruthiebram
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Ruthie Bram- Live Jam at the historic juke joint (Chitlin Circuit) the VICTORY GRILL, May 7th, 2008
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Ruthie Bram- Live at ANTONES, May 6th, 2008
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Ruthie Bram- Live Jam at VICTORY GRILL, May 7th, 2008
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Ruthie Bram- Live at The Key Club WORK TOGETHER (W. Hollywood) 2008


Ruthie Bram- Live in Texas- 03/26/08

Ruthie Bram- GUITAR SOLO CLIPS from THE KEY CLUB, Sunset Strip, W. Hollywood CA, 02/13/08

Graham Central Station -05/08/08(Austin, TX)

311 CLUB- 05/09/08 (Austin, TX)

Ruthie during SXSW week 2008 in Austin, Texas w/ Will Sexton sitting in: (1-THREADGILL'S- Austin Songwriters (2- Z'TEJAS as Special Guest of Bill Carter, Stephen Doster, & Will Sexton (3- TROPHY’S-Invasion of GO GIRLS

Ruthie Bram - Bloopers Interview/ Madison Theatre

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RUTHIE BRAM is on the SHE UNLIMITED’S Podcast

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Ruthie Bram Interview- Bram Glam
August 12th, 2007 by She Unlimited

by: Debi Doson

While most 18 year old girls are busy chasing boys, hanging out at the mall and deciding what to do with their future, Ruthie Bram is hard at work becoming the next pop diva. A little pop, a little funk, a little rock, Ruthie has a sultry similarity to Gloria Estefan.

She Unlimited recently had the opportunity to interview this bright, up and coming star.

Q. You?ve achieved quite a lot in the last few years, Ruthie. What do you consider your biggest achievement to date?
A. Thank you, I am so grateful and honored to have the success that I?ve had. I feel that with every inch of success I have, the closer I am to achieving my dream, which is to spread messages of hope, love, and confidence to millions of people all over the world through song. I think the EuroRock 2007 Rockin? the World for Peace Tour is a big step forward for me. Since I?ve turned 18, my parents are allowing me to tour. So, the EuroRock 2007 Tour is my first opportunity to inspire a larger group of people in a short time and being on this tour is a significant step forward for me.

Q. Are you excited about being on the EuroRock tour?
A. Yes! I am very excited to be on the EuroRock tour, and I?m eager to sing about what I think is important to me and a lot of people. So, yes, the chance the EuroRock 2007 Tours offers me, to impact others, is thrilling to me.

Q. It?s a question asked of all musicians: where do you get the inspiration for your songs?
A. I get the inspiration for my songs from my experiences, from my observations of others, and from what others have told me has happened to them. Generally, I feel there has been, in some way or another, an outcome to most tales that has benefited the subject of the story, and I usually end up focusing on that person in my song. For example, in my single, SO YOU WANT MY LOVE, one person wants to know if the other has what it takes to please them. To be pleased is what most people seek in any relationship. So, I write about what I feel I want or what I observe others want. I write about seeking freedom, seeking hope, seeking the warmth of friendships, or seeking goodness in small things. Of course, I am inspired by heroic moments, but I am mostly inspired by the ordinary, daily events and feelings that make up all of our lives.

Q. Again, we?ll go with the oldies but the goodies: Which performers have most inspired you and why?
A. My parents exposed me to all sorts musical greats. Also, I was fortunate to be acquainted with one of the entertainers from the Soul Train era, who passed on to me, through old videos and recordings, music from the early jazz era, doo-wop, funk, hip hop, R&B, and current Top 40 and underground styles. So, of course, there are many performers that have significantly influenced me.

Some of my biggest inspirations are Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Minnie Riperton for the sheer beauty of their vocal sounds. I absolutely love Cab Calloway and Sammy Davis Junior for the humor they added to their already-great performances. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Smoky Robinson, Sly and the Family Stone, and Al Green for the distinctive stylzing they brought to their eras of music. Also I should mention that my music?s funk element is similar, in places, to Sly?s funk-era sound. He has such a cool vibe.

I admire Celine Dion successful handling of her great voice to execute delicate as well as powerful passages in songs. Texas girl, Selena was a charming, flamboyant performer who kept her audience rapt with pleasure each moment that she was on that stage. That?s a real entertainer! Finally, as a guitarist, I can?t forget my home state?s great Stevie Ray Vaughn and his Texas style of blues. My admiration is apparent, as those rock-funk elements in my guitar solos are also relatives of Stevie Ray Vaughn?s Texas blues.

This list and explanations could go on and on. The more performers I hear, the more performers I admire. It?s a non-ending chain of admiration.

Q. It is every musician?s dream to be signed by a major record label. Do you have any prospects toward this goal?
A. I have had an offer from a label piggybacking off Warner Bros. to do Neo-Soul sound, but I didn?t feel it was going to be the best for me in the long-term. I was also was one of the top 4 in a three-continent search and the top contender in the United States for a new dance artist for a major label, but was eliminated because I was too young at 17 to go on tour by myself. You know how that is. However, despite that, I am a firm believer that if the label deals offered aren?t right for me at the moment, then, I?ll set my own course to sail, and?will be the captain of my own ship. There are some great advantages to being free from a label, and there are advantages to having a label back me. Regardless, of how this plays out in the immediate future, I hope that whatever I do in my musical career, I am satisfied with my accomplishments. Being satisfied that I have tried the very best that I can for myself is of utmost importance to me. It is very liberating and empowering to take hold the circumstances that I am in and do the best I can for myself.

Q. You have performed for some pretty high-profile affairs. Did you get to rub elbows with any celebrities?
A. It feels great! This is because many of the people in the forefront of the news are very receptive to entertainers, and actually, sort of interact with performers during their shows. For example, once, at a celebrity benefit in Beverly Hills, a table full of women saw me jump off a 3 foot-high step in order to reach the microphone across the stage in time to sing. They were at first, stunned and scared for me at the jump and then, delighted that I succeeded in getting to the mic. Thereafter, throughout the evening, whenever it was my time to perform, they roared their approval and their hope there would be more unexpected antics and, in the end, actually got out of their dinner seats to dance as a group while I performed. So, yes, many times high-profile people have proven they are really great audiences by encouraging the performer to put on a great show.

She Unlimited recently had the opportunity to interview this bright, up and coming star. Visit her Online: www.myspace.com/ruthiebram
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TOMATRAX Interview: Ruthie Bram

At 18 Ruthie Bram has already made some impressive musical achievements. She was listed in L.A. Music Connection’s Top 100 of 2005 She is also soon to be taking part in the Euro Rock Festival ’07. We caught up with Ruthie to discuss her music thus far.

-In your bio you say how you “I was born to write and sing for people and to tell their stories as well as my own.” Is it hard to write songs telling other people’s stories?

I usually tell my own stories or give my perspective on the world, but sometimes, in certain areas, I lack that experience and yet want to put the topic in a song. That’s when another person’s story, that has impacted me, comes into focus in a song. I seek to reveal what the other person went through and how their story has made me feel. An example of this is the song, NO MORE LIES. I find it quite an honor and humbling to be entrusted with another person’s story, so I am very sensitive and careful when I use these shared events in a song.

-What made you want to be a singer?

I’ve aspired to be a singer since age 3. I started singing publicly at age 5. I loved and I still love the rush of walking on stage, uncertain of exactly what is to happen, and make sure that the performance goes well. At 5, I sang and danced to cover songs in competitions and for live audiences. So, both the singing and dancing had to go very well. Recently, I’ve added electric guitar playing to my singing. So, I still have two things that must flow beautifully for the performance, and I love it this way.

-When you wrote your first few songs, did you have any idea that they would be as successful as they were?

For several years prior to writing my first song, I had been creating topics and tunes that were memorable to me, but I never completed a song. Finally, at 14, I sat down and wrote a song with verses, choruses, bridge, introductions, and fade outs. I had no idea whether it would mean anything to anyone else. I just wrote what came from my observations and my heart. Somewhere in the production process, I began to hope that my music would move others as well.

-Given you’ve won so many awards so early do you feel any pressure from here on?

I believe that the more a person succeeds in life, the more skill she has for accomplishing additional goals. Do I have to top my past successes? I suppose I feel that I am equipped to do so and should use what I have. Is that pressure? Maybe, a little, but I love it!

-How did you manage to get on the EuroRock 2007 line up?

Eighteen years ago, I was orphaned as an infant in Lebanon during the raging Lebanese civil war. An American couple learned I was in an orphanage, adopted me, and took me to Texas, where I grew up on ZZ Top, Buddy Holly, Janis Joplin, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. The promoter of this tour knew of my turbulent origins in the Middle East and of my musical powers and asked if I wanted to be part of this tour. I said, “Yes.”

-Can you tell us a bit about the tour?

EuroRock2007 Rockin’ The World For Peace? is a multi-national, multi-genre rock-n-roll tour with 17 dates on the East Coast and 17 dates in the Western US produced by Lou Ricca, Vic Colucchio (Summer of Sam), Oscar-nominated Dave Pederson (Super Size Me), and Alexandra Townsend. EuroRock 2007 is conceived as a retro project along the lines of the 1970 Martin Scorsese’s first film “Medicine Ball Caravan” where 154 musicians toured the United States for world peace.

For the first time in over 30 years, 14 bands from Sweden, Switzerland, Scotland, South Africa, the Middle East, Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Philippine Islands, Canada, Italy, Czechoslovakia, and the United States will join together and tour for world peace. The tour will be filmed for a documentary as well as a reality show.
Musicians from around the world will invade the U.S. later this month, August 2007. Traveling by bus, the tour will make stops in small towns and major cities across America. The primary focus of EuroRock 2007 is to encourage conversations about world peace. In addition to the immediate impact of the bands live performances, America’s reaction to a bus load of Rock N Roll musicians invading their hometowns to open this public exchange will be captured on film and shown on popular television.

-How do you find festivals compare to single concerts?

Festivals, as well as concerts that I have played, have been relatively small. However, I find live audiences of any size just thrilling! I make it my business to capture my audiences, so that we both have a good time!

-Have you ever thought of playing in a band or do you prefer to remain a solo artist?

As a solo artist, tracks are sometimes needed. However, on this tour, I have a live band scheduled to back me at my performances. There is a lot energy with a live band, and I get to rock out while playing screaming guitar solos.

- Do you ever listen to your own music?
You bet! I even dance and work out to it! It’s energy on a disc. Plus, these are times when I can critique my music, so the next songs I write are even better.

-What other of music do you listen to?

I listen to every genre known to mankind. I love it all! Also, the more types of music I listen to, the bigger library of knowledge I can draw from. Unconsciously, I always incorporate new things from my library into my music, which gives it unexpected twists and turns.

-What is the first album you ever owned? Do you still listen to it?

I believe it was the soundtrack to Evita. And, yes I still listen to it. Its great!

-Is there any question you’ve always wanted to be asked?

What is my goal as an entertainer? It is to be with others through my music. Many times, others think they are alone in their experiences. Hearing a song about that topic makes them realize they are part of a larger community of people with similar thoughts and feelings. Music simply brings people together. I want to do that--bring people together with my music.

-Is there any question you hate being asked?

At the present, I haven’t developed an aversion to any particular question. Try that question again down the road.

Interview by Richard Rowe

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Sounds Like: Ruthie has primarily written upbeat, positive grooving funk pop with rock guitar. This fusion could best be described by naming who Ruthie would like to have in a Ruthie Bram Tribute Band. The music would be played by SRV, Hendrix, Larry Graham, and Albert Collins. The background vocals would be from Prince, Miki Howard, and Janet Jackson, while the lead vocals/rap would be Minnie Riperton and Missy Elliot.
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