Holly Rubenstein

Holly is currently a featured artist on two websites - if you could take the time to stop by and leave her a top rating or comment she would be very grateful! THE LINKS ARE http://www.songpeoplebuzz.com/Home and http://blog.themusicmagazine.co.uk/2008/04/10/holly-rubenste in/ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Holly Rubenstein is a musician's musician. A multi-instrumentalist, with a jazz and soul background, the 20 year-old is soulful beyond her years. Incorporating traditional jazz styles into a youthful pop, her British accent is just right for the U.S. charts and abroad. Rubenstein's real gift is her ability to pen emotional songs, which she really brings to life with the range with her soothing, yet gritty voice. True artistry.- Don't be surprised to hear her soon with the likes of U.K. heavyweights Ronson and Winehouse, or American legends such as Roy Ayers or Herbie Hancock"---------------Recent Review by 'World Spectacular'. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- Over the past three years Holly has recorded many tracks with producers Aron Friedman (Smudge Productions), Hank Hughes (Townhouse Records) and Matt Johnson (Jamiroquai) and is constantly working on new material. She is currently working with many people in the music industry including vocal coaches Carrie and David Grant and is being teamed with songwriters at Notting Hill Publishing. Classically trained on piano, clarinet and sax, her own music is a unique fusion of pop, jazz and R&B. She has composed music since about the age of seven and has had many pieces, both classical and popular, performed to large audiences. As the solo vocalist for the Surrey Youth Jazz Orchestra she has sung at the London Barbican Centre, Royal Festival Hall and most major Surrey music venues. In 2004, she was awarded the Songwriting Award at the Academy of Contemporary Music Pop Academy, Guildford, Surrey and In 2005 was a finalist in the USA SONG OF THE YEAR competition. She reached the final of the UK National Songwriting Competition in both 2006 and 2007 out of over 4000 entries, leading to two radio interviews and her recent tracks being played on prime time BBC radio. In the December 2006 Music Aid International Music Awards she was voted runner up in both the Best Female Solo Artist and Best Songwriter categories. She was recently flown to Miami and offered a recording/publishing contract by a Miami based recording company (she is also an American Citizen) but after four months of deliberation declined (following legal advice!!). Holly is a first year student at the London School of Economics and Political science studying Social Anthropology.