Origin Brooklyn, New York Years active 2014 (2014)–present Genre Country blues | Genres Singer-Songwriter Website arumrae.com | |
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Albums Too Young to Sing the Blues Re-Issue, Warranted Queen, Waving Wild, Loners, Arum Rae Record labels Secret Road Music Services, Arum Rae, Hyperrealist Similar The Deslondes, Jump - Little Children, Sugar and the Hi‑lows, Matthew Vasquez, Aaron Lee Tasjan Profiles | ||
Too young to sing the blues arum rae
Arum Rae (Latin for waterlily) is a singer songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York. Her full birth name is Arum Rae Valkonen (valkoinen means "white" in Finnish) and she is from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her sound is heavily influenced by jazz singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone. Her style blends heavy, nocturnal beats with auto-tuned soul singing. Arum began performing by driving up to three hours from Virginia to play at various open mics in Washington, D.C. and Frederick, Maryland, which would then open the door for her to return as an opener, and finally performing as the headlining act. Arum now resides in New York City.
Contents
- Too young to sing the blues arum rae
- Heaven arum rae
- College and early successes
- Recent projects
- Songs
- References
Heaven arum rae
College and early successes
Arum Rae attended Berklee School of Music in Boston, where she majored in music business. She began writing original music her senior year. After graduating, Arum honed her songwriting skills and started playing for the community in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Arum Rae has worked with many notable producers such as Ken Lewis, Jim Eno, John Congleton, and Sanford Livingston. Arum found success in sync licensing, leading to placement of her song "What Good Is A Heart" on CW's The Vampire Diaries and "Waving Wild" on ABC's Pretty Little Liars. Arum Rae and The Civil Wars's John Paul White co-wrote “If I Didn’t know Better”. The song was featured on ABC's Nashville, landing it a spot on the Billboard Charts.
Recent projects
Arum Rae's debut record "Too Young To Sing the Blues" features Todd Sickafoose on upright bass, drummer Andrew Borger, Larry Saltzman on electric and slide guitar and Geralde Menke on pedal steel. The record was made in Brooklyn, New York, at Bushwick Studios and was produced by Michael Bongiorno and Steve West. In March 2014 Arum released the Warranted Queen EP with Sanford Livingston. Arum Rae's music video for "Gold" premiered via Paste Magazine in June 2014. She then released Waving Wild EP in November 2014 with grammy winning producer John Congleton in November 2014. Her latest project Loners EP is a collaboration with Ken Lewis and will be released through Secret Road Records July 15, 2016.
Songs
Warranted QueenWarranted Queen · 2014
Waving WildWaving Wild · 2014
Something's Happening to MeWarranted Queen · 2014