Ruby Friedman

Career

The Ruby Friedman Orchestra has been in studio in New Orleans, in New York City with Josh Valleau at The Glass Wall, with Peter Malick at OCL Studios in Calgary, and at his studio in Los Angeles. Final recording, production and mixing were done by Alex Elena and Topher Mohr at Beethoven Studios in Culver City. The band released their debut album, Gem on November 11, 2016. The first single from the album I'm Not Your Friend was released in June 2016

The critically acclaimed version of You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive, was featured prominently in the Season Five finale of Justified. Graham Yost, creator and Executive Producer of the series, discussed the use of the Ruby Friedman version in the show.

Her version of the song was also selected for use in the Reveal documentary, The Dead Unknown, an investigative report on a 1969 cold case regarding the disappearance and murder of a young woman, in Harlan, Kentucky, in June 1969.

In late 2015, The Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award winning Amazon Studios TV show, Transparent selected the arrangement featuring her vocals on the Gina Villalobos/Eric Colvin produced version of the Sly and the Family Stone hit Family Affair for use in the trailer promoting the launch of Season 2.

In 2015, Ruby Friedman performed the haunting vocals on the song, Hunt You Down for the CLIO award winning advertising campaign for the launch of the Sony PS4 game, Bloodborne. The song is a collaboration with The Hit House Music, and was written by Scott Miller and William Hunt. It was recorded by Wyn Davis in Los Angeles, and by Ruby Friedman at Word of Mouth Recording Studios in New Orleans. The Petrol Advertising campaign using the song won the coveted Golden Trailer Award for best Video Game TV Spot. The song was released as a successful single in conjunction with the general availability of the game.

In March 2015, the EP, Song of the Demimonde was released, containing 7 tracks of her most-requested cover material. House of the Rising Sun, the last song on the EP,> was recorded at Word of Mouth Recording Studios in New Orleans with renowned New Orleans piano player Tom McDermott, and longterm Smashing Pumpkins violinist, Ysanne Spevack.

When in New Orleans, she performs with Tom McDermott and Friends, (recurring musician from the HBO Emmy Award and Grammy Award nominated TV series, Treme), including Ysanne Spevack, at the renowned Buffa's. In both April 2015 and 2016, she performed at Buffa's and at the Lagnaippe Stage for Jazzfest with Tom McDermott and Friends, including Aurora Nealand. During the 2015 Jazzfest week, she also performed with Tom McDermott at the Just the Keys, Please private house concert, hosted by the esteemed Harry Shearer.

She has been retained by the estate of the legendary 20th Century Academy Award film song composer Harry Warren to re-imagine and record some of the extensive Harry Warren catalog. The catalog consists of hundreds of songs, from the familiar Academy Award winners to unfinished works in process. Several of these recordings, Rose Tattoo, Ungrateful Heart, and Welcome to the Party are included on the Song of the Demimonde EP.

In 2014, Ruby Friedman was commissioned to perform two songs, including the title track, on a tribute album, Life, honoring the life and music of Tarka Cordell, (produced by Alex Elena). Other notable contributing vocalists on the album include Lily Allen, Imani Coppola, and Evan Dando.

Her original song, Shooting Star, was selected for promotional use on the television program America's Got Talent and has been licensed internationally for continued use in that franchise. The song has also been licensed for use by Fox Sports. The original song, Drowned, was featured in Season Three's most memorable scene of the television show, Sons of Anarchy.

Her unique multi-octave vocal stylings have her much in demand, and she has been requested to perform versions of End of the World, Needle in the Hay, Angel Eyes, Pale Blue Eyes, Crazy, and I Want You, She's so Heavy for various compilations.

When in Los Angeles, she has headlined at The House of Blues, The Troubadour, The Viper Room, Hotel Cafe, Los Globos, Echoplex, and Pershing Square. She has made numerous invited guest appearances, including performances with Donovan, with Grammy Award nominee Scott Healy, with the Jeff Goldblum jazz ensemble, and at many events at the Sayers Club. When in New York City, she performs with Grammy Award winning Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks of Boardwalk Empire fame. She performed an acoustic invitation only show, at the Turn Gallery in Soho, accompanied by Imani Coppola, Matthew Steer, Maiya Sykes, Ben Crippin Taylor, and Conor Brendan.