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Hometown: Austin, TX
Management: Ariana Hall
Website: www.arianahall.com
Sounds Like: Adele, Sara Bareilles, Sarah McLachlan, Aretha Franklin, Jewel
Genre: Folk
Ariana Hall is an artist with local Los Angeles and increasing international acclaim. Recent achievements include having been discovered by Jonathan Karp, one of Hollywoods biggest Music Supervisors, to play the role of herself while performing her original music in a scene with Paul Rudd and Chris O'Dowd in Judd Apatow's next big movie, "This Is 40". While the scene did not make the final cut, there may be glimpses in the DVD Extras. Ariana was also the subject of the pilot episode of the new web TV series, "The Major Lift," which features performances by and interviews from a musical artist each episode.
Ariana has worked on her original music with: two-time Grammy Award winning producer Ted Greenberg (Shadows of Mowtown), as well as celebrity music producer/Academy Award winner Ric Wake (J-Lo). She has recorded with notable producer Richard Perry (Beatles, Babs, Elton John). She received a standing ovation after each of 5 years playing the Main Stage of the Florida Folk Festival, the first year as she was releasing a 5 song CD, which received a 5 star review from Maverick Music Magazine in England. She headlined the Festival in 2011 before playing 2 other local festivals that summer. In early 2012 she began headliningto a packed room at the #1 venue for independent singer/songwriters in Southern California, The Hotel Cafe (Hollywood).
Graduating cum laude from the University of Miami Jazz School, Ariana has toured all over the world as a professional singer including Hong Kong, Australia, Europe & Canada. She gave a private concert for renowned author Eckhart Tolle and has given performances for the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle and at the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Her studio music credits include commercials, voiceovers, and back-up vocals on major label releases. She recorded for Adam Lambert at Capitol Records and appeared on Rod Stewart's latest album (released October 2010), backing him up on the song "Bye Bye, Blackbird." Ariana has also appeared on the Wayne Brady and Craig Kilborn Shows in the past, performing with singing legend Engelbert Humperdinck.
Ariana is a respected speaker with a system for accessing and honing authenticity. She has strengthened the voices of artists, speakers, business professionals and children for the last 15 years. Her unique company SelfExpressedVoice.com is known in personal development circles in Los Angeles and beyond as a force for good. It continues to gain momentum as her programs inspire new entrepreneurs to live their message with confidence while empowering the presentation and authenticity of seasoned professionals.
...Notable reviews:
http://www.muruch.com/2012/01/ariana-hall-live-at-the-hotel-cafe-l-a-1412.html
http://www.beatzo.net/blog/2012/01/concert-diaries-ariana-hall-live-at-the-hotel-cafe/
“So DEEPLY enjoyed your music the other night. Visceral. Transcendent.”
Adam Gilad - Facebook
“Ariana - You were magical, engaging, enlightening, and empowering. Keep sharing your gift with the world! Well done...”
Christopher Kai - Facebook
“You reignite my love for music. So beautiful I got chills. You hold nothing back. I pray you continue you record and write.
You are truly a virtuoso... One in a billion!
Sincerely,
~Jt”
JT Brown - Facebook
“Your smile alone last night was something that people could watch for hours! Your music was something to listen to for hours! I will keep an eye out for future shows!”
Natalie Marie Everston - Facebook post
“Ariana Hall is amazing. Hear for yourself.”
Adam Sears, Los Angeles Promoter - Facebook
“You are phenom. Plain and simple. Love your storytelling. The songs were prefaced perfectly.”
David Daskal, of the band Xyzyx - Facebook Post
“Great Songs, Great Band, Loved It.”
Mario Monico - Facebook comment
“Pleasure to meet you at Zoey's. Haven't wash my hand yet -lol. Loved that voice of yours and felt the passion behind it. I wasn't kidding when I told you...that I was touched by...your performances. Keep on keepin' on sistah. Please keep me posted as to your gigs - would love to be blessed by your talent again!!!”
Lia Marquez - Facebook
“I enjoyed being a part of the audience while Ariana Hall performed sweet, soulful melodies for us...[we] were all sharing [our] gifts freely with the homeless and underprivileged population of Los Angeles. With time, respect, encouragement and opportunity .. we can change ourselves AND the world.”
Holly Anne Krywicki - Facebook
“Incredible! Happy I got to watch you! And I have such an amazing connection to [your song] "Why Are You Here?" Keep singing...”
Guzel Gjenasaj - Facebook
“I just went online to buy my tickets for the Florida Folk Festival and saw your bio on the featured artist page. Can't wait to see you perform again this year. It's always one of the biggest highlights of the weekend and you get better every year. See you there!”
Bob Larson - Facebook
“Your music is awesome...”
Kent Sayler - Facebook
“I watched your TEDx performance on the live stream- you were amazing!”
Oscar Gonzalez - Facebook
“Great show - you have an amazing voice and great songs!!”
Brooks Parsons, Jr - Facebook
“I happened upon your performance last week at the Florida Folk Festival, purely by accident. I heard this beautiful, soulful voice and was drawn to the area where you were performing.
My God! I was treated to the most wonderful live music experience I've ever seen and heard.”
Gene M. - Fan email
“I am still waiting for you to bring your show to the Detroit area so I can hear and see your show again in person. My family and I still talk about the show you put on... Keep rocking girl.”
Jim - Fan email
“Quick witted and available Ariana is a sexy, fun showstopper and always brings a wave of giggles and leaves the crowd smiling...she is the diva and no one and nothing can take her down from that level of wonder.”
James Gabriel - Live Show Review
"Great to see you last night. That dance was so freaking beautiful and sexy and it was rockin. It enhanced your beautiful voice. Your radiance and your whole energy was phenomenal. Everyone freaked out when you started dancing and moving like that! We want more of that for sure."
Russell Feingold - Fan email
“Ariana Hall is a singer with a brilliant voice that melts the heart and invades the soul…Not Too Close, Not Too Far is a superior offering...Ariana's voice is bold and rousing …Top quality songs, vocals and lyrics…I cannot praise this short collection of songs enough.”
Sarah Hunt - Mavrick Magazine
"You transported me to another world. The sound of your voice, the poetry you speak, the energy you exude... to see you live is an experience that leaves a person changed. You are pure love and soul!"
Erika Watson - Fan email
“...there are those who are gifts for the rest of us to watch or listen to...To witness her sing with such passion is an experience as she opens herself to her music, her voice melodious and alive to touch the inner sanctum of anyone listening.”
James Gabriel - Indymedia
“Your music is like fresh daisies.”
Dora Ayala - Fan at the Artistspalooza Showcase
“So unique and amazing!”
Jennie Edwards - Facebook
“Your music makes people fall in love with life.”
Giovanni Cavalieri - Facebook
“Beautiful voice, beautiful soul.”
Dilan Prema - Facebook
“Your music feels so pure & personal. I look forward to more.”
Cimone Jago - Facebook
"The song "My Friend" melts me every time. My buddies and I all agree that if a girl writes something that heartfelt about us before we die, then we win life."
Billy Small - Facebook
“You are pure JOY! Enough said! Digging all the [new] songs so much! Please put them all on a cd soon! ♥ So incredibly nice to see you last night!”
Lina Falvey - Facebook
“This is the voice that can unite countries, the voice that can inspire peace on a deep level. I am still singing "Mmm (I Like You)" in my head.”
Nannette DiMascio - Fan email
“That was an awesome concert and actually the best small venue performance I have ever seen. I am a total fan!!”
Matthew Kennedy in Ventura, CA - Fan email re: Zoey's Cafe show in Ventura
“Had the great pleasure to attend a beautiful concert with Ariana Hall...two wks ago. Relaxing now listening to Ariana's cd. Magical. Pure beauty and simple deep truth from her gorgeous heart.”
Vanessa Codorniu - Facebook Post
