Ruby Friedman
Ruby Friedman | |
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| RFO photo by Kent Geib RFO photo by Kent Geib | |
| Background information | |
| Born | United States |
| Genres | Rock, alternative, jazz, country, blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano, ukulele, whistling |
| Years active | 2009 — present |
| Website | rubyfriedmanorchestra |
Ruby Friedman is an American singer/songwriter/composer, with roots in New Orleans, New York, and Los Angeles. She is the leader of the Ruby Friedman Orchestra.[1][2]
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 [3] at OCL Studios [4] in Calgary, and at his studio in Los Angeles. Final recording, production and mixing were done by Alex Elena[5] and Topher Mohr[6] at Beethoven Studios in Culver City. The band released their debut album, Gem on November 11, 2016.[7] The first single from the album I'm Not Your Friend was released in June 2016[8]
The version of You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive,[9] was featured 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.[10]
Her version of the song[11] was also selected for use in the Reveal[12] documentary, The Dead Unknown,[13][14][15] 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[16] produced version[17] of the Sly and the Family Stone hit Family Affair for use in the trailer[18] promoting the launch of Season 2.
In 2015, Ruby Friedman performed the vocals on the song, Hunt You Down[19] for the CLIO award-winning[20] advertising campaign for the launch of the Sony PS4 game, Bloodborne.[21][22][23][24] The song is a collaboration with The Hit House Music,[25] and was written by Scott Miller and William Hunt. It was recorded by Wyn Davis[26] 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 Golden Trailer Award for best Video Game TV Spot.[27] The song was released as a single in conjunction with availability of the game.[28]
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 New Orleans piano player Tom McDermott,[29] and Smashing Pumpkins violinist, Ysanne Spevack.[30]
She has also performed with McDermott, and Ysanne Spevack, in New Orleans, [31] Emmy Award and Grammy Award nominated TV series, Treme),[32][33][34] In both April 2015 and 2016, she performed at Buffa's and at the Lagnaippe Stage for Jazzfest[35] with McDermott and others.[36]
She has been retained by the estate of 20th Century Academy Award film song composer Harry Warren[37] to re-imagine and record some of the extensive Harry Warren catalog. The catalog consists of hundreds of songs, from 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,[38] (produced by Alex Elena). Other contributing vocalists on the album include Lily Allen, Imani Coppola, and Evan Dando.
Her original songs have been selected for promotional use on NBC and have been licensed internationally for continued use in the Got Talent franchise. Her songs or vocals have also been licensed for use by Fox Sports and numerous movie and video game trailers, most recently in 2017 trailers for the film Marshall and Netflix miniseries Godless. The original song, Drowned, was also featured in Season Three of the television show Sons of Anarchy.
When in Los Angeles, she has headlined at The House of Blues,[39] The Troubadour,[40] The Viper Room,[41] Hotel Cafe, Los Globos,[42] Echoplex,[43] and Pershing Square. She has made numerous invited guest appearances, including performances with Donovan, with Grammy Award nominee Scott Healy,[44] with the Jeff Goldblum [45] jazz ensemble, and at many events at the Sayers Club.[46] She performed an acoustic invitation only show, at the Turn Gallery in Soho,[47] accompanied by Imani Coppola,[48] Matthew Steer, Maiya Sykes, Ben Crippin Taylor, and Conor Brendan.[49]
Discography
References
- ^ Ruby Friedman Orchestra official site
- ^ Ruby Friedman Orchestra Published Music
- ^ Peter Malick website
- ^ Dan Owen's OCL Studio website
- ^ Alex Elena official site
- ^ Topher Mohr Official Site
- ^ Digital Journal Article
- ^ Pop Matters Review \
- ^ You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive Video
- ^ Graham Yost EW Justified Season 5 Post-Mortem
- ^ You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive Video
- ^ Reveal CIR Main Site
- ^ Dead Unknown Part 1 Mountain Jane Doe
- ^ The Dead Unknown Part 2 The Exhumation
- ^ The Dead Unknown Part 3 What Secrets Lie Beneath
- ^ Feverpitch Web Site
- ^ Family Affair Stream
- ^ Official Amazon Studio Transparent Season 2 Trailer
- ^ Hunt You down - single
- ^ CLIO Key Art Awards
- ^ Bloodborne Official site
- ^ Bloodborne YouTube PS4 30 Second The Hunt Begins TV Commercial
- ^ HitHouse Soundcloud Bloodborne Hunt You Down 30 second mix
- ^ Bloodborne YouTube PS4 90 second Cut You Down (The Hunt Begins) trailer
- ^ The Hit House official site
- ^ Total Access Recording Page
- ^ Award Winners List
- ^ Hunt You down - single
- ^ Tom McDermott Official Page
- ^ Ysanne Spevack Official Page
- ^ HBO Treme Official Site
- ^ Tom McDermott Official Page
- ^ St Louis Article
- ^ Ysanne Spevack Official Page
- ^ New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Official Page
- ^ Aurora Nealand Official Page
- ^ Harry Warren Music website
- ^ Tarka Music official site
- ^ House of Blues official site
- ^ The Troubadour Official site
- ^ The Viper Room Official site
- ^ Club Los Globos Official site
- ^ The Echo Official site
- ^ Scott Healy Official Page
- ^ Jeff Goldblum at the Rockwell website
- ^ SBE Sayers Club official site
- ^ Turn Gallery Official site
- ^ Imani Coppola official site
- ^ Conor Brendan Reverbnation site
External links
| Release Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Drowned (Single) | Self-released |
| 2014 | Life (Single) | Room 609 Records |
| 2014 | Home or Out of Range (Single) | Room 609 Records |
| 2014 | You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive (Single) | Self-released |
| 2015 | Song of the Demimonde (EP) | Self-released |
| 2015 | Hunt You Down (Single) | The Hit House |
| 2016 | I'm Not Your Friend (Single) | Self-released |
| 2016 | Gem (Album) | Pulchrum |
| 2016 | House of the Rising Sun (feat. Tom McDermott & Ysanne Spevack) (Single) | Self-released |
| 2018 | “Un4GvN” (feat. Two Beards)” (Single) | Two Beards Productions |