Arum Rae

Arum Rae (Latin for waterlily) is an American singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York. Her full birth name is Arum Rae Valkonen (valkoinen means "white" in Finnish)[3] and she was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4] 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.[5]

Arum Rae
Performing in 2016
Background information
Birth nameArum Rae Valkonen
Also known asWhite Dress[1]
BornAugust 25
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresAmericana, country blues[2]
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2014 (2014)–present
LabelsSecret Road
Websitearumrae.com

College and early successes

Arum Rae attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she majored in music business. She began writing original music her senior year.[6] 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,[7] 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[8] 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 [9] Nashville, landing it a spot on the Billboard Charts.[10]

Recent projects

Arum Rae's debut record, Too Young To Sing the Blues, featured 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.[5] In March 2014, she released the Warranted Queen EP with Sanford Livingston. Arum Rae's music video for "Gold" premiered via Paste Magazine in June 2014.[11] She then released Waving Wild EP in November 2014, with record producer John Congleton. Her most recent issue was the Loners EP, a collaboration with Ken Lewis, and released through Secret Road Records on July 15, 2016.[12]

References
  1. White, Caitlin (14 April 2014). "Arum Rae Doesn't Believe in Art School". Noisey.vice.com. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. "About Arum Rae". Sonicbids. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. "ARUM RAE Interview #150". Golden Boy Press. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  4. Carter, Candace (7 October 2014). "Inside Arum Rae's great sound". The Cavalier. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. "Sonic Birds". Sonicbids.com. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. White, Caitlin (14 April 2014). "Vice Noisey". noisey.vice. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  7. Hess, K. (7 November 2014). "Arum Rae Smokes Cover Of The Head And The Heart". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  8. "The Vampire Diaries Music. Season 7 - Episode 22". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  9. Dukes, Billy (11 October 2012). "A Taste of Country". A Taste Of Country. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  10. "Clare Bowen and Sam Palladio, "If I Didn't Know Better" (From ABC's "Nashville")". Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  11. White, Caitlin (3 June 2014). "Video Premiere: Arum Rae - "Gold"". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  12. Weiss, Haley (7 July 2016). "Exclusive Track Premiere: 'Heaven,' Arum Rae". Interviewmagazine.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
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