RACHEL PLATTEN

 

"Rachel Platten is a music industry executive's dream. She crafts songs with beautiful, memorable melodies and intelligent, moving lyrics. Then she delivers them with her compelling and powerful voice. She is an accomplished guitarist and pianist with enough stage presence to make you forget that anyone else is in the room. Rachel Platten is one of those remarkable and all-too-rare artists who remind me why I love my work." --- Bob Leone, Songwriters Hall of Fame

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Rachel first grabbed the spotlight at Irving Plaza during a Toots & the Maytals concert when she jumped on stage, grabbed the mic from Toots, and stunned the crowd by beat-boxing to "Monkey Man".

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Moments of Note:

* Rachel's 2004 self-released EP rose to 9 on CD Baby's Bestseller's Chart

* Rachel has performed in concert halls, festivals, and clubs alike from New York to the Caribbean (including The Cutting Room, The Bitter End, now Mercury Lounge); alongside artists such as Rusted Root, The Strokes, Susan Tedeschi, DJ Logic (of Medeski, Martin & Project Logic)

* Her song 'She Might Be' was MP3 of the day on VH1's Best Week Ever Blog

* Rachel performed the National Anthem at the Red Sox vs. Yankee closing game on October 1, 2005

* BMI's songwriter of the Month

* Rachel spent six months in Trinidad writing and working alongside International recording artist Andre Tankard