Rubie

Singer, songwriter with studio

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Soulful jazz-pop British songstress (Corinne Bailey Rae/ Amy Winehouse/Sara Bareilles) lead and backing vocals, harmonies and runs

I will bring a pretty soulful vibe to any song you have written covering genres from pop, country, jazz, funk, edm, rnb, classic, musical and more. I am currently a featured vocalist on the Mango Jambo Kids channel covering all childrens modern day songs, written by me!

Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Interview with Rubie

  1. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  2. A: I was harmonizing with two other talented vocalists for a musical and we live recorded one of the tracks on the album, how incredible. the rush of live recording and our talents blending with passion. beautiful.

  3. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  4. A: Mango Jambo kids! A learning channel for kids, I co-write and sing songs on most of the channels animated show

  5. Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

  6. A: I'm new here but i look forward to getting to know and be familiar with this community

  7. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  8. A: ehhhhhh, ugh. thats rough. depends on the genre!

  9. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  10. A: to deliver the emotional you want to feel when you hear the song

  11. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  12. A: I love creating and telling stories through lyrics and sound

  13. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  14. A: can you sing a cover of.... yes I can but don't expect me to sounds like that person please, I'll do my own thing with it.

  15. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  16. A: that I sound like someone else. thats impossible.

  17. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  18. A: what is the purpose behind the songs message and what emotion do we want to awaken in the listener

  19. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  20. A: know your target audience and what you would like to achieve in terms of the atmosphere we will create. examples of similar tracks and styles are perfect.

  21. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  22. A: pen and paper to write all of my crazy notes and lyrics down. I'm old school when I write songs. My pillow, because come on! Micro phone so the other islands could hear me too and a ukulele

  23. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  24. A: Writing and theatre. I turned my hand to writing years ago after completing musical theatre in school. I enjoyed stage life and the learning curve of working with other people so much. I obviously loved to sing but also found writing lyrics and telling stories on and off the stage equally as fulfilling.

  25. Q: How would you describe your style?

  26. A: british, jazzy, soulful and meaningful power with heartfelt softness

  27. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  28. A: It would have been the Everly brothers, maybe in the next life

  29. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  30. A: be prepared. learn and hone your craft, never stop learning and enjoy not being right all the time. musicians are not lone workers, we thrive in teams

  31. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  32. A: commercial pop songs

  33. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  34. A: Vocally I have extreme control over my sound but mentally: My skills lie in relating to other peoples emotions and delivering their story through vocals

  35. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  36. A: emotional, style vibe and substance. Ultimately we are telling a story here with lyrics and sounds its imperative to create that sense of feeling when other people hear the track. It must deliver the message it is supposed to.

  37. Q: What's your typical work process?

  38. A: I receive a track and demo vocal usually and then practice until I know my way around the melody. I sing based on the clients needs and vibe, feel and where the track will be placed so I can bring a balance and create an atmosphere around the song to provide the correct output. I will send a rough recording to see if I have executed the vocal to the clients liking and then have my engineer polish the professional recording before submitting the work.

  39. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  40. A: I have full access 24/7 to a professional recording studio owned by Opus recording studios in North Hollywood CA.

  41. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  42. A: Pharrell Williams can do no wrong

  43. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  44. A: provide quality professional vocals for producer demos, tracks, songs and commercials for tv

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Terms Of Service

1 Revision after the first delivery upon which you will specify all changes / corrections to be made. Turnaround 2-3 days for vocal recording delivery.

GenresSounds Like
  • Amy Winehouse
  • Sara Bareilles
  • Corinne Bailey Rae
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