Ari Herstand | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ari Seth Herstand |
Born | June 1, 1985 |
Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
Genres |
Rock Pop Folk |
Occupation(s) |
Singer-songwriter Author Actor Music Industry Blogger |
Instruments |
Vocals Guitar Piano Trumpet Beat Boxing Boss RC 50 Loop Station |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Proud Honeybee Productions |
Associated acts | Breanne Düren, Ron Pope, Roster McCabe |
Website | http://www.AriHerstand.com |
Ari Seth Herstand (born June 1, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter, author, actor, and blogger based in Los Angeles, California (previously Minneapolis, Minnesota) who specializes in live-looping of the guitar, piano, trumpet, vocals, and percussion.
Herstand is popular in the United States where he has played at Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI and the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, TX, as well as Carnegie Hall. He has played with various major artists including Ben Folds, Cake, Sister Hazel, Phil Vassar, Matt Nathanson, Joshua Radin, Eric Hutchinson, and Ron Pope. His music has been played on popular TV shows such as The Real World,One Tree Hill,"Friendzone","I'm Married To A...," The Real L Word,The Hard Times of RJ Berger. as well as a GMC commercial. He has received airplay on NPR's program All Things Considered and Cities 97