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英文 名 Josh Vietti
國 籍 美國
出 生 地 美國加州
職 業(yè) 音樂家
藝人資料
Josh Vietti是美國加州的一位音樂家，他自稱“Pop Violinist”，因?yàn)樗麖牟话磦鹘y(tǒng)的方式演奏小提琴。josh vietti 是一位樂觀，熱情極具個人魅力的年輕音樂家，他出生于美國加州，4歲就開始學(xué)習(xí)小提琴，并在2006年由于對音樂的狂熱，josh開創(chuàng)了自己的事業(yè)。最初他在美國的Santa Monica（圣塔莫尼卡）第三St. Promenade大道做街頭表演，并且由此賣出了15000張CD唱片。后來被著名的歌手Brian Kennedy (Rihanna, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson) 和 Kashif (Whitney Houston & Kenny G)發(fā)現(xiàn)，并邀請他在他們的現(xiàn)場音樂會上演出，后來在工作室中為他錄制音樂。2007年josh在Brian Kennedy的幫助制作下，將小提琴加入到Chris Brown’s（POP以及R&B歌手）未發(fā)行的唱“Flying Solo”中。之后josh又Kashif合作，將他的小提琴錄制到2010年Kashif的唱片“I’m Gonna Be Somebody”中，并且作為特約指導(dǎo)師出席了2010年在Inglewood, CA舉行的福利院兒童音樂唱片發(fā)布會。
josh和洛杉磯芭蕾舞學(xué)院合作一起舉辦了兩次現(xiàn)場演出。一次是Northridge（北嶺市）加州州立大學(xué)的Pac Sol表演藝術(shù)中心，還有一次是洛杉磯的電影放映周，在Warner Bros.工作室中表演的。
josh還參加了2010年度NBA全明星比賽廣告的拍攝，在該廣告中，Josh扮演了一個在洛杉磯市中心的地鐵站里拉小提琴的街頭藝術(shù)家。
同時josh還獲得了2010年11月2日在好萊塢的Roxy演出中，和Brian Kennedy 表演的特殊待遇，在此josh和眾多著名藝人同臺表演，包括Wakil, Natasha Bedingfield, Nikki Flores 以及Kristinia Debarge。
josh的第一張個人專輯Modern Symphony于2010年發(fā)行。
2012年發(fā)行錄音室專輯《Best Of Both Worlds》。
2014年9月28日，在Dodger Stadium 表演。
Life and career
Josh Vietti is an American Grammy nominated violinist and composer from Los Angeles, California. On December 27, 2012, Vietti was named one of Los Angeles' ‘Best Breakout Music Acts’ of 2012 by CBS Los Angeles for his unique talent and contributions to music education.Although generally billed as a hip-hop violinist, Vietti also incorporates country, gospel, pop, jazz and classical music styles into his repertoire. Josh is currently featured on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown commercial titled "The Journey". The commercial airs each Sunday throughout the NFL season. In the segment Vietti performs his own violin arrangement of the hip-hop classic In Da Club by rapper 50 Cent.
Vietti has appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show,on celebrity wedding planner David Tutera's CELEBrations on WEtv the Sway In The Morning Show on Sirius XM's Shade 45 in New York City,performed at the House of Blues' 20th anniversary recognition in West Hollywood.Vietti also opened for Roc Nation’s Bridget Kelly at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio, for Z107.9′s Whose Got Next.Additionally, Vietti was interviewed by Colby Colb on Z107.9 and performed live on the Cleveland hip-hop station.
Vietti has opened for Grammy Award-winning artist Ne-Yo at the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational held at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and for multi-Grammy-winners and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Earth, Wind & Fire at Nokia Live in Los Angeles, CA, for the 2012 International Pow Wow.
Over the last two years Vietti has been on a college tour and has performed at over 200 universities nationwide. He is slated to perform for scores of additional institutions of higher learning when he hits the road again in 2014.He was also featured on Los Angeles's KTLA 5 News for his performance at the House of Blues 20th Anniversary and on CBS 7 and FOX 28 News for his performance at Jefferson Community College in Watertown, New York.
Vietti was a featured performer at the 2012 Microsoft World Partner Conference at the Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Canada.
Vietti performed at Austin Fashion Week in 2011 and 2012, and at the Governor’s Mansion in Austin, Texas for a Formula 1 US Grand Prix event held in Austin and sponsored by Circuit of The Americas.
On March 7, 2013, Vietti performed on AXS.TV, a music channel owned jointly by Mark Cuban, CAA and Ryan Seacrest and backed by CBS. Vietti debuted his original song "Street Violin" and performed with guitarist Paul Freeman.
Vietti has performed at an NBA All-Star game and three times at Dodger Stadium. He first performed on the Reserve level plaza on the third base side on April 28, 2013, as a part of the Los Angeles Dodgers new entertainment initiative Viva Los Dodgers. Vietti performed live in Dodger Stadium on May 14, 2013, in front of home plate for fifteen minutes preceding the National Anthem and was well received. Vietti also performed live at Dodger Stadium on September 28, 2014. He performed a fifteen-minute show preceding the National Anthem and then performed a ten-minute post game show. He was introduced by actor and stand-up comedian George Lopez.
Vietti was also a performer at the 2013 Gator Growl at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida in front of 20,000 students and alumni at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.Additionally, Vietti performed at the 2013 Festival at the Switchyard in Carrollton, Texas. He was an opening act on the main stage for bands Sugar Ray and Smash Mouth. Vietti also performed at the Centennial Festival at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia on October 4, 2013.
Vietti performed at the Stone Soul Music Festival in Richmond, Virginia at the Richmond International Raceway on June 1, 2013. He was an opening act for American hip hop recording artist B.o.B., American rapper French Montana and American R&B singer Fantasia.
Josh Vietti kicked off his summer tour at the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood on June 13, 2013. Vietti performed with LA-based Scratch DJ Academy instructor DJ 4TiFy. Vietti’s special engagement at the Whisky a Go Go was presented by Imaginarium Entertainment.
