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英文 名 Josh Vietti
国 籍 美国
出 生 地 美国加州
职 业 音乐家
艺人资料
Josh Vietti是美国加州的一位音乐家，他自称“Pop Violinist”，因为他从不按传统的方式演奏小提琴。josh vietti 是一位乐观，热情极具个人魅力的年轻音乐家，他出生于美国加州，4岁就开始学习小提琴，并在2006年由于对音乐的狂热，josh开创了自己的事业。最初他在美国的Santa Monica（圣塔莫尼卡）第三St. Promenade大道做街头表演，并且由此卖出了15000张CD唱片。后来被著名的歌手Brian Kennedy (Rihanna, Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson) 和 Kashif (Whitney Houston & Kenny G)发现，并邀请他在他们的现场音乐会上演出，后来在工作室中为他录制音乐。2007年josh在Brian Kennedy的帮助制作下，将小提琴加入到Chris Brown’s（POP以及R&B歌手）未发行的唱“Flying Solo”中。之后josh又Kashif合作，将他的小提琴录制到2010年Kashif的唱片“I’m Gonna Be Somebody”中，并且作为特约指导师出席了2010年在Inglewood, CA举行的福利院儿童音乐唱片发布会。
josh和洛杉矶芭蕾舞学院合作一起举办了两次现场演出。一次是Northridge（北岭市）加州州立大学的Pac Sol表演艺术中心，还有一次是洛杉矶的电影放映周，在Warner Bros.工作室中表演的。
josh还参加了2010年度NBA全明星比赛广告的拍摄，在该广告中，Josh扮演了一个在洛杉矶市中心的地铁站里拉小提琴的街头艺术家。
同时josh还获得了2010年11月2日在好莱坞的Roxy演出中，和Brian Kennedy 表演的特殊待遇，在此josh和众多著名艺人同台表演，包括Wakil, Natasha Bedingfield, Nikki Flores 以及Kristinia Debarge。
josh的第一张个人专辑Modern Symphony于2010年发行。
2012年发行录音室专辑《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.
