Blaire Reinhard

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The Blaire Reinhard Band
The Blaire Reinhard Band as of 2008. From left:Wade Perrin, Keith Woodward, Blaire Reinhard,Gray Reinhard, Matt Chuchla
The Blaire Reinhard Band as of 2008. From left:
Wade Perrin, Keith Woodward, Blaire Reinhard,
Gray Reinhard, Matt Chuchla
Background information
Origin Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 2006 - present
Label(s) Rescue Records (select songs)
Website www.myspace.com/blairereinhard
Members
Blaire Reinhard
Gray Reinhard
Wade Perrin
Keith Woodward
Matt Chuchla

Blaire Reinhard is a singer, pianist, composer, voice-over artist, and actress from Morristown, New Jersey. She is the granddaughter of famous trumpet player and Tonight Show bandleader Doc Severinsen, and the niece of Nancy Severinsen, music supervisor for American Idol. Blaire has composed music for most major TV networks and several major motion pictures.[1] She has select songs from her solo career on the Rescue Records label, and her band, The Blaire Reinhard Band (The BRB), has plans to release its debut album with Rescue Records as well.[2]

Blaire formed The BRB in June 2006, along with her brother Gray on keys and Wade Perrin on bass, to play at the North by Northeast music festival in Toronto, Ontario,[3] followed by a series of shows back in the Los Angeles area. In April 2007, they moved to New Jersey and teamed up with drummer Keith Woodward and guitarist Matt Chuchla. Since then, the group has played many notable live performances on the East Coast.

On April 21, 2008, Blaire and The BRB appeared alongside Alicia Keys and Nick Lachey on MTV in an episode of "Fresh Takes", a microseries sponsored by Dove that airs in place of a commercial block during The Hills.[4] They perform their original song "Gutterbottom Blues" in the episode. The song is also the subject of the band's first music video, produced by Early April Films.[5]

Contents

[edit] Music Placements (TV, Film, & Radio)

[edit] Live Performances

[edit] Awards

  • In October 2007, Blaire was chosen as one of the top 5 vocalists of the month by SingerUniverse Online Magazine, for her live performance of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright".[10]
  • In September 2007, The BRB tied for first place in the New Jersey Music Sound Off "Battle of the Bands", a three round competition between 40 New Jersey bands, sponsored by Estate Sound, Jägermeister, The Fireside, and Ritchie's Music.[11] The outcome of this contest and a review of the band was written up in the September 12th edition of Steppin' Out magazine.[12]
  • In December 2005, Blaire and co-writer Barry Jay were Finalists in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Competition for their song "I Can See The Light".[13]
  • In college, Blaire was the music director of the University of Virginia's female a cappella group The Sil'hooettes, and won CARA (Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards) and BOCA (Best Of Collegiate A cappella) awards for "Best Arrangement".[14]

[edit] Other Press

  • Starting March 2008, Blaire is the voice of Freddy The Flamingo, the lead singer of the animated band "The Clean Team", for a new Huggies ad campaign.[15]
  • In October 2007, Blaire was interviewed for a Scholastic article on the importance of music in education.[16]

[edit] Discography

  • 2007 - "The Blaire Reinhard Band Demo"
  • 2005 - "Somewhere in Between" (Blaire's Solo Album, released on iTunes/CDBaby)[17]
  • 2004 - "Tangled" -- The Sil'hooettes A Cappella Album (Blaire as music director, soloist, and award-winning arranger)[18]
  • 2003 - "CARA" and "BOCA" -- National Best-Of Collegiate A Cappella Compilations
  • 2002 - "After Shock" -- The Sil'hooettes A Cappella Album (Blaire as soloist)[19]
  • 1991 - "Merry Christmas from Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band" -- Big Band Christmas Album (Blaire as featured vocalist)[20]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=109038 Online EPK
  2. ^ http://www.rescuerecords.net/artistinfo.asp?ArtistID={6AC99BED-D083-40FB-B587-FF245A5B4E76} Rescue Records Artist Page
  3. ^ http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-06-08/music_feature8.php NXNE Festival Preview
  4. ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/dove/32409/ Fresh Takes Preview
  5. ^ http://www.earlyaprilfilms.com/ Production Company Home Page
  6. ^ http://tv.yahoo.com/lincoln-heights/show/38574/castcrew Lincoln Heights Credits
  7. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433416/soundtrack The Namesake Soundtrack
  8. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462590/soundtrack Step Up Soundtrack
  9. ^ http://blairbeinhakerfriendshipfoundation.org/newsevents/events/archives/2007/08042007.php Blizzle Festival Summary
  10. ^ http://www.singeruniverse.com/competitionwinner37-123.htm Vocalist Competition Results
  11. ^ http://estatesound.com/soundoff/ Sound Off Website
  12. ^ http://www.so-mag.com Magazine Home Page
  13. ^ http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2005b/finalists.php Songwriting Competition Finalists
  14. ^ http://www.varsityvocals.com/icca/2003results.shtml A Cappella Awards
  15. ^ http://www.huggiescleanteam.com/ Huggies Clean Team
  16. ^ http://lifestyle.msn.com/familyandparenting/raisingkids/articlesc.aspx?cp-documentid=5394291 Scholastic Article
  17. ^ http://cdbaby.com/cd/blairewoods Blaire's Solo Album
  18. ^ http://www.rarb.org/reviews/527.html "Tangled" Album Review
  19. ^ http://www.rarb.org/reviews/366.html "After Shock" Album Review
  20. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Merry-Christmas-Severinsen-Tonight-Orchestra/dp/B000001O9B Doc Severinsen Christmas Album

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