Beth Arentsen (keys/vox) Lenae Harris (cello)
Brian Wolfe (percussion) Steve DeVito (guitar)
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Well, there's Kate Bush, The Beatles, Alanis Morissette, Janis Joplin, Dave Gahan, Ella Fitzgerald, Bjork, Deborah Harry, PJ Harvey, Ben Folds, U2, Billy Joel, Charles Dickens, Camille Pissarro, Pablo Neruda, Wonder Woman, Sandy Hook, the Staten Island Zoo, the ghosts of Benedetta Terrannova & Penelope Stout, Downtown Experimental Theatre and a trillion others...
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"Take the piano chops of Tori Amos, the self-confessional lyrics of Fiona Apple, the melodic sensibility of Sarah McLachlan and the grit of Rachael Yamagata, mix it all together and you have the sheer brilliance that is singer/songwriter BETH ARENTSEN."Perez Hilton
"It [Sap] sounds like a hit to me." Billboard’s Jim Bessman, WOR Radio
"Reminiscent to her earlier career as a film and television pianist, Arentsen combines soft tickled ivories with a deep, emotional and artistic lyrical expression..." Pink Magazine
"Arentsen’s dreams ("Conquistadora"), nightmares ("Penelope") and reality ("Like They Care") fight for our attention while she wrestles through every one of them on her piano. Alternately charming and haunting, hopeful and frustrated, the songs of Beth Arentsen do, indeed, stick like “sap on wood..." PopMatters
"Just check out the best track of the set, the closer Conquistadora, a spare ballad that features Arentsen so entwined with her muse and her piano, it’s almost chilling..." (***1/2) Gay Chicago Magazine
"On some tracks it is hard to tell when Beth Arentsen is singing about herself and when she is simply using it as a metaphor to express something deeper, and that is a sign of great songwriting..."
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"Arentsen was nothing like I expected her to be. Beth walked into the quaint New York coffee shop dressed down in jeans and a smile. She didn't stink of celebrity self-importance or artist ego which is surprising considering how she has rubbed elbows with fame before..."The Bilerico Project
Hailed by AllMusic, Perez Hilton, and PopMatters as an "artist to watch," NYC/NJ's Beth Arentsen is set to release her new EP "Nicer," following her critically acclaimed, self-released solo debut, SAP (2007). With emotionally charged lyrics, a commanding stage presence and a head-turning voice, Beth draws comparisons to Kate Bush and Alanis Morissette.
Beth Arentsen moved to New York City to study experimental theater at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and to perform her music in Lower Manhattan's music halls. It was her love of songwriting that eventually led Beth to Austin’s SXSW. Armed with a demo and a smile, Beth caught the interest of a Chicago label, NoVo Records, which signed her to be the front woman of the [jazz-funk] band, P-1. Crossing all formats and genres, P-1 released two albums (Step through NoVo/Lightyear/WEA and Power through NoVo/Ryko) enjoyed commercial radio play (including 1 hit "P-1 Groove" on NYC's CD 101.9) and landed songs in film and television (Fox Searchlight's Trust the Man and ABC's Samantha Who?)
Inspired by the success of P-1, Beth focused her energy into a more personal project. The
end result was Sap, produced by Jimi Zhivago(Rufus Wainwright) and recorded at The Magic Shop in NYC. Sap departed from the electro vibe of P-1 in favor of a more stripped-down telling of Beth’s tales that dew upon Beth’s early childhood on the ocean and experiences living above the asphalt. Her most recent release, Nicer, fuses together both the acoustic qualities of Sap and the electronic influences of her P-1 albums.
Beth regularly performs in New York City at Joe's Pub and The Living Room and in Asbury Park, NJ at The Saint and Twisted Tree. Other national venues include: The Metro (Chicago), Eisenhower Park Summer Stage (Long Island, NY), the John Drew Theater (East Hampton, NY) as well as many festivals, colleges, benefits and product launches including, Scion. She has also appeared live on commercial and satellite radio and morning television.
For inquiries, contact Flying Perfect Media: flyingperfect@gmail.com
Digital Lover written by Beth Arentsen and Anton Bass featured in an episode of Samantha Who?
"Earthquake" Live from Joe's Pub, NYC
Courtesy of Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, NYC
"He Knows (My Heart)" Live from Joe's Pub, NYC
Courtesy of Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, NYC
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