My name's Roni. I'm from Tel Aviv, Israel, home to acclaimedmusicians and hotgirls. I went to school at Harvard, lived in Stockholm for a bit, and the rest is pretty much suburban. Now I live in LA.
Up till about a second ago, From wasn't much more than my nom de band; I wrote, performed, and produced all the tracks, then directed & creative directed the videos, ran the label, wrote the blog, engineered the site, took the photos, and on it went. On it goes.
The one thing I couldn't really do was perform live, at least not in any way that I'd want to go see myself (I'm not into the karaoke or DJ or circus side show models of one person band performances). I speculated about From's live shows, and now the band has a complete and super talented line up of guitarist Paul Best, keyboardist Nick Bond, bassist Valerie Ngai, and drummer Rodrigo Nunes.
Most of the music here was engineered and recorded by the super talented, super fancy Luke Top (Cass Mccombs, The Cave-Ins/Ceramic Isles, Cairo Gang, Foreign Born, Papercuts, and Big Search). We did "Fight for Your Right" more or less as a band, with Rodrigo recording and engineering the track at his studio.
From takes her pleasant little song and strikes it through with cacophony - a racket of synthetic horns. They are distracting as hell, but not in a bad way. They're like the montgolfiers that draw your eyes up from the street, a dozen wheezing & whirring & bulbous hot-air balloons, and when finally you lower your gaze to the pavement you're smitten with the wondrous surface world - the fruit-stands, trees, barbecues, mail-men, glass. - Said the Gramophone
The band From is indie-pop of the catchiest caliber. Founder and frontwoman Roni Brunn has quite an awesome story.
- Pretty Much Amazing!
Imagine the Beastie Boys' frat-boy classic performed by a "Harvard-educated, ex-fashion designer" (as the unfailingly savvy Pretty Much Amazing blog describes From's Roni Brunn), backed by flute and cello samples, and rendered in an alternately breathy and bratty voice. Oh, and did we mention the whole thing is in French? Not to be missed.
- Toronto Star
Here I have with me for you are 2 songs by this fantastic band/singer are “Dream With You” and “One Spring Away”. I love her voice, it’s different but relaxing and smooth. She’s sweet, she’s bubbly, and definitely talented. I’m wanting more!
- Mossip
From is a band. The music got me thinking a lot. Does music need context? I wish it didn't, but I'm starting to think that it does. Maybe I'm totally off, but I think From is the type of band that people will either get and love/adore, or they won't get it, and it would take a lot of explaining to really get the idea across without a frame of reference. I started off this post with the intention to explain my view of this music, what I appreciate about it, and why I find it valuable. I was planning to touch on the punk rock movement, Jandek, Adam Green/The Moldy Peaches, Wavves, The Fiery Furnaces, and Daniel Johnston. I decided against it. Some people will get it, and for others, maybe a new frame of reference can be created, and maybe From can open some doors. Or maybe I'm just totally wrong and the average listener will immediately identify with it.
… If, after reading all this, you aren't interested in hearing her music, then you should go here.
- Pigeons and Planes
It’s upbeat "wonderpop", using a bunch of interesting instruments and a unique voice throwing out words that flirt very carefully with the surreal... It’s absurdly catchy.
- Another Form of Relief
very catchy... I’m very curious to hear more. - Fuzzy Lion
Happy and catchy orchestral sounds that are reminiscent of the Long Blondes (to me, anyway). Roni grew up in Tel Aviv, Israel, attended high school in Beverly Hills, and graduated Harvard University with a major in economics; I can't say I've ever known anyone else that can say that. She is a self-taught musician who writes, performs, and produces all the tracks for From. She's got an addictive sound, I think you'll like this! - Local Vertical
This music is the sound of upheaval, of instruments shoved into uncompromising positions... I am utterly entranced... It’s all a bit daft, from the unconventional execution to the strange reactions I am feeling in my approving toes." - mp3hugger
Press Quotes for the "One Spring Away" Video
It’s your move, Gregg Gillis.
- Idolator
it takes a fine hand to elevate advertising — coolly thrashed by jaded pundits — to the soft-focused realm of scrapbook-worthy human experience. The Band From does it better than we could have.
- Adrants
two minutes and twenty-seven seconds of editing magic. This video from Roni Brunn is what we call FUN.
- Lost at E Minor
I think because the song and the ‘curation’ of the bits and pieces from so many sources created a continuity and story line that was understandable. Plus the final piece is very endearing and magical, so I’m good with a little clash if that’s the end result.
- dear ada
Roni Brunn of The Band From and Brand Records in L.A. has recently released a new and very creative music video for her song “One Spring Away”. Brunn has taken clips from 41 television commercials and mashed them into a music video. Think of it like a Girl Talk for the eyes.
- popwreckoning
thank you for adding me... just want to let you know that i love communicating with my friend and don't be afraid to talk to me anytime... i always respond
not a problem..im a fan of good music..and i am glad to have stumbled across u! keep in touch..myspace has become so wacck, that artists cant even commmunicate amongst each other like the past..everybody is so busy tryin to get people to press play on they page..bump that..im about the musics. so..yea..keep in touch :)
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