Biography
Reuben Butchart (Boo-shárt) is a singer-songwriter whose clear and pure voice has garnered comparisons to Chet Baker and Stevie Wonder – by turns both soothingly delicate and triumphantly powerful. Blending together classic American pop and 70’s soul with today’s avant/indie influences, Reuben shapes the singer-songwriter form into a unique blend of soul-tinged chamber-pop.
Reuben’s sophomore release “Golden Boy” is a lushly orchestrated collection of alternative soul gems and mid-tempo art ballads that thematically harken back to his golden days by the golden gate in the golden state.
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He entered the downtown New York scene as the original pianist for Antony and the Johnsons, while completing his own debut album “Dusk.” An eclectic blend of electronic samples, R&B flourishes, and strings, “Dusk” received the 2003 Outmusic award for Outstanding Debut Recording.
His second album “Golden Boy” was co-produced with Noah Simon (Bill Frisell, Greta Gertler, Susan Tedeschi) and features a duet with Antony of Antony and the Johnsons.
Reuben's latest release "Nameless and Awake: Eight Poems by John William Carroll" was developed and recorded during his artist residency at Robert Wilson's Watermill Center. It is the result of a collaboration between Reuben, poet John William Carroll and seven multi-instrumentalists, The Millworkers.
Visit http://namelessandawake.com to learn more about the new record.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.