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Paula Valstein didn't have the time to digest her landing from New York into a lost of anonymity and a complete madness of rehearsals and live TV translations... "
- MAARIV (Israel's newspaper)
"Paula Valstein isn’t the first musician attempting a crossover from reality TV to the U.S. pop charts — but she is the first with a major fan base in Israel. "
- - Forward Newspaper
"The piano series ends on a sultry note, with well traveled pianist Paula Valstein injecting traditional jazz with all manner of contemporary and rock influences from Bob Dylan to Man at work."
- New York Magazine (Aug 07, 2010) - New York Magazine , 2010
Twisty, clever melodies drive the dramatic pop tunes of local singer-songwriter Paula Valstein.
- Time Out New York
“… if you haven't already heard of Paula Valstein then you soon will have. Possessing a rich and powerful voice she delivers each vocal as if it were her last. Her influences are as strong as they are varied and she incorporates them all in order to further her own unique style.” "
- - Joel Crane, NME
Con tanta gente que viene a dar shows en Nueva York, a uno a veces se le olvida que el talento local tiene que hacer un esfuerzo mayor para darse a conocer. La semana pasada estuve en un par de shows de dos bandas completamente distintas, pero que tienen en comun el sabor a la ciudad, el arte de hacer buena música y de disfrutar de lo que hacen. La primera se llama Walk into Madness, esta liderada por una cantante joven con un look bastante inocente que canta todo el tiempo con los ojos cerrados. Su voz suena como si estuviera susurrando un secreto rockero, una mezcla entre Alanis Morriset y PJ Harvey, tambien toca un piano y organeta que van de maravilla con la banda con un sonido más espacial, una guitarra aguda y un bajo eléctrico que marca los diferentes ritmos con una presencia sublime. Estan preparando su primer disco que sale en un par de meses, mientras tanto un video y algunas de sus canciones se pueden conseguir en sus página en MySpace.
May 26 2006 - Musica
....This is my first time seeing Paula, and she blew every single one of us away with her performance. Metropolis is projected in the background and seems to coincide visually with every emotional and aural climax in the songs. The band is very tight and sound amazing ... Paula's voice is strong and passionate and still pitch-perfect.
Jessi Robertson, Alloy Radio - Local Correspondents / October 1, 2005 - Alloy Radio/Local Correspondents
Singer Paula Valstein wowed the crowd with her soulful stylings.
www.thevillager.com, April 23, 2005 - www.thevillager.com
Quietly strumming a guitar .... Paula Valstein just floored everyone with that voice out of the ether. Wow. She tells us she is working on a First Album so we’ll have to wait to tell y’all about that. It should be Incredible. We were amazed by one song at the open mic and Breathless on friday after 5 songs. A web site should be following soon, but we just don’t know how else to describe her music. She has been playing music since the mature age of 6 after all.
www.thefeveredbrainofradiomike.com / November 15, 2004 - www.thefeveredbrainofradiomike.com
Paula Valstein appeard next with a joyous set, her beautiful voice and aura filling the room.
www.antifolk.net, February 18, 2005 - www.antifolk.net
Power, unpredictability and emotion pour through every minute of this distinctive performer's songs. A pianist and guitarist as well, Paula Valstein will hypnotize you live with her soulful voice and unguarded persona.
www.nextbighit.com, April 17, 2004 - www.nextbighit.com
As her latest track 'Bring It On' begins to receive the airplay it so rightfully deserves - if you haven't already heard of Paula Valstein then you soon will have. Possessing a rich and powerful voice she delivers each vocal as if it were her last. Her influences are as strong as they are varied and she incorporates them all in order to further her own unique style. ©Joel Crane, NME, Q, Mojo - Joel Crane: NME, Q, Mojo
Discography
Light - EP/ITunes - June 2009
my my - EP/Itunes - june 2010
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Bio
At the moment, Paula Valstein cannot walk on the street of her native Tel-Aviv without getting noticed.
Paula, who now calls NY City her home, has been a participant last summer in the Highest rated Television show in Israel, a sort of American Idol reality show, whose name translates to, "A Star Is Born."
Paula clinched Best Performance honors and it’s made her a household name all over that country. While Paula was performing on television her songwriting in the US was grabbing attention winning an award at the International Songwriting Competition.
PAULA VALSTEIN is an artist in every true sense of the word. Her undeniable voice matched with a powerful sense of songwriting, has brought this Tel Aviv native all the way from Israel to New York while touching the lives of music lovers worldwide. Always intrigued with New York and its legendary impact on the music scene, Paula decided to move there and share her talents, while quickly becoming a staple in the musical community. Before no time Paula was headlining such prestigious New York venues and festivals as The Blue Note, Joe's Pub, Rockwood Music Hall and the Steinway Piano Series at Highline Ballroom, to name a few. The well received praise from the energy packed shows grabbed the attention of venues and festivals throughout the United States. Paula soon found herself performing all over the country at Detroit's Co-merica festival and Milwaukee's "SummerFest," among countless other clubs and colleges all the way to Los Angeles.
This year has been Paula's busiest yet, playing with such recording artists as JOAN OSBORNE, COLIN HAY (Men At Work), and New Orleans legend DR JOHN. Paula also performed at the International Jazz Festival in the Philippines 2010, she played a Jeff Buckley Tribute show in Chicago and did an extensive worldwide tour performing in Monte Carlo (Monaco), United States, Israel and Canada.
PAULA VALSTEIN'S BAND ARE:
AARON COMESS - DRUMS
DANIEL ORI - BASS
ANDY STACK - GUITAR
PAULA - piano/wurlitzer, guitar and other toys..
also...
This year Paula has been co-writing with Jesse Harris
(best known for having written breakout hit “Don’t Know Why” on Norah Jones’),
Alex da kid (who has written, "I love the way you lie" Rihanna and Eminem, "Airplanes" for B.O.B,
Rosi Golan, Dan Romer, Ben Antelis
and others.
This year she's planning on releasing her first album in January 2012. Working with such producers as Dan Romer (Jenny Owen Youngs, April Smith, Ingrid Michaelson, Lelia Broussard) , Aaron Comess, Roman Klun (Sarah McLachlan), Eshy Gazit and Andy Baldwin (Bjork).
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