ArtistInfo

Wendy Starland

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Dance and Electronic

Wendy Starland was named VH1's “Best Emerging Artist.” Starland was also honored by The Songwriter's Hall Of Fame for her top 10 hit song, Dancing With The Sea. Her self-written & co-produced single was released in Europe alongside multi-platinum artists, Norah Jones, Feist, and Edie Brickell, to name a few. Her song landed at #8 on the charts, giving her the opportunity to tour throughout Europe to thousands of fans. She was a featured performer at MI Fest, opening for Sheryl Crow and Jack White of the White Stripes. She also performed at the Toronto International Film Festival, at the premiere of Entourage star, Adrian Grenier’s movie, Teenage Papparazzo. Starland was featured on the Songs Of Love For Japan album to support Tsunami Relief efforts along with Tori Amos, Sara Bareilles, Ani DiFranco, Antigone Rising, Brandi Carlisle, Toby Lightman, Lenka and others. She is a lead vocalist on multi-platinum artist Moby’s Grammy nominated album, Last Night, which went to #2 on the Billboard charts. She has also sung backup for Michael Bolton on CBS's The Early Show and has opened for Sean Paul, Grandmaster Flash, Shawn Colvin, Vonda Shepard, Fishbone, The English Beat, Mike Posner, The Pointer Sisters, Karl Denson, The Romantics, Ronnie Dunn, and Universal/Verve artists Jonatha Brooke and Lucy Woodward. She has written and recorded duets with Snoop Dogg, Ben Lee, The Wu Tang Clan, and Capone of Island Def Jam's Capone & Noriega. Starland was solely responsible for discovering multi-Grammy winner, Lady Gaga, and landed her a production deal with the multi-platinum producer for Beyonce, Jessica Simpson, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, etc. that resulted in Gaga signing major label record and publishing deals. Wendy and Lady Gaga have written songs together over the years while Starland was also helping to develop Lady GaGa’s creative and marketing strategy. Fashion diva Donna Karan, celebrity clothing line Boy Meets Girl, Cakewalk by Roland, Mobile Vision Player, P2, women’s wear line Pink Pump, and skin care/ makeup line, Beauty Society, and Mobovivo are all using her music and image in their ad campaigns to represent their multi-million dollar companies (featured on network TV including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, as well as Teen Vogue, Teen People, Cosmo Girl, Elle Magazine, and The New York Times.) Starland is the face of the Fall campaign for the clothing line, Rock N Roll People. Her songs have been heard in countless movies and TV shows, including MTV's hit series’ "The Hills," “Jersey Shore,” the lead promos for 2 NBC primetime series, "Las Vegas" and "Hawaii," "Daily 10," E! News Live," and "E! True Hollywood Story,"and ABC's "Regis and Kelly." A song Starland co-wrote and produced is featured in Ubisoft's new video game, "Rocksmith," alongside The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, etc. out now on Xbox and PlayStation 3. Starland and her new song "All The Way" is featured in the upcoming TV & print ad campaigns for MoboVivo, which will be featured in Variety. Wendy collaborated with legends and Grammy winners: Stephen Bishop, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, Arturo O'Farrill, Oz Noy and Conductor Luisella Chiarini with the A.C.O. Val Vibrata Symphony Orchestra in Abruzzo, Italy.

Genres

• Dance
• Electronic
• R&B/Soul
• Jazz
• Folk

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