**Ruby Friedman Orchestra** is an avant-garde, progressive and even 'edgy' modern Americana masterpiece. If there was ever the pinnacle of a musical mind in every way, shape or form in the modern realm of music, Friedman would easily land in the Top 5 of such a list." — Goldmine Magazine "Chimes after Midnight" sets rock and blues against orchestral strings, disturbing banjo riffs, opera, and jazz, and it all comes together to make poetic sense in Friedman's capable hands with her crystal-clear vocals and laser-like precision in storytelling. "— Americana UK Ruby Friedman is a Los Angeles-bred Portland based producer, composer, songwriter and vocalist. Her compositions and vocals have been used in AppleTV's Silo ("Whistleblower"), FX’s Justified, Sons Of Anarchy, Clio-Award winning ad campaigns (Sony's Bloodborne), Europe and India's Netflix trailers for Peaky Blinders, Marshall The Movie, Transparent, Uncharted, Godless, America's Got Talent, Greece Has Talent, Fox Sports, ESPN, CNN and many more. Of her live performance, Lucinda Williams perhaps said it best: “I am fucking blown away”. Ruby is an animal rights activist and majored in History at the University of California in Los Angeles. **Velvet Penny** is an artrock group based out of Los Angeles spearheaded and fronted by Marlena. The project was first incepted as a solo endeavour but upon the release of Marlena's record, 'All the Flowers' a band formed at the end of 2022 and over the past four years has become what it is now, a power trio sharing music that borrows from folk, jazz, and rock to create tapestries of dynamic performances that hold room for dichotomy; raw and refined. strong and vulnerable. On October 2nd the group released their new 12" vinyl record, 'Carousel Dreams' , a shadowy body of work out on Psylk Rd. Records. Related Artists: PJ Harvey, Fiona Apple, Bjork, Spellling, Pink Floyd