Natalie Gelman

Singer/songwriter Natalie Gelman is quickly gaining acclaim and recognition for her music. Her passionate music is a means to articulate her response to current affairs as well as reveal parts of her inner self with the world.

Natalie has already lent her talents to audiences across the United States, in Austria, and in the Caribbean. Her Caribbean performance of “Take Me Home” received a standing ovation of over 1,200 people. Able to reach out and pull audiences into her world through song, Gelman just keep growing.

Admiring music from a young age, Gelman’s passion and persistence led to admission into the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art, the acclaimed FAME school. There, she received classical training in opera singing from coaches of the Juilliard School and the NYC Opera. After securing her second solo at Carnegie Hall, Gelman began strumming her guitar and writing lyrics, pursuing what would soon become her vitality.

Committed to her music, Gelman graduated from University of Miami in May of 2006 with a B.A. in vocal performance. Having studied the violin, piano, and guitar, it wasn’t until a performance in Miami that Gelman solidified her commitment to becoming a singer and songwriter on the guitar.

Utilizing her music training, inspiration from greats like Sheryl Crow, Janis Joplin, Martina McBride, and Jewel, as well as the talent and emotion that lies deep within her, Gelman captures audiences with her acoustic folk music that herald’s a touch of country.

On May 31st of 2006 Gelman embarked upon what would be one of the most daring and innovative tours known in the music world. Vowing to complete an entire 1500 mile tour from Miami, Florida to New York City on rollerblades and donate the proceeds to the Children International Charity. Communities stood at attention as the artist bladed through their towns and played shows both in venues and on curbsides along the way. Gelman was hit by cars twice during the tour, the first crash taking place on the first day. Regardless of this “roadblock” Gelman continued on, sacrificing her aches and pains for anxious fans that anticipated her arrival as well as the children that would benefit from her tour. Keeping a blog along the way, the singer/songwriter accounted her experiences of rollerblading through tropical storms for hours, reaching top speeds of 24 miles per hour on her blades, and running for eight miles through a Virginian county that told her rollerblading was banned. On July 17th 2006, Gelman completed her tour just in time for her 21st birthday.

Gelman took a break from rollerblading after her self-propelled tour up the east coast and the current New York City resident is still performing for anyone who will listen, promoting her self-titled debut album. On August 5th 2006, Gelman’s powerful voice and penetrating lyrics were made available on itunes, marking her demand through diversified audiences far and wide. In addition to the aforementioned, Gelman continues to write more of her infectious world conscious tracks.