Natalie Gelman


Natalie Gelman is an American folk-pop singer and songwriter. Gelman is mainly known for her strong vocals, and has released four albums. Natalie regularly tours southern California and the United States at various venues and festivals. She has opened for Bon Jovi and played at Carnegie Hall.

History

Gelman was born and raised in New York. Her parents are both musicians: father a violinist and her mother a pianist. They both encouraged her musical aspirations with classical training. Gelman wrote her first song when she was 11 years old, and picked up the guitar in high school. She started seriously performing at the age of 17, eventually busking on New York City Subway platforms. In 2006 after the release of her self-titled album, she started a tour from Miami to New York city on rollerblades to promote the album and support Children International. The trip took 48 days. Gelman graduated from the University of Miami in 2006 with a Bachelor of Music. After multiple attempts, she was ultimately accepted into the MTA's Music Under New York program.
She released her first self-titled LP in 2006. Her second album, an EP, produced by Charlie Midnight and Mark Needham, was released in 2013. The music video for the song "Most the While" was selected for the 2014 New Media Film Festival.
Gelman began a month-long tour with Alyse Black on July 16, 2014 through Washington state, Oregon and Montana.
On July 17, 2014 she started a crowdfunding campaign to fund a full-length LP.
On February 28, 2017 Natalie was chosen to open for Bon Jovi at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento as part of his This House Is Not For Sale Tour.
In 2020 she was selected to play at the Folk Alliance International in New Orleans.

Discography

''Natalie Gelman''

''Streetlamp Musician''

Gelman's second album was released in 2013.