Reuben Butchart

Reuben Butchart (Boo-sh?rt) is a singer-songwriter whose clear and pure voice has garnered comparisons to Chet Baker and Stevie Wonder ? by turns both soothingly delicate and triumphantly powerful. Blending together classic American pop and 70's soul with today's avant/indie influences, Reuben shapes the singer-songwriter form into a unique blend of soul-tinged chamber-pop. Reuben's sophomore release ?Golden Boy? is a lushly orchestrated collection of alternative soul gems and mid-tempo art ballads that thematically harken back to his golden days by the golden gate in the golden state.

Reuben's sophomore release ?Golden Boy? is a lushly orchestrated collection of alternative soul gems and mid-tempo art ballads that thematically harken back to his golden days by the golden gate in the golden state.

He entered the downtown New York scene as the original pianist for Antony and the Johnsons, while completing his own debut album ?Dusk.? An eclectic blend of electronic samples, R&B flourishes, and strings, ?Dusk? received the 2003 Outmusic award for Outstanding Debut Recording.

His second album ?Golden Boy? was co-produced with Noah Simon (Bill Frisell, Greta Gertler, Susan Tedeschi) and features a duet with Antony of Antony and the Johnsons.

Reuben's latest release "Nameless and Awake: Eight Poems by John William Carroll" was developed and recorded during his artist residency at Robert Wilson's Watermill Center. It is the result of a collaboration between Reuben, poet John William Carroll and seven multi-instrumentalists, The Millworkers.

Visit http://namelessandawake.com to learn more about the new record.