Ruby Frost

Ruby Frost
Birth name Jane de Jong
Born Wellington, New Zealand
Origin Auckland, New Zealand
Genres Pop, electro
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Years active 2008–present
Labels Universal Music
Website www.youtube.com/officialrubyfrost

Ruby Frost (born Jane de Jong) is a pop singer-songwriter from Auckland, New Zealand. After winning the nationwide MTV 42Unheard competition[1] in 2009, Frost signed with Universal Music NZ and began work on her debut album. Since then, she has been working with a range of producers in Australia and the U.S., and also won the Grand Prize for the Pop category in Section I of the international 2010 John Lennon Songwriting Contest,[2] with her song 'Hazy'. In 2010, Ruby Frost travelled to the U.S. to perform at The Viper Room and play at two CMJ showcases, and she also travelled to Brisbane to perform at Big Sound 2010. Her parents run the annual Christian Parachute Music Festival in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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Releases

In December 2010, Ruby Frost released her debut single 'Moonlight' on bFM, which stayed in the radio station's Top 10 for ten consecutive weeks.[3] The accompanying video was directed by Veronica Crockford-Pound.[4] A 'Moonlight EP' was then released which went to #3 on the NZ iTunes Albums Chart.[5]
Ruby Frost's song 'O That I Had' (off her debut EP) has been remixed by Mt. Eden Dubstep, and her songs 'Moonlight' and 'Pressure' have also been remixed by NZ artist Leno Lovecraft. She is currently working with U.S. producer Chris Zane (Passion Pit, Mumford & Sons) on her forthcoming album.[6]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Producer
2010 Moonlight David Parker (Little Monster, NZ)
2011 Odyssey Chris Zane (NY, USA)

Records

Year Title Producer Released by
2008 How Long EP Djeisan Suskov Independent release
2011 Moonlight EP David Parker/Chris Zane/Leno Lovecraft Universal Music NZ
2011 Debut album (TBC) TBC Universal Music NZ

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Event Award Result
2009 Herself MTV 42Unheard MTV 42Unheard Won
2010 Hazy Pop Category of the international 2010 John Lennon Songwriting Competition[7] Session I Won

References

  1. ^ Scoop. "42Unheard winner". Scoop. Scoop. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1001/S00131.htm. Retrieved 21 January 2010. 
  2. ^ JLSC. "JLSC Winners". http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2010a/winners.php. Retrieved 10 October 2010. 
  3. ^ Ruby Frost on Twitter
  4. ^ YouTube. "Moonlight". Moonlight video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY1L2lxvZNo&feature=channel_video_title. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
  5. ^ iTunes. "iTunes". iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/moonlight-ep/id415228746. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  6. ^ "Chris Zane". Chris Zane. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Zane. Retrieved December 2010. 
  7. ^ "JLSC winner". Indies NZ. http://www.indies.co.nz/independent-music-new-zealand-members/62-parachute-music/116-rubt-frost-wins-international-songwriting-competition.html. Retrieved 7 September 2010.