Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Natalie Roth – Breaking The Mold For Modern Artists

Natalie Roth is what you’d call a real multimedia artist, in any possible sense of the expression. Whether it’s films, television, singing, songwriting or producing she has achieved a unique artistic role in everything she does. She’s no mug punter in any kind of media; she’s articulate, expressive, and doesn’t mind coming up with new ideas regardless of the somewhat vague and too often generic nature of worldpop music.

Her latest music is a good reflection of this DIY approach to creative media in all forms. She doesn’t mind taking on tough subjects, either, as reflected in her anthem-like song for peace “Israel” and the staggeringly poignant “Daddy”, a song about that toughest of life experiences, divorce and the effect on kids.

This is a type of pop music, but with the added depth and range of an experienced actor and singer/producer, it takes on a lot of extra values. “Emo” is a bit of an understatement as a description, too simple as a definition for this type of multimedia work. The video is touching, tough, and extraordinarily perceptive.

She’s no neophyte in the acting role, either. “Daddy” is a collaboration with Avi Toledano, an Israeli musician and songwriter with a list of credits which is like a Who’s Who. It’s a fascinating example of what can really be done with a real music video as a story telling vehicle.

She doesn’t stick to the pop music genre, either. You’ll hear familiar musical forms from Israeli and other types of music throughout her work. There’s a sort of inbuilt core humanity in her music, transcending cultures and styles. She’s breaking the style restraints so common for contemporary music artists and simply creating her own style.

It works, too. Natalie Roth’s music and media is pretty much in a league of its own, artistically. Her singles like “Abandoned”, “Rent free” and “143 (I love you)” are good examples of being in the genres, but not of the genres.

For a look at a truly unusual, interesting young artist who’s got a lot more to give, check out her website here at www.natalieroth.net.

Natalie Roth – Breaking The Mold For Modern Artists

Natalie Roth is what you’d call a real multimedia artist, in any possible sense of the expression. Whether it’s films, television, singing, songwriting or producing she has achieved a unique artistic role in everything she does. She’s no mug punter in any kind of media; she’s articulate, expressive, and doesn’t mind coming up with new ideas regardless of the somewhat vague and too often generic nature of worldpop music.

Her latest music is a good reflection of this DIY approach to creative media in all forms. She doesn’t mind taking on tough subjects, either, as reflected in her anthem-like song for peace “Israel” and the staggeringly poignant “Daddy”, a song about that toughest of life experiences, divorce and the effect on kids.

This is a type of pop music, but with the added depth and range of an experienced actor and singer/producer, it takes on a lot of extra values. “Emo” is a bit of an understatement as a description, too simple as a definition for this type of multimedia work. The video is touching, tough, and extraordinarily perceptive.

She’s no neophyte in the acting role, either. “Daddy” is a collaboration with Avi Toledano, an Israeli musician and songwriter with a list of credits which is like a Who’s Who. It’s a fascinating example of what can really be done with a real music video as a story telling vehicle.

She doesn’t stick to the pop music genre, either. You’ll hear familiar musical forms from Israeli and other types of music throughout her work. There’s a sort of inbuilt core humanity in her music, transcending cultures and styles. She’s breaking the style restraints so common for contemporary music artists and simply creating her own style.

It works, too. Natalie Roth’s music and media is pretty much in a league of its own, artistically. Her singles like “Abandoned”, “Rent free” and “143 (I love you)” are good examples of being in the genres, but not of the genres.

For a look at a truly unusual, interesting young artist who’s got a lot more to give, check out her website here at www.natalieroth.net.

Monday, 12 October 2015

How Does A Singer Songwriter Fit Into World Music? Ask Natalie Roth

World music” is a gigantic arena these days. It includes the usual prepackaged pop, indie music, and a few mavericks in the form of singer songwriters. Cynics could be forgiven for thinking that singer songwriters are at the bottom of this heap. Modern pop music is seen as pretty grim by some, lacking the individuality and style of the past, and hardly the best place for passionate, talented people to be trying to make a living.

Fortunately for music and music lovers, world pop music is outgrowing the banal restraints of the market. Global music is becoming much more cosmopolitan, much more flexible, and the digital audience is definitely interested in anything and everything.

Natalie Roth is a case in point. This young lady is a singer songwriter and a multimedia artist. She’s obviously not waiting for the market seal of approval to move on to new ideas and try new things. Her music is “eclectic”, in the sense that it doesn’t have anything much in common with mainstream schmaltz. It’s passionate, it’s different, and very reassuringly, it is also quite popular.

Natalie’s music has a lot in common with her generation – It’s very broad ranging in subjects, styles, and goes its own way. Her single Daddy is powerful emo music in the most literal sense of the expression. This isn’t “easy” songwriting – Roth apparently doesn’t do mindless ditties. She is, in fact, a good example of the new generation of singer songwriters who ignore conventions.

She’s also a good example of the fact that the traditional definitions and categories of modern music are rapidly becoming very much out of date. Good singer songwriters all have one thing in common – Individuality. No two singer songwriters are alike, and each makes a contribution to music according to their skills and talents.


Roth has a place in modern music as a bona fide singer songwriter and as a maverick. Let’s be thankful that these younger musicians aren’t sticking to the stale old formats. For more information about this interesting artist, see her website here at http://www.natalieroth.net/.

How Does A Singer Songwriter Fit Into World Music? Ask Natalie Roth


“World music” is a gigantic arena these days. It includes the usual prepackaged pop, indie music, and a few mavericks in the form of singer songwriters. Cynics could be forgiven for thinking that singer songwriters are at the bottom of this heap. Modern pop music is seen as pretty grim by some, lacking the individuality and style of the past, and hardly the best place for passionate, talented people to be trying to make a living.

Fortunately for music and music lovers, world pop music is outgrowing the banal restraints of the market. Global music is becoming much more cosmopolitan, much more flexible, and the digital audience is definitely interested in anything and everything.

Natalie Roth is a case in point. This young lady is a singer songwriter and a multimedia artist. She’s obviously not waiting for the market seal of approval to move on to new ideas and try new things. Her music is “eclectic”, in the sense that it doesn’t have anything much in common with mainstream schmaltz. It’s passionate, it’s different, and very reassuringly, it is also quite popular.

Natalie’s music has a lot in common with her generation – It’s very broad ranging in subjects, styles, and goes its own way. Her single Daddy is powerful emo music in the most literal sense of the expression. This isn’t “easy” songwriting – Roth apparently doesn’t do mindless ditties. She is, in fact, a good example of the new generation of singer songwriters who ignore conventions.

She’s also a good example of the fact that the traditional definitions and categories of modern music are rapidly becoming very much out of date. Good singer songwriters all have one thing in common – Individuality. No two singer songwriters are alike, and each makes a contribution to music according to their skills and talents.


Roth has a place in modern music as a bona fide singer songwriter and as a maverick. Let’s be thankful that these younger musicians aren’t sticking to the stale old formats. For more information about this interesting artist, see her website here at http://www.natalieroth.net/.

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

Natalie Roth – New Face, New Voice, New Direction?

Natalie Roth is doing all of the above. Roth is a competent, thoughtful songwriter who’s often in a multi-mode, eclectic mix of almost pop country music, world music, and pure pop. She has some fun moments, and some pretty intriguing deeper moments, like her current song Daddy, which is a sort of emotional epic of separation with a child torn between parents.

If you haven’t heard Roth before, she’s an American artist  from California with strong Israeli roots in her music. She’s quite different in one way from most contemporary music artists, with a background from childhood in movies including Baby Sister, Lima: Breaking the Silence, The Delta Force, Iran: Days of Crisis, Rentfree and a lot more.

Ok, So If You Cross A Songwriter With A Video Artist, What Do You Get? Natalie ROTH

Artists have a range of strengths and “areas of exploration” when it comes to videos. Not Natalie Roth. She started singing at the age of 3, and worked in films from there on, including some with Lee Marvin and Raquel Welch. Roth is a natural in videos, and the results are interesting to watch. Add the songs, and you have a virtual production company writing its own songs.

This particular Los Angeles Music Artist, unlike many, obviously has her own ideas. Roth creates videos which are quite different. Consider the usual music video, then consider a ballad-like, tough call video about a child faced with parental separation called Daddy. Not exactly the same thing. It’s worth mentioning that real artists don’t follow the herd, and Roth, to her credit, certainly doesn’t.

Her songs are a pretty eclectic mix of modern music and Israeli music, following both her generation and her cultural heritage. The results are quite unpredictable. She can put together a good pop hook, too, among the other music. You’ll see Daddy followed by songs like Abandoned, Rent Free, and others. She’s no one trick wonder with her songwriting, obviously, and even does a bit of social comment in Israel, A Song for Peace.

Natalie Roth – New Face, New Voice, New Direction?


Natalie Roth is doing all of the above. Roth is a competent, thoughtful songwriter who’s often in a multi-mode, eclectic mix of almost pop country music, world music, and pure pop. She has some fun moments, and some pretty intriguing deeper moments, like her current song Daddy, which is a sort of emotional epic of separation with a child torn between parents.

If you haven’t heard Roth before, she’s an American artist  from California with strong Israeli roots in her music. She’s quite different in one way from most contemporary music artists, with a background from childhood in movies including Baby Sister, Lima: Breaking the Silence, The Delta Force, Iran: Days of Crisis, Rentfree and a lot more.

When you listen to her music and watch her videos, that experience comes out in various ways. Daddy is a truly confronting video in one way, putting the viewer in the child’s position between parents. Roth puts herself in a relatively unobtrusive part of the video, letting the duet with Israeli singer Avi Toledano flow.