Sam Levin | |
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Birth name | Samuel Henry Levin |
Origin | New York City |
Genres | Rock, indie, pop, electronic |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboard, melodica, percussion, drums, saxophone |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Clarence Productions, MondoTunes |
Website | thesamlevin |
Samuel Henry Levin is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Sam writes the music and lyrics for all of her songs and is a multi-instrumentalist. [1]
Sam has performed on many stages; from her first Open Mic when she was 7 years old, to her more recent 1 and 2-hour sets at coffee houses, community and arts festivals; and a London Open Mic Tour. She makes great use of a Boss RC-300 loop pedal, microKORG, and Teenage Engineering OP-1. [2] [3]
Her album, Frame of Mind, was widely and positively reviewed by magazines and music blogs in the United States, Canada, Germany and the U.K. [4] [5] The track, Metronome spent 15 weeks on the Digital Radio Tracker National Airplay Top 200 chart (July 15 – October 21, 2017) peaking at #97 (August 12, 2017) and it spent 30 weeks on the Digital Radio Tracker National Airplay Top 150 Independent chart (June 17, 2017 – January 6, 2018) peaking at #23 (August 12, 2017). [6]
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