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Miri Ben-Ari

Presented By: Miri Ben-Ari

Miri Ben-Ari Miri Ben-Ari, is a Grammy award-winning violinist and Her single "Symphony of Brotherhood", featuring the Dream recognized musical pioneer originally from Israel. Ben-Ari is speech of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, is the first instrumental credited for the creation of her own unique sound by a single ever to hit on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop charts, MTV revolutionary fusion of classical style with jazz, R&B and hip and VH1. hop. Miri Ben-Ari was honored as an "International Jewish Women This classically trained musician has helped sell millions of To Watch of 2007”, received the 2008 Israel Film Festival records by collaborating with other Grammy award-winning Visionary Award, the American Society for Yad Vashem 2011 artists such as , , Jay Z, , Young Leadership Associates Remembrance Award and she is , Wynton Marsalis, Britney Spears, , the first Israeli to receive the Martin Luther King Award from Donna Summer and . Israeli President, Shimon Peres. She studied under the late classical master Isaac Stern and has In 2011 Miri Ben-Ari was invited by America's First Lady, earned the honor from New York's Apollo Theater as Michelle Obama, as a "Remarkable Woman" Mentor to be a an “Apollo Legend”. She is also known as “The Hip Hop part of the annual celebration of Women's History Month and Violinist”, the title of her latest album (Universal Records). to perform at the White House. Miri was later invited by media icon Yue-Sai Kan for a special Miri was featured by Reebok in their “I Am What I Am” global performance during "Miss Universe China" in Beijing, a live print and TV advertising campaign. She has done commercials broadcast to hundreds of millions of people in China. for Pepsi, Coca-Cola, a Jimmy Hendrix PSA for BET and has been the voice of VH1 Save The Music, which promotes live Miri Ben-Ari is the co-founder of “Gedenk” ("Remember“,) a music and music education across the US. nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting awareness among young people about the Jewish Holocaust. In addition, She has appeared on Sesame Street, is featured in the live she has supported programs for over 40 charitable performance album and DVD of Aventura’s “Sold Out organizations around the world. at Madison Square Garden” concert, has performed for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, at Lincoln Center for “VH1 Save The music Gala”, and at Radio City Hall's "Fashion Rocks" concert and at its “Dream Concert”, a dream team program of artists which included Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Fergie, , John Mayer, Mary J. Blige, , Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Garth Brooks and Santana. Miri Ben-Ari

HONORABLE ENTITLEMENTS

‘REMARKABLE WOMEN’ MENTOR GEDENK, FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC SPOKESPERSON PHOENIX HOUSE SPOKESPERSON UNICEF GOODWILL AMBASSADOR GLOBAL AMBASSADOR FOR FIBA Honors “GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER”

“REMARKABLE WOMAN” BY FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA

“APOLLO LEGEND”

“MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ISRAELI AWARD”

“MLK COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD” BY NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK, AL SHARPTON

“REMEMBRANCE AWARD” NEW ENGLAND HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL 2011

“COMPASSION AWARD” UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK

“FIBA GLOBAL AMBASSADOR”

‘WOMEN TO WATCH’ HONOREE’ BY JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL’S

“VISIONARY AWARD” BY THE ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL

“REMEMBRANCE AWARD” BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM

“GEDENK SPOKESPERSON”

“HUMANITARIAN AWARD” BY THE JEWISH FEDERATION Miri Ben-Ari Discography ALBUMS The Hip Hop Violinist ALBUM FEATURES: Sahara The Of The Promised Land • - Miss Melody (Trouble) 2004 and (The Hip-Hop Violinist) Live At The Blue Note • Wyclef Jean feat. M.O.P. - Masquerade (Masquerade) The Temple Of Beautiful • Alicia Keys - Fallin' ( in A Minor) • - Overnight Celebrity (Kamikaze) SINGLES • Kanye West - We Don't Care; Graduation Day; ; The New Workout Plan; Breathe In, Breathe Out; •10 Commandments () •Symphony of Brotherhood • Kanye West - Late (bonus track) () feat. Martin Luther King Jr. • Brandy - (Afrodisiac) • Babyface - Wake Up Everybody (Wake Up Everybody) • John Legend - Live It Up (Get Lifted) • - I Want You (Damita Jo) Maroon 5 -"This Love" • Aventura - José (K.O.B. Live) 2007 Britney Spears -"Me Against the Music" • Lil' Mo - Yeah Yeah Yeah (Syndicated: The Lil' Mo Hour) • Don Omar - Intro - Predica (King Of Kings) • Deemi - Soundtrack of My Life • Tarkan - Who's Gonna Love You Now? (Come Closer (re-release) ) • Thalía - ¿A quién le importa? • Styles P - We Gonna Win • Zion & Lennox feat. & (Motivando A La Yal: Special Edition/The Hip-Hop Violinist); ¿Dónde Están las Mamis? (Yo Voy) Jump & Spread Out [] • Savage Feat. Akon – Moonshine • Consequence - Waiting On You • -"Run This City" (feat. P. Diddy & Miri Ben-Ari) • Santi Debriano - ( Circle Chant (album) ) • Santi Debriano - ( Artisitic License (album) ) • Subliminal - Klassit ve'Parsi (Classy & Persian) Just When You Thought It Was All Over Miri Ben-Ari Here are a few of the top global brands that Miri has also crossed into new genres of Miri has partnered with: entertainment with her big screen works: MGM, Universal Film, Twentieth Century Pepsi, MTV, BET, Reebok, Sesame Street , Fox and Paramount. Sprite, Hennessey, Fashion Rocks, VH1, Marc Ecko, NBA, Miss Universe China, Vodaphone, David Tutera, Viacom Miri Ben-Ari Miri Ben-Ari “If you want to get jazzed up or relax at home, you Miri Ben-Ari” “Miri, you are an amazing artist and I am very grateful for your talent…” US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton -Former US President, Bill Clinton

"Miri’s playing is wonderful, beautiful, exquisite, unpredictable, original and “INCREDIBLE!!!” spontaneous. Her creative energy can set a -Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa band on fire and it does!”- Wynton Marsalis

“Miri Ben-Ari is “Miri is the most amazing Phenomenal…” violinist I have ever seen.” -Sumner Redstone – Tarkan

“The world’s greatest “Miri is one of greatest violinists I have ever living violinist…” seen!”–Ron Perelman -Wyclef Jean

“Hip Hop will never be the same!” -MTV “Miri ..next-next-next-next millennium...! I want you all to “This is going to blow you check this out!” -Jay-Z away!” - Donny Deutsch CNBC Show The Big Idea Miri Ben-Ari Miri Ben-Ari MANAGEMENT