March 11th, 2020 8pm Stage 1
Olivia Castriota
Olivia Castriota is an NYC based Vocalist and Recording Artist. Olivia's debut album 'All At Once' peaked at #2 on the iTunes US New Album Release charts and her music video for “I Wanna Know” won 'Best R&B Video' by The Akademia. Olivia has opened for The Shades, Lili K, Milo Greene, RANN and 'The God Mother of R&B', Lil' Mo. She has performed with Grammy nominated artist, Marky of The Ramones, and American Idol's Hollywood Anderson as well as worked with Vlado Kolenic, songwriter of seven #1 hit songs. And if all that wasn't impressive enough, she has also sang at the World Famous Apollo Theater five times!
When Live For Live Music featured her video cover of Justin Bieber's hit 'Sorry,' they called it "An Irresistibly Slinky R&B Gem" and said:
"This is the best thing you'll hear all day, haters be damned"
In response to a single release, Digital DJ Pool said Olivia has:
"Infectious Vocals."
Grammy Winner, Vlado Kolenic says:
"One of the most talented vocalist I have worked with in years!"
To date, Olivia has performed at One World Trade Center, Paste Magazine, PVD FEST, ART ALL NIGHT (Trenton, NJ) , Sofar Sounds (34 shows and counting), MetLife Stadium, Long Island Blues Warehouse Radio, National Cherry Blossom Festival DC, BronxNet TV, ABC 27, FOX 43, NUBLU, The Village Underground, Bowery Electric, MilkRiver, Arlene's Grocery, Groove NYC and Long Island Summer Festival. Most recently, she released a powerhouse pop anthem “What Do You Stand For,” is which the first single off of her highly anticipated sophomore album “I Need a Minute” due out 2020.