Aruna Set To Release New Album On April 19, 2005 Playing Intimate California Shows!

LOS ANGELES, CA – Eskala Records artist ARUNA is set to release her debut album RUNNING RED LIGHTS on April 19, 2005 and is celebrating its release with a string of California dates, including her record release party at Los Angeles' THE RED ROOM @ ZEN (2609 Hyperion Avenue, LA, CA) on Thursday, April 21, 2005. Free sushi and Champagne will be served. Her upcoming dates are as follow:

Already building a buzz in Los Angeles, Aruna's style of melodic modern pop/rock is smart, sensitive and self-aware with a feisty, rebellious aftertaste. Her music has been breaking out of music realm and has appeared in other media worlds. "Walk on Water" was featured in the film and soundtrack Eulogy starring Ray Romano and Kelly Preston. “Saving Grace” was featured in the new MTV reality series “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County” in October 2004 and “Saving Grace” and “The Other Side” are also included on MTV’s “Laguna Beach: The Complete First Season” DVD. Her first single, the melodically stunning "Break You Open" won First Prize in the Pop Category of the 2004 USA Songwriting Competition. Packed with these songs as well as the heartbreakingly yearning "Good Enough", the meandering "Red Lights", and the piano-led "Not Your Mommy", Aruna propels these songs with both the power of a live band and the gritty sonic realism of loops and samples. "It's the merging point where nature meets technology; organic instruments, broken down and natural, against a backdrop of machines, "she describes.

Originally hailing from Flemington, New Jersey, Aruna's serpentine route through the entertainment world to the present included jazz piano and film scoring studies at Boston's Berklee College of Music, a short jaunt through Miami where she joined Roadrunner recording artists Cynic, and then to Los Angeles where she has remained. Now with her debut Running Red Lights primed for release on April 19th, she's gearing up for her time to shine. Her strikingly moving live performances complement her textured and personal album perfectly, bringing together a mesmerizing soundtrack that mirrors the complexity of modern humanity in a voice that echoes the tone of the truth.

Read what Critics are saying about Aruna:

Lush, delicately powerful piano playing. . . .striking, emotive vocals. Her songs touch the soul, her voice embraces your ears, and her performance and presence captures your attention. - Soundcheck Magazine.

A crafty, melodic and intelligent artist, Aruna does what many solo performers fail to do—she creates a strong vocal persona and doesn’t allow the production to overshadow her. . . Aruna has what it takes. - Music Connection Magazine.

Mesmerizing. . . .compelling. . . .a hypnotic sound with a trained voice and just enough edge to leave us wanting
more. - Musician’s Trade Journal.

Stunning female vocals and moody songs. . . .reeling in ruminative soul. -- Listen.com

Powerfully tempting vocal prowess. - Metronome Magazine.