RULES
From May 21-27, promote your track. The top 10 most favorited tracks, chosen by the listeners, will move onto the second round of judging. The 10 Finalists will be announced on May 28th.

PRIZE
One winner will be selected and have their track featured on an official Warner Bros. Records UK release, accompanied by a proper servicing campaign.
The winning track will also be published on EARMILK's website.

Kimbra - Settle Down (Electric Jelly Remix)

Arielle Vakni - Lead Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
Capen Evans - Background Vocals
Patty Larkin - Lead Guitar
Kyle Ruggieri - Drums
Jeff Kinsey - Bass
Marta Roma - Cello

Written by Arielle Vakni
Produced by Patty Larkin (www.PattyLarkin.com)
Mixed and Mastered by Mark Wessell @ The Record Company Boston

Save Your Best (Written by Arielle Vakni, Produced by Patty Larkin)

“Without music, my life is a journey through a desert” 

Kyle applies his technical prowess and infectious energy to every performance he is a part of. His deep pocket and ability to improvise make him an in demand drummer throughout New England.

Originally from Barrington, Rhode Island, Kyle Ruggieri began playing drums at the age of 10 in the local elementary school concert band. At age 11, Ruggieri began studying privately with local drummer Dale Bienkiewicz and was awarded the Rhode Island Music Educator’s Award (RIMEA) as one of the top three concert snare drummers’ in the state as well as a spot in RIMEA’s All-State Orchestra and Concert band two years in a row. Upon entering High School, Ruggieri’s study of jazz, funk and rock music earned him a chair in the Bishop Hendricken High School jazz and marching bands for one year and then moved on to join the nationally recognized Barrington High School jazz band under the direction of Barbara Hughes. There he competed in the prestigious Duke Ellington Jazz Festival and Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival. During his high school years Kyle was an active member of the Rhode Island local music scene playing in the jazz trio Countdown and jam band Heavy Llamar.

After graduating high school in 2005, Ruggieri went on to earn his first Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management as a scholarship recipient at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. During his time at Wentworth, Kyle continued to pursue his passion for music and studied privately with Berklee Associate Professor Sergio Bellotti as well as world-renowned drum educator Dom Famularo. He also began touring the Northeast with World/Funk band The Effective Dose and went on to share the stage with Poogie Bell, Future Rock, Mike Gordon, The Breakfast, Brothers Past, Rubblebucket, The Indobox, 2020 Sound System, Ryan Montbleau, Jimkata, Max Creek, Roots of Creation and Toubab Krewe.

Upon graduating Wentworth in 2010, Kyle began his collegiate career at Berklee College of Music pursuing a degree in Professional Music with a focus on drum set performance and music business. He has since studied with Dave DiCenso, Kim Plainfield, Mark Walker, Henrique De Almeida, Sean Skeete, Neal Smith and Dave Weigert. In the summer of 2011, Kyle was awarded an internship at ATO Records in New York City where he worked with national touring bands My Morning Jacket, Primus, Umphrey’s McGee, 311, John Butler Trio, Rodrigo y Gabrielle and Mariachi El Bronx.

Kyle is an active member of the New England and Mid-Atlantic live music scenes. He currently tours with the Philadelphia based Reggae/Rock trio Among Criminals (www.AmongCriminals.com) and has since shared the stage with Dub Trio, John Brown's Body, State Radio, Passafire, Fortunate Youth and Badfish.  While not on the road, Kyle can be found performing with Boston based Balkan / Klezmer / Gypsy Jazz group Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band (www.ENSMB.com) as well as Honeytrain Wedding Band (www.HankAgency.com), Electronic duo Duality Perspective (https://soundcloud.com/duality-perspective), R&B / Funk project R Bee-Ke' (http://r-bee-ke.bandcamp.com/track/desire) and World Fusion improvisational group Noble Savage (http://noble-savage.bandcamp.com).

Save Your Best (Written by Arielle Vakni, Produced by Patty Larkin)

Kyle Ruggieri

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