Ari Hest

A Young Songwriting Musician

Short Biography• Raised in Bronx, NY• Born into a musical family: father was a college

music professor and mother was a professional singer

• First picked up guitar at age 16 when introduced to the Beatles

• Recorded Incomplete, a collection of 5 songs, during his freshman year at NYU and traveled to other schools to perform his work

• Began career by booking and promoting his own concerts and tours, released an EP and two full-length albums on his own label

• Signed with Columbia Records in 2003

First Full-length Independent

Album (2001): Come HomeFirst EP, Recorded for $1000

(1999): Incomplete

Major Label Debut Album (2004): Someone to Tell

April 1—Oxford, OH

April 2—Johnstown, PA

April 3—Poughkeepsie, NY

April 6—Boston, MA

April 7—Upper Darby, PA

April 8—Philadelphia, PA

April 8—Upper Darby, PA

April 9—Annapolis, MD

April 12—Charlottesville, VA