The Digest | New Jersey Magazine
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VUENJ.COM 19 Born and Raised in Tokyo, Sarina Suno (aka e Violin Diva) started playing the violin since the tender age of 5. e Berklee College of Music Summa Cum Laude graduate combined classical training with a love of dance music such as house, EDM, hip-hop, as well as. Jazz, blues, Latin and R&B, in the process of forming a very unique sound and a dazzling performance style all her own. While her senior year in collage, she was signed by Victor Entertainment, one of the largest major labels in Japan, under Sony Music management, the fiddle has toured her native Japan, released three CDs all of which made it to the top 20 charts on iTunes Japan, and has graced dozens of national radio stations, talk shows and TV programs. Since her move to the Big Apple, e Violin Diva has quickly became the city's most in-demand electric violinist. She's been rocking the crowd by her energetic and mesmerizing live performance on her custom-made LED violin at some of the city's most coveted concert venues, such as Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, Barclays Center, Webster Hall, Cipriani, Highline Ballroom, Blue Note... along with exclusive nightclubs such as Pacha, Marquee, Lavo, Tao, 10ak... to name but a few. She has also done several special performances on hit reality TV shows, such as Real Housewives of New York, Million Dollar Listing and David Tutera's CELEBrations (featuring rapper Lil' Kim's baby shower.) Sarina has also ventured throughout the country, from Miami to Las Vegas, and Chicago to Houston... and she's performed the global in over 20 countries and 50 cities, from London to St Barts, Istanbul to Milan, Bangkok to Tel Aviv with multiple stops in between, performing alongside marquis names like legendary trance DJ Jonathan Peters, one of the most iconic artists of all time Cyndi Lauper, apl. de. ap of multiple Grammy winning group Black Eyed Peas, rapper FloRida, actress/singer Milla Jovovich. Sarina 9 1 7. 2 3 8 .7 5 4 1 | i n fo @ s a r i n a s u n o . c o m | s a r i n a s u n o . c o m