Biography

“Upbeat and instantly engaging, mixing the infectious euphoria of The Lumineers with the defeating sincerity of James Bay. Mature, romantically euphoric folk, passionately delivered with gentle lyrical candour and served in a country-tinged pop ribbon. -”Charlotte Holroyd (Bitter Sweet Symphonies Blog UK) Reuben found success on a famous Australian reality television show in 2013 on which he performed to over 1 million viewers across metropolitan and regional areas of Australia. His song 'Two Little Words' has since had over 1.4 million streams. Koops released the ‘Slate EP’ in March 2015 which was mastered by Grammy Award winner William Bowden. At the ripe age of 24, the Australian singer/songwriter has been in Los Angeles working on his next release with renowned producer David Ryan Harris (John Mayer, Guy Sebastian, India.Arie, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey). David enlisted the work of some of LA’s top session musicians including Sean Hurley on bass (John Mayer, Rob Thomas), Jeff Babko on keyboards (Frank Ocean, Jason Mraz, Sheryl Crow) and Victor Indrizzo on drums (Macy Gray, Seal, Damien Rice). Reuben is currently making headway in the United States after signing a licensing deal with Music Alternatives and completing his first tour of the US/Canada. Amongst other shows, Reuben played three iconic singer/songwriter venues including the famous Hotel Cafe in LA, which has gained a reputation for establishing the careers of notable singer/songwriters such as John Mayer.