BRITTANY COTTO

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VIOLINIST / VIOLIST / MUSICIAN CONTRACTOR

Brittany Cotto's professional experience includes an eclectic range. She has recorded and performed with some of the most iconic names in the business including 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Barbara Tucker, Bebe Rexha, Bobby McFerrin, Burt Bacharach, Camila Cabello, David Foster, Diddy, Dre, Eminem, Erick Morillo, Frank Ocean, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J, John Williams, Jonas Brothers, Joshua Bell, Julie Andrews, Kamasi Washington, KYGO, LeAnn Rimes, Mary J. Blige, Michael Bublé, Nicki Minaj, Paul Anka, Pink Martini, PJ Morton, Quincy Jones, Richard Marx, Sarah McLachlan, Seth McFarlane, Skylar Grey, Snoop Dogg, Stevie Wonder, Thundercat, Tony Bennett, Tori Kelly, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Tyrese, Yoshiki and Yo-Yo Ma.

Brittany also owns and directs Pacific Coast Strings, a musician contracting service for performances, recordings and live events. PCS also serves as the musician contractor for KYGO and Palm Tree Records.

Her television credits include appearances on 92nd Academy Awards, American Idol, American Music Awards, Apple Music, BET Awards, DirecTV "Richard Marx and Friends", The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Glee, iHeart Radio Music Awards, iHeart Radio Music Festival, MTV Unplugged, "A Mary Christmas" Mary J. Blige's Christmas Special, NBC "New Years Eve with Carson Daly", and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She has recoded soundtracks for FOX's American Dad, HBO's "Undisputed Truth: A Mike Tyson Story", and many movie trailers for Paramount Pictures. 

Brittany has traveled the world extensively to perform for clients and venues including Academy Awards, Chevy, Coachella, The Emmys, Google, Hollywood Bowl, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, LA Fashion Week, LA Opera, LA Philharmonic, MAC Cosmetics, Metro PCS, Neiman Marcus, Pandora, Patek Phillipe, Playboy Jazz Festival, Porsche, Rémy Martin, Saks Fifth Avenue, Samsung, Toyota, Vogue, and Yamaha Music USA.

Brittany holds her Bachelor's of Music: Violin Performance from Indiana University Jacob's School of Music. She has also studied at the Henry Mancini Institute and Aspen School of Music and Festival.

Her signature style combines virtuosity from her Classical training with an ability to improvise, a taste for simplicity and a love of all styles of music. As a 5-string electric violinist, Brittany performs with many rock bands and DJs. She plays on a Yamaha EV-205 and Mark Wood Viper.

Brittany is currently working bi-coastal Miami and Los Angeles - East and West Coast.


 

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