I'm now back on the East Coast for the winter/holidays (NJ, PA, NYC), but I'll be a West Coast girl soon!! --> Moving to CALIFORNIA (BURBANK/LOS ANGELES) after the New Year!!!
Official Websites:
www.myspace.com/breaferrar
www.breaferrar.com
Hi everyone! I am pursuing modeling and acting as an avenue into the entertainment industry as a whole. But my main aspirations are to be a professional singer, and I just signed to a production deal, so I seem to be (hopefully!) well on my way!!
GOAL: PRINT--Editorials, Fashion, Beauty, Glamour.........
I have an Italian, Irish, and Spanish background, complete with big brown eyes and olive/tan skin, so I am told I have a very exotic look. I've been told I appear everything from Hawaiian to Venezuelan to Phillippino to Puerto Rican, and I love it!
I work mostly in NJ, PA, and NYC, but also occasionally in FL, AZ, CA, MD, and DE.
I love to travel and experience new cultures; I think new places and new people are so exciting, and the way for me to stay happy in life.
Please feel free to contact me and keep me in mind for your upcoming projects!
Thank you for looking!
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OBJECTIVES: To obtain professional music, acting, modeling, commercial, television, and film roles.
MODELING ACHIEVEMENTS
• One of MAXIM’s Top 100 Hometown Hotties in 2008
• Spokesmodel & Emcee for Crown Royal at NASCAR Events (Dover, DE)
• Promotional Tradeshow Model for Patron, Bacardi, Grey Goose, POM, Martini Rossi, Chambord, NUVO, Kahlua, Jack Daniels, Tequila Cazadores, Geico, Little Black Dress, Deschutes Beer, Old Spice, Various Liquor and Wine Festivals, etc.
• CBS 3 Eyewitness News Fashion Model, 2006 (Philadelphia, PA)
• Model for MTV “TRL’s Tropical Beach Bash,” (Atlantis Hotel in Paradise Island, Bahamas)
• Model for “Blame It on Rio" Fashion Show, International Brazilian Designer, 2006 (Sayerville, NJ)
• Model for Framesi Hair Show, an Italian Hair Line, (Philadelphia, PA)
TALENT AWARDS
• Winner of America On-Line & Universal Music's "American Dreamz" National Singing Competition (Featured on Fox 29 News, flown out to Los Angeles, CA), 2006
• Winner of Walt Disney World College & International Cast Member Talent Competition for “Top Female Vocal Performance, Mouscar Award” (Orlando, FL –Mariah Carey’s “Vision of Love”)
• National Anthem Performer at Citizen's Bank Park for Philadelphia Phillies vs. Boston Red Sox Game – Sold-Out Crowd of Over 45,000; 2006 (Philadelphia, PA)
• Miss Teen New Jersey State Finalist, 2002
• NBC 10 Christmas Celebration TV Special Talent Finalist
• Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards Ceremony Performer, 2006 (Philadelphia, PA)
TELEVISION & HOSTING EXPERIENCE
• Entertainment News Reporter/Anchor for KAKECast Virtual News (Baltimore, MD & San Diego, CA)
• News Reporter for WFMZ-TV 69 & LornaDave News Agency in Allentown, PA (Lehigh Valley)
• “VIR” Men’s Magazine, Spokesmodel & On-Line Website Hostess
• Voiceover Artist for Kool Cigarettes South Beach Bash Events held Miami, FL (Pirate Studios)
• Additional Voiceover Work for Scholastic, Digital Dynamic Advertising, & Grove Medical
• Broadcast Journalism: TCNJ Head Campus Television & Radio News Anchor/Writer (The Journal & WTSR 91.3 FM) 2002-06
SPECIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
• Conversationally Bilingual in Spanish: International Studies Abroad Multi-Country Program in Guanajuato, Mexico; Buenos Aires, Argentina; & Madrid, Spain (2005)
• Athletics & Extras: Competitive Swimming & Running, Fieldhockey, Lacrosse, Field-Hockey, Horseback Riding, Latin & Ballroom Dancing
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A RISING SOULFUL POP VOCAL ARTIST: BRIANNA
Born and raised as a Jersey girl at heart, Brianna is a soulful, young singer (and model!) from the South Jersey/Philadelphia area. Brianna sings and writes music in the style of soulful pop, which results in a Gavin DeGraw-like feel with a Mariah Carey twist. She has been singing and performing, as well as playing classical piano for over 15 years. She greatly admires and strives for great instrumental accompaniment, original and meaningful lyrics, and sultry pop vocal riffs and harmonies. She builds on inspiration from a variety of musical influences, including her #1 idol, Mariah Carey, as well as Etta James, Bette Midler, Phil Collins, Jeff Buckley, Gloria Estefan, Toni Braxton, Shakira, Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, and Selena.
Brianna just returned from an all-expenses paid trip from Hollywood, California for winning a national singing contest sponsored by America On-Line and Universal Music, called "American Dreamz." The competition was based from the movie "American Dreamz," a BlockBuster featuring Mandy Moore and Hugh Grant. Brianna was featured on the Fox Philadelphia's Ten O’Clock News and also interviewed on Fox's live morning show, "Good Day Philadelphia," after winning the contest. While in Hollywood, Brianna was a Universal Studios VIP guest at the red-carpet movie premiere of "You, Me and Mrs. Dupree" (starring Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, and Matt Dillon) at the ArcLight Cinema in Los Angeles.
Brianna performs at special events very frequently. For instance, she recently sang the National Anthem at a sold-out crowd of over 45,000 people at a Philadelphia Phillies-Boston Red Sox game this past summer. In addition, Brianna was dubbed "Best Female Vocalist" after she competed in the Walt Disney World College Program talent competition (for which she sang Mariah Carey's "Vision of Love"). Furthermore, Brianna performed on August 3rd at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) banquet at McFadden's in Citizen's Bank Park for the local Emmy Award nominations, and was also featured as the sole performer at the black-tie Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards ceremony itself on September 9th in the Philadelphia Marriott Grand Ballroom.
On October 20, Brianna performed, as well as helped direct a young girls choir, for a very important charity event at the Christopher Reeve Benefit Foundation Gala, "A Step Toward Hope." This event was held at The Enterprise Center in Mt. Laurel, NJ, and hosted by comedian and politician Joe Piscopo and CN8's Lynn Doyle, with support from country recording artist Kenny Rodgers, and singer Jeff Timmons of the pop group 98 Degrees. Additionally, Brianna recorded two songs this past April for the movie soundtrack of "Westland," a project being produced by actress Christina Ricci. The movie was the subject of a workshop at Robert Redford's Sundance Film Institute in Sundance, Utah.
