Sam Woolf

 

Sam Woolf is a 21-year-old folk

/pop singer songwriter known for

his original arrangements, beautiful

 pitch, perfect tone and emotional

 original songs. His performances

and recordings have obtained

millions of views on YouTube and

Sam receives tremendous support

from his fan club, the “WOOLFPACK”

on social media.

 

Sam Woolf has gained national

 recognition as a finalist on

American Idol’s 2014 Season where

 he placed in the Top 5. Independent

 Grammy-winning producer Danny

 Blume produced and recorded an

EP Pretend containing Sam’s

originals for release. It debuted at

#9 on the Billboard Heatseekers

Chart.

 

Sam was born in Detroit and lived

in West Bloomfield, Michigan until

he was 10. Sam has since lived in

Florida and graduated from Braden

 River High School in June of 2014.

Sam’s father, Scott Woolf,

 introduced him to acoustic

folk-rock music when he was a

young child. Sam’s grandfather

(“Papa Roy”) sent him to singing

lessons with opera singer Bob

Lischetti for several years, and

Sam taught himself guitar.

 

During high school, Sam began

 performing locally in Bradenton at

 restaurants and cafés and was a

 mentee of the Del Couch Music

 Education Foundation, which

booked him for performances at

local events.

 

In the summer of 2013, Sam

attended a five-week program for

high school students at Berklee

College of Music (the world’s

premier contemporary music

school) in Boston. He was one of

four students chosen to perform live

 in the “winners” showcase as well

 as one of four students selected to

 perform in the theater-in-the-round

 singer/songwriters performance.

He also was one of the Berklee

students referred to American Idol

for auditions.

 

Sam was a featured performer at

an Alex Preston concert in New

 Hampshire, co-headlined with the

 Doobie Brothers, War, and Jefferson

 Starship, opened for We The Kings

and has performed extensively at

other public and private venues in

 Florida. He has toured throughout

the Northeast with the Como

Brothers Band, and was featured on a track of the Como Brothers’ EP,

Live at 89 North. Sam is currently

 living in Boston and writing a set of

 originals with Israeli musical

prodigy/guitarist Orion Meshorer

and others.