Brooke Annibale Biography

Brooke Annibale (born July 1987) is an American singer/songwriter and musician, originally from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, and based in Nashville, Tennessee. She owns and operates her independent publishing company, Brooke Annibale Music.

Music career

Brooke Annibale began songwriting at age 15 and soon was performing in the Pittsburgh vicinity. At the age of 17, Annibale gained local prominence when she self-published her first full-length album, Memories in Melody, and staged a UNICEF benefit concert as her senior project at Moon Area High School. After graduating in 2005, Annibale went to Belmont University, where she graduated in 2009 with a degree in Music Business. While attending Belmont, Annibale released two works. A four-song EP, The Nashville EP, was released in 2006. Her second full-length album, titled The In Between and released in 2008, contains some religious themes.

In 2010, Annibale raised crowd funds with a Kickstarter campaign enabling her to work with producer Paul Moak at The Smoakstack in Nashville. Their sessions resulted in her third full-length album, Silence Worth Breaking, which was self-published and released by Annibale on March 15, 2011. The album garnered positive reviews from Annibale's Pittsburgh base, while Brian Palmer of Glide Magazine called it "phenomenal", writing, "Filled with gravitas, passion, joy, sorrow, humility and boldness, the ten tracks that make up Silence Worth Breaking are done in a stunning, hypnotic fashion, encompassing the genres of folk, rock, Americana and pop in masterful ways."

A second EP release, Words in Your Eyes, was released February 5, 2013, and featured at an official launch performance at Club Cafe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 9, 2013.

Annibale has developed a following from her many acoustic performances on the Pittsburgh and Nashville coffeehouse, club and festival circuits.

Musical style

Brooke Annibale's music has been described as neo-folk or acoustic folk/Americana and compared to Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, Taylor Swift, and Colbie Caillat. She names Glen Hansard, John Mayer, Katie Herzig, KT Tunstall and Brandi Carlile as influences in her work.

Discography

Albums

• Memories in Melody, self-released, March 14, 2005
• The In Between, self-released, April 1, 2008
• Silence Worth Breaking, self-released, March 15, 2011

EPs

• The Nashville EP, self-released, 2006
• Words in Your Eyes EP, Brooke Annibale Music, February 5, 2013

Singles

• This Holiday, November 15, 2011
• Yours and Mine, 2013

Collaborations

• This Is Love by Eric Michael (featuring Brooke Annibale), Eric Michael Music, November 15, 2011

Television

Several of Annibale's songs have been licensed for use in television:

Year	Song Title	TV Network	Show or Series	Season	Episode	Episode Title	Original Airdate
2011	Under Streetlights	The CW Television Network	Hart of Dixie	1	6	The Undead and the Unsaid	November 7, 2011
		MTV	Teen Mom 2	2	4	No Looking Back	December 27, 2011
2012	Yours and Mine	The CW Television Network	One Tree Hill	9	3	Love the Way You Lie	January 25, 2012
	Fright	MTV	Teen Mom 2	2	12	Love Will Tear Us Apart	February 14, 2012
	Under Streetlights	The CW Television Network	One Tree Hill	9	7	Last Known Surroundings	February 22, 2012
	I Believe	The CW Television Network	One Tree Hill	9	11	Danny Boy	March 21, 2012
	Tryin'	CMT	Melissa & Tye	1	2	After the Dust Settles	April 27, 2012
	Empathy	VH1	Tough Love New Orleans	4	8	Exes	June 10, 2012
	Yours and Mine	ABC Family	Jane by Design	1	14	The Second Chance	June 26, 2012
	Don't Let Them Tell You	MTV	Teen Mom 2	3	3	Things Come to an End	November 26, 2012
2013	By Your Side	Lifetime Television	The Client List	2	11	I Miss Back When	May 19, 2013

Awards & Nominations

Year	Nominated Work	Organization	Award	Result
2012	Silence Worth Breaking	11th Annual Independent Music Awards	Best Adult Contemporary Album
		11th Annual IMA VOX Populi Poll