YouTube After spending several years performing in musical theater and recording voiceovers, Brustofski uploaded her 1st video to YouTube in December 2008. Up to June 2014, she has uploaded over 180 videos, including over 120 music videos.
Competitions and awards NY Songwriters Circle In November 2009, Brustofski won the NY Songwriters Circle "Young Songwriter Award" for her original song "Rewind" over 4,000 other entries.
MSG Varsity Talent Show In April 2011, Brustofski was chosen to be a contestant on the MSG Varsity Talent Show from hundreds of submissions. The show was broadcast on
Cablevision's
MSG Varsity Network, and she reached the semi-finals.
Z100/State Farm Hometown Hero In December 2011, Brustofski won the
Z100/
State Farm Hometown Hero Competition. She was voted into the top 25 artists, and selected to be a top 5 finalist by a music industry A-List panel of judges. Brustofski performed at the 2011 Z100 Jingle Ball
Coca-Cola All-Access Lounge in the
Hammerstein Ballroom on September 12, 2011 along with
The Script,
Gym Class Heroes,
Hot Chelle Rae, and
Karmin.
The Next: Fame Is At Your Doorstep In August 2012, Brustofski was selected to appear on
The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep, a nationally broadcast TV singing competition show which aired on
The CW Network. She was mentored by
Gloria Estefan, performed at The Paramount Theater, and won the New York episode of the show. Brustofski then worked with all four of the shows mentors: Gloria Estefan,
Joe Jonas,
Nelly and
John Rich to prepare to perform in the semi-finals and finals episodes, broadcast from The
Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. ==Recordings==