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Hannah Abrahim
About Hannah
Hannah Abrahim is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter, producer, arranger, vocal coach, multi-instrumentalist, businesswoman, and musical director based in Los Angeles, California. Most notably, you may recognize her vocals as Cleo DeNile on Paramount+’s Monster High. Abrahim is currently flourishing in multiple aspects of the music industry-she is an active session singer for film, TV, and video games such as Disney+’s The Lion King 30th Anniversary and Netflix’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F; a background vocalist for artists such as Jennifer Hudson and Lil Nas X; a songwriter for both indie artists and large productions like Nickelodeon’s Dora The Explorer and Today at Apple Creative Studios; a touring singer and songwriter in Grammy Award-winning choir Tonality; the music director of high school a cappella group NeoChromatics; and a Synch Licensing Administration Coordinator at Kobalt Music Publishing.
While known to be a very technical and versatile musician, Abrahim is also a powerhouse solo artist specializing in NeoSoul, R&B, and Pop. As a first-generation American, Abrahim takes pride in her ethnically diverse background, blending her “Egyptiarican” culture to be a storytelling and sonic visionary in the music industry. Abrahim believes in the importance of using music to amplify voices and promote conversation, so she sings about critical topics that may normally be daunting to face. However, Abrahim wraps them in an irresistible package that is able to hypnotize any audience through its fiery, passionate vocals and infectious grooves. She has performed her original music at iconic venues including the Hollywood Bowl and the LA Times Festival of Books. As she dominates the music industry with fierce ambition, activism, and authenticity, Abrahim is committed to dismantling our culture of “fast-food music” by ensuring everything she creates has a purposeful meaning-whether that's deep introspection, uncovering truths about our society, or uplifting her audience with self-love.
I truly believe in a growth mindset—that what you put in is what you'll get out. Therefore, I try my best to set my students up for success by customizing my lessons to fit both a wide range of learning styles and the individual personalities of my students. This way, they can utilize their own curiosity, culture, and individual strengths to achieve their dreams. I also prioritize open communication as I want to be a resource to offer as much knowledge and guidance as I can.
- Teaching
- Private vocal coach for 5+ years
- Private songwriting coach for 3+ years
- Vocal coach at Interlochen Arts Camp for 3 summers
- Music director while member of collegiate a cappella group for 3 years
- Music director of high school a cappella groups for 2 years
- SAG AFTRA Session Singer featured on:
- Paramount+’s Monster High as Cleo DeNile
- NBC’s Brooklyn 99
- The Hollywood Bowl & Disney+’s The Lion King 30th Anniversary Concert
- Netflix’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
- Disney+’s Agatha All Along
- MTV’s Siesta Key
- Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin, composed by Inon Zur
- Recorded & Live Background Vocalist for artists such as:
- Jennifer Hudson
- Lil Nas X
- Kelly Clarkson
- Tiesto
- Pentatonix
- Scott Hoying
- Lu Kala
- Emily Bear
- Witt Lowry
- Ula
- Songwriter for:
- Nickelodeon’s Dora The Explorer
- Grammy Award-winning social justice choir Tonality
- Today at Apple Creative Studios
- Ula’s 33M streams hit “Futon”
- Leighton Reynold’s “Moon Over Seaville”
- Solo Artist Original Music
- 635,000+ streams on Spotify
- Synched in an indie film
- Mentee to the legendary Patrice Rushen
- Collaborated with artists such as X Ambassadors
- Multi-instrumentalist (piano, guitar, bass, drums, ukulele, violin)
- Producer & Audio Engineer (Logic, ProTools)
- Music director & arranger of all live shows
- Songs in English, Spanish, and Arabic
- Venues Performed At:
- The Hollywood Bowl
- The Wiltern
- The El Rey Theatre
- The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
- The Mint
- The Moroccan Lounge
- Kresge Auditorium
B.M., Popular Music Performance (Voice) with minor in Music Industry - Thornton School of Music at University of Southern California