Bio
BIO
Run run where you gonna run you can't hide from your inside outside you try to cover and pretend
Music is a Godsend, a lifesaver thrown out to me at a time in my life when the light at the end of the tunnel was flooded by unrelenting darkness. That was five years ago and since then I've celebrated and mourned in the discovery of my new found freedom. Music has been a large part of my healing process and most importantly it has helped me to reconnect with the human condition, my community, humanity and the world at large. I've named my personal commitment to volunteerism and music through social change initiatives, My Angel Wears A Fro. I've spent a great deal of time people watching, learning and listening.... analyzing my talents, my voice, my words and who it is I want to be in the world. I even picked up guitar and piano along the way. At times I can be too cerebral and extremely hard on myself, which is both a blessing and a curse. I struggle to describe my voice and my songs when asked because well I'm still discovering me. I can say that I am a soulful, feisty, rockin' storyteller and performer with traces of Blues, Folk, Jazz, and Rock influences. I find comfort in both a Janis Joplin blood curdling scream and a soothing Marvin Gaye groan, so when I write songs they encompass both sentiments the raw and the sensitive. Or as I often say, "The female Lenny Kravitz meets Lauryn Hill."I am so very grateful to be studying at the Berklee College of Music. It has changed my life. My family, my friends, fellow musicians, teachers, and professors, even strangers have been beacons of light throughout this journey and I could not have come this far without them. Through their support and guidance I've had the opportunity to do some very cool things like appear on the 2010 BET Awards, travel to Athens, Greece to study music and perform, record with drumstress Cindy Blackman in Naples, Italy, host the weekly online events video guide "What's Happening at Berklee," open for Amel Larriuex (one of my influences) meet Queen Latifah, record a remake of Queen Latifah's hit U.N.I.T.Y and become a spokesmodel for the CoverGirl Queen Collection. I feel so blessed! *THE LIGHT*My family is my rock, more then I realize at times. They have supported me in this endeavor, which makes this roller coaster ride much smoother. I dedicate all of my performances to my late Great Aunt Lillian. She taught me how to be a lady.