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nternational. Classically Trained. Soul Singer. Songwriter. Award Winning. Entrepreneur. Just a few words to describe the phenomenal woman and natural girl who truly rocks, Tasha LaRae, Lead Female Vocalist of one of my favorite groups“ Arrested Development”. We meet at Whole Foods Café on
Ponce de Leon in Atlanta, GA, the atmosphere is so fitting, friendly, cozy with just the right amount of background noise and as our conversation starts, folks are getting quiet so they can listen in, once they realize there’ s a superstar in their presence. Tasha is smiling with overwhelmingly good energy as usual and rocking her red natural do with style. I am by the way rocking a pair of Tasha’ s EarJeans hand-dyed leather Earrings as you can see in the picture on the previous page. Interestingly enough as we were going through the interview, a woman passed by and complimented me on my earrings, I said thank you and took the opportunity to introduce her to the designer who I just happen to be sitting withJ�. We all laughed and said it was a great commercial.
RA: Reading your bio, it is awesome and extensive. With your solo career are you an indie artist or are you signed? Tasha LaRae: No I’ m an indie artist. RA: Okay, it states that you are classically trained which I thought was amazing. Tasha LaRae: Yes I am. RA: What school did you attend? Tasha LaRae: I studied at the University of Omaha in Nebraska, Vocal Music Performance as a major and I had to study opera as a part of the course. RA: Amazing, Ok we’ re going to have to test that out, one of these days, not today but one day. [ We all laugh ] RA: Arrested Development has always been one of my favorite groups, revolutionary and organic, so tell us how did that get on your plate? Tasha LaRae: Oh goodness, well when I moved to Georgia I did what every singer that comes here inspires to do, I just did what they did, I got into the music scene and started singing background for people. That was my thing and I went from one gig to the next gig and one of my best friends was doing a show for her church and asked me to sing with her. So I’ m singing, we’ re having a good time and Speech was there DJ’ ing and I was like what, that’ s the short guy from the group back in the 90s, that’ s pretty cool. I never went and
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