Terra Naomi

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terra Naomi at a live concert

Terra Naomi (* 23. June 1979 in Saratoga Springs , New York , USA ) is an independent pop / rock / alternative / indie singer who especially the song 'Say It's Possible', which in 2006 by the video YouTube has been published , achieved international fame. She lives in Los Angeles, California, writes and sings her own songs and plays the piano and guitar .

biography

Terra Naomi spent the first few years of her life on a farm in Saratoga Springs. Her family later moved to Cleveland , Ohio , where they spent six years until they finally settled in Schenectady , New York, the place where their cosmetic surgeon father grew up. Her mother is a social worker and she has two brothers.

Musical career

Naomi received lessons in classical piano and singing at Interlochen Performing Arts Camp in Michigan and Belvoir Terrace Fine & Performing Arts Camp for girls in Lenox , Michigan . During this time she also participated in the Aspen Opera Theater Program . After college, Terra Naomi moved to New York City and began writing her own songs. During this time she also started playing the guitar. She played her way through various clubs in Manhattan , such as B. The Bitter End , The Sidewalk Cafe and The Living Room . After a self-organized tour of the USA (2003), which began in New York City and ended at the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle , Naomi went to Los Angeles to meet with producer Paul Fox ( XTC , 10,000 Maniacs , Sixpence None the Richer , Edwin McCain , Phish and The Sugarcubes ). In 2003, 2004 and 2005 she toured the United States. She also came to Canada and England a few times (there she was seen at the "In The City" festival in Manchester ).

In 2006 it began to rise through YouTube. She posted videos of her " virtual summer tour", posting performances from her Hollywood apartment and question-and-answer videos titled "Ask a Wanna-be Rockstar" online . Her video for the song "Say It's Possible" was released in June 2006. Many users then posted hundreds of cover versions online as a homage to this video, also supported by a video in which Naomi shows the necessary guitar fingerings. Some fans even translated the song into Spanish , Italian and Chinese .

Due to her success as an online artist , more and more media became interested in her, such as B. Reuters , Los Angeles Times , LA Weekly , Washington Post , Salon.com and the UK Sunday Times . Her song "Clean" even made it onto the soundtrack of the film "Sherrybaby" with leading actress Maggie Gyllenhaal . Her songs "Say It's Possible", "Flesh For Bones" and "Go Quietly" underpin the new NBC reality show "Junior Year Abroad".

contract

In the fall of 2006, Terra Naomi signed a contract with the Universal Music Publishing Group. In December 2006 the contract with the major label Island Records followed .

Discography

The following publications were marketed independently .

  • Terra Naomi (CD - 2002) - produced by Terra Naomi and Chris Bertolotti
  • Terra Naomi EP (CD - 2004) - produced by Paul Fox
  • 8-track (digital only - 2005) - produced by Paul Fox
  • Virtually (CD - 2006) - produced by Paul Fox
  • Under The Influence (CD - September 2007) - produced by Paul Fox
  • To know I'm ok (CD - 2011)
  • Live & Unplugged (CD - 2012) - Live album

The Virtually CD contains acoustic recordings of their Virtual Summer Tour on YouTube. Due to the many inquiries from users, 1000 CDs were released. In June 2007, their official video for "Say it's possible" was released. For the shoot, people all over the world were asked to send her a short video in which they hold a small sign saying what they want. For the album "Under the Influence", the two single releases "Say it's possible" and "Not sorry" as well as other songs that can be seen on youtube.com were re-recorded.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ YouTube: How to Play "Say it's Possible"
personal data
SURNAME Naomi, Terra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Saratoga Springs , New York , United States