Rain

Rain is gifted in all performance arts, to say the least, and over the years of her life she has developed and sharpened her talents into skills. Music is Rain's outlet for expressing her growing pains. She has been singing publicly since she was eight years old.

Rain has a unique soulful, jazzy vocal style. Part R&B, part hip-hop, part classic soul, in equal measure. Rain's music offers something fresh, interesting, and compelling to music-lovers everywhere. While the music industry scrambles to find the next big thing, the right image, and the latest craze for what music should be; strong songwriting remains the number one skill in the industry. She has this skill in abundance.

In the three years since she decided to make her career as a recording and performing music artist, Rain has done literally dozens of shows. Notably, in June 2006, Rain opened for Def Jam recording artist Ne-Yo in New London, CT. Also this year, she has opened for Juelz Santana in Meriden, CT; and for Jagged Edge at the Hippodrome in Springfield, MA. In June 2005, she opened for multi-platinum selling artist Ja Rule at the world renowned Toad's Place in New Haven, CT. Rain has also performed in S.O.B's Soul Village showcase.

In March, 2007 Rain organized Rain & Company: A Concert For Norwalk. Held at Norwalk Concert Hall in Norwalk, Connecticut (her hometown), the concert was the first urban show to be held at the prestigious venue. Rain headlined this hugely successful event supported by some of the best urban acts in Connecticut. More than 750 people paid to see the event. The concert was featured on local television, and in local and regional newspapers. Check out Rain´s powerful and emotional live performance of her song "Inside" off her album eavesdrop... The video is on Youtube click to watch. Leave her a comment and send to everyone you know!

As well as working on her debut album, Rain worked on a project with executive producer Omarr Rambert; gifted producers Troy "Treezah" Johnson (Will Smith, Tupac, Nappy Roots, Kelly Rowland, Solange Knowles, and Michelle Williams); and Dutchafella at Will Smith's The Boom Boom Room recording studio complex in Burbank, California. She has also worked with Sony producer Chink Santana.

Rain has been chosen as one of five unsigned artists to appear on a new reality TV show. The show, called Da Grind, will be hosted by Grammy-award winning recording artist Murphy Lee (of the St. Lunatics), and will follow Rain as she struggles and hustles her way to break into the professional music industry.

"Rain's songwriting is already a few leaps ahead of much of the current cross-over hip-hop, because it's not only honest but clever, too... all strung together smoothly over simply produced beats and overlapped harmonies. Her music is accessible to those just looking for a good track to dance to, but she maintains her credibility, too, with references to strong women and hard living.”

Brita Belli, Arts Editor, Fairfield County Weekly

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