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Artist
Nia Andrews
12+ albums
souljazzrnbfemale vocalistNeo-Soul
about
Nia Andrews (born in Los Angeles, CA) is an American soul/r&b singer and songwriter. Her voice lilts with her jazz and soul roots that divulges the greats she reveres: Joni Mitchell, Prince… Her live shows penetrate audiences with a musical style that paints a dreamy world. A maverick from her earliest of years, as a youngster she absorbed jazz, soul and hip-hop, learning to play piano by ear. The self-taught musician was sponsored by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, hiding the fact she couldn’t read notes. This incited an inner battle between her raw talent and lack of classical training until she finally succumbed to the latter rival, hastily abandoning music altogether. Hoping to transfer her passion for playing to a different set of keys, nia embraced writing. Her first published works were featured in The Fader Magazine. Later, as a treatment writer, directors clamored for nia’s prolific ideas. Her concepts directly resulted in multiple MTV Video Music Awards, and launched visuals for countless recording artists and internationally-recognized commercial brands. But her love of music could not be quelled. Taking a position as creative assistant to three-time Grammy winning recording artist, Common, after just one month of touring her passion delivered when nia swapped behind-the-scenes duties for the microphone in Common’s live band, becoming his first ever background singer. Reigniting her love for music with a surprisingly new instrument – her voice – within
