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| Photo provided by Jasmine Tate |
"I stay away from saying I write Christian music," she explained. "I am simply inspired by the things that happen in everyday life, but I'm looking through a different lens. God is my muse."
Tate only picked up the guitar 4 years ago.
"A pretty crazy course of events led me to believe that I was supposed to pursue music," she said. "One day, I said yes to the call."
She remembered making that decision in her mentor's house in March of her freshman year. A week later, while she was in her room, she picked up her dusty guitar and started strumming chords that she'd never been able to play.
"My only explanation is that God taught me how to play the guitar," said Tate, who previously explained that she learned to play the guitar in a supernatural way.
Tate went on to write more than 100 songs, perform on TV and radio shows across the nation, gain popularity in her stance for social justice and win the 2012 Robert Morris University Idol, her Alma Mater.
During her senior year, she decided it was time to share these songs with the public.
"Some friends of mine have a studio in Pittsburgh," said Jasmine. She was able to record four older songs and a new song for the EP there in Skyline Studios.
The recorded songs were then sent to Los Angeles to a friend who works with some well-known artists for the mixing and mastering portion of pre-production for The Jasmine Tate EP. When the finished product was sent back, it was submitted to iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and a few other online stores.
"[The executive producer] invested a lot of money into the project," she revealed referring to a family friend. "He truly believes in my work and the vision I have for my music."
Last weekend was the first radio play of The Jasmine Tate EP on 91.3 WYEP. In addition, on June 20th, she started a Kickstarter Project, called Life and Love project, to raise $20,000 to produce a full length album that will be titled Life and Love. The fundraising money will also help produce a mini video series that will tell the stories of various individuals through the lenses of each song on the album. It will also help her embark on her first tour, in which she hopes provide a platform for upcoming artists across the nation. The Kickstarter Project will end on July 20th.
Aside from her musical talent, Jasmine was a point guard for the Robert Morris University women's basketball team and served as the 2012-2013 senior captain of the team. She also won the Rising Star Award, Professional Focus Award, Signature Leadership Award and Renaissance Award for her academic performance and involvement within the school and community.Please click here to be directed to her website and click here to purchase her EP on iTunes.
