Upcoming singer/songwriter Sahri Theodore talks about her first EP

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With her first EP out TODAY, Sahri Theodore's (artistically known as Sahri) love for singing started a long time ago when she was just a little girl. She made friends and family members her audience and her home her stage. In 2009, she recorded her first songs and started working on her first EP two year later.
"The dates have been pushed back a lot of time,"explains Sahri. "I wanted to make sure everything was perfect."
After going through several titles for the EP, Sahri decided to name it "Notes".
"Every song tells a true story, whether mine or someone else's," Sahri explains regarding the reason for choosing this title. She often writes notes on her phone after listening to friends' stories or overhearing others' stories.
"It starts as a subject and becomes a whole song," she explains.
In addition, "Notes" stand for musical notes.
It will contain songs ranging from Pop to R&B with a little bit of soul.
"I want it to have... [at most] 10 songs," explains Sahri. Among the songs that will be part of the EP are "All of You," "In Lve," "She Isn't Me" and "Would You."
Sahri does not put herself in any category as an artist.
"I sing a little bit of Pop... some R&B," she says. "It depends on how I feel about the song."
Growing up, Sahri listened to French and Spanish singers, her mother's favorites. She was only exposed to Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston as American singers because they were the only ones her mother listened to.
"It's really Whitney Houston who started it for me," she states.
As a kid, she often interpreted Houston's songs. With a much spikier voice then, it was easy for her to sing her songs.
Nowadays, Sahri's vocal range is high.
"I can hold a note for a long time," she explains. She displays this ability in "All of You."
Sahri's goal is to become a better singer than her idol Beyonce.
"Your goal should always be [to be]better than the person you look up to," she explains. "Therefore, I want to be better than [she is]."
"I want to have enough impact that I'll be remembered long after I'm gone."

Jasmine Tate performs tomorrow

Jasmine Tate peforming at 720 Cafe

After a successful concert at the Second Annual Rock All Night Tour (R.A.N.T.) on the 10th, Jasmine Tate will be performing again tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Grove City as an opening act for David Wade. Click here for more information on this event.
At the R.A.N.T. event last Saturday, she performed along with six other artists at the 720 Music, Clothing and Cafe venue. Overall, 50 bands were in attendance and performed in neighboring venues. Tate gave away t-shirts and CDs to the audience to help them connect with her music.
On August 31, Tate will be performing at the Wick'D Conference in a Navajo Reservation in New Mexico.
She will be in Grove City on Sept. 13 and 21 for respectively her EP/CD release and a fashion show.
Stay tuned for more info!

Successful Kickstarter Campaign

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Jasmine Tate successfully raised $20, 341 for her Kickstarter project. The eve, she held a successful pledge party at My Friends Bar, abounded with people. She raised $2, 800.
"I want to say a big thank you first and foremost [for all of the support]," she said. "I want [my supporters] to know they will get to see the fruit of their seed."
Tate explained that her team and she are currently in the preproduction stage of the album and the concert.
"We're just planning on nailing down studio times."
Stay tuned for more update!

Jasmine Tate Concert and Pledge Party

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Jasmine Tate will be performing at My Friends Bar in Westerville, Ohio tomorrow, the eve of the closure of the Life and Love project on Kickstarter. If you are in the area, please come celebrate with her and bring donations to help her reach the $20, 000 goal by 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. You will get a chance to see her perform live songs from her EP and the Life and Love album. Click here to be directed to the official Facebook event page.

Get to Know Jasmine Tate and Help Her Raise $20,000 for Her Life and Love Album

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"A lot of times I tell people I'm a Christian who just happens to be an artist," said Jasmine Tate, an emerging singer/songwriter who recently debuted her first EP (Extended Playlist) at number nine on iTunes singer/songwriter chart.
"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.