Amarachi
Houston, Texas, United States | INDIE
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Los Angeles, CA – Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 – Model-singer-songwriting Amarachi will be blazing the trails with the release of her hot debut single, “Today I Feel” which hits the digital distribution market today. The model turned singer has already been receiving industry praise for her potential as one of the music industry’s rising stars and positive reviews for her forthcoming EP. The single,“Today I Feel” was written and produced by the highly sought after production duo The Bama Boyz.
“The concept of Today I Feel came from a guys perspective about how women feel on certain days”, says Amarachi.“It’s a catchy, fun anthem that every woman can relate to.”
The EP, titled “Sleepless Nights” which will be released this summer also highlights production by The BamaBoyz (production credits include Destiny’s Child, Beyonce and Kelly Rowland among others)and producer Joshua Coleman. The debut effort features tracks written and co-produced by Amarachi Onyeise, Chizoba “Zo” Onyeise, Kalandria “Kallie” Walters. Fans can expect a range of experiences through“Sleepless Nights” from up tempo melodies and excellent vocal arrangements; In addition it offers a variety of pop, r&b and acoustic, neo-soul tracks.
“I love all genres of music. From pop and jazz to country, I wanted to be versatile with this album and give my listeners the different sides of me. ”
In conjunction with the EP release Amarachi’s hitting the road this summer for her promo tour in support of “Sleepless Nights” with stops slated in Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Miami and New York.
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Today I Feel
My Man
Pick Me Up
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Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Amarachi spent the first years of her life in Nigeria before moving to United States in 1996 and finally settling in Houston in 1998. Unfamiliar with the American culture Amarachi remained quiet and reserved. Keeping herself occupied by reading and participating in sports while in school she began excelling in track & fieldgaining the attention of many colleges and universities. With a life long dream to compete in the Olympics, a career in track & field seemed inevitablebut Amarachi also enjoyed singing and songwriting.
She recalls, ”I was in junior high when I joined a choir. It was then I knew I wanted to go further with a singing career. I went through high school knowing what I wanted to do but really couldn’t do it because my parents strongly encouraged; go to school, graduate and get a nine to five.”
After graduating high school at the early age of 16, Amarachi spent two years in college on track scholarships before eventually dropping out to pursue a music career but there was a detour along the way. And as fate would have it, modeling would take precedent over her music career as fashion designers Spasso, TikiGlam, Tropicouture amongst several recruited the 5’8 slim framed beauty for runway shows and to be the face of their brand. She also credits her confidence as an artist from working in NYC’s competition modeling market. After a brief stay in New York, Amarachi returned to Houston and started on yet another journey.
She begin writing material and performing live acoustic sets before finally stepping into the studio with the renowned production duo The Bama Boyz and Joshua Coleman to record her debut project.Slated for release Summer 2012 the debut EP will feature highly energetic tracks aback Amarachi’s rhythmic vocals showcasing her ability as a songstress with a few melodic tunes in between. “This EP is about me and the different takes of me and what I’ve been through and what I’ve seen others go through,” she says.While her music boasts originality she’s often compared to and categorized with Amy Winehouse and Toni Braxton.
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