Lyricist/Singer/Songwriter, mainstream commercial, 80's Rock/Pop/Electronica/Guitar driven music market. I am born/bred west london/uk. I believe strongly/firmly justice, in standing up for personal rights.Vegetarian. I was born into a very much dysfunctional, mixed-race family environment/background. But from an early age, music was all around me, predominately, commercial music. I used to sing/dance to the radio all the time at home(as you do!). I had one relative that worked for a magazine, so I would hear about their work, and what artist’s/person they would be covering/writing about. In school/college, my favorite subject’s were: english language/literture,as well as pass rate in communication skill's,365 foundation skills, as it was known back then. among other academic’s along the way. I had a relative, who when wasn’t doing their day job, was an aspiring DJ/ARTIST, who had invested in covering the track:Kung Fo Fighting, when they showed me the cover with them on it, striking the “pose”, I thought “wow”, and whenever they did DJ gig’s, would take me with them,especially,when they were paid for doing gig’s at my secondary school, which for short time, made me very popular(!),but I didn’t care, when the music started, I was dancing, having fun, and for those moment’s, outside from the negative environment I was living in. They would play 60/80’s music, whenever they were driving, and I would sit there, in the sit, quietly “bopping”, away. To me it was fun music, I could just imagine I was “somewhere else”, with the music “soaking me up”. Artist’s like: Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Full Force, Gwen Gutherie,Donna Summer, Diana Ross/Supreme’s Lionel Ritchie,Prince,among other’s. It was full-on60/ 80’s,a time of “happy”,”poppy”,music,that you could go could listen on radio, read in magazine’s, and let your hair down to in the clubs/disco’s. When I left home, was living in a bedsit, in Hammersmith, I met a friend, who came from Ireland, Five Star, had just exploded onto the music scene, and along with a tape of some muscic,that I had “pinched”, from the relative before, I was in “seventh heaven”, whenever I was feeling down, I started writing down lyric’s, of my feeling’s around that time, and would play the music all the time, to feel happy again. It was around this time, Madonna had just released her single:Borderline,I was transfixed. From then on, I became big Madonna fan, buying everything,poster’s,tape’s,etc. Some time afterward’s when I got my first flat in Fulham,I met a male friend of a neighbor, who was working in a retail store as sales assistant, we got talking and I discovered he was also a backing dancer for various artist’s at the time, I told him about my love of music enrterest,and we started writing some song’s together, along with this, he told me about a studio person I could approach about doing some demo’s with, I contacted the person, and arranged to do some demo work, this was my first time in the recording world. This went on for few months, and the friend moved on. I didn’t feel confident to carry on, on my own, so stopped. Some time passed and I took on various Hotel job’s, it was easy, and didn’t need lot’s of qualificaction’s,but throughout all I could think about was music, especially during busy time’s, I would “fantasise”,I was somewhere else,studio,writing song’s,interviews,etc. I began to have this huge “aching feeling”, of wanting to do be/something else, but I couldn’t put my finger on it, pinpoint it, it was just there. By this time, I had written a lot of lyric’s, I found it almost,therapeutic,to release my thought’s/feeling’s, but still couldn’t pinpoint that feeling. I just knew I wanted something better for myself. Time went by, and I took up some singing lessons, which I also found a bit therapeutic, it helped to release,emotion’s,and helped boost my confidence a bit. Aside from doing various job’s, within Hotel’s, and moving around a bit within Hammersmith/Fulham area, I found some avenue’s in Music/Media, I did various course’s in Recording Studio Production/Business which I loved,favouring the recording side of thing’s. I plucked up the confidence, and decided to do some more recording’s, I bought a Melody Maker, which had a good section on Musican’s,etic.i contacted a guy who was just starting out with his own home studio, based in Enfield, High Barnet. I wrote/recorded a 3track demo of song’s called: I’m in control, don’t be fooled by my cover and don’t mess with me(!). At the time, that’s where I was at in myself. It took some time, and I was working in Hotel, and he was charging reasonable rate’s, compared to some other’s out there. I put them out to, with some interest, especially from “pwl”, Kylie minogue’s record label at the time. I wasn’t partically aiming for that market, but I knew they were really good song’s, and wanted to know, if they would get noticed. the a/r guy at the time for the label got back to me, and said that he liked the track’s, and could I give some more, I wasn’t able to. missed opportunity? possibly, but at least now, I had something to work with. I've worked with various projects/musicians over time,but am more comfortable working my lyrics/music,my way,in the studio.Anyway back to today/present, I got back in touch with the guy I originally worked with, at his own studio, and have updated the tracks. I have a very strong, “out-going", personality, and like to have fun, listening to music. but I take my music very seriously and am committed. Music to me is my form of "escapism", and expressing my feeling's/emotions'. I write about various issue's, some personal, political, social issues, whatever reflects the mood that I am in, and is strongest on my mind at the time. I believe firmly, you only live "once", make the most of it. don't answer to anyone else. answer just to yourself. stay firm. Stay positive. stand strong. be assertive. Stand up for what you believe in. you answer to yourself, no-one else. respect yourself, because no-one else will, if you don't. I write strong, powerful, meaningful, controversial lyric’s that stand out, with the intention of "making people think". I believe strongly against racism/homophobia, and gay/lesbian/children's/animal's support/right's. I see myself as an artist of longevity, and take great pride in that fact.I absolutely love the 80's Gay/Hi-Nrgy/Club anthemic market,(which Almighty Records,based in the UK are well known for producing/mixing for)and the creativeness of the music and hope my music will eventually down the line resemble/inspired by this music market.I take myself/music very seriously, even though I am commercialized, I have alot of things to say, within my music. I want a management company that will devote preferably artistic development, and even if they don't, I am more than capable of selling myself, put me out there,and I will do the rest(!).

In the last year or so really gotten into guitar based commerical rock,on the lines of early:Kim Wilde/Blondie,etc. Because of this I had a slight change of direction within my own music,and as such have gone back into studio recently to update some tracks.

I am pretty much right now,'ROCK CHICK' at heart!

I am working on four tracks right now,which when I have finished I plan to send out to Management Co's,do some live gigs,etc around UK,which hopefully will show people what 'attitude' I am made of!

Remember: music is the place to be “survivor”, yes, that’s me! TRISHA xx