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THEakasha at Sheraton BackYARD
THEAKASHA IS AN ABOLITIONIST DJ & DIRECTOR.
MUSICALLY, THEAKASHA ELECTRIFIES BY EVOKING THE HEALING SPIRIT OF FREE MOVEMENT, REGARDING IT AS “THE MOST NATURAL, LIBERATING & REVOLUTIONARY THING WE CAN DO WITH OUR PHYSICAL BODIES.” SEEN SPINNING RECORDS ALONGSIDE GREATS LIKE NATASHA DIGGS, DJ HOURGLASS, & JUST BLAZE OR COMMANDING CROWDS WITH ARTISTS LIKE IVY SOLE, LIANA BANKS, & KARI FAUX, THEAKASHA IS KNOWN TO ELEVATE AUDIENCES ONE BLEND AT A TIME. ALSO A FORMER OPERA SINGER & VIOLINIST, THEAKASHA FEEDS THEIR MUSICAL APPETITE WITH SONGWRITING & PRODUCTION.
ARTISTICALLY, THEAKASHA IS A V/O ARTIST & VISIONARY WHOSE UNIQUE DIRECTION STYLE IMMERSES US IN THE MOST RAW ELEMENTS OF ANY SUBJECT. DIRECTING EARLY MUSIC VIDEOS FOR RAPPERS BRI STEVES & SATURN, ALEXANDER, THEAKASHA HAS AN AFFINITY FOR POST PRODUCTION & FINDING SYNCHRONICITY BETWEEN WAVES OF SOUND & WAVES OF LIGHT.
EXISTENTIALLY, THEAKASHA’S BRAND IS BUILT ON THE PRINCIPLE OF HONORING YOUR TRUTH. WALKING MORE IN THEIRS DAILY, THEAKASHA'S LIFE PURPOSE IS TO “GET FREE” & BE A VESSEL TO THOSE DOING THE SAME ON THIS NEVER ENDING JOURNEY TO BECOMING OUR HIGHEST SELVES.
BORN IN JERSEY CITY
BRANDED IN PHILLY
BASED IN ATLANTA
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