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Acoustic Folk/Rock/Soul Songstress/Songwriter NKECHI NKECHI (pronounced nnn-KAY-chee) is an alternative acoustic soul singer/songwriter whose evocative voice, lyrics, and melodies explore a wide range of musical territory, including indie alternative pop, folk, world, & soul all in her signature sound and style. NKECHI performs as a solo musical artist, a live vocalist with djs, a live emcee/host and as lead vocalist/songwriter of her self-titled band NKECHI LIVE! A Full Tilt Jam Band Experience. NKECHI has performed at venues such as Cafe DuNord, the Make Out Room, 12 Galaxies, Red Devil Lounge, the Make Out Room, El Rio, Hotel Utah, Rockit Room, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, and many more venues and festivals around the bay area and east coast. Astral Soul Songstress NKECHI Astral Soul Songstress NKECHI produces Alternative Live Music Shows for Private and Corporate Clients. Her mission is to bring intuitive and creative live music productions into out-of-the-box environments as a tool to inspire and bring creativity, consciousness, and connection to upscale parties all over the world. NKECHI is an experienced Entertainment Personality who Plans, Develops & Emcees Live Music Shows designed to meet the corporate culture and fund and awareness raising needs of clients. NKECHI is a commercial print model, actress, and performing Alternative Singer/Songwriter who performs as a solo musical artist, a live vocalist with a DJ, a live emcee/host and with a 5 piece band. NKECHI's unique talent enables her to improvise to create Music on-the-fly to create ambience specific to her performing environments. "I particularly love creating live music shows to inspire awareness and funds for worthy causes. Come join me on April 1st at Project One for the kick-off of my next series of events called The Butterfly Effect. The Butterfly Effect is an upscale fashionably artful musical evening helping to raise awareness on behalf of a group of organizations that serve to better the lives of men, women, and children in Africa." NKECHI has creatively expressed herself in many ways over time, as a fashion model, to the face in commercials, to lead roles in film. Now NKECHI emerges into the music scene, bright-eyed and forever hopeful, a true original performance artist, with Erykah Badu sass, the rich vocal textures of Sade and Seal, and a Madonna-like capacity for ever-evolving style. Yes, NKECHI is truly one-of-a-kind. She calls her music Organic Astral Soul. Meet NKECHI through her vocals, lyrics, acting, and music. NKECHI also spends her spare time contibuting vocals and harmonies to a few of her friends' musical endeavours. Click for a more detailed music bio for NKECHI NKECHI is Organic Astral Soul for the Spirit... "... I am a performance artist first and foremost. I really do love a Live! audience. Something happens when I am on stage performing, whether it is a flurry of freestyle lyrics that will be used for a later song or synchronous inspired movements that make the song. This process I am told, should one day be captured and offered back to you! So away to the studio I go. It has been a slow and steady process to assemble the team of people who support what I do as a GIFT! So as God would have it, these people surely are appearing! Yayy for the supporters to the creatives out there. Presently, I strive to express and use these gifts to the best of my ability for God's glory, so I am honing my entire skill set! So be it :-) Live Improvisational songs, Yes! So... I am anxiously awaiting the full packaging of the essence of me, as well. Stay tuned..."
NKECHI is represented by Stars Agency as an actress and commercial print model.
	Actress NKECHI NKECHI is a trained actress. See NKECHI's STAGE and SCREEN Bio and NKECHI's Acting Resume. ...The acting bug continues to strike again! NKECHI most recently performed for Berkeley Playhouse in the role of Mom/Queen in Roald Dahl's The BFG directed by Jon Tracy. NKECHI has been cast in Benefit Perfomances of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues from 2007-2009 alongside actresses Jane Ganahl (who replaced Robin Wright Penn), Nina Wise, and Kaytie O'Hara to name a few! What a gift, opportunity, and privilege it is to perform, keeping the Muse exercised, while leaving her space and time to grow, learn, and offer us more creativity! In Music, Theatre, and in Life! NKECHI ha performed with the Improv/Sketch Comedy Troupe Oui Be Negroes ! Kristian Hansen wrote and directed the film DOORMAN where he cast NKECHI in the lead role of Laura Wing and NICK CIMILUCA in the lead role of Harris Stone. The trailer has just been released: DOORMAN TRAILER (You may have to Open the Trailer in a New Window to View). NKECHI's STAGE and SCREEN BIO NKECHI (pronounced nnn-KAY-chee) has creatively expressed herself in many ways over time, as a fashion model, to the face in commercials, to lead roles in film. NKECHI's first real job was as an engineer for a leading semi-conductor computer chip manufacturer. Meanwhile, her heart and soul have always been in the development and pursuit of her creative talents. NKECHI started in the entertainment industry as a Bay Area model and then was thrust to national recognition through commercials after taking a few on-camera workshops. Yet, it was not until studying Meisner technique with Rachael Adler that she truly caught the acting bug. After a stint in LA and later fine tuning and coaching from Joe Mazza, NKECHI has quickly added lead roles in independent films to her talent resume. Since leaving engineering NKECHI has discovered that she is a multi-talented performer: professional actress and improvisor, singer-songwriter and poet, live vocalist and performance artist, spokesperson and model to name a few! Whew! For the past year she has been an improvising with the Sketch Comedy/Improv troupe Oui Be Negroes. Most recently NKECHI has emerged into the San Francisco music scene, bright-eyed and naïve with guitar, as a pure performance artist. With Erykah Badu sass, the rich vocal textures of Sade and Seal, and a Madonna-like capacity for ever-evolving style, NKECHI is truly a one-of-a-kind all aorund entertainer. Meet NKECHI through her performances in SONG (vocals, lyrics, and music), STAGE (theatre and improv), and SCREEN (TV and film). NKECHI is Organic Soul for the Spirit! NKECHI is grateful for any and all opportunities to showcase her many talents, especially for fundraising. Most recently in Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues for V-Day 20009 to raise money to stop violence against women in the Congo. Previously for the Stepping Stones Project and Marin's Abused Services for Women! NKECHI is a trained actress. See NKECHI's Acting Resume.