Teedra Moses interview on Colourful Radio 05-February-2017
Teedra Moses was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana to a gospel singing mother, Shirley Moses. She later moved to Los Angeles, California with her mother and three siblings after her parentsâ separation, it wasnât until after the death of her mother that Moses decided to follow her heart and begin making music.
Moses teamed up with producer, Paul Poli and signed with the then Number 1 Indie Record Label, TVT Records, in 2002 and went on to release her debut album âComplex Simplicityâ in August 2004.
âComplex Simplicityâ included fourteen solid tracks all self-penned by Moses with dominant production by Poli. Although most notably known for the âcritically acclaimedâ album âComplex Simplicityâ which spawned records such as âBe Your Girlâ, âBackstrokeâ and âTake Meâ featuring Raphael Saadiq, Teedra Moses has released three independent, all-original âMixtapesâ.
In addition to executive producing and penning lyrics for her own project, Moses has written songs for other artists including Christina Milian, Mary J. Blige, Macy Gray. As a Grammy-Nominated Songwriter and BMI Songwriter of the year, for 2 consecutive years, Teedra Moses is featured on numerous Rick Ross and Maybach Music projects, featured on tracks with Diddy and French Montana from the Mastermind album, Big Boi of Outkastâs âTurn Me Onâ and featured and co-wrote two songs from Raphael Saadiqâs 2004 album âRay Rayâ.
Her songs have been showcased in the Logo series âNoahâs Arcâ as well as in the HBO hit show âEntourageâ, movies such as âNever Die Aloneâ, âBeauty Shopâ, âBe Coolâ and âThe Skinnyâ.
Moses dropped her second commercial release in a decade, âCognac & Conversationâ in August 2015, it debuted at number 5 on iTunes R&B charts and number 7 on Billboard R&B charts.
With over 10 years of live performance experience, selling out intimate venues around the world, and a stream of mixtapes Teedra Moses, the Lioness, returns to the UK in March 2017.