Virgin Islands Featured Artist: Nadia
Nadia Robinson, is a 22 year old artist, she was born in Florida, but migrated to St. Croix at the age of 12. She began her career as a dancer/stepper in Florida, but when she moved to the Virgin Islands she had no opportunities for dance or step. She quickly began finding other creative outlets. Writing became the outlet she stuck to, writing poems, short stories, and songs. Growing up her family was always creative, her mother, siblings dad were both active musicians and they made music seem accessible. It didn't seem like something she couldn't do, because she didn't have a label or money, she knew it was possible. So she went with it. Nadia is inspired by artists such as Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Frank Ocean, Michael Jackson, Saade, and Andre 3000. As an artist she has had to deal with her male peers putting pressure on her to date them in return for music. She stayed true to herself and figured out the different soft wares like pro tools and logic so that she could engineer herself and be comfortable. The artist sharpened her pen skills being able to engineer herself, because she was able to be alone and explore her creativity without feeling judged or shy. She realized who was really there for her and who wasn't. Nadia knew she had talent, but she had to work on her confidence to show that, and still is. The last single she put out was "Give Me Life." This single is available on Sound Cloud and is worth a listen. A collaboration she did with Mystro, for those of you who aren't aware of who Mystro is, he's the brother of Adam O, a singer and was a former member of Cool Breeze Band. That is one of her favorite songs. He was amazing to work with and so was Jordan, who produced and mixed the song. Shortly after that, she released a remix to Jhene Aiko's None of Your Concern. During this Covid 19 pandemic, she feels like she's really tuned in. Nadia is is focused on creating and ironically, networking. She has a few collabs under her belt, and new songs that will be released soon. The artist is proud, because its music that's personal too her and comes from the heart. Before the pandemic, she had plans to work on a project with a few artists she really looks up too, plans have changed for now. Music will be coming out, and after things have returned to normal the project will take priority once more.
Lovers was the most fun experience for her, from making the song, to shooting the video, to putting it out, and the response from the public. She wasn't expecting it at all, at that point that propelled her career. It showed her peers and the listeners that she's someone to be taken serious in the music industry and someone people should believe in and push forward. Jamal Samuel shot the video and it was just really fun. The first day of shooting they threw a bonfire and it was great. Nadia got to connect with the people who came out while working on her music. The experience helped her out of her shell and be friendly with people again. She just moved back from South Korea and it was a welcome home. It pushed her in the right direction and helped her in the right direction, Nadia realized what she wants out of music and what she does it for. The artist is grateful that Jamal decided to work with her. She would also like to thank Uncle Mundo for being on the song with her, he completed it. This young artist is really grateful that everyone came out to support. The connections and support she's received since she became a serious artist. These are a few artists she's made connections with thus far, Tia, Rena Faith, Cruz Rock, and Kruziano. We look forward to seeing this artist continue to grow. She's done a phenomenal job so far, check out the video above to learn about the artist.
Written By: Minoca A.
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