entertainer Erin Barra and group H.I.S.D.

If Alicia Keys and Nelly Furtado collided with Daft Punk and  Esthero in the vast circuitry of an Akai APC 40, you’d probably end up  with Erin Barra. Erin is part of a brave new digital audio live  performance armada of female artists riding a tech savvy wave of musical  and electronic innovation. Her incomparable style has been praised by  Grammy award-winning legends. Her musical skill and versatility is  virtually second to none. Hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah, Erin was  reared on her parents’ dusty record collection of AM radio singer/  songwriters James Taylor and Simon & Garfunkel. Erin’s spectacular  talent caught the golden ear of John Oates, half of soul/ pop duo Hall  & Oates. Erin was paired up with the legendary musician after  winning a fiercely competitive songwriting competition. With the advice  of Oates in tow, Erin made her move to New York City with the goal of  developing her craft as an artist and live performer. H.I.S.D There’s a renaissance occurring before your eyes and this crew is right  in the middle of it. This group of forward thinking music junkies have  come together and formed H.I.S.D. H.I.S.D. was born in 2005 through the  collaboration of eight artists of varying mediums wanting to introduce a  refreshing perspective to the sound and visual aesthetic of hip hop  culture, classic soul music, poetry, visual art, fashion, and  photography. Mutual respect and appreciation for the cultural  significance and influence achieved by creatively bridging these art  forms, brought Savvi, Equality, LdaVoice, Scottie Spitten, Jason Woods,  and producers King Midas and E-Classic together to form H.I.S.D.  The  group’s projects have gotten co-signs from Questlove of The Roots and  Phonte of Little Brother / Foreign Exchange.    For more info: http://www.indiereviewcd.com https://twitter.com/IndieRevue https://www.instagram.com/indie.review