Janelle Monae
A native of Kansas, Janelle has always been, as she describes, different. Since the age of nine Janelle saw the world in a different color...."preferably purple."
After high school she moved to New York to attend the American Musical and Dramatics Academy. While at the academy she fell in love with classical music. Soon thereafter, Janelle moved to Atlanta to begin her music career. Only eight months after her arrival to the A she met up with some producers and began work on her debut album Metropolis.
"Metropolis is the place I’ve been dreaming about all these years. A city inside your head. It’s an adventure the music brings alive."
In the summer of 2005, Janelle performed for Big Boi of Outkast. Immediately blown away by her talent, Big Boi featured Janelle on 2 songs on the compliation CD Big Boi presents...Got Purp Vol. 2.
And the rest...is history!
"...but I was also on some different stuff…there was a lot of confusion and nonsense where I grew up so I reacted by creating my own little world…I began to see how music could change lives, and I began to dream about a world where every day was like anime and Broadway, where music fell from the sky and anything could happen…"
Below is video of Janelle Monae performing Violet Stars Happy Hunting
P.S. Visit Janelle at her website...it's nothing short of amazing!
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