Tanya Fermin
It’s been four years since singer/songwriter Tanya Fermin came on to the scene in Northern California. Now she has moved to North Carolina and is re-releasing her debut studio LP, ‘Special Invitation’ which in 2004 received rave reviews. Critics quickly concluded that Tanya Fermin was a talent to watch in the Millennium, with www.stylefeeder.com concluding that "the R&B style Tanya favors features the kind of old school soul groove that's frequently favored by `smooth' jazz stations. On the other hand, she has real straight ahead chops...She's variously steamy, exultant and confiding in tone, always giving the sense that she's singing to you, personally. Her rich vocal palette has the ability to cross genres freely, she's ready for airplay success."
Popular critic Keith ‘MuzikMan’ Hannaleck, meanwhile, observed that Tanya’s “voice is rich and deep with expressiveness and those aspects come through beautifully...Her voice is so flexible and strong that it could adapt to any genre of music without difficulty." Over the course of the past few years, Tanya Fermin has received additional media coverage from such popular music media as www.TopTenReviews.com, www.radiogetswild.com, www.artistdirect.com, www.themusicpages.com, www.ejazznews.com, www.msn.com, www.ourstage.com, and www.newsmusic.com.
”I decided to take some time off to find clarity and find myself. I am documenting this in a book called “This Is Me...Now,” Which features my personal story of gastric bypass. In addition, I am chronicling the process of recording two new albums and writing the book. One consists of my favorite covers as well as writing a new studio album to be released in Fall of 2010. “
Tanya describes this new project as “the journey that I am taking in making my next CD and writing the book through my website/myspace/youtube/facebook and twitter. I am gathering all aspects of it now. I am envisioning having podcasts, blogs, videos and webisodes showing the process of recording it /writing it and everything that goes into it. I will try and pack a lot into the webisodes (voice lessons, songwriting sessions, recording in the studio, brainstorming, cutting the songs, music videos (live and taped).”
To keep up with this project, or Tanya’s various related musical goings-on, visit her online at www.tanyafermin.com or www.myspace.com/tanyaferminmusic. The project launches on November1st 2009.