Aste Mari

I was raised in a creative/artistic family, my father is a vocalist and musician and my mother is a teacher. My parents are significantly older than those of my peers so I was raised on classic soul and rock. Mowtown, Hendrix, etc. It wasn’t until about age ten that I was introduced to hip-hop, through my brother’s breakdancing endeavors. My earliest memories of hip hop are waking up to breakbeats and 90’s hip hop being played downstairs in the garage. Hip hop is important to me and truly frames my artist’s work because of the style of cadences and rhythms that I incorporate into my RnB. My mother says I first sang at about two years old. From that point on my parents knew I was musical but I didn’t receive any serious training or lessons, my father would occasionally test my pitch by having me copy and sing back certain phrases. I was very shy and introverted so I rarely sang in front of others but I would play with my tape recorder at home from time to time.
Being that I’m an artist I think of my self as my business and brand. I am in the process of branching out and creating and developing in other arenas, but I’ll only speak on artistry since that’s what most people know me for. I am a singer, songwriter, producer, specializing in music creation and live entertainment. I would say I’m known for my stage presence and impressive vocal skill as well as production. I’m most proud of being extremely self-sufficient.