Michelle Renee: LIVE DEBUT PERFORMANCE @ Solomon's Porch February 26, 2009

Michelle Renee:
DEBUT PERFORMANCE @ The Porch

You don't know who Michelle Renee is yet, but you will. Part homegirl, part glam girl; she's a musical force in a beautiful package and she's about to be the most played artist on your iPod. You might have seen her performing around New York, or maybe you caught her touring with Chrisette Michelle. Or maybe you've just heard the name interspersed in conversations about artists who have a deep abiding commitment to quality music, musical integrity and introspective lyrics.

She began to make the rounds of the New York artists circuit, singing at the popular Maria Davis artist showcase, R&B legends Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson's Sugar Bar and performing at every open mic night that she could get to.

Her natural beauty and grace has been featured in O the magazine, Cosmopolitan and others, a principle part in a New York City stage performance of The Oscar-winning screen musical "Dreamgirls".

A chance meeting with R&B star Chrisette Michele led to an opportunity to tour from coast to coast as a back-up singer. Her talent, smarts and dedication made a definite impression on Chrisette Michele. "She sang well and made it her business to appear in great spirits no matter what the moment looked or felt like. Michelle was not only my back up singer she often doubled as my publicist on the red carpet, my road manager, and always doubled as my personal assistant making sure I was always prompt, prepared and informed at all times. Professional, smart, well spoken and well educated -- she handles any task with confidence," Michelle Renee also became a close friend and confidante of the singer. "As a friend, she has been beyond loyal, always with an open ear, mind and heart," says Chrisette Michele. "I don't know how I would have gotten through the past year and a half without Michelle Renee."

"My music is youthful, chill, melodic and I want them to be inspired by not only my voice, but also what I'm expressing through my songs." Her musical influences cover the scope of music, but the people who stay on repeat are Minnie Riperton, Teedra Moses, Beyonce, Raheem Devaughn and Aaliyah to name a few.

So, what can the world expect to hear next from this young phenom? Singing with Chrisette Michele and Lloyd, singing lead for Harlem favorite Stereo Crowd, and headlining for the JI Group's mega-parties she's assembled a body of work that is deep, inspired and accessible to all types of fans.

And as fans can see from her Harlem smash "Handle," her music is what friends compare to "a cool breeze while riding with the top down on a summers day." It is as unassuming as she is in person; free from pretense and ego. "It's chill, it's real, it's genuine, it's from my heart," she says.

So world stay tuned, Michelle Renee is going to see if you can Handle her.

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 8p

Official Site: http://www.myspace.com/michellereneelive