Zarah
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Zarah originally then came to Los Angeles
during her early years, is an American television personality, television producer, singer-songwriter
, recording artist
, actress and entrepreneur
who has been popularized for inspiring youth. She is a mix of Filipino
, Spaniard and Chinese
and presently hosts the popular music-based teen show B InTune TV
, achieving a global success of 200 million homes in the United States
with broadcast affiliates of 54 countries worldwide including Canada
, Europe
and Asia
since 2005. In 2011, the show renewed its seventh season syndicating nationally, reaching over 90 million television households on broadcast television in America
and maintaining its international countries around the world.
Zarah has dedicated her work into advancing children’s Music and Arts Education and its missions, lending her talents and skills that led to many influential
figures through various avenues in her career in the television, music and entertainment industries and was honored as top women executives and professionals in the United States and around the globe at the Cambridge Who's Who among the nominees.
, which premiered September 10, 2005 on Viacom and CBS Television Group and UPN Network stations in the United States
.
Though many years active in the music industry as a musician
before she played the face of the popular television series as a TV personality, Zarah was working on different music projects when she was approached to host and join the B InTune TV team for a half-hour (26 episode) weekly show to help advance children's music education through an educational excellence program. Zarah’s musical background and involvements with both 501(c)3 non-profit and for-profit sectors on Music and Arts Education for children over the years like the GRAMMY Foundation, led to projects that fulfilled her interest in educating youth while entertaining simultaneously as an artist
. These events included introducing former President
Bill Clinton
to Dr. Michael Nobel
of the Nobel family
, where she also presented a Peace Book to social and political activist
Bono
of U2
from Dr. Nobel and eventually, co-developing of what was yet to become a hit
television series for teens (13 to 18 years old) and their music called, B InTune TV
.
In 2005, Zarah’s break in television came when the show debuted as a nationally syndicated TV series in broadcast television and was well received by its teen audience all across America. The show's unique educational and informative (E/I
) style program for teens and their music is designated by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), specifically to help educate as well as entertain youth by integrating music with popular culture
thus, making the show fun and entertaining to watch. In December 10, 2007, Zarah was invited to the Led Zeppelin's Reunion Concert
by Robert Plant's management at the O2 Arena
in London
. She covered the only hour-long television special
for B InTune TV
introducing the classic rock band Led Zeppelin
and their history and accomplishments.
With its popularity on the rise, the show reached 120 million households in the United States
and had an international growth of 54 countries worldwide. B InTune TV celebrated events in 2008 that commemorated its global success of totaling 200 million television homes in the United States and other countries around the world, promoting new and upcoming artists for the television show and renewed repeatedly for more seasons to come. Zarah was one of the many celebrity
attendees to have arrived at the red carpet
celebrated event, which was held at the world-famous Viper Room in Hollywood, California
.
Apart from being the host and her responsibilities overseeing the production team and other departments involving this process for B InTune TV as the co-executive producer
alongside Emmy Award
-winning creator and executive producer Eugene Maillard, Zarah is also the contributing writer
of the show.
She has featured various guest appearances such as Rihanna
, Avril Lavigne
, Chris Brown, Clint Eastwood
and The Rolling Stones
just to name a few, supported by B InTune Media's music industry collaborators like Warner Bros. Records
who partnered at Where Music Meets Film at the Sundance Film Festival
in Park City
, Utah
and other labels like Universal Records
and Capitol Records
.
's success was guest-starring roles for Zarah as an actress
appearing on other popular television shows. Many of which were educational and informative TV series that also led to executive-producing
while guest-starring and other media-centric projects for children's Music and Arts Education.
genre
and at times, popular music
that began at an early stage.
This enabled her to explore and develop her songwriting
ability and worked on her vocals with legendary vocal coach
Seth Riggs. Zarah honed her craft by writing and working with diverse musicians recording and performing live on different scenes.
Since then, her collaboration list of known artists grew namely, bassist Ricky Phillips
of Bad English
(now a Styx
member), lead guitarist Howard Leese
from the Heart
, the Goo Goo Dolls
and many iconic figures on music-related projects such as the son of the famous Beatles member (Ringo Starr
), Zak Starkey
(now with The Who
), the late Patrick Swayze
, record producer
David Foster
and rock bands that influenced her growing up like U2
and Collective soul
, where she met lead guitarist Ross Childress
.
These involvements carried memorable experiences for Zarah, which reflected heavily in her music and lyrics writing style that is mainly positive, inspiring her to create songs that have 'meaning and purpose' as a songwriter
.
. Her first performance with the famous rock band took place at the 9:30 Club
concert venue in Washington, D.C.
known for its gold standard for rock
clubs in the country. Consequently, Zarah met with members of the United States Congress
, which included former United States Senator
John Breaux
at Capitol Hill with John Rzeznik pertaining to music piracy issues in the music industry. Bringing success to her previous concert, Zarah followed-up on other performances with the Goo Goo Dolls in other locations like Los Angeles
. She also worked with the band on similar projects toward youth like inviting them to appear as her guest stars in B InTune TV
. In 2006, the recurring episodes featuring the Goo Goo Dolls gave Zarah the opportunity to share with her teen audiences what goes on behind the scenes on learning how to launch a major rock concert, conducting many interviews with the band and their crew during rehearsal for their upcoming tour.
like Tom Daschle
, United States Senator Harry Reid
and United States Congressman
Steny Hoyer
. She offered her support by delivering live performances with her band for Fundraising
events, which took place across the country. On her press interviews, she frequently expressed how "being able to help educate and entertain teens both at the same time, is very powerful".
In June 15, 2001, Zarah worked with frontman Bono
in association with the GRAMMY Foundation on a special project for children’s music where she got invited to a U2's soundcheck
and spent time with Bono and bassist Adam Clayton
, when they performed at the Verizon Center
(formerly MCI Center)
show running in two separate network
line-ups with 120 million homes in the United States on one and another for its rerun
syndication and TV specials, totaling of 200 million households and 54 international countries around the world.
Brewing to make music, Zarah decided to take the time off and get back to her roots as a musician. Within the same year, she wrote an entire album conveying meaningful and relevant subjects in her work, evolving into a seasoned artist. In late 2008, Zarah recorded with musician Robin DiMaggio
, keyboardist
Alex Alessandroni and bassist Chris Chaney
among others, on self-written tracks she co-produced
at the Henson Recording Studios
(formerly A & M Studios) in Hollywood, California. The record
was engineered
by Julian Chan and mixed
by Grammy Award
-winning mix engineer Mark Needham. She soft-launched
her rock recordings in 2009, by performing live with guitarist Devin Bronson
and invited a few aspiring artists from a local high school to join her, where Adam Gaynor of Matchbox 20 guest-starred and introduced her at the show. Fender
, Where Music Meets Film at the Sundance Film Festival
, Bel-Air Entertainment Group and B InTune Media, sponsored the jam-packed showcase event.
Zarah finds her purpose through a positive impact in music as she once told Charley Daniels from a Television Week
interview saying, "I think music has healed a lot of my past".
In 2011, Zarah began working on finishing her debut album with GRAMMY Award
-winning duo producers Jean-Claude Olivier (Poke), who took a notice after soft-launching her album and his partner Samuel Barnes (Tone) of Track Masters
who sometimes are credited as ‘Poke and Tone’ in the music industry. They have worked with many successful artists including the likes of Will Smith
, Rihanna, Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez
.
a voice-over
doing one-on-one interviews with Bono and the whole U2 covering the thirty years of their life story detailing from their dream to be rock stars where they started in Dublin, Ireland
, all the way to becoming one of the biggest rock bands known today.
In 2008, Zarah earned her place at the 2008-2009 Cambridge Who’s Who (Honor's Edition) and became a lifetime member among the top women executives and professionals in the United States
and around the globe as a television host, singer-songwriter
, co-executive producer and entrepreneur
.
She continues to dedicate herself towards similar causes for children in different fields and describes, "working with kids combined with music is no short of saying: it truly is a dream job."
After dropping her last name several years prior, Zarah started carrying her one and only name when her father left the family. She officially became known in the public eye as Zarah both in her professional and legal world.
gown (ZARAH Couture) she was seen wearing at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. In 2011, her design was covered in a number of GRAMMY red carpet
arrival articles that included Los Angeles Times
, Chicago Tribune
and many other celebrity
-driven news such as Life
and MSN
.
She is the founder of a t-shirt and hat line GodsandGoddesses that has been seen in celebrities designed by a styling and branding company Straum Limited, she also founded earlier.
Los Ángeles
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during her early years, is an American television personality, television producer, singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, recording artist
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, actress and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who has been popularized for inspiring youth. She is a mix of Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
, Spaniard and Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
and presently hosts the popular music-based teen show B InTune TV
B InTune TV (TV series)
B InTune TV is an American television series for teens and their music starring recording artist Zarah...
, achieving a global success of 200 million homes in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with broadcast affiliates of 54 countries worldwide including Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Europe
Europe
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and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
since 2005. In 2011, the show renewed its seventh season syndicating nationally, reaching over 90 million television households on broadcast television in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and maintaining its international countries around the world.
Zarah has dedicated her work into advancing children’s Music and Arts Education and its missions, lending her talents and skills that led to many influential
Social influence
Social influence occurs when an individual's thoughts, feelings or actions are affected by other people. Social influence takes many forms and can be seen in conformity, socialization, peer pressure, obedience, leadership, persuasion, sales, and marketing...
figures through various avenues in her career in the television, music and entertainment industries and was honored as top women executives and professionals in the United States and around the globe at the Cambridge Who's Who among the nominees.
Television career
B InTune TV (TV series)
Zarah is best known for her role as the host of a nationally syndicated daytime television show B InTune TVB InTune TV (TV series)
B InTune TV is an American television series for teens and their music starring recording artist Zarah...
, which premiered September 10, 2005 on Viacom and CBS Television Group and UPN Network stations in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Though many years active in the music industry as a musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
before she played the face of the popular television series as a TV personality, Zarah was working on different music projects when she was approached to host and join the B InTune TV team for a half-hour (26 episode) weekly show to help advance children's music education through an educational excellence program. Zarah’s musical background and involvements with both 501(c)3 non-profit and for-profit sectors on Music and Arts Education for children over the years like the GRAMMY Foundation, led to projects that fulfilled her interest in educating youth while entertaining simultaneously as an artist
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. These events included introducing former President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
to Dr. Michael Nobel
Michael Nobel
Dr. Michael Nobel is most commonly known for his part in developing the Magnetic Resonance Imaging . At present, Nobel serves on several international boards that focus on scientific, medical and charitable initiatives. He is an advocate and authority on environmental issues and alternative energy...
of the Nobel family
Nobel family
The Nobel family is a prominent Swedish family closely related to the history both of Sweden and of Russia in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its legacy includes its outstanding contributions to philanthropy and to the development of the armament industry and of the oil industry...
, where she also presented a Peace Book to social and political activist
Activism
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Bono
Bono
Paul David Hewson , most commonly known by his stage name Bono , is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his...
of U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
from Dr. Nobel and eventually, co-developing of what was yet to become a hit
Smash hit
Smash hit may refer to:* An overwhelming success, especially in entertainment industry* An anime series, Hit o Nerae!...
television series for teens (13 to 18 years old) and their music called, B InTune TV
B InTune TV (TV series)
B InTune TV is an American television series for teens and their music starring recording artist Zarah...
.
In 2005, Zarah’s break in television came when the show debuted as a nationally syndicated TV series in broadcast television and was well received by its teen audience all across America. The show's unique educational and informative (E/I
E/I
E/I, which stands for "educational and informative," refers to a type of children's television programming shown in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission requires that every full-service Terrestrial television station in the U.S. show at least three hours of these television...
) style program for teens and their music is designated by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC), specifically to help educate as well as entertain youth by integrating music with popular culture
Popular culture
Popular culture is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the...
thus, making the show fun and entertaining to watch. In December 10, 2007, Zarah was invited to the Led Zeppelin's Reunion Concert
Ahmet Ertegün Tribute Concert
The Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert was a benefit concert held in memory of music executive Ahmet Ertegün at The O2 in London on December 10, 2007. The headline act was the English rock band, Led Zeppelin, who performed their first full-length concert since the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980,...
by Robert Plant's management at the O2 Arena
The O2 arena (London)
The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the centre of The O2, a large entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in London, England.With a capacity of up to 20,000 depending on the event, it is second largest...
in London
London
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. She covered the only hour-long television special
Television special
A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular...
for B InTune TV
B InTune TV (TV series)
B InTune TV is an American television series for teens and their music starring recording artist Zarah...
introducing the classic rock band Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
and their history and accomplishments.
With its popularity on the rise, the show reached 120 million households in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and had an international growth of 54 countries worldwide. B InTune TV celebrated events in 2008 that commemorated its global success of totaling 200 million television homes in the United States and other countries around the world, promoting new and upcoming artists for the television show and renewed repeatedly for more seasons to come. Zarah was one of the many celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
attendees to have arrived at the red carpet
Red carpet
A red carpet is traditionally used to mark the route taken by heads of state on ceremonial and formal occasions, and has in recent decades been extended to use by VIPs and celebrities at formal events.- History :...
celebrated event, which was held at the world-famous Viper Room in Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Apart from being the host and her responsibilities overseeing the production team and other departments involving this process for B InTune TV as the co-executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
alongside Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning creator and executive producer Eugene Maillard, Zarah is also the contributing writer
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
of the show.
She has featured various guest appearances such as Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
, Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
, Chris Brown, Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
and The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
just to name a few, supported by B InTune Media's music industry collaborators like Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
who partnered at Where Music Meets Film at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
in Park City
Park City, Utah
Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the U.S. state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 7,558 at the 2010 census...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and other labels like Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
and Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
.
Other guest star appearances
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Other television shows
Following B InTune TVB InTune TV (TV series)
B InTune TV is an American television series for teens and their music starring recording artist Zarah...
's success was guest-starring roles for Zarah as an actress
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
appearing on other popular television shows. Many of which were educational and informative TV series that also led to executive-producing
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
while guest-starring and other media-centric projects for children's Music and Arts Education.
Influences and style
Zarah’s influence in music came from listening to classic to modern rockRock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
and at times, popular music
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
that began at an early stage.
This enabled her to explore and develop her songwriting
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
ability and worked on her vocals with legendary vocal coach
Vocal coach
A vocal coach is a music teacher who instructs singers on how to improve their singing technique, take care of and develop their voice, and prepare for the performance of a song or other work. Vocal coaches may give private music lessons to singers, or they may coach singers who are rehearsing on...
Seth Riggs. Zarah honed her craft by writing and working with diverse musicians recording and performing live on different scenes.
Since then, her collaboration list of known artists grew namely, bassist Ricky Phillips
Ricky Phillips
Ricky Phillips is an American bass guitarist and the current bass player for the rock band Styx. He has also played in Nasty Habit, The Babys, Bad English, and Coverdale-Page....
of Bad English
Bad English
Bad English was an American/British hard rock supergroup formed in 1988, reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in The Babys.- History :...
(now a Styx
Styx (band)
Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
member), lead guitarist Howard Leese
Howard Leese
Howard M. Leese is an American guitarist, record producer and musical director who played with Heart for 22 years...
from the Heart
Heart (band)
Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music...
, the Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
and many iconic figures on music-related projects such as the son of the famous Beatles member (Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
), Zak Starkey
Zak Starkey
Zak Starkey is an English rock drummer. He is the son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and Starr's first wife Maureen Starkey Tigrett. He is also well known for his unofficial membership in the English rock band The Who, with whom he has performed and recorded since 1996. He is also the third...
(now with The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
), the late Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze
Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best known for his tough-guy roles, as romantic leading men in the hit films Dirty Dancing and Ghost, and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries. He was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest...
, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
David Foster
David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
and rock bands that influenced her growing up like U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
and Collective soul
Collective Soul
Collective Soul is an American rock band originally formed in Stockbridge, Georgia. Collective Soul broke into mainstream popularity with their first hit single, "Shine", which came from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, released in 1993...
, where she met lead guitarist Ross Childress
Ross Childress
Ross Childress is a guitarist and songwriter, best known as the former lead guitarist and co-songwriter of American rock band Collective Soul from 1993 to 2001...
.
These involvements carried memorable experiences for Zarah, which reflected heavily in her music and lyrics writing style that is mainly positive, inspiring her to create songs that have 'meaning and purpose' as a songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
.
Goo Goo Dolls
Zarah’s notable performances include concert shows with the Goo Goo DollsGoo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
. Her first performance with the famous rock band took place at the 9:30 Club
9:30 Club
Foo Fighters Promise to come back to D.C. and play the 9:30 ClubNightclub 9:30 is a nightclub and concert venue in Washington, D.C. Originally located at 930 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C., in the 1970s it was called the "Atlantis Club", and hosted primarily rock, New Wave, and punk bands...
concert venue in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
known for its gold standard for rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
clubs in the country. Consequently, Zarah met with members of the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
, which included former United States Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
John Breaux
John Breaux
John Berlinger Breaux is a former United States senator from Louisiana who served from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987. He was considered one of the more conservative national legislators from the Democratic Party...
at Capitol Hill with John Rzeznik pertaining to music piracy issues in the music industry. Bringing success to her previous concert, Zarah followed-up on other performances with the Goo Goo Dolls in other locations like Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. She also worked with the band on similar projects toward youth like inviting them to appear as her guest stars in B InTune TV
B InTune TV (TV series)
B InTune TV is an American television series for teens and their music starring recording artist Zarah...
. In 2006, the recurring episodes featuring the Goo Goo Dolls gave Zarah the opportunity to share with her teen audiences what goes on behind the scenes on learning how to launch a major rock concert, conducting many interviews with the band and their crew during rehearsal for their upcoming tour.
Fundraising events and projects
In support to further advance Music and Arts Education causes, programs and projects for youth, Zarah worked with several Congressional leaders leading to former United States SenatorUnited States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
like Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew "Tom" Daschle is a former U.S. Senator from South Dakota and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
, United States Senator Harry Reid
Harry Reid
Harry Mason Reid is the senior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 2007, having previously served as Minority Leader and Minority and Majority Whip.Previously, Reid was a member of the U.S...
and United States Congressman
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hamilton Hoyer is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1981. The district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C.. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
. She offered her support by delivering live performances with her band for Fundraising
Fundraising
Fundraising or fund raising is the process of soliciting and gathering voluntary contributions as money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies...
events, which took place across the country. On her press interviews, she frequently expressed how "being able to help educate and entertain teens both at the same time, is very powerful".
In June 15, 2001, Zarah worked with frontman Bono
Bono
Paul David Hewson , most commonly known by his stage name Bono , is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his...
in association with the GRAMMY Foundation on a special project for children’s music where she got invited to a U2's soundcheck
Soundcheck
A soundcheck is the preparation that takes place before a concert, speech, or similar performance, when the performer and the sound crew run through a small portion of the upcoming show on the venue's sound system to make sure that the sound in the venue's "Front Of House" and stage monitor sound...
and spent time with Bono and bassist Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Adam Charles Clayton is a musician, best known as the bassist of the Irish rock band U2. Clayton has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965...
, when they performed at the Verizon Center
Verizon Center
Verizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications, and has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies...
(formerly MCI Center)
Album soft-launch
By early 2008, Zarah was at the highest peak of her global audience in B InTune TVB InTune TV (TV series)
B InTune TV is an American television series for teens and their music starring recording artist Zarah...
show running in two separate network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
line-ups with 120 million homes in the United States on one and another for its rerun
Rerun
A rerun or repeat is a re-airing of an episode of a radio or television broadcast. The invention of the rerun is generally credited to Desi Arnaz. There are two types of reruns—those that occur during a hiatus, and those that occur when a program is syndicated. Reruns can also be, as the...
syndication and TV specials, totaling of 200 million households and 54 international countries around the world.
Brewing to make music, Zarah decided to take the time off and get back to her roots as a musician. Within the same year, she wrote an entire album conveying meaningful and relevant subjects in her work, evolving into a seasoned artist. In late 2008, Zarah recorded with musician Robin DiMaggio
Robin DiMaggio
Robin DiMaggio is a drummer/percussionist based out of Los Angeles. He has performed/recorded with a variety of artists including Steve Vai, Paul Simon, David Bowie, Jackson Browne, Diana Ross, Dr. Dre, Luther Vandross, Sean Lennon, Johnny Cash, and Chris Isaak as well as sitarist/composer Ravi...
, keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
Alex Alessandroni and bassist Chris Chaney
Chris Chaney
Chris Chaney is a rock bass player who has performed with artists including Jane's Addiction, Alanis Morissette, Slash, and many others. He was the bass player in the third incarnation of Jane's Addiction and a member of Morissette's touring and recording band for seven years...
among others, on self-written tracks she co-produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
at the Henson Recording Studios
Henson Recording Studios
Henson Recording Studios was established in 2000 at the former A&M Studios. The remake of We Are the World was recorded at Henson Recording Studios in February 2010 to benefit the Haiti earthquake victims....
(formerly A & M Studios) in Hollywood, California. The record
Recording
Recording is the process of capturing data or translating information to a recording format stored on some storage medium, which is often referred to as a record or, if an auditory medium, a recording....
was engineered
Mix engineer
A mix engineer, also referred to as "mixing engineer", is a person who, once all instruments, voices, and sounds, etc., have been recorded, creates what is called the final version of a song, hence the term "mix engineer"...
by Julian Chan and mixed
Mix engineer
A mix engineer, also referred to as "mixing engineer", is a person who, once all instruments, voices, and sounds, etc., have been recorded, creates what is called the final version of a song, hence the term "mix engineer"...
by Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning mix engineer Mark Needham. She soft-launched
Soft launch
Soft launch can be used in regards to either the method for launching a missile or the release of a product or service.- Missile launch :Soft launching is the method of launching a missile in such a way that the rocket motor ignites outside of the launch tube; the missile is ejected non-explosively...
her rock recordings in 2009, by performing live with guitarist Devin Bronson
Devin Bronson
Devin Bronson used to be Avril Lavigne's lead guitarist and previously held positions with Kelly Osbourne's backing band and the Canadian rock band Treble Charger. He is also playing and touring with Ashley Parker Angel. Currently Devin is playing a series of Acoustic shows with Ashley...
and invited a few aspiring artists from a local high school to join her, where Adam Gaynor of Matchbox 20 guest-starred and introduced her at the show. Fender
Fender
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, commonly referred to as simply Fender, of Scottsdale, Arizona is a manufacturer of stringed instruments and amplifiers, such as solid-body electric guitars, including the Stratocaster and the Telecaster...
, Where Music Meets Film at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
, Bel-Air Entertainment Group and B InTune Media, sponsored the jam-packed showcase event.
Zarah finds her purpose through a positive impact in music as she once told Charley Daniels from a Television Week
TelevisionWeek
TelevisionWeek is a trade magazine delivering news, analysis and data on television and media. It was founded in 1982 as Electronic Media. It is currently owned by Crain Communications Inc.. The current editor is Greg Baumann. The corporate and circulation departments are based at Crain's...
interview saying, "I think music has healed a lot of my past".
In 2011, Zarah began working on finishing her debut album with GRAMMY Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning duo producers Jean-Claude Olivier (Poke), who took a notice after soft-launching her album and his partner Samuel Barnes (Tone) of Track Masters
Trackmasters
The Trackmasters are the successful production duo of Poke and Tone , sometimes credited as Poke & Tone, best known for their commercial hit records in the late 90s and early 2000s. Throughout their career they have worked with various hip-hop and R&B artists including R...
who sometimes are credited as ‘Poke and Tone’ in the music industry. They have worked with many successful artists including the likes of Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
, Rihanna, Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
.
Radio career
In addition to her television show and music, Zarah started working on a radio special for syndication in early 2008. She co-hostedRadio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
a voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
doing one-on-one interviews with Bono and the whole U2 covering the thirty years of their life story detailing from their dream to be rock stars where they started in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, all the way to becoming one of the biggest rock bands known today.
Awards and recognition
As a longtime advocate for Music and Arts Education for children, Zarah has worked her way through a variety of projects lending her skills and talents in all aspects of her music, television and radio career.In 2008, Zarah earned her place at the 2008-2009 Cambridge Who’s Who (Honor's Edition) and became a lifetime member among the top women executives and professionals in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and around the globe as a television host, singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, co-executive producer and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
.
She continues to dedicate herself towards similar causes for children in different fields and describes, "working with kids combined with music is no short of saying: it truly is a dream job."
Trademark
Zarah has been largely popularized for inspiring youth through her work. She highly supports advancing children's Music and Arts Education as well as Peace, Tolerance and Non-violence cause-related projects and concerts. As a songwriter, Zarah often writes songs that have 'meaning and purpose'.After dropping her last name several years prior, Zarah started carrying her one and only name when her father left the family. She officially became known in the public eye as Zarah both in her professional and legal world.
Entrepreneurship
Recently, Zarah designed her first coutureHaute couture
Haute couture refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finished by the most experienced and capable seamstresses,...
gown (ZARAH Couture) she was seen wearing at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards. In 2011, her design was covered in a number of GRAMMY red carpet
Red carpet
A red carpet is traditionally used to mark the route taken by heads of state on ceremonial and formal occasions, and has in recent decades been extended to use by VIPs and celebrities at formal events.- History :...
arrival articles that included Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
and many other celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
-driven news such as Life
Life (magazine)
Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
and MSN
MSN
MSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.The range of services offered by MSN has changed since its...
.
She is the founder of a t-shirt and hat line GodsandGoddesses that has been seen in celebrities designed by a styling and branding company Straum Limited, she also founded earlier.
External links
- http://www.thezarah.com — The Official Zarah Website
- http://www.zarahmusic.com — Official Music Site