T E D R A

Visionary

Film

A trailblazer, TEDRA most notable as TT The Artist is a multifaceted, dynamic film director, whose work is an intersection of music, art, fashion, design and film. Her bold and colorful visual storytelling is influenced by black cinema, sci fi, fantasy, dreams, and surrealism. As a director, TT The Artist illuminates narratives that expand the representation of women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ stories on screen.

Her Netflix, critically acclaimed and award winning debut film, Dark City Beneath The Beat, a musical documentary about the rising Baltimore club music and dance culture, is being noted as a love letter to Baltimore that uplifts the narrative of a city overshadowed by drugs, trauma, and crime. With her eyes set on new heights, she was accepted into Paul Feig's Powderkeg Women Focused Director's Incubator Lab 2020. In the summer of 2021, TT The Artist was summoned by the multi Grammy award winning recording artist Alicia Keys to direct Noted: Alicia Keys The Untold Stories, a four part doc series produced by Westbrook and Youtube Originals which garnered over 7+ millions views.

Music

Rocking crowds with her fist pumping and high energy performances TT The Artist, the self proclaimed Club Queen, has performed on national and global stages from Coachella to headline Europe Pride. She has collaborated and shared the stage artists such as Big Freedia, Peaches, Crystal Waters, Lil Uzi Vert, Teyana Taylor, Diplo and more. TT The Artist’s vocal influence is highly regarded and has been sampled in songs such as Iggy Azalea “Woke Up,” along with J Lo’s “Booty,” Iggy Azalea “Woke Up,” Chloe Bailey’s “Have Mercy,” earning her two RIAA certified Platinum credits.

As a producer and sound composer, TT The Artist aka “The Queen of Syncs’,” musical success in the television and the film sync world has secured her music placements on Lena Waithe's Twenties, Netflix’s originals Nappily Ever After, P Valley, and Issa Rae's HBO hit series Insecure, Rap Sh*t, Super Bowl commercial, and more! Stepping out of the recording studio and into the director’s chair, TT The Artist (TEDRA) was selected as a shadow director for Insecure’s highly anticipated season 4.

Artistland Studios

As an active community artist for over a decade, TT The Artist launched Artistland Studios, a creative production agency that focuses on turning dreams into reality through intersectional media that amplifies diverse voices and promotes inclusivity across all platforms. Through film, music, art, and media productions, Artistland Studios works towards producing more inclusive media that accurately reflects the experiences and realities of underrepresented communities. Visit www. artistlandstudios.com for more.

Black Pop Art

As a visionart TT The Artist created Black Pop Art, a merch collection of Black pop art paintings, apparel, and home decor that celebrates the influence of Black arts and culture curated.

Club Queen Records

Established May 2018 by Founder TT The Artist, Club Queen Records is a women focused digital record label that distributes music releases by women and serves as a premier platform for women of color in hip hop, pop, dance and rnb genres. Visit www.clubqueenrecords.com

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