Teedra Moses February 25, 2010

Teedra Moses was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana to a gospel singer mother, Shirley Moses. She later moved to Los Angeles, California with her mother and three siblings after her parents' separation.

Prior to becoming a recording artist, Moses worked with her best friend Nonja McKenzie as an assistant wardrobe stylist for artists such as Will Smith, Kelis, R. Kelly, and No Doubt. It was after breaking her leg on a video set that Moses decided to follow her heart and begin making music.

Following this epiphany, Moses teamed up with producer, Paul Poli and signed with the Number 1 Indie Record Label, TVT Records to release her debut album Complex Simplicity in August 2004. Complex Simplicity included fourteen tracks all self-penned by Moses with dominant production by Poli; which lead to the well deserved executive production credit by both Moses & Poli. The album underperformed on the U.S. chart, debuting and peaking at number one hundred and sixty-eight on the Billboard 200. However, the album was “Critically Acclaimed” and otherwise found success on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, the Top Independent Albums, and the Top Heatseekers, reaching number twenty, number eleven, and number ten, respectively.

In addition to executive producing and penning all the lyrics on her own project, Moses has written songs for other artists including Nivea, Christina Milian, Mary J. Blige and a host of others. She was featured on and co-wrote two songs from Raphael Saadiq's 2004 album Ray Ray, "Chic" and "I Want You Back". Her songs have been showcased in the Logo series Noah's Arc as well as in the HBO hit show Entourage, movies such as Never Die Alone, Beauty Shop, and Be Cool.

Songwriting Credits

2003: "Still in Love" — from Nivea's album Nivea
2004: "Dip It Low" — from Christina Milian's album It's About Time
2004: Complex Simplicity - Entire Album by Teedra Moses
2004: “Chic” and “I Want You Back” - from Raphael Saadiq’s album Raphael Saadiq As Ray Ray
2005: "Get Up on Ya Gangsta" — from Teairra Marí's album Roc-A-Fella Presents: Teairra Marí
2005: “Put That Thang Down” - Ying Yang Twins (U.S.A) United State of Atlanta
2006: "Here We Go" — from Trina's album Glamorest Life
2006: "So Lady" — from the Japanese and International Edition of Mary J. Blige's album The Breakthrough
2007: "Finally Made Me Happy", "Ghetto Love", and "AEIOU" — from Macy Gray's album Big

Collaborations

2003: "Realize" — Bravehearts
2004: "Chic" and "I Want You Back" — Raphael Saadiq
2005: "Put That Thang Down" — Ying Yang Twins

Mixtapes

2004: The Young Hustla Compilation Volume 1
2007: Live from the Jungle - The Young Hustla Compilation Volume 2
2008: Royal Patience - The Young Hustla Compilation Volume 3

Official Website: http://yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/jazzclub/artist/show/835