New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Tower Records) - The last thing the music scene today needs is another musically handicapped manufactured pop tart belting out senseless lyrics heavily synthesized to mask their obvious lack of vocal talent. Fortunately, Rhoda
Morgan does not fall into this category as she bravely relocates from the UK to the US in attempt to make her mark in the music world, through good old fashioned hard work and perseverance.
Rhoda's debut album, 'From Brixton to Brooklyn', represents both a physical and emotional journey for this up-and-coming R&B star. Priding herself on her writing and producing abilities, Rhoda Morgan distinguishes herself from other R&B and pop artists by being involved in every aspect of her music production. She wrote and produced nine of the twelve tracks on her album, formulating all of her own lyrics and even singing all background vocals.
Like many R&B artists, Rhoda mainly sings about love and the raw emotions experienced in relationships such as heartache, regret and even inspiration. The lyrics in her songs are an accurate reflection of Rhoda's personal experiences in life and love, and a lot of her lyrics derive from her personal journal that she has been writing in since she was a teenager. �Rescue Me', �Run Away' and �He Say She Say', were inspired from a bad relationship Rhoda was in for about two years before she moved to New York to escape what she describes an 'emotional rollercoaster with loads of drama'. Writing these tracks were not only a therapeutic way for Rhoda to vent her feelings and lick her wounds, but also as a mean of communicating her feelings to her ex-boyfriend in hopes that one day he will listen to her songs and understand what she went through. On a more positive note, the songs �So Complete', �No Cure for Love' and �Crazy' are about her current relationship; one filled with love, stability and happiness. When asked for her definition of love, Rhoda quotes, 'It's like finding the missing part of a jigsaw puzzle, once you've found it everything else in your life just makes sense, but when you don't have it everything can become a crazy mess'. The essence of Rhoda's emotions is reflected in her voice as she guides listeners through her emotional journey.
Rhoda adds diversity to her album by collaborating with other music moguls including Chicago's hot new R&B producer Daniel �Burger Beatz' Szura. Together they produced �Shoulda Woulda Coulda' and �Me Against the World'. New York's finest underground rappers, Seldom Seen and Jersey are featured in her tracks � Don't Stop' and �You Too Late', however Rhoda stays true to her London roots, by featuring reggae artist Loose on her track �Run Away'.
Rhoda's music can be described as Timbaland style with its' multi-layering of beats paired with catchy tunes bound to have listeners singing along in no time. Rhoda lists Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera and Ashanti as some of her main influences, however Rhoda feels that she is completely unique from anyone else in the music industry. Although Rhoda does not see her vocal ability as her main strength, she definitely can sing .On her My Space site, Rhoda impressively sings an acapella version of �Rescue Me' proving that her voice is strong without being masked by the accompaniment of synthesized vocals and computer voice alterations. Like Alicia Keys, Rhoda plays the piano as well as the guitar in nine of the tracks she has produced.
The best word to describe Rhoda Morgan is �industrious' as she continues to successfully make her way through this- dog -eat dog music world. Her music tale began in the UK at 14 years of age with a demo tape recorded in her bedroom. Today, at 21, she is living in New York making TV appearances, performing live at renowned New York venues, shooting her first music video and receiving airplay on several New York radio stations. Rhoda has also recently partnered with �Wings Media', making several of her tracks available aboard selected flights and her album �From Brixton to Brooklyn' available to buy in over 300 retail stores working with US airports.
Already working on her next album, Rhoda plans to include more up tempo, light hearted club hopping tracks, jazz and blues and even some ska in addition to her soulful R&B tunes.
When asked what her resolutions for 2007 are, Rhoda replied 'Selling 100,000 copies of my album'. With youth on her side and an impeccable work ethic, Rhoda Morgan is likely to exceed this goal and become the next big R&B superstar to take the urban music scene by storm.
Rhoda Morgan's album �From Brixton to Brooklyn is available at HMV, Tower Records and Virgin Records retail stores as well as online at CD Baby, I tunes, Napster, Rhapsody, Best Ruy, Amazon, Yahoo Music and Sony Connect.
