EARTHLYNN WAS BORN IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA. HER MOTHER WAS AN ASPIRING MODEL/ACTRESS, AND LEAD SINGER FOR MERIDIAN, HER PARENTS BAND. HER FATHER WORKED AS A WRITERAND PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO BERRY GORDY IN THE MID-70'S AT MOTOWN RECORDS IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIAAS HER PARENTS WERE IN THE MIDST OF PROMOTING THEIR FIST SINGLE, "NEVER QUIT," AND PREPARING FOR AN OVERSEAS TOUR, EARTHLYNN WAS BORN!!! TO THE DELIGHT OF THE FAMILY, THE FIRST-BORN CHILD WAS IMMERSED IN THE STUDIO AND THEATRE PRODUCTIONS.
AS SHE GREW UP IN HER PARENTS STUDIO, PLAYING SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS; IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT EARTHLYNN WOULD BECOME A MUSICIAN. HER PARENTS BAND, MERIDIAN, UNDER SKYY RECORDS IN HOLLYWOOD,RELEASED THEIR FIRST HIT SINGLE, "NEVER QUIT", A COLLAB WITH THE HELP OF DIANA ROSS' BAND WHILE ON TOUR IN L.A. HER UNCLE ON HER MOTHERS SIDE, FANKIE WADDY, IS A WELL-KNOWN DRUMMER FOR THE INFAMOUS FUNK BAND, GEORGE CLINTON AND PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC. EARTHLYNN WAS SURROUNDED BY MUSIC AND SINGING DUE TO HER AUNTS AND UNCLES BEING MUSICIANS, SINGERS, ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS.THIS ALL MOLDED EARTHLYNN FOR HER CAREER IN MUSIC. SHE TOOK PIANO LESSONS AFTER SCHOOL AND LEARNED TO READ AND WRITE MUSIC IN THE FIRST GRADE ON AT ROBERTS ELEMENTARY, A MAGNET SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS
THE BAND ALSO COMPLETED AN INSTRUMENTAL MASTERPIECE WHICH THEY NAMED AFTER THEIR FIST BORN, TITLED "EARTHLYNN". THAT IS ON A 1/4 INCH REEL, AND EARTHLYNN IS STILL SEARCHING FOR THE EQUIPMENT TO TRANSFER THAT FILE TO A CD SO THAT SHE MAY PUT VOCALS DOWN ON THAT TRACK. TO THIS DAY, SHE'S NEVER HEARD IT, AND ONE OF HER GOALS IS TO FIND A REEL-TO-REEL PLAYER SO THAT SHE CAN REPLICATE THE MASTERPIECE!
IN THE EARLY 80'S EARTHLYNN RENAE'S FAMILY MOVED BACK TO HOUSTON, TEXAS WHEN SHE WAS 5 YEARS OLD, AND AT THAT EARLY AGE, EARTHLYNN BEGAN PERFORMING IN HER MOTHERS TRAVELLING EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, STORYBOOK ENTERTAINMENT. PLAYING ANYTHING FROM EASTER BUNNIES TO COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS FOR LOCAL HOUSTON STUDENTS.
EARTHLYNN PLAYED LEAD ROLES IN MUSICAL THEATRE FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE SHE GRADUATED FROM LAMAR HIGH RANKING IN THE TOP 5% OF HER HIGH SCHOOL CLASS! WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, SHE WAS AN EXCHANGE STUDENT TO ITALY AND FRANCE, LIVING WITH AN ITALIAN HOST FAMILY AND LEARNING THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF THE LANDAFTER THAT EXPERIENCE, SHE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAMEUPON GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL, SHE WON OVER $25,000 IN ACADEMIC AWARDS, SHE WAS RECRUITED BY SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE/LIU FOR THE FRIENDS WORLD PROGRAM. THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN THE US. EARTHLYNN MOVED TO THE HAMPTONS AT THE AGE OF 18, NOT KNOWING ANYONE AT ALL IN NEW YORK, BUT EAGER TO LEARN AND SEE THE WORLD! AND NOW LIVES THERE FULL TIME.
THROUGH HER FIRST FEW YEARS IN THE HAMPTONS, EARTHYNN WORKED HARD WAITING TABLES AND CATERING TO THE RICH AND FAMOUS IN THE ELITE PARTIES OF TE HAMPTONS.SHE CONTINUED TO PERFORM IN THEATRE PRODUCTIONS WHILE SHE WAS A STUDENT AT SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE/LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY IN 1994.
IN 1998, EARTHLYNN WAS SPOTTED BY MTV CASTING EXECUTIVES WHILE SHE WAS ON VACATION IN ASPEN, COLORADO WITH HER BOYFRIEND AT THE TIME.
SHE ENDED UP HOSTING YO! MTV JAMZ WITH AALIYAH HAUGHTON ATOP SNOWMASS MOUNTAIN PROMOTING HER MOVIE,"ROMEO MUST DIE" AND HER SINGLE, "TRY AGAIN".
THAT SAME DAY, EARTHLYNN SHOT HOSTING SPOTS WITH BILL BELLAMY AND CARMEN ELECTRA, AS WELL AS SHOOTING A DESIGNER IMPOSTERS COMMERCIAL AND A GAME SHOW CONTESTANT ON MTV.
EARTHLYNN ALSO APPEARED ON THE ABC BARBARA COPPELL DOCUMENTARY, "THE HAMPTONS", WHICH DEPICTED THE LIFESTYLES OF ALL TYPES OF HABITANTS OF THE HAMPTONS IN LONG ISLAND, NY.
EARTHLYNN PERFORMED IN NUMEROUS OFF-BROADWAY PLAYS, AND WON SECOND PLACE IN COMEDY AT STAND UP! NEW YORK IN NEW YORK CITY.
EARTHLYNN HAS ALSO PERFORMED WITH DAVE CHAPPELLE AND PAUL MOONEY ON A PILOT FOR COMEDY CENTRALS' "JUDGE PAUL MOONEY".
EARTHLYNN CONTINUES TO PERFORM LIVE AT VENUES IN THE HAMPTONS SUCH AS THE STEPHEN TALKHOUSE, WHERE SHE OPENEWD UP FOR DOLLARMAN IN 2005, AND ALSO PERFORMED AT 169 BAR, THIS PAST DECEMBER IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN.
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EARTHLYNN RELEASED HER FIRST EP IN 2005, AFTER WORKING WITH TALENTED FRIENDS SUCH AS KING PRODUCTIONS, MP2, AND NATURE OF THE BEAT. SO FAR, SHE HAS PRODUCED/ARRANGED 3 SONGS AND SHES LOOKING TO DO MORE OF THE SAME.
THE NEVER QUIT REMIX IS CURRENTLY A WORK IN PROGRESS, AND THE BEAT CAN BE HEARD HERE ON MYSPACE!!!
UPCOMING MIXTAPE, DUE OUT SPRING 2009!!!
ARTISTS FEATURED ON THE MIXTAPE ARE
KAREN GIBSON ROC, SKYZOO, MOODY BLACK, STAXX BROTHERS,PLAN B, MAJAHBA, DRES FROM BLACK SHEEP,DJ ANTIX, TALLY P, IL-LITERACY,MISS KITANIA BLADE AND MORE!!!
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