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Contemporary R&B/Soul Singer/Songwriter Teresa Cook spent the beginning years of her career earning her dues and has since been taught first hand the ropes of the music industry while attending Berklee Music College and earning a certificate in Music Business. The Virginia raised singer/songwriter began her career at the age of 15 singing in her first live band "After Hours", a local band in Petersburg Virginia where she was born and raised. Performing with the band only lasted a short while, but this was the push that started Teresa's journey in the music world! "I dedicate everything I sing and write to my favorite bass player, the first person who told me i would make it. Charlie Byrd RIPWM (rest in peace with music). It wasn't until some years later in 2002 after many open mic nights and recording sessions that Teresa Cook and her partner in crime Johnel "Dink" Jackson (songwriter/co founder of Clyde and Bonnie Publishing) were introduced to Grammy Winning Producer Nottz Raw and his manager Darryl Sloan-Teamsta Records (Kanye West, Bustah Rhymes, Scarface, The Game, Snoop Dogg, Bilal, Rah Diggah, Notorious B.I.G. etc) In the wake of this fate filled meeting, she began her job as the official writer for Teamsta Records working behind the scenes writing for other artists and spending months and months which has developed in to many music filled years in studio with the Teamsta crew developing her writing in an attempt to perfect the natural talents she possesses. In November 2006 Teresa Cook released her first album entitled
'Teresa Cook Mamuze .And it Begins" in Japan. Since then she has had the opportunity to work with super producer Nottz Raw, soul singer Latoiya Williams, Corey Gunz, Scarface, Brian "B-Nasty" Reid (Ne-yo), Sara Stokes (P Diddy's Making The Band 1), DMP, producer Jared Gosselin (Macy Grey, Mc Lyte), Dox One (Strong Arm Steady, Camplo) Kleph Dollas (Black Moon, Sean Price) Freddie Mack (guitar, Nappy Roots), Billy Cook (singer/songwriter, Camillionaire, Bun B etc), Royce Da 5'9 and more. Soon to come Teresa Cook's long awaited US/Internationally released debut album. This is an album well worth waiting for!
