Lachi (artist)

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Lachi
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Background information
Origin Towson, Maryland, United States, New York City United States
Genres Pop / EDM / Singer Songwriter / Fiction
OccupationsSinger, disability advocate, actress, activist, author, touring performer
InstrumentsVocals
Labels EMI/Caroline Distribution Lifted House/Sony Music Entertainment
Website www.lachimusic.com

Lachi is a singer-songwriter, touring performer, producer, actress, author, disability advocate and cultural activist based in New York City. Lachi's music is often described as Pop or Dance music. [1] [2] [3] Lachi is also the founder of RAMPD. [4]

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Early life

Lachi was born in Maryland to Nigerian immigrant parents. [5] Her mother is Dr. Marcellina Offoha, an author and academic. She grew up in many places, including, upstate New York, West Philadelphia and North Carolina. [6] She is legally blind, due to Coloboma. [7]

Lachi attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she created the all female a cappella group The UNC Cadence. [8] [9] She then moved to New York City to embark upon her music and writing careers while studying music at New York University. Apart from obtaining side music gigs, she worked at the New York District's United States Army Corps of Engineers. [10]

Career

Music career

Lachi began her music career as an unsigned artist, independently releasing the album And This Is My Life... in 2006 and the album Ugly Beautiful in 2008. [11] She was spotted at a South by Southwest showcase by Fanatic Records/EMI, who then signed her for one album. [12] On July 27, 2010, her self-titled album Lachi was released. [13] Songs from the album included the single "We Can Fly" and "Emo Children". [14] During this time, Lachi was featured on Oprah Radio, CW and NPR, [15] [16] [17] and performed at PrideFest (Milwaukee), where she opened for Patti LaBelle. [18]

Lachi later released The Boss EP through Trend Def's Sony imprint in June 2015. [19] In August 2016, Lachi collaborated with Israeli World Music producer Zafrir Ifrach and Moroccan vocalist Maxime Karouchi to create the Mediterranean-infused EDM track Dalale which garnered over a million views on YouTube. [20] She again collaborated with Trend Def studios to co-write and co-produce [21] the song "Rude" which features pop artist Kendra Black and rapper Snoop Dogg. [22]

In 2017 after releasing the EDM Hip Hop crossover track "Living A Lie" featuring Styles P, [23] [24] [25] she then collaborated with Markus Schulz on a song titled "Far" which Schulz placed on his 2018 Trance music album, We Are The Light. [26] The song was also chosen by DJ Armin van Buuren for his mix album A State of Trance Year Mix 2019. [27] In 2019, she wrote and performed Go with Drum and Bass producer Maduk which found placement on several gaming platforms. [28]

In March 2020, Lachi received her second Independent Music Awards nomination for her a cappella arrangement of the song Money by Cardi B. [29] And by October 2020, she had joined the Recording Academy New York Chapter Advocacy Committee. [30] In September 2020, she was featured as a panelist on ADAM Audio's Women in Music 2020 panel. [31]

Throughout 2021, Lachi's music career and advocacy work began to overlap, starting with her appointment to Co-chair The Recording Academy New York Chapter Advocacy Committee. [32]

In February 2022, Lachi released the track Say The Words, attributing the title to a need for society to simply say the word "Disability," a social campaign popularized by civil rights historian Lawrence Carter. The following month, Lachi received a grant, from the prestigious Pop Culture Collaborative, to begin work blending disability concepts with popular music. [33] The resulted in the creation and release of Dance-pop single "Black Girl Cornrows" a song about Self-expression and Visual description written, performed and produced by Lachi, co-produced by Black Caviar (duo) and featuring Yvie Oddly and QuestionATL. [34]

In June 2022, Lachi was elected to Board Governor by the Recording Academy New York Chapter voting membership and appointed the chapter's DEI Ambassador.[ citation needed ]

Lachi released the anthemic alternative pop song "Lift Me Up" in July 2023 in memorial of mentor and friend, disability rights activist Judy Heumann, July being Disability Pride Month. [35] The song, in collaboration with James Ian and featuring Gaelynn Lea, debuted on MTV.com, peaking at number 29 on the Adult Contemporary Mediabase charts; and the music video, a high-production performance piece spotlighting American Sign Language, Audio description and other forms of Disability culture, Disability art and featuring Amber Galloway, Ali Stroker and other notable talent, saw sponsor support from Google. [36] [37] [38]

Disability advocacy

Lachi began speaking and performing regularly at Disability Pride events and festivals in 2017, [39] promoting disability representation and inclusion in media, [40]

In 2020, the New York Times listed Lachi as one of the "28 Ways to Learn About Disability Culture." [41]

In March 2021, she launched "The Off Beast," a YouTube series chronicling her journey from low vision to no vision. [42] The Foundation Fighting Blindness partnered on the first several episodes which included interviews with YouTuber Molly Burke and gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama. [43]

In 2021, Lachi hosted the pilot episode of the PBS series Renegades (a segment showcasing the contributions to American culture of people with disabilities), [44] and she was subsequently dubbed a "a foot-soldier for disability pride" by Forbes Magazine. [45] In the same year, she established the global network RAMPD or Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities. [46]

Throughout 2021 and 2022, Lachi established herself as a go-to disability advocate in the music industry, speaking with and performing at places like the White House Office of Public Engagement, the United Nations, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and the BBC, among other notable appearances. [47]

Starting in 2022, RAMPD partnered with the Recording Academy to help make the Grammy Awards more accessible: working to add, a visibly ramped dais, Sign language interpreters, live captioning, and Audio description, American Sign Language and ramps on the red carpet. [48] [49]

Throughout 2023, Lachi gained recognition for her work bringing disability into pop culture, making numerous appearances as an artist, expert and personality, including appearances on Good Morning America and in two Google accessibility commercials. [50]

In November 2023, Lachi presented at TEDx Cherry Creek, speaking and performing original songs discussing disability identity and pride. [51]

Fashion

Lachi popularized her glam canes concept in 2021, when she began bejeweling her mobility white cane with rhinestones matching designer outfits in celebration of accessibility. [52] In 2023 Lachi walked the GRAMMY Awards red carpet wearing a purple Alex Perry dress, with a matching bedazzled glam cane [53] and most notably attended the Barbie (film) pink carpet premiere with a pink bejeweled glam cane. [54]

Awards and nominations

YearNominated WorkCategoryAwardResult
2020Money (A cappella)Independent Music Award Best A Cappella SongIndependent Music AwardsNominated
2021The Bigger Plans ProjectAward of Recognition, best Short Film on Disability IssuesIndieFest Film AwardsWon
2021The Off Beat: Going Blind and Staying FabulousBest A Web SeriesTop Short Film FestivalWon
2021Genius (A cappella)Best CollaborationThe WAVY AwardsWon
2022RAMPDSocial JusticeNightlife Culture AwardsWon
2022RAMPD Libera Awards Humanitarian Award American Association of Independent Music Nominated
2022Community leadershipHonoreeDiversability D30 Disability Impact ListWon
2023RAMPDZero Project AwardUnited Nations Zero ProjectWon
2023Media and EntertainmentLeading Women Honoree Ad Age Won
2023Creative EntrepreneurshipEDDIE AwardSynergies WorkWon
2023Community LeadershipLead On AwardAccess LivingWon
2023EntrepreneurshipJudith Heumann Innovation & Entrepreneurship Award2gether InternationalWon

Discography

Singles and Collaborations

TitleArtistsDateComments
Far Markus Schulz and LachiOctober 2018 (U.S.)We Are the Light Album [55]
Go Maduk (musician) and LachiFebruary 2019 (Global)Released by Liquicity
What I WantJulian Javan and LachiFebruary 2019 (U.S.)Featured in feature film Married Young
Bigger PlansINVIDA and LachiOctober 2020 (Global)
DualityPsyrus and LachiSeptember 2021 (Global)
SelfishLachiOctober 2021 (U.S.)Featured in Spotify's Created by Women
Say The WordsAlexander Turok, Bulin and LachiOctober 2020 (Global)Released by Blanco Y Negro
Bad ChoicesLachi featuring Guy FauxJune 2022 (U.S.)
Black Girl CornrowsLachi and Black Caviar featuring Yvie Oddly and QuestionATLDecember 2022 (U.S.)Celebrates Visual description
Lift Me UpLachi and James Ian ft Gaelynn LeaJuly 2023 (Global)In memorial of disability rights activist Judy Heumann

Albums and EPs

TitleDateComments
And This is My Life...June 2006 (U.S.) [56]
Lachi (Album)July 2010 (U.S.)Singles: "We Can Fly"
Time HealsMarch 2011 (U.S.)
Such A FoolDecember 2011 (U.S.)
It's Our TimeOctober 2014 (U.S.)
The Boss EPJune 2015 (U.S.)Singles: "Boss"

Filmography

YearFilm/ShowRoleNotes
2021Renegades American Masters HostA PBS segment. [57]
2022 Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy Audio description narratorA Netflix Documentary on Kanye West
2022Keys to SuccessSelfA short-doc featuring Alicia Keys
2023Unlucky In LoveWendy Lindell (lead), Casting Dir.Award winning short film
2023Lift Me UpMusic Performer (lead), ProducerMusic Video
2023Guided Frame with LachiSelfGoogle Commercial

Publications

Novels

See also

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