Naomi Wild

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Naomi Wild
Born
India Rain Quateman

(1995-07-29) July 29, 1995 (age 28)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
Parents
Musical career
Instrument(s)Vocals

India Rain Quateman (born July 29, 1995), known professionally as Naomi Wild, is an American songwriter and singer, based in Los Angeles. She is best known for her guest vocals on Odesza's "Higher Ground", [1] and on Machine Gun Kelly's Hotel Diablo album, most notably on the single "Glass House". [2]

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Early life and career

India Rain Quateman was born in Los Angeles in July 1995, to parents Bill Quateman and Tammy Grady. Her father was signed to RCA Records, where he was a singer and songwriter. Her mother was an actress, and was in Playboy's "The Girls of Rock 'n Roll", and her grandmother, Beverly Harris, was the lead singer in The Platters. [3] When she was born, she and her brother, Dylan, were raised by their father. She also has an older sister. She began singing from the age of five with her dad, (who is also a singer and songwriter), that inspired her father to include her vocals in a soundtrack along with his book, which features her drawings. [4]

She attended a liberal arts school, where she learned to play various instruments such as the violin and saxophone. She would then switch schools where she finished high school at Beverly Hills High School. [5] Aside from her parents being in the music industry, her love for music came when she was 18 years old, and she sneaked into the Coachella Festival, and saw ODESZA playing a DJ set, and she fell in love with alternative dance music. [6]

She attended Santa Barbara City College for 3 years, where she studied psychology and philosophy. During this time, she began songwriting and reaching out to other musicians, and producers on SoundCloud, offering them recorded vocals.

This caught the attention of producer, Tim Legend, who featured her vocals for his song, titled "Hope". Following the success of the song, she was called by Roc Nation, to record a demo for Rihanna, in which she wrote two verses but they did not use them.

She would begin to work on music full-time and dropped out of college, and started songwriting and recording demos. She would then send electronic duo, Odesza, an a cappella recording of a song that she wrote, in which they responded and put a finalized version of the song with her featured vocals (now titled "Higher Ground"), on their third studio album. [7] [8] She then released songs like "Lessons" and "Howlin'" [9] online, and they would respectively garner over thousands of plays. [10] [11]

From early 2019, she was heavily involved on Machine Gun Kelly's Hotel Diablo album. She co-wrote the album's third single, I Think I'm Okay, [12] her vocals were sampled for Death in My Pocket (which were not credited) and as well as being the guest featured artist on the album's fourth single, Glass House. [13] She performed three songs with Kelly, in October 2020, at the Roxy Theatre, including Waste Love, in which she sang Madison Love's part. [14] She revealed that she is working on material for her debut upcoming project, in which she tweeted "I've waited 3 years to say this || THE ALBUM HAS A NAME". [15]

Other media

In 2003, she was the illustrator of her dad, Bill Quateman's book, Daddy Daughter Dinner Dance: A Father's Steps to a Blended Family That Really Works. The book is described as a self-help book, and the experiences and challenges her dad went through as a father, it includes poetry and as well as Naomi's art drawings. [16] [17]

Musical style and Influences

She stated in an interview that her personal style lyrically "has hints of hip hop", as well the lyrics being about things she would say in normal everyday conversation. She further stated that "melodically however, I like to be more electronic/alternative. With overall production, i like to mix hip hop with electronic elements." She listed Disclosure, ODESZA and Kendrick Lamar as the musicians that inspired her. [18]

Discography

As lead artist

Guest appearances

Songwriting credits

YearTitleArtistAlbum
2019 I Think I'm Okay [19] Machine Gun Kelly, YUNGBLUD and Travis Barker Hotel Diablo
Encore [20] Evan Giia none
2022Taurus [21] Machine Gun Kelly Taurus

Filmography

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  2. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly Spirals Out of Control in Haunting 'Glass House' Video". Billboard . Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ "HOWLIN' FOR HIGHER GROUND: A CONVERSATION WITH NAOMI WILD". atwoodmagazine.com. June 5, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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  5. ↑ "HOW NAOMI WILD LEARNED THE VALUE OF BEING SCARED". Nylon . April 23, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  6. ↑ "ODESZA & Naomi Wild Tell Real-Life Fairy Tale Behind 'Higher Ground': Watch". Billboard . Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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