| About Beautiful Melody Publising | Introducing “AZ ONE” There is a subtle anxiety in the music industry. With groups such as Destinys Child splitting up, who is going to represent for the single, young ladies of the world? Az One is confident they are the answer. Az One is composed of sisters: Ayanna whose name means “Beautiful Flower” and Niambi is “Melody.” It is no coincidence they were given these names at birth by their parents. When you hear Az One perform their voices come together to create a perfect melody. The harmony they create when singing delivers a unique sound, like no one else in the industry. They are beautiful flowers with perfect melody; that continues to grow, blossom, feed off of the energy; to truly create a deliverance that has been long overdue with satisfaction. Az One will captivate you with their presence, talent, gorgeous looks and down to earth personalities. Niambi and Ayanna are aware of their gifts and blessings and began taking the necessary steps to perfect their unique sound. Az One started signing in church and musicals around the Midwest. After both sisters graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with bachelors degrees, they moved back to their hometown of Springfield, IL, and started performing at open mics and booking events around the area. The demand for their live performance encouraged them to relocate to a larger city and they decided on St. Louis. Career Highlights 2005: Performed the National Anthem in Miami, FL for the WFL Team, The Miami Fury (Women’s Football League) 2006: Az One submitted an audition DVD to Black Entertainment Television (BET) and was selected to compete in the Wild out Wednesday R&B Competition on one of the most popular top 10 countdown shows 106&Park. In March of 2006, they traveled to New York and competed in front of a live audience and won. They returned for the All Stars Competition in July of 2006 and took 2nd place but received over 278,000 computer votes. 2006: Az One soon received another top honor when they were hand selected by A&R Company Taxi and Billboard Magazine to perform in the Disc Makers Independent Music World Series. Thousands of demos were submitted, but only 6 finalists were selected to perform at the Elbo Room, in Chicago, IL. Az One was also the only female group selected. 2006: All the winners from BET’s show Wild Out Wednesday was asked to come and compete in a competition called Blaze The Stage in New York, NY. Az One received the highest score for best stage performance. 2007: Az One released their debut Album titled The Jump Off in February 2007. Niambi & Ayanna were the executive producers. They also wrote every song on the album. 2007: Az One was featured on 99.7 Kiss FM in Springfield, IL. for the new music knockout. The first independent artist ever featured. Az One competed against The Goo Goo Dolls and won. 2007: Opened up for Cassidy and Common in St. Louis, MO and Twista in Springfield, IL. 2007: Performed The National Anthem for Philadelphia 76ers Andre Iguodala’s NBA Celebrity Charity Event 2007: Named as one of the St. Louis artists about to “blow up” in the St. Louis Whirl Magazine 2007: Received an exclusive interview on St. Louis Radio One station 104.1FM 2007: Selected as the featured artist of the week on the Clear Channel Music website 2008: Performed the National Anthem for the Professional Inline Hockey Association 2008: Selected as the featured artist on Vibe Magazine’s Blackplanet.com 2008: Az One received an exclusive interview on ESPN’s sports radio in St. Louis, MO. |
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