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What does it take to get the title “hot rock star?”
With the release of her first album, “Tifficult,” singer Tiff just may know the answer. Here, she dishes about breaking into the professional music industry.
The skinny: she’s focused, talented and yes, a hot rock star.
Q: When did you first get involved in music?
Tiff: I really can’t remember a time in my life that I wasn’t singing. When I was 2-years old I would sing along with the radio word for word. But my first big gig was when I was 5 years old singing a solo in church.
Q: What musicians have influenced you?
Tiff: I am crazy about all types of music. When writing this album, I tried to incorporate all the aspects that I loved from so many different artists. I love the music of 4 Non-Blondes, Jimi Hendrix, The Bangles, Aerosmith, The Cranberries, Ella Fitzgerald and Linda Eder.
Q: Where did the title “Tifficult” come from?
Tiff: “Tifficult” is an endearing name that I have somehow acquired. I guess it’s because I can definitely be sassy sometimes. The album does a great job reflecting that.
Q: Did you write the songs on “Tifficult?”
Tiff: About two years ago, I moved from New York to Los Angeles. The move inspired to me to begin writing my own music. I really wanted to express myself instead of singing someone else’s songs. So I got together with three of my dearest and most-talented friends (Bonnie Borst, Andy Zulla and Sam Jonnah) and began writing. Throughout the process, we set up our own songwriting/production team called the B.A.T.S.
Q: How did you meet your band?
Tiff: I really adore my band. I met them through a series of auditions I held back in February. I had a lot of people play for me, but I had an instant connection with them. The band members are Jesse Berent (guitar), Emily Vegas (bass) and Vassil Ananiev (drums).
Q: What inspired your songs?
Tiff: You know how sometimes a smell can remind you of a place or something that happened? Well, that has always been a song for me. I can tell you what song was playing in the background when I got my first car or had my first kiss. So I wanted my songs to have meaning to the people who are listening to them. The chorus for “Broken,” for example, was written late one night by one of the writers whose heart had been broken that morning. The verses were written about specific places and times that I shared with someone very special to me. “Tom” was written about a guy who I had a huge crush on who could see into my apartment. Every song has a very special meaning, no matter how quirky it sounds.
Q: What’s your favorite part about being in the music industry?
Tiff: I am getting to make music. There is no greater feeling than stepping out onstage and having people sing along to my songs. It takes my breath away.
Check out Tiff’s music online at http://www.myspace.com/tifficult, or rock out to “Tifficult” on iTunes.
Francy Marcotte
