Kai Altair

Kai Altair
Born 1984
Genres Electronic rock
Occupation(s) Singer, musician
Website Kaialtair.com

Kai Altair is an American singer/songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York. Altair attended Manhattan School of Music and Brooklyn Conservatory, and her style is influenced by dance culture, myth, storytelling, and dreams.[1]

Her professional music career began with the founding of the electro rock band The Switch in 2004. She started a solo career in 2009, which began with the release of the EP Star of the Sea on October 31.[2] Her first full-length album "Dreamwalker", was released in June 2015.[3]

She appeared in a Flambeaux Fire production of “The Calling,” between 2010-2013; the show was a fire musical set in Brooklyn starring Altair as a young witch on a journey through the spirit world.[2]

Altair is the founder of the annual Mermaid Lagoon Ocean Benefit event, the first instance of which was held as a reaction to the Gulf Oil Spill in July 2010.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Kimberly Rae (August 5, 2010). "NYC Style Interview: Kai Altair Modern Day Mermaid". CBS Local.
  2. 1 2 webSman (September 28, 2012). "Interview with Kai Altair". Miroir Magazine.
  3. ↑ Luu, Chanhong (December 16, 2014). "Interview: Get to Know the Artist: Kai Altair". Gadfly.
  4. ↑ Rush, Allex (July 19, 2010). "This slick burlesque show will benefit Gulf oil victims". Brooklyn Paper.
  5. ↑ Berry, Jess (January 28, 2015). "Brooklyn musician hosts burlesque ocean charity event". Brooklyn Downtown Star.
  6. ↑ "Meet the Big Mermaids". Brooklyn Paper. February 19, 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017.
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