Pamela Olivia

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Pamela Olivia VOCALIST / ACTOR [email protected] (818) 970-9342 Soundcloud.com/pamoliviamusic.com VOICE OVER TRAINING Dolores Diehl – The Voice Connection Leslie Lamers – Warner Bros. Animation Rick Dempsey – Disney Character Voices Maddy Bascom – Casting/Recording Director VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE – DIGITAL / WEBSITE Doug Rasheed – Music Producer (Tupac, Coolio) POP / R&B / GOSPEL VOCALIST EXPERIENCE Childish Gambino (Studio Session), Mary J Blige (TV Performance), Rod Stewart (International Tour & Studio Sessions), Barry White (International Tours), Whitney Houston (Demo Vocals), Kelly Price (Studio Sessions), Anastacia (European Tours), Montell Jordan (US Tours & Studio Sessions), Yolanda Adams & Gerald Levert (Live/TV Performance), Deborah Cox (TV & Studio Sessions), Tamia (Live & Studio Sessions), Vybe (TV, Tours, Live & Studio Sessions) ACTOR / FILM Character Nurse Desperate Measures Juror Steel VOCALIST / ACTOR ON TELEVISION VH1 Music Awards (Mary J Blige), European MTV Music Awards (Anastacia), Tonight Show (Deborah Cox), Soul Train Music Awards, BET Sound Stage (Montell Jordan); Soul Train (Vybe), BET’s 106 & Park (Anastacia), Spike TV’s – Super Dave: Spiketacular (Supreme) MUSIC VIDEOS Song Artist “Fly” Pam Olivia - Independent “Trust & Believe” Pam Olivia - Independent “Take it to the Front” Vybe - Island Records “Warm Summer Daze” Vybe - Island Records SONGWRITING Martin Luther King: Duty Calls - “Duty Calls” Coko - Urban Renewal Project - “Easy Lover (Got a Hold Over You)” Vybe - Island, Polygram - “Slow & Easy” Vybe - Island, Polygram - “I Like It” Collaborated with Grammy Winning Producers: Kevin Randolph, Laney Stewart, Shep Crawford, Montell Jordan, Nissan, Jazz Nixon, Doug Rasheed FABULOUS TIDBITS OF NOTE Playwright, roller skater, Zumba enthusiast, spin class champ, dance fight champion, Jamaican-accent Queen, vocal sessions in Korean and Spanish, and master of office skills.

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

MUSIC IS MY AIR!! IT LIFTS ME...IT TAKES ME ON MANY TRIPS! IT'S MY FAVORITE AIRLINES! I CAN'T DO ANYTHING REALLY WITHOUT IT. IT IS THE LITERAL AIR BENEATH MY WINGS THAT LIFTS ME!

What is your music dream?

MY DREAM TO LEAVE THIS 9-6 AND JUST WRITE, SING AND DO VOICE OVERS ALL DAY...TO TRAVEL THE WORLD SINGING AND MAKING PEOPLE FEEL WHAT THEY NEED TO FEEL...AND LAUGH AND DANCE WITH ME BEFORE THEY GO HOME...SO THEY CONTINUE THE DANCE WHEN THEY LIE THEIR HEADS DOWN THAT NIGHT!

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

...IT REALLY WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE WORLD PEACE!..I WOULD REMOVE ANY FORM OF BIAS, PREJUDICE AND UNFAIR TREATMENT BASED ON ANY CRITERIA...

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

OVERJOYED BY STEVIE WONDER

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

BEYONCE, ELLIE MAI, CARDI B, STEVIE WONDER, HALSEY, KATY PERRY, WHITNEY HOUSTON..THE TIME, PRINCE!!! KHALID! J COLE, JANET JACKSON

What inspires you to make music?

BEYONCE...ELLE MAI ...AT THE MOMENT...ALESSSIA CARA...JHENE AIKO...SEVYN STREETER...DRAKE & KENDRICK LAMAR - ALL OF THEIR FLOWS...UNIQUE STYLE & MESSAGES...DELIVERY OF MELODIES...AND MY LIFE EXPERIENCES...THAT'S THE BIGGEST THERAPY PUSH OF INSPIRATION FOR MY MUSIC...GOD IS THE ABSOLUTE INSPIRATION!!!!! HE IS THE REASON I'M DOING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE!

What is the message you want to send with your music?

THAT WE GO THROUGH LIFE AND HAVE EXPERIENCES AND WE GROW THROUGH IT ALL...LET'S TALK ABOUT IT, SING ABOUT IT, GET MAD FOR 3MINS AND 41SECS ABOUT IT ...THEN DANCE IT OFF AND LETS LAUGH ABOUT IT!! LET'S BE BETTER PEOPLE BECAUSE OF IT! LETS LEARN FROM IT! LET'S MOVE ON! LETS SHARE AND BARE IT ALL IN THE SONG....

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

RIGHT BEFORE I WALK OUT...IT'S TERRIFYING LOL...BUT ONCE YOU PUSH THAT DOWN AND "FLOAT" ON STAGE...IT BECOMES HOME....IT FEELS LIKE I'M IN MY PLACE OF PURPOSE...WHEN THE AUDIENCE ENGAGES AND ENJOYS THEMSELVES...ITS THE BEST FEELING! AND THE BEST HIGH EVER!

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

IT'S A WHOLE LOT FREE'ER THAN IT WAS WHEN I WAS A SIGNED ARTIST..SO THAT PART OF IT'S AMAZING...BUT ALL THE FREE SITES HAVE LED US ALL TO BE A WHOLE LOT MORE BROKE THAN WE SHOULD BE. I THINK IT'S THE FAULT OF THE RECORD LABEL...THAT STOLE FROM THOSE ARTISTS AND NOW ...WE ALL ARE REAPING WHAT WAS SOWN...PAY THE SONGWRITER THEIR FAIR SHARE!! SO WE CAN EAT!

What do you think of Drooble?

SO FAR SO GOOOOBLE...GOOD ? LOL...I JUST JOINED TODAY.... I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD TYPE THIS MUCH...LOL ILL LET YOU KNOW LATER HAHAHA THANKS FOR HAVING ME

What frustrates you most as a musician?

THAT I DO NOT PLAY ANYTHING OTHER THAN MY VOCAL CHORDS AND THAT I CAN'T READ MUSIC!!! I'M ABOUT TO WORK ON THAT .... AND THAT I HAVE TO WORK A 9-6 AND CAN'T PURSUE MY DREAM FULL TIME

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

I TRY..IT'S DIFFICULT...BECAUSE I HAVE AN EXTREMELY DEMANDING JOB...THAT DRAINS ME COMPLETELY AND DOES NOT PAY ME WELL..SO I CAN ONLY ATTEND THE FREE FAIRS AND CONCERTS....I TRY TO KEEP UP WITH MY FRIENDS...I'LL SINCE BACKGROUND FOR LITTLE TO NOTHING TO SUPPORT THEM AND PUMP UP THEIR PRESENCE ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA..

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

CATCHY HOOKS, SOLID MELODIES, QUALITY!!! AND AN UNIQUE REFRESHING SOUND! TREND SETTING ALWAYS WINS...OR I WISH IT ALWAYS WON HIGH SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE THESE DAYS...

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

LA TINA WEBB DEE DEE FOSTER DARIO