Stars823 Records / Stars823 Music & Publishing - Natalise Kalea

This is my first real post about an up-and-coming entrepreneur some of you may have never heard of. Natalise is currently a recording artist, musician, record label owner, songwriter, publisher, and actor. What makes Natalise special? For starters, she is Asian-American and it is far more difficult for people of color to break into mainstream entertainment, but she is definitely paving way.

Natalise resides in Burlingame, California, located in the Bay Area between San Francisco and San Jose. She attended Stanford University and graduated in 2005 with a degree in Communication. She made a pact with her parents, that if she graduated in 3 years from Stanford, she could pursue her dream of having a musical career.

She began her music career a long time ago, but the first time anyone took notice to her music was back in 2002 when she had a single titled "Love Goes On" placed on a CD called "Import Jams" with various artists. She's come a long way since then and is currently promoting her second album, titled "I Came to Play." While she does not have mainstream popularity yet, despite being featured on MTV, MTV Chi, the WB, UPN, and ABC, she's definitely made her mark with DJ's across the nation who have sampled her music and thrown it into their mixes and jams.

She recently started her own music/recording label titled Stars823. The biggest reason for this huge step was because it was the only way she could do an album that she was backing 150%. She's currently on a daily grind making phone calls, writing emails, and making daily business decisions. Her work ethic is unrivaled when it comes to her career. She puts her music under the genre of "Indie" and while most people don't tackle every aspect of the music, business, and marketing, Natalise does.

Natalise is still very very young, but very promising. We'll keep you updated on her status and conduct a personal interview with her down the line, with questions YOU want answered.

Learn more about Natalise, her music, her career, and her music label (Links):
http://www.natalisemusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/natalise

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