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{{Short description|American singer}}
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| birth_name = Tiffany Majette
| birth_date =
| alias = Orion Sun
| birth_place = [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey]], US
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|multi-instrumentalist|record producer}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|multi-instrumentalist|record producer}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| label = [[Mom + Pop Music]]
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[jazz]], [[R&B]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
| website = {{url|https://www.orionsun.space/}}
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'''Tiffany Majette''' (born February 8, 1997), known professionally as '''Orion Sun''', is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer based in [[Philadelphia]].
'''Tiffany Majette''', known professionally as '''Orion Sun''', is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Originally from New Jersey, Majette is currently based on the West Coast.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeleniak |first=Maeve |title=Silence is heavy in Orion Sun's new single "Already Gone" |url=https://xpn.org/2024/06/13/orion-sun-already-gone/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=WXPN {{!}} Vinyl At Heart |language=en}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Tiffany Majette was born and raised in [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-03-31|title=Orion Sun Is Creating And Finding Home|url=http://magazine.vinylmeplease.com/magazine/orion-sun-interview/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Vinyl Me Please|language=en}}</ref> in a conservative Christian home.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=DeLuca|first=Dan|title=Philly musician Orion Sun sings songs of isolation that soothe the soul|url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/orion-sun-philadelphia-music-interview-new-album-hold-space-for-me-20200403.html|access-date=2021-02-25|website=inquirer.com|date=3 April 2020 }}</ref> At an early age she was inspired by the music at the Bethany Baptist Church.<ref name=":2" />
Tiffany Majette was born and raised in [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-03-31|title=Orion Sun Is Creating And Finding Home|url=http://magazine.vinylmeplease.com/magazine/orion-sun-interview/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Vinyl Me Please|language=en}}</ref> in a conservative Christian home.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=DeLuca|first=Dan|title=Philly musician Orion Sun sings songs of isolation that soothe the soul|url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/music/orion-sun-philadelphia-music-interview-new-album-hold-space-for-me-20200403.html|access-date=2021-02-25|website=inquirer.com|date=3 April 2020 }}</ref> She grew up in a neighborhood named after civil rights activist, [[Ethel Lawrence]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orion Sun Is Creating And Finding Home |url=https://www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/magazine/orion-sun-interview |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Vinyl Me, Please |language=en}}</ref> At an early age, Majette was inspired by the music at the Bethany Baptist Church.<ref name=":2" /> Majette began songwriting in high school and was encouraged by her choir teacher to share her music more widely.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rouhani |first=Neena |date=2022-03-17 |title=How Emerging Alt-R&B Star Orion Sun Rose Above the Odds and Made Her 'Getaway' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/orion-sun-interview-getaway-1235042513/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> Although she was accepted into [[Berklee College of Music]], Majette was not able to attend for financial reasons.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rouhani |first=Neena |date=2022-03-17 |title=How Emerging Alt-R&B Star Orion Sun Rose Above the Odds and Made Her 'Getaway' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/orion-sun-interview-getaway-1235042513/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
In Philadelphia, Majette became involved in an [[underground music]] collective called The Forest, until the death of a member caused the collective to disband.<ref name=":0" />
In [[Philadelphia]], Majette became involved in an [[underground music]] collective called The Forest, until the death of a member caused the collective to disband.<ref name=":0" />


Majette posted her first song, "Voicemail," to [[YouTube]] in 2013.<ref name=":2" /> She released the mixtape ''A Collection of Fleeting Moments and Daydreams'' in 2020.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-02-11|title=Multi-instrumentalist, rapper and producer Orion Sun announces debut album|url=https://thevinylfactory.com/news/orion-sun-debut-album-vinyl/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=The Vinyl Factory|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, she released singles ''S T R E T C H'' and ''Nirvanaaa''.<ref name=":1" /> Her debut LP, ''Hold Space for Me'', was released in 2018 with [[Mom + Pop Music|Mom + Pop]].<ref name=":1" /> In his review for ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', the critic Dani Blum wrote that the album was "stark [and] lightly poetic".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/orion-sun-hold-space-for-me/|title=Orion Sun: Hold Space For Me|access-date=2021-06-30|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>
Majette posted her first song, "Voicemail," to [[YouTube]] in 2013.<ref name=":2" /> She released the mixtape ''A Collection of Fleeting Moments and Daydreams'' in 2017.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-02-11|title=Multi-instrumentalist, rapper and producer Orion Sun announces debut album|url=https://thevinylfactory.com/news/orion-sun-debut-album-vinyl/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=The Vinyl Factory|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, Orion Sun released singles ''S T R E T C H'' and ''Nirvanaaa''.<ref name=":1" /> Her debut LP, ''Hold Space for Me'', was released in 2018 with [[Mom + Pop Music|Mom + Pop]].<ref name=":1" /> In his review for ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', the critic Dani Blum wrote that the album was "stark [and] lightly poetic".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/orion-sun-hold-space-for-me/|title=Orion Sun: Hold Space For Me|access-date=2021-06-30|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>


In 2020, after being injured by police at a [[racial justice]] protest in her hometown, Majette wrote the song "Mama's Baby."<ref>{{Cite news|title=On 'Mama's Baby,' Orion Sun Grapples With Her Own Experience Of Police Brutality|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/we-insist-a-timeline-of-protest-music-in-2020/2020/09/02/903236240/on-mama-s-baby-orion-sun-grapples-with-her-own-experience-of-police-brutality|access-date=2021-02-25|newspaper=NPR|date=5 June 2020|language=en|last1=Effinger|first1=Shannon J.}}</ref> She raised over $18,000 from the song's sales on [[Bandcamp]], and donated the funds to [[Breonna Taylor]]'s [[GoFundMe]] and the Loveland Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=In a world of injustice, Orion Sun believes boundless love is still possible|url=https://www.documentjournal.com/2020/06/in-a-world-of-injustice-orion-sun-believes-boundless-love-is-still-possible/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Document Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2020, after being injured by police at a [[racial justice]] protest in her hometown, Majette wrote the song "Mama's Baby."<ref>{{Cite news|title=On 'Mama's Baby,' Orion Sun Grapples With Her Own Experience Of Police Brutality|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/we-insist-a-timeline-of-protest-music-in-2020/2020/09/02/903236240/on-mama-s-baby-orion-sun-grapples-with-her-own-experience-of-police-brutality|access-date=2021-02-25|newspaper=NPR|date=5 June 2020|language=en|last1=Effinger|first1=Shannon J.}}</ref> She raised over $18,000 from the song's sales on [[Bandcamp]], and donated the funds to [[Breonna Taylor]]'s [[GoFundMe]] and the Loveland Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=In a world of injustice, Orion Sun believes boundless love is still possible|url=https://www.documentjournal.com/2020/06/in-a-world-of-injustice-orion-sun-believes-boundless-love-is-still-possible/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Document Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, Orion Sun released her debut EP, ''Getaway'', which featured production and writing from [[Rostam Batmanglij]], Nascent, [[Rodaidh McDonald]] and [[Guapdad 4000]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rouhani |first=Neena |date=2022-03-17 |title=How Emerging Alt-R&B Star Orion Sun Rose Above the Odds and Made Her 'Getaway' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/orion-sun-interview-getaway-1235042513/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023 she opened for [[Daniel Caesar|Daniel Cesar]] for his Superpowers World Tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abraham |first=Mya |date=2023-06-12 |title=Daniel Caesar Shares Dates For Second Leg Of Superpowers World Tour |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/events/daniel-caesar-superpowers-world-tour-new-dates-1234764372/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=VIBE.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Her self-titled LP, ''Orion'', releases on September 20th, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-12 |title=Orion Sun Announces Self Titled Album 'Orion' and North America Tour Dates |url=https://offtherecordpress.com/music-news/2024/7/12/orion-sun-announces-self-titled-album-orion-and-north-america-tour-dates |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Off the Record Press |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Musical style and influences ==
Orion Sun makes music within the realms of alternative R&B and indie rock. As a songwriter, Majette explores themes of love, grief, isolation, and insecurities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sniffers |url=https://sniffers.co.nz/article/44734-2 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=sniffers.co.nz}}</ref> Her influences include [[Nina Simone]], [[Billie Holiday]], and [[Ella Fitzgerald]].<ref>{{cite web |last=ClashMusic |date=2020-04-09 |title=Hold Space For Me: Orion Sun's Soulful Catharsis |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/hold-space-for-me-orion-suns-soulful-catharsis/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews }}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Majette was kicked out of her home due to her sexuality. She later settled in Philadelphia.<ref name=":0" /> Majette identifies as a queer Black woman.<ref name=":0" />
Majette was kicked out of her home due to her sexuality.<ref name=":0" /> Majette identifies as a queer Black woman.<ref name=":0" />


== Discography ==
== Discography ==

{| class="wikitable"
=== Studio albums ===
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|+Singles
* ''Hold Space for Me'' (2020)
!Title
* ''Orion'' (2024)
!Year

!Source
=== EPs ===
|-
* ''Getaway'' (2022)
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|dirty dancer - A COLORS SHOW

|2022
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=== Singles ===
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orion Sun – dirty dancer {{!}} A COLORS SHOW |url=https://colorsxstudios.com/shows/orion-sun-dirty-dancer-a-colors-show |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=COLORSxSTUDIOS |language=en}}</ref>

|-
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* "Sweetest Thing" (2017)
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|dirty dancer
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* "So Tall From Down Here" (2017)
|2022
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* "Journal Entry" (2017)
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orion Sun deep dives into her emotions on "dirty dancer" {{!}} Best Fit |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/orion-sun-dirty-dancer |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref>
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* "Nirvanaaa" (2017)
|-
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* "S T R E T C H" (2018)
|concrete
|2021
* "concrete" (2021)
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* "dirty dancer" (2022)
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-13 |title=Orion Sun's new single "Concrete" explores connection to nature and family |url=https://xpn.org/2021/10/13/orion-sun-concrete/ |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=WXPN {{!}} Vinyl At Heart |language=en}}</ref>
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* "dirty dancer - A COLORS SHOW" (2022)
|-
* "Already Gone" (2024)
|Automatic
* "Mary Jane" (2024)
|2021

|<ref>{{Citation |title=Spencer. - Automatic (Orion Sun Remix) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snJ17xyiTTU |access-date=2023-07-16 |language=en}}</ref>
=== Compilations ===
|-
* ''A Collection of Fleeting Moments and Daydreams'' (2017)
|Forever
|2020
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ipema |first=Maddy |date=2020-09-14 |title=Orion Sun’s New Single “Forever” Has Her Surrendering To The Resilience of Love |url=https://www.redroll.com/2020/09/14/orion-suns-new-single-forever-has-her-surrendering-to-the-resilience-of-love/ |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=Red Roll |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
⚫
|S T R E T C H
|2018
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orion Sun - S T R E T C H : |url=https://www.indieshuffle.com/orion-sun-s-t-r-e-t-c-h/ |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=Indie Shuffle |language=en}}</ref>
|-
⚫
|Nirvanaaa
|2018
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Nirvanaaa |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbOQY-M-Hso |access-date=2023-07-16 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
⚫
|Journal Entry
|2017
|<ref>{{Citation |title=journal entry - 12:1:17, 8.06 PM |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsZIrIhc6hg |access-date=2023-07-16 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
⚫
|So Tall from Down Here
|2017
|<ref>{{Citation |title=So Tall from Down Here |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3elVV5qAZuY |access-date=2023-07-16 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
⚫
|Sweetest Thing
|2017
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Sweetest Thing |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO8-eNs1b54 |access-date=2023-07-16 |language=en}}</ref>
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 22:22, 30 August 2024

Orion Sun
BornMount Laurel, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, jazz, R&B, hip hop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • record producer
Years active2013–present
LabelsMom + Pop Music
Websitewww.orionsun.space

Tiffany Majette, known professionally as Orion Sun, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Originally from New Jersey, Majette is currently based on the West Coast.[1]

Early life

Tiffany Majette was born and raised in Mount Laurel, New Jersey,[2] in a conservative Christian home.[3] She grew up in a neighborhood named after civil rights activist, Ethel Lawrence.[4] At an early age, Majette was inspired by the music at the Bethany Baptist Church.[3] Majette began songwriting in high school and was encouraged by her choir teacher to share her music more widely.[5] Although she was accepted into Berklee College of Music, Majette was not able to attend for financial reasons.[6]

Career

In Philadelphia, Majette became involved in an underground music collective called The Forest, until the death of a member caused the collective to disband.[2]

Majette posted her first song, "Voicemail," to YouTube in 2013.[3] She released the mixtape A Collection of Fleeting Moments and Daydreams in 2017.[7] In 2018, Orion Sun released singles S T R E T C H and Nirvanaaa.[7] Her debut LP, Hold Space for Me, was released in 2018 with Mom + Pop.[7] In his review for Pitchfork, the critic Dani Blum wrote that the album was "stark [and] lightly poetic".[8]

In 2020, after being injured by police at a racial justice protest in her hometown, Majette wrote the song "Mama's Baby."[9] She raised over $18,000 from the song's sales on Bandcamp, and donated the funds to Breonna Taylor's GoFundMe and the Loveland Foundation.[10]

In 2022, Orion Sun released her debut EP, Getaway, which featured production and writing from Rostam Batmanglij, Nascent, Rodaidh McDonald and Guapdad 4000.[11] In 2023 she opened for Daniel Cesar for his Superpowers World Tour.[12] Her self-titled LP, Orion, releases on September 20th, 2024.[13]

Musical style and influences

Orion Sun makes music within the realms of alternative R&B and indie rock. As a songwriter, Majette explores themes of love, grief, isolation, and insecurities.[14] Her influences include Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald.[15]

Personal life

Majette was kicked out of her home due to her sexuality.[2] Majette identifies as a queer Black woman.[2]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Hold Space for Me (2020)
  • Orion (2024)

EPs

  • Getaway (2022)

Singles

  • "Sweetest Thing" (2017)
  • "So Tall From Down Here" (2017)
  • "Journal Entry" (2017)
  • "Nirvanaaa" (2017)
  • "S T R E T C H" (2018)
  • "concrete" (2021)
  • "dirty dancer" (2022)
  • "dirty dancer - A COLORS SHOW" (2022)
  • "Already Gone" (2024)
  • "Mary Jane" (2024)

Compilations

  • A Collection of Fleeting Moments and Daydreams (2017)

References

  1. ^ Zeleniak, Maeve. "Silence is heavy in Orion Sun's new single "Already Gone"". WXPN | Vinyl At Heart. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  2. ^ a b c d "Orion Sun Is Creating And Finding Home". Vinyl Me Please. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  3. ^ a b c DeLuca, Dan (3 April 2020). "Philly musician Orion Sun sings songs of isolation that soothe the soul". inquirer.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  4. ^ "Orion Sun Is Creating And Finding Home". Vinyl Me, Please. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  5. ^ Rouhani, Neena (2022-03-17). "How Emerging Alt-R&B Star Orion Sun Rose Above the Odds and Made Her 'Getaway'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  6. ^ Rouhani, Neena (2022-03-17). "How Emerging Alt-R&B Star Orion Sun Rose Above the Odds and Made Her 'Getaway'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  7. ^ a b c "Multi-instrumentalist, rapper and producer Orion Sun announces debut album". The Vinyl Factory. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  8. ^ "Orion Sun: Hold Space For Me". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  9. ^ Effinger, Shannon J. (5 June 2020). "On 'Mama's Baby,' Orion Sun Grapples With Her Own Experience Of Police Brutality". NPR. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  10. ^ "In a world of injustice, Orion Sun believes boundless love is still possible". Document Journal. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  11. ^ Rouhani, Neena (2022-03-17). "How Emerging Alt-R&B Star Orion Sun Rose Above the Odds and Made Her 'Getaway'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  12. ^ Abraham, Mya (2023-06-12). "Daniel Caesar Shares Dates For Second Leg Of Superpowers World Tour". VIBE.com. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  13. ^ "Orion Sun Announces Self Titled Album 'Orion' and North America Tour Dates". Off the Record Press. 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  14. ^ "Sniffers". sniffers.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  15. ^ ClashMusic (2020-04-09). "Hold Space For Me: Orion Sun's Soulful Catharsis". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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