Orion Sun
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Birth name | Tiffany Majette |
Also known as | Orion Sun |
Born | Mount Laurel, New Jersey, US |
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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.
Early life
Tiffany Majette was born and raised in Mount Laurel, New Jersey[1] in a conservative Christian home.[2] At an early age she was inspired by the music at the Bethany Baptist Church.[2]
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.[1]
Majette posted her first song, "Voicemail," to YouTube in 2013.[2] She released the mixtape A Collection of Fleeting Moments and Daydreams in 2020.[3] In 2018, she released singles S T R E T C H and Nirvanaaa.[3] Her debut LP, Hold Space for Me, was released in 2018 with Mom + Pop.[3] In his review for Pitchfork, the critic Dani Blum wrote that the album was "stark [and] lightly poetic".[4]
In 2020, after being injured by police at a racial justice protest in her hometown, Majette wrote the song "Mama's Baby."[5] 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.[6]
Personal life
Majette was kicked out of her home due to her sexuality. She later settled in Philadelphia.[1] Majette identifies as a queer Black woman.[1]
Discography
Title | Year | Source |
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dirty dancer - A COLORS SHOW | 2022 | [7] |
dirty dancer | 2022 | [8] |
concrete | 2021 | [9] |
Automatic | 2021 | [10] |
Forever | 2020 | |
S T R E T C H | 2018 | [11] |
Nirvanaaa | 2018 | |
Journal Entry | 2017 | [12] |
So Tall from Down Here | 2017 | [13] |
Sweetest Thing | 2017 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Orion Sun Is Creating And Finding Home". Vinyl Me Please. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Multi-instrumentalist, rapper and producer Orion Sun announces debut album". The Vinyl Factory. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "Orion Sun: Hold Space For Me". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "In a world of injustice, Orion Sun believes boundless love is still possible". Document Journal. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "Orion Sun – dirty dancer | A COLORS SHOW". COLORSxSTUDIOS. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Orion Sun deep dives into her emotions on "dirty dancer" | Best Fit". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Orion Sun's new single "Concrete" explores connection to nature and family". WXPN | Vinyl At Heart. 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Spencer. - Automatic (Orion Sun Remix), retrieved 2023-07-16
- ^ "Orion Sun - S T R E T C H :". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ journal entry - 12:1:17, 8.06 PM, retrieved 2023-07-16
- ^ So Tall from Down Here, retrieved 2023-07-16
External links
- Living people
- Musicians from Philadelphia
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singers
- People from Mount Laurel, New Jersey
- LGBT people from Pennsylvania
- American LGBT singers
- Mom + Pop Music artists
- African-American women singer-songwriters
- LGBT African Americans
- Queer musicians
- Queer women
- American women record producers
- Record producers from Pennsylvania
- African-American record producers
- 21st-century African-American women singers
- Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania
- 1997 births