Good music isn't dead yet, especially thanks to unsung, up and coming talent like Karesh Skraps.
Skraps is quite versatile. She can sing, dance, model, write music, produce, act, do improv comedy, and knows the music business well. She is a multi-threat who is slowly taking entertainment by storm.
She began singing at the age of three, and performed in many talent shows, even as a college student and track star at Winthrop University.
Upon graduation from college in 2000, she was running track for a travel team and helping out her girlfriend host club and concert events in Charlotte, NC. Karesh has always loved to party and dance. One night at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Mint Condition's team noted her dancing ability and attractive build.
This was Karesh's stepping stone into the entertainment business. Her resume has become vast and impressive over the past decade. She began as an intern in production, personal assistant for labels and companies, backup dancer, and even background singer, just to name some of her expertise. She is on her way slowly but surely.
She has worked with and assisted the likes of Eartha Kitt, Lena Horne, Frieda Payne, and even the Jackson family. Karesh has helped bring in fresh talent, and hosts a radio show, Snap, along with her singing and dancing.
Her influences are many, and most she has met and interacted with personally. These include names such as Ella Fitzgerald, Letisa Holloway (the second most sampled artist of all time), Chica Roberta, Full Force, and Vivica A. Fox. Karesh loves to learn as much as possible, and can distinguish between the artist and the person behind the microphone and acoustics.
Her personal sound and image is one that is hard to pigeonhole. It is like a combination of Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, and even older artists such as her influences. She is a hybrid with an old soul that relates to many audiences.
Karesh is currently working on her first album, "The Window To My Heart.", set for completion and release by the end of 2013. It promises to be like her persona: versatile, and something for everyone. The lead single, "Could You Be The One?" , is now available on YouTube.
Karesh Skraps doesn't want to limit herself to being a musician, dancer, or even developing new talent. She has huge aspirations and dreams. She wants to do more improv and possibly gain a spot on Saturday Night Live. Her other goals include longevity, reaching, ministering to and inspiring as many people as possible, and winning Grammys. She is from a small town in the low country area of South Carolina called St. Stephens. Therefore, Skraps believes if she can do it, so can others. She places no limitations upon herself.
This shining star can be reached through Facebook at Karesh Skraps, Twitter as @therealkaresh, reverbnation/karesh, and on YouTube by typing Karesh Skraps. You can listen to her lead single, and see other performances she has. She does many shows in the Charlotte and surrounding areas. Her performance schedule is available via Facebook and Reverbnation.
Karesh is proving how powerful networking, persistence and being in the right place at the right time is. She continues to hustle and grind, and stays grounded. She has a sound and a personality that draws people to her. This may not be the first you have heard of Karesh, and it certainly won't be the last. One can become a fan of her music, various achievements, and the blueprint she has used to position herself towards stardom.
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