INAYA DAY

INAYA DAY met her first audience at church in Brooklyn, New York, and later, attended the prestigious LaGuardia High School of Music & the Performing Arts (the "Fame"
School). She studied solo voice at the 'University Of Bridgeport', then graduated with high honors in Marketing
from 'Southern New Hampshire University'.

INAYA is card-carrying member of the 'Actor's Equity Association'. She's been a musical theater Artist
since the age of 13 and has done Broadway, off Broadway, Regional, and International Theater. In fact,
INAYA was co-starring in a German adaptation of 'Little Shop of Horrors' when her first, single - Keep Pushin', was released followed by Hold Your Head Up High, and Horny (for which she earned both gold
and platinum records).

INAYA is a voting member of the 'Grammys Recording Academy' and 'Billboard' has officially listed her
as one of the "Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists". She's had numerous UK, Euro, Aria, and
Billboard top tens including the 3 songs named above. In addition, there's "Nasty Girl," "Feel It,", "I
Am Tha 1," "Glamorous Life", "Movin' Up", "One Night In Heaven", and many more. Her single Feelin' Feelin' produced by 2-time Grammy award-winning producer 'Sting
International', has also topped the charts and is lauded by elite DJs worldwide.
INAYA's chart-topping collaborations with Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper (Director's Cut), Jocelyn
Brown, Crystal Waters, Ultra Nate', and Robin S, are also held in high regard.

In addition to house music, INAYA writes, records, and performs jazz, commercial jingles, hip-hop,
funk, R&B and gospel. Her gospel roots were displayed when she led/recorded a song with the 'Newark
New Jersey Youth Choir', sang/recorded with 'CD Hawkins', and performed at New York's 'Carnegie Hall'
with Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams, Kurt Carr, Richard Smallwood, Ray Chew and more.

INAYA composes, arranges, and sings backing vocals and/or hooks for other artists and has done so for the likes of Michael Jackson, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliot, Bootsy Collins, Ultra Nate', Crystal Waters, and Ashford & Simpson, to name a few.

INAYA's song Keep Pushin' was recently re-recorded by pop star, 'Dua Lipa' for the 'Adidas'
promotional campaign "Original Is Never Finished." One of her unreleased R&B ballads, How Many
Ways, can be heard on the American drama, 'Queen Sugar'. Her single, Nasty Girl, was featured in the
dance scene for the movie, 'Dan In Real Life' starring Steve Carell. During the finale' season of the series
'Pose' starring Billy Porter, one can hear INAYA's song Step It Up; both on the show, and on the
soundtrack. Her songs can be heard on many other TV shows (Queer As Folk, Queer Eye For the Straight
Guy, Neighbors, HighTown, etc), and in ads around the globe. She even sang the theme song for "Everybody Hates Chris" with Tony award nominee Victor Trent Cook
and award winning actress Tichina Arnold. INAYA engineered the vocal recording session herself for this project in her own home studio.

INAYA does it all. She's a label owner, publisher, songwriter, bandleader, musical director, producer, and even made a foray into film when she acted and sang in a movie called, "Who Shot Pat?" starring Sandra Bullock.
Besides working her own label, INAYA has music signed to Sony, WEA, Tommy Boy, Strictly Rhythm,
OneLove, ToolRoom, Subliminal, Defected, Vicious, Hed Kandi, Nervous, Quantize and more.

   
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