BIO
That is exactly what Deepa Soul exemplifies. When she performs
or even speaks to her audiences they just can't take their eyes off
her. Deepa's stunning stage presence has been inspiring club goers
since her debut in 2000 with the release of her Billboard Dance/Club
Play smash" Nowhere Love" Remixed by Junior Vasquez via Nervous Record
Label. As she shouted in her first single I'm tired I'm tired, I'm
tired and I'm fed up I'm fed up Deepa is tired of playing or trying
to fit into the role society gave her to play. She says,"I came
to live out loud/to stand strong and proud/and if they try to knock
me down/I'll still be standing my ground." Not only is Deepa an
extraordinary singer, she is a musician, songwriter, performer, poet,
writer and activist. So goes her mantra Take me as I
am!!! "I grew up in the Deep South
in New Orleans, La. and life ain't been no crystal staircase for
me. That Bible belt was so tight, that it was hard for me to breath
in that dark ugly closet. My grandmother Mildred, bless her soul,
was my saving grace. She understood me and helped me to understand
myself. We had a secret relationship that nurtured me through the
hard times. She told me that I would have to get out of the south
as soon as I could if I was going to live and be happy." Deepa
always knew from a very young age that she was different from everyone
else. She survived by praying and day dreaming a whole lot. Growing
up in the south with a Baptist/Catholic upbringing and going to
an all-girls academy run by Nuns, made coming out impossible. So,
she heeded what her grandmother said, and fly away she did, to
the Golden Gay Capitol of the world, San Francisco, Ca, to Santa
Cruz, Ca, to Los Angeles, Ca. and finally landing in New York,
New York the big city of dreams.
After being in New York for only
one year, Deepa managed to plant herself in the right place at
the right time. Working during the day as a Software Documentation
Specialist for TCIS/System Objects of France, and at night as
a cashier at EightBall Records The Shop on East 9th street in
the East Village of Manhattan. There she met DJ's/Producers from
all over the world as well as Legendary DJ/Producer Junior Vasquez.
Deepa says that it was Junior who put her on the map. Junior
was the first to show her love and respect as a singer. "He
just swooped me up and overnight I was on the major dance floors
around the world, breaking out on the Billboard Dance Chart at
#3 with Nowhere Love, and performing in front of thousands of
club goers and fans."
Once again she teams up with
legendary DJ/producer Junior Vasquez to release a slammin' new
take on the Sound Factory classic As I Am which claimed the #1
spot on the Billboard Breakout Club Play List and the Hot Shot
Debut entering the chart at #44. When asked why she chose this
song, Deepa says that she identified with the lyrics of "As I Am" because
it makes a courageous and true statement. She believes that everyone
should just be themselves and not worry about pleasing other
people. Believe in yourself right from your heart. With this
new single, she feels like it is finally her chance to sing it
like it is!! Ask Deepa one word that describes her as a person
and she'll say Tenacious, because I stick to my dreams firmly
without any doubt, and I'm solid as a rock.
---- And a fierce rumble underground has begun!!
Welcome to the BRAVE NEW WORLD of DEEPA SOUL..... |
