Kira Willey
Encyclopedia
Kira Willey is an award-winning American
musician
best known for
her song Colors which is featured on a popular Dell computer laptop
commercial. She is also a certified Yoga instructor
name="story"> and a mother
.
. The songs initially were written for her first daughter in an effort to sing her to sleep. Upon gaining a certification to teach Yoga, she started bringing her guitar to classes to play for the children. Her students loved the songs she wrote which led her to write more songs with the intention of pleasing children and eventually to recording
her first album. Her cousin produced the album and played drums
, her brother sang bass, and her daughter and friends sang along in a few tracks. Her music has been described as joyful, upbeat and eminently danceable and she has won awards for best album and best song.
and taught herself how to play guitar and mandolin as a teenager. In 2006 she opened her own Yoga Studio, Fireflies Yoga in Pennsylvania
. She has two children.
United States
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musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
best known for
her song Colors which is featured on a popular Dell computer laptop
Laptop
A laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device and speakers into a single unit...
commercial. She is also a certified Yoga instructor
name="story"> and a mother
Mother
A mother, mum, mom, momma, or mama is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that grew into a child. Because of the complexity and differences of a mother's social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to specify a universally...
.
Musical career
Willey spent the late nineties in New York City performing in nightclubs before working on material that would later be used for her debut album, Dance for the SunDance for the Sun
Dance for the Sun, Yoga Songs for Kids, is the self-released 2006 debut album by Kira Willey.-Background:Willey initially began writing music in the forms of lullabies to her daughter. After a few years passed, she started playing the guitar, writing more often, and had begun teaching Yoga classes...
. The songs initially were written for her first daughter in an effort to sing her to sleep. Upon gaining a certification to teach Yoga, she started bringing her guitar to classes to play for the children. Her students loved the songs she wrote which led her to write more songs with the intention of pleasing children and eventually to recording
Recording
Recording is the process of capturing data or translating information to a recording format stored on some storage medium, which is often referred to as a record or, if an auditory medium, a recording....
her first album. Her cousin produced the album and played drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, her brother sang bass, and her daughter and friends sang along in a few tracks. Her music has been described as joyful, upbeat and eminently danceable and she has won awards for best album and best song.
Awards
- Independent Music AwardThe Independent Music AwardsThe Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
: Best Children's Album; Dance for the Sun - Independent Music AwardThe Independent Music AwardsThe Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
: Best Song; Caterpillar caterpillar - 2007 Parents' Choice Award: Best Children's Album; Dance for the Sun
- Children's Music Web Awards: Best Recording for Preschoolers; Dance for the Sun
- Children's Music Web Awards: Best Song; Caterpillar caterpillar
Personal life
At the age of five, Willey started playing the violin and continued performing all the way through high schoolHigh school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
and taught herself how to play guitar and mandolin as a teenager. In 2006 she opened her own Yoga Studio, Fireflies Yoga in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. She has two children.