Mia Carruthers
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Mia Carruthers is a one of the main cast members of MTV
's Taking the Stage
. She is a singer/songwriter.
Mia and her family moved from West Chester Township to Cincinnati so that Mia can enroll at the S.C.P.A
. as a freshman, majoring in music. Since then she has performed at coffeehouses in the local area. She plays several instruments: the guitar
, alto saxophone
and the piano
. Mia comes from a musical family. Her brother Alex plays guitar in her band, "Mia Carruthers and the Retros". Her singer-songwriter father recorded three albums with Jackbone, a Zanesville rock band. Mia recently released an EP album titled "We Will Grow" available on iTunes.
Taking the Stage 1
The reality series Taking the Stage has Mia as one of the main cast members. Despite having an affable disposition, Mia is shown having issues with many of her classmates. Her Calvinist approach towards life, her spurning Aaron Breadon's advances (as she only wants their relationship to be platonic
), and, perhaps most importantly, her relentless romantic overtures towards Tyler Nelson (who was in a relationship with Jasmine during most of the show's duration), resulted in an elongated feud with Jasmine and some of her friends, which served as one of the season's major ongoing plot lines.
Taking the Stage 2
The show was renewed for a second season, having Mia once again a part of its cast. Mia has graduated from SCPA and is shown living with her band in a house. Her and Tyler decided to keep their relationship strictly platonic, and frequently during the season they are shown hanging out and mulling about their various tribulations (seeing as she is the reason Jasmine and Tyler broke up, but it was not portrayed that way in the first season). In the first episode of the season Aaron (who plays the drums in Mia's band) question's Mia's leadership and narcissism
, resulting in her purging him from her band. Furious, Aaron departs from Mia's life and makes no more appearances on the show. Also throughout the season Mia is shown experimenting with her music and getting closer to negotiating a deal with a major record company.
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Taking the Stage
Taking the Stage
Taking the Stage is a musical reality show set at the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is produced by Nick Lachey, a SCPA alumnnus, for MTV. The first season chronicled the lives of five high school students and their friends as they train for careers in the arts...
. She is a singer/songwriter.
Mia and her family moved from West Chester Township to Cincinnati so that Mia can enroll at the S.C.P.A
School for Creative and Performing Arts
The School for Creative and Performing Arts is a magnet arts school in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, and part of the Cincinnati Public Schools...
. as a freshman, majoring in music. Since then she has performed at coffeehouses in the local area. She plays several instruments: the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, alto saxophone
Alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
and the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
. Mia comes from a musical family. Her brother Alex plays guitar in her band, "Mia Carruthers and the Retros". Her singer-songwriter father recorded three albums with Jackbone, a Zanesville rock band. Mia recently released an EP album titled "We Will Grow" available on iTunes.
Taking the Stage 1
The reality series Taking the Stage has Mia as one of the main cast members. Despite having an affable disposition, Mia is shown having issues with many of her classmates. Her Calvinist approach towards life, her spurning Aaron Breadon's advances (as she only wants their relationship to be platonic
Platonic love
Platonic love is a chaste and strong type of love that is non-sexual.-Amor Platonicus:The term amor platonicus was coined as early as the 15th century by the Florentine scholar Marsilio Ficino. Platonic love in this original sense of the term is examined in Plato's dialogue the Symposium, which has...
), and, perhaps most importantly, her relentless romantic overtures towards Tyler Nelson (who was in a relationship with Jasmine during most of the show's duration), resulted in an elongated feud with Jasmine and some of her friends, which served as one of the season's major ongoing plot lines.
Taking the Stage 2
The show was renewed for a second season, having Mia once again a part of its cast. Mia has graduated from SCPA and is shown living with her band in a house. Her and Tyler decided to keep their relationship strictly platonic, and frequently during the season they are shown hanging out and mulling about their various tribulations (seeing as she is the reason Jasmine and Tyler broke up, but it was not portrayed that way in the first season). In the first episode of the season Aaron (who plays the drums in Mia's band) question's Mia's leadership and narcissism
Narcissism
Narcissism is a term with a wide range of meanings, depending on whether it is used to describe a central concept of psychoanalytic theory, a mental illness, a social or cultural problem, or simply a personality trait...
, resulting in her purging him from her band. Furious, Aaron departs from Mia's life and makes no more appearances on the show. Also throughout the season Mia is shown experimenting with her music and getting closer to negotiating a deal with a major record company.