With a name like Prema LaNay (pronounced Pree-muh Luh-nay) there's not much you can grow up and be, other than a star. Really, can you imagine writing that on a job application or signing it on doctor's prescription?
"As a kid, I didn't hate my name, but it was odd introducing myself to people nike air max 90 essential schweiz ," admits the Atlanta-based performer whose first name means "the loved" in Indian and middle means "awakening" in Hawaiian. "It wasn't until I got older that I understood the meaning."
Now that her identity is secure, the eccentric singersongwriter is indeed looking to live up to her name and give music a much-needed awakening with her Interscope records debut The PREfix.
Described by Interscope co-founder Jimmy Iovine as "a marvelous writer," Prema got her start penning personal short stories, that eventually turned into melodies and songs. Her talents didn't go unnoticed for long as she began writing for small independent artist. Soon after, with some encouragement from fellow studio rats nike air max flyknit schweiz , Prema stopped letting people demo her words, and started singing them herself.
"The most difficult part of that transition was putting myself up front," reveals the soft-spoken Prema who refers to herself as a "musical actress." "I always wrote songs in third person for other people. When I had to focus on me, I had to find my signature amongst various styles."