Whitney Tai

NYC born. Yonkuhz, in fact. Whitney Tai is a songwriter, vocalist, and poet. Her music is inspired by her passion for nature. A lover of dogs, cats, and cows, her music is an aural medicine, healing the emotionally & spiritually wounded. At age 7, her first live performance was the hit by 4 Non Blondes, “What’s up?” with her father on guitar. She studied at NYSID & worked in Architectural Design while writing & performing her music in NYC. Moving to LA in 2018, Tai was named one of the best live bands in Los Angeles after signature performances at iconic venues The Whiskey, The Viper Room, The Mint, The Improv and named Best Vocalist at the 2021 ICMA awards.  Tai has released 3 full albums: American Wasteland, Apogee and Metamorphosis, with her unique symphonic pop-rock sound. Her collabs include diverse projects: Heartracer, Beauty in Chaos, Mike Green, Julian Beeston, Harry Vato, Sunfreakz and Chuck Wright. Tai wrote & recorded "American Wasteland" with TommyHatz between 2021-24, a tumultuous period in her life with the death of her father and the end of a long-term relationship.  What is the Wasteland? It’s losing your mother when you’re 10 years old. It’s surviving the emotional paralysis of abuse and heartbreak. It’s economic, immoral, & political decay. It’s exploitation of nature by placing a $ sign on every tree. It’s human beings reduced to a commodity. It’s a heartbeat under the pain that refuses to die.