Tamar Davis

Tamar Davis

Ashley Támar, author and powerhouse contemporary vocalist versed in classical to jazz to musical theatre and beyond, is known as the muse & protege of Prince by gaining notoriety for co-writing their Grammy-nominated duet "Beautiful, Loved, and Blessed" ("3121"/Universal Republic). With a recent achievement having landed as Music Supervisor for the highly anticipated "That Damn Michael Che" show on HBO Max, Ms. Davis proudly hails as a graduate of University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. Ms. Támar currently (2021) co-stars as Chief Linda in the BET+ sitcom "BRUH" and is also authored an edutainment book and workbook for aspiring artists: "100 Things to Know as an Independent Music Artist." Forthcoming in June 2021, Ms. Davis will release her 4th independent album "My Name is Ashley" featuring Jason Moran, Mark Kelly, and Mononeon (just to name a few) as a follow-up to her previously independently released albums: "My Name is Támar" and "I Am the Storm" via her company Syren Music Group. With recent jaw-dropping performances on NBC's "The Voice: Season X," Ashley Támar was recently nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone) in the critically acclaimed Broadway film "A Night with Janis Joplin" in which can now be streamed worldwide on BroadwayHD.com. Ms. Támar is the lead actress of "A Topaz Troop," a children's television show circulating in numerous festivals including the Los Angeles International Film Festival. Davis has become a household name as a leading performer in numerous Tyler Perry/LionsGate productions set to DVD's across the globe. Though music is a conduit for reaching people through song, Ashley Támar has successfully initiated various community outreach projects: The Syren Arts Academy, the College, Career, and Empowerment Summit (Co-Founded with her mother, Dr. Carolyn Davis), the Támar Talks Podcast, Next Level Houston, and DocFest. Támar has performed an eleven-city national tour "Támar featuring Prince" as well as on Good Morning America, Saturday Night Live, the NAACP Image Awards, the BRIT Awards as well as having been featured in numerous magazines such as Glamour, Billboard, PEOPLE, and VIBE. A seasoned creative curator both on and off-stage, Ms. Támar is building a musical empire independently by securing effective outlets in which to display her sound and the sounds of artists to come. She has recently been named brand ambassador for Atlas Ocean Voyages and continues to develop innovative creative content with collaborators both nationally and internationally.
Tamar Halpern

Tamar Halpern

Tamar Halpern has written and directed ten features, including six female-driven thrillers for A&E Networks. Her feature doc Llyn Foulkes One Man Band premiered in competition at LA Film Festival, had an Oscar qualifying run in 25 US cities and abroad, and aired on Netflix for three years. ("A joy to watch," The Hollywood Reporter. "Undeniably fascinating," Variety.) Halpern wrote and directed the YA feature Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life starring Mira Sorvino, Michael Urie and Joe Pantoliano. Prior work includes the award-winning feature Shelf Life, which introduced Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad) and was called "a whip smart film that taps into a fresh source for American comedy" by Variety. Her comedy short Death Taxes and Apple Juice has been invited to 40+ festivals, winning 16 awards including Boston Women in Comedy. In 2021, she signed a two-book deal with Diogenes Press in Zurich Switzerland and was hired by HBOMax to adapt the YA book The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus. Previously, Halpern adapted Some of Tim's Stories, a novel by S.E. Hinton (The Outsiders, Rumble Fish) and is attached to direct. She optioned and adapted the YA book A Mango Shaped Space by New York Times bestselling YA author Wendy Mass, about a 13 year old girl with synesthesia who sees sound and music. As the first person authorized by the Roald Dahl estate to write in his voice, she created a slate of interactive stories for Nestle. She's also adapted several true life stories for screen, including a script about the legendary journalist Nellie Bly for Paramount Studios, now under option with Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures and Sobini Films. Her script Ezzy Fish was on the Black List, a Nicholl's semi finalist, IFP/NY Top Ten finalist, Slamdance Finalist, Sundance Finalist and in Film Independent's Producer and Director Labs. She's the recipient of the Paramount Pictures Fellowship and the winner of the Jack Oakie Comedy Screenwriting Award, while completing her MFA in film from USC. On stage, she's written and directed for One Axe Plays, Public Assembly, Hero Theatre, InHouse Theatre, The Roots and Wings Project and the Houston Coalition Against Hate. Her fiction and non fiction has been published in Joyland, Huffington Post, Retro, SheRa, ByLine, Ms in the Biz, Gulf Coast and Sundress, winning the Best Short Fiction award. She's written/directed commercials for DeBeers, Pepsi, YSL, EventBrite, Amazon and Armani, teaches screenwriting at USC and is a proud alumna of Hedgebrook, a funded writing retreat where women author change.

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