Indie Music Women’s Featured Artist of the Day is…
Susan Tahmoosh (@susantahmoosh)
NJ/NYC area based solo pianist Susan Tahmoosh began playing the piano at the age of 6. Although she had an appreciation for the challenges of studying classical music at the time, she began learning songs by ear and joined her first rock band at the age of 13.
Susan has performed and recorded with numerous cover and original bands in and around the New York City area, at venues such as CBGB’s, CAMI Hall, and David Geffen Hall (formerly Avery Fisher Hall), Lincoln Center. Her complex range of influences and eclectic style has made her a sought-after keyboardist, performing with artists such as the late, great Phoebe Snow, Sinoa Loren (formerly of Seduction), Kate Schellenbach (formerly of Luscious Jackson), LP, Antigone Rising, Grace Millo, blues singer Amy Coleman, and opera singer Aprile Millo.
Susan is currently an indie music artist, focusing on solo piano work; arranging, recording, and producing unexpected interpretations of her favorite songs, by melding her favorite influential genres: classical, post-classical, alternative/indie, and pop/rock/blues. In her spare time, she has also been studying another favorite instrument, the cello. For more information: www.su
Susan’s latest EP, “Close to Me”, features Solo Piano versions of 3 popular songs: “Close to Me”, “Ruby Tuesday”, and “Dancing with a Stranger”. Her first Solo Piano release, “Titanium” has been added to over 10K Spotify user playlists, as well as the official Spotify playlist “The Sound of Classify”, along with notable artists 2Cellos and The Piano Guys. (Move over Piano Guys, and make room for this Indie Music Woman!)
For more info: susantahmoosh.com
Susan shared with me what it means to her personally to be an indie music woman artist:
“After many years of being a hired hand for bands and singer-songwriters as a pianist and (sometimes) bass player, I’m enjoying the liberating feeling of being an indie music artist for a few reasons: I love the freedom of setting my own goals, recording and producing my own music. Being an independent and solo artist, I’m also able to express the purest and most direct form of emotional expression to listeners. It’s truly fulfilling for me to create unique covers of songs, give them a completely different (and unexpected) emotional feel, and to share them worldwide. My first solo release was an experiment; I had no idea that it would become such a listener favorite! Thank you to listeners everywhere; I’m so grateful.”
You can hear Susan’s song, “Closer to You” the title track from her latest EP, on the Indie Music Women’s Spotify Playlist.
