About the author
Marisa McFarlane, also known as, BEEZHER offers a unique mix of music, art, and life…
Her debut LP entitled, "Sophistysexy," is a collection of world music forms including Spoken-Word, Hip-Hop, Classic R&B, Jazz, Reggae-Dancehall, Soca, DubStep, Brazilian Percussion, Latin melodic influences, Indian percussion and influences, with an overall Soul-Funk-Electro feel. Beezher showcases her tongue-twisting lyrics with smoky songstress vocals and head-nodding / eyebrow-raising musical accompaniment. "Sophistysexy" will be available at Beezher.com and iTunes, etc...
Beezher identifies and Irish-Jamaican-American and was born, raised, and still lives in San Francisco, California. She is inspired by life and the lives of her friends and family, which also makes her nostalgic for an era she was not even born in, the 60's. Her mother’s Punk and Reggae roots as a musician (Animal Things) and Rock Journalist (SadieO, SF Weekly) influenced her love for world music and Ethnomusicology. Her father’s career as Jamaican Reggae singer / percussionist (Ras Kidus) further encouraged her to study the roots and routes of Reggae-Dancehall in particular. Her style is Hippy / Rasta with a bit of oddball spaztasticness mixed in there. She is an artist: singer-songwriter, producer, author, actor, jewelry-maker, and a lover not a fighter.
Throughout high school, college, and graduate school Beezher performed Spoken-Word. She has a Master's Degree in Ethnomusicology from UCLA, which gave her the engineering experience she needed to produce the entire Sophistysexy album herself with world music elements. In graduate school she performed with BatUCLAda, an Afro-Brazilian percussion student and community group. During graduate school, educational grants afforded Beezher experiences in Brazil to study Reggae Dancehall. She has also performed percussion with the group Fogo Na Roupa in the 2011 San Francisco Carnival.
Most recently Beezher has begun the new ventures of publishing her writing, making jewelry, and acting. She is currently editing selected spoken word pieces and illustrations for her ebooks called "Life'Scrap, But Fun K," Parts 1-3. Her jewelry shop of necklaces and rings (bracelets and earrings to come) is called, "Beezher's Bazaar," in which she hand-makes pendant pieces out of recycled watch faces and watch pieces. She had a speaking role as a teacher in the indie film short called SUX2BME and will be playing Mammy (Mary Ellen) Pleasant in a theatrical musical called "Barbary Coast Revue" about San Francisco during the Gold Rush and 1906 Earthquake. She is looking forward to the opportunity to develop her skills further through performances, book readings, art shows, and future acting roles.
One last note...the notes never stop...they just pause with dropped jaws tongue-kissed with hot sauce, shocked when she pops off!
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