BRIKA
StoryTime
DistractedNew Single
Cuban-AmericanBeuty
CONTENT
Distracted New Single
Story Time
Cuban-American Beuty
CONTENT
Beauty Secrets
Intensely Creative Nature
Music more than a hobby
Distracted
NEWSINGLE
Alright it’s fine Everything’s just fine with me As I go on guessing your thoughtsI get a pull from golden gut Selective ears So it don’t make the cut We expedite Asking your sources down overseas But you only wanted temperature while in the room with a sweater Asking who or could I do better She just said it He repeated At different times Tracing patterns everything is Another sign Souls in matter Have a chatter We don’t readAll I know is I’m enjoying His centerpiece Now ohhhhhhhhhhh there I get a little distracted but I won’t settle for a fraction I slowly moooooove babe How am I to know where I’m standing In a half dream and half awake fashion Wearing that red string on my wrist connected by all our internet drift Rewind Cause the cluster feels like a lustthat I never got to have and I started to feelup so I turned to the stars read zodiac charts just don’t - wanna feel like a noir
Never put together all the instances thatfate would time Never could I understand the way my lifewould all align All related too, all related to Feel like it’s something we don’t choose But I’m trying to Ohhhhhhhhhhh there I get a little distractedbut I won’t settle for a fractionI slowly moooooooooove babe How am I to know where I’m standing In a half dream and half awake fashion I was drifting when you caught me So as you caught me I picked a movie She heard a line named her daughter Ruby We fell in love cause you always knew meI slowly moooooove babe How am I to know where I’m standing In a half dream and half awake fashion Wearing that red string on my wrist connected by all our internet drift Rewind Cause the cluster feels like a lustthat I never got to have and I started to feelup so I turned to the stars read zodiac charts just don’t - wanna feel like a noirNever put together all the instances thatfate would time Never could I understand the way my lifewould all align All related too, all related to Feel like it’s something we don’t choose But I’m trying to
STORY TIME
Briana Alexa Martinez, known as Brika (pronounced“bree-kuh”), is an alternative singer-songwriter born andraised in Miami, Florida to Cuban-American parents. Hermusic, which has captivated audiences globally, is vibrantand melancholy, running the gamut of human emotions. Amusician since the tender age of three, Brika’s intenselycreative nature has been apparent from the start, in herchildhood years of songwriting all the way to Voice Memos,her professional debut. Recorded exclusively with esteemedproducer Julio Reyes Copello, the album offers a refreshingperspective on love, loss, and self-empowerment.
Her music has been rankedhighly on Spotify charts andearned her placements onnumerous playlists, inaddition to general acclaimfor what critics termed“incisively sharp, beautifullyorchestrated pop music.” Asingular voice as well as aprofound songwriter, Brikais a musician in the truestsense of the word.
To date, Brika has garnered over 16 million Spotify streams as well as frequentairplay on stations like KCRW and Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 program. Her musicblends elements of indie, pop, and R&B to mesmerizing effect, combining raw,stream-of-consciousness prose with one-of-a-kind vocal inflections and a knack forcrafting unforgettable choruses. With a penchant for moody, contemplative tunesand an encyclopedic knowledge of music that belies her young age, Brika hasrightfully earned a slew of accolades including mentions in Nylon, Billboard, andothers. She is an artist with infinite potential and confidence to burn. “Brika carries aswagger that is undeniable,” writes one reviewer. “We’re left speechless.”
"It was a challenge. I had never before sung in the snow or the cold or the altitude wehad in Aspen," 21-year-old singer-songwriter Brika tells us during a short break fromthe recording studio. Last weekend she performed at the X Games in Colorado. Noteasy for a Miami resident. But more unbelievable for her than the mountain climatewas the size of the crowd that came to see the Westchester native. "There were athousand people there and they say four million people were watching it on ESPN."A few years earlier, back in high school, Brika was intimidated to play in front of acrowd of one. Her boyfriend at the time heard a song she wrote and urged her to singit in front of his father, Julio Reyes Copello, a Latin Grammy Award-winning producerwho previously worked with Ricky Martin and Marc Anthony. She giggles now thinkingback to how intimidated she was. "I wasn't ready. I kept saying no but he dragged mein front of his dad to play."
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Needless to say she impressed. Reyes Copello quickly signed her to hislabel Art House Records and in December 2014, Brika put out her firstalbum, Voice Memos, which she said got its title from her working methods."Before I ever intended to make a career of music I recorded songs as voicememos on my phone. I thought with this album it would be cool for peopleto hear the rough draft all the way to the finished, produced version."She goes old school with her vocal influences, naming Billie Holiday as herfavorite singer, and more contemporary with her songwriting heroes, listingColdplay and John Mayer among them. She has an eclectic taste when itcomes to the songs she covers. She's recorded Justin Bieber's "Sorry,"Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me," and most recently the Brit-pop of the ArcticMonkeys' "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High."
Source: Miami New Times
"I listen to a lot of music but withcovers I try not to do anything tooobscure," she says. "I want them to besomething people know and enjoy."Brika's plan for 2016 is to keeprecording new music with a lightschedule of live performancessprinkled in, including February 25 atthe Filling Station Lofts where she willbe accompanied on guitar byGuillermo Vadalá. Though she hasnow conquered a national televisionaudience, Brika says she is stillworking on her nerves when shestands in front of a crowd. "In thestudio I feel confident, but I'm stillgrowing as a singer in live settings."
Source: Miami New Times
Rising R&B artist Brika would fit in neatlywith acts such as Thievery Corporation andZero 7. She has been profiled and reveredby tastemakers such as Billboard and BBCRadio 1. Brika says Billie Holiday is hergreatest inspiration, but her voice is morelike that of Amy Winehouse or Banks. Hersinging has a smoky, jazzy quality made fordark lounges and the space between loversoccupied only by candlelight andanticipation. Only a few short years ago, shewas intimidated by singing in front of herhigh-school peers, but Brika nowcommands a room like a seasoned pro. Forexample, during her recent residency atSeaspice, the slender but powerful vocalistdisplayed a stage presence well beyond heryears. Charming, funny, and wittythroughout each of her performances, Brikaworked the room like a standup comic,
Music more than a hobby
a Las Vegas magician, and a headlining soulsiren rolled into one. Although the music isentrancing on its own, Brika has apersonality as big and engaging as hervoice. At only 22 years old, she has only justbegun her career, but thanks to herwell-received debut album, Voice Memos,and national recognition for her singles"Expectations,""Mumbai," and "I Don't WantYour Love," the future looks bright for thislate-night songbird.
Source: Miami New Times
Brika describes herself as a"singer, songwriter, and amateurninja" in her Instagram bio, but it'sher smooth and soulful voice (nother ninja prowess) that garneredher over 4.5 million hits on Spotify.Her latest single, "Don't Want YourLove," dropped in April.Product: Too Faced Love FlushBlush in How Deep Is Your Love,$30; ulta.com
While Brika tends to reach for "thebasics"—moisturizer, concealer, mascara, andoccasionally eyeliner or lipstick—she added thisbright powder blush to her beauty routine beforehitting the recording studio for a rigorous,seven-hour singing sesh.The Results: No streaks or splotches here: "Itapplied very evenly," she says. The brand promisesa fade-proof flush that lasts up to 16 hours, butBrika reports the peachy-pink pigment didn't budgefor "about five."Sourced: www.marieclaire.com
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