TAE PHOENIX

Singer-Songwriter • Activist • Writer

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A natural-born storyteller with the polish of an accomplished actress and the authentic edge of a seasoned blues musician.

Seattle Weekly

Music

Featured Track: “I wanna see you be brave.”

Music is the art form we turn to when we need to build bridges and make ourselves plainly understood.

In January 2020, the United States was in crisis. The president was holding vital defense support to Ukraine hostage as a means of coercing their government into investigating the son of a political rival.

My civil disobedience action inside the Senate’s Russell Rotunda – performing Sara Bareilles’ “Brave” in an area where protest is strictly forbidden – was a call on Republican Senators to join Democrats in voting to remove that corrupt president from office.

More Music

Everyone You’ll Be EP • Studio Album Release Date: Feb 2024
Home demos…

Tae Phoenix · The Girls You'll Be Demos
Deep Cuts

Tour Dates

CityDateTimeVenue
Boston8/7/23TBABerklee Performance Center*
Boston8/8/233:30pmCafe 939
New York8/14/236pmRockwood Music Hall
Washington, DC8/17/232-4pmWOWD Radio
Reston, VA8/18/236pmLake Anne Plaza
* I am a backup singer as part of a larger ensemble.

Bio / Artist Statement

My name is Tae Phoenix and my favorite party game is “two truths and a lie.” See if you can guess which is which:

The answer is in the footer of the website.

My work is about themes that everyone can relate to on some level: rejecting conformity, embracing authenticity, and finding the connections between healing ourselves and building the world we want.

Sometimes, when I’m stuck on where a musical idea belongs, I’ll write lyrics from the perspective of a fictional character and see where that takes me. I love this approach because I tend to obsess over stories: telling them, absorbing them, analyzing them. It doesn’t really matter as long as I’m immersed. I’ve written songs that started out as screenplays and the beginnings of musicals that I originally thought were novels. It all makes me ridiculously happy.

My favorite thing about using music as a storytelling vehicle is that a well-timed and well-written song can convey a tremendous amount of information just with the placement of a quarter note rest. I learned this the first time I performed in a Sondheim show. (“Into the Woods.”) I looked at the score, thought, “wow! It’s turtles all the way down, “and never looked back.

The performing arts world is a wonderful place for many reasons, but it’s also not an easy space for me to enter. As an Autistic, I get easily overwhelmed by loud, chaotic environments like music clubs. In a people-oriented business, missing a social cue, facial expression, or change in tone of voice can have implications that aren’t always obvious in the moment. One of my goals as I work in this space is to build more inclusive and accessible spaces for “neuro-spicy” artists and our supporters.

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About Tae

“A natural-born storyteller with the polish of an accomplished actress and the authentic edge of a seasoned musician.” – Seattle Weekly

As a recording artist, Tae Phoenix has garnered international attention with her tremendous voice, and elaborate and educated songwriting.

Phoenix has performed everywhere from Seattle’s Paramount Theater to the streets of Montmartre. Her theatrical credits include a critically-acclaimed turn as Lilli Vanessi in “Kiss Me Kate,” Mae in “Reefer Madness: The Musical,” The Baker’s Wife in “Into the Woods,” and a priestess in Billie Wildrick’s gender-bent “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

Phoenix is also an activist. Her subvertising collective, Resistance Air, made headlines on January 20, 2017 by flying an airplane over New York City with a banner reading “We Outnumber Him! Resist!” She routinely performs her feisty original protest music at rallies and marches around the Seattle area.

More Press

“Damn this is great great stuff. Tae has a beautiful voice and stage presence.” – Nadamucho.com

“Brilliantly masterful….those who attend a Tae Phoenix show are inescapably charmed.” – Jivewired Journal

“Without a doubt, Tae Phoenix will be the one that future artists look to when starting their music careers.” – Guerrilla Candy

“Damn…what a voice! A phenomenal talent.” – NWCZ Radio Tacoma

“‘Outside the Lines’ is a true masterpiece.” – Poping Cherry 

“Wow! … I don’t even know what to say. That was phenomenal! ” – Marty Riemer

Still more press

Photos

Headshots

Live Performance & Protest

Theatrical

Body & Lifestyle Shots

Albums

Personally (Single) • 2017

Bound for the Deep (Single) • 2015

Outside the Lines • 2014

Let the Light In (Single & B-Side) • 2014

Rise • 2012

Does She Know Yet (Single) • 2011

4 responses to “Currently”

  1. Honestly… Needed to ‘discover’ Tae Phoenix, today. Of ALL days, it is as close to “LIFE” turning on a dime as this honest discovery could have unfolded for me.

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