.. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 2008) – R&B fusion recording artist Traci Root will preview selections from her forthcoming CD during a performance at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 26 (Tuesday) at the Rutledge, 410 4th Ave. S. in downtown Nashville. Admission is $5; doors open at 7 p.m. Root, who recently moved to Nashville from the northeast, has received critical acclaim for an “energetic and soul-stirring” style that combines classic R&B with modern soul, jazz, hip-hop and pop-rock. The Indiana native has drawn up to 40,000 people to performances in Southeast Asia and received radio airplay around the world. Her song, I Will Carry You, which was dedicated to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, has been used by the social welfare organization Foundation Life. Root’s performance is sponsored by Storyline Church. The Nashville-based independent label management firm Indie Extreme provides resources, administrative and marketing support for the artist and her self-established record label, Greener Music. For more information about Traci Root, visit http://www.traciroot.com, call (615) 604-4153, or send an e-mail to info@traciroot.com.

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Driving vocals, energetic stage presence and an ability to tailor her sets to a wide variety of audiences have caused this young artist to be received by audiences and venues alike. Her R&B Fusion style, which incorporates jazz, soul, hiphop and acoustic pop/rock influences has found a cross-genre, cross-generational and multi-ethnic audience to call home. Not to mention she has worked with musicians who tour both nationally and internationally with known performers such as Roberta Flack, Johnny Winters, The Temptations and the late Luther Vandross, as well as many of the NYC jazz greats. Her style is all her own, but she can credit Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Gladyss Knight, Alicia Keys, Joss Stone, Lauryn Hill, and even Paul Simon as influences. Some have compared her to the aforementioned as well as Phoebe Snow and Norah Jones.

Born in Indiana, but raised in multiple ethnic communities – diversity has always found its way into Traci’s musical style, which has developed into an R&B Fusion sound. She landed in Cincinnati, OH in 1995 and began actively pursuing her passion as a singer/songwriter in 1999, at which point she began playing out at local venues. In 2003, she and her husband Richie began traveling internationally, which expanded her network and provided opportunities to travel and sing with organizations in Southeast Asia for crowds of up to 40,000. She even wrote and recorded a song, “I Will Carry You,” for Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, which was also used by Foundation Life, a social welfare organization, providing assistance to underprivileged women and children in Thailand. In 2006, while based in CT, she released her first full-length CD “Greener On This Side.” Her CD Release Party drew more than 200 to local SOZO Café, a venue, which normally seats 150. As a songwriter she has a catalogue of close to 300 songs in multiple genres and was a 2007-2008 ASCAPlus Award Winner for songs from her album in the jazz and popular division. Traci’s song “Source of Life” will be on a PlaylistProductions compilation CD distributed to over 1,000 US Markets. Her band also received recognition as a 2007 Northeast Semi-finalist in the Independent Music World Series. She toured New England in 2006 and 2007 in a variety of venues, such as The Space, Wintonbury Coffeehouse, Reality Café, Kennedy’s Midtown Boston, The Hungry Tiger, Borders, Brewed Awakenings, RI, Daniels Street, The Lion’s Den NYC and many other restaurants and coffeehouses throughout New England. In April of 2007, she was invited as one of six independent artists to showcase at GMA Week in Nashville, TN. In July 2007, she joined forces with Indie Extreme and founded her own label, Greener Music, LLC and in September she and her husband relocated to Nashville, TN. In addition, to her award-winning talents and critical acclaim, she also uses her voice to promote and support social justice issues, and is a member of Justice For Children Internationals’ artist coalition. As a singer, songwriter, and performer, she also collaborates with other musicians and is a former background vocalist for Latin, Funk-Rock Sandoval Band. Currently Traci is collaborating and preparing for her next CD release and a national tour slated for 2008.