ASHLEY TÁMAR DAVIS

Tamar, also known as the muse and favorite singer of her mentor Prince, gained notoriety for being the music legends "Protégé" while co-writing their Grammy-nominated duet "Beautiful, Loved, and Blessed." Along with her sophomore album release I Am the Storm, and with recent jaw-dropping performances on NBC’s The Voice: Season X, Tamar will star as Sarah Vaughn in Sarah Sings a Love Story (NYC, 2017).

Tamar also adds a Broadway debut in Motown, the Musical (Diana Ross u/s, Esther Gordy, Gladys Knight, Gladys Horton, Lula) to her lengthy resume. Tamar has toured with Tyler Perry's Madea Gets a Job prior to touring with Madea’s Big Happy Family, Laugh to Keep from Crying, The Marriage Counselor, and A Madea Christmas; Lions Gate productions set to home DVD rentals.

A graduate of University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music with a Bachelor in Music Business, Tamar was honored as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts while attending Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where Tamar also received 3 Gold medals in the NAACP ACT-SO competition. In 2010, Tamar initiated and created Syren Music Group, LLC: a music entertainment company that specializes in the advancement of independent music and live entertainment which was funded through personal finances acquired while on tour and starring in Tyler Perry’s stage-play The Marriage Counselor as the only nuanced lead (New York Times).

Through the creation of Syren Music Group, LLC Tamar launched two independent albums My Name is Tamar (3/24/11) and I Am the Storm (9/30/16), whereas the former album garnered sales from Japan, Belgium, Barcelona, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands and the United States with additional article write-ups from Glamour magazine, VIBE magazine, the New York Times, US Weekly, Sophisticate's Black Hair and the Vegas Tribune, with complementing appearances on Great Day Houston, Saturday Night Live, Good Morning America, and the BET Awards.

Tamar is the co-founder of 2 philanthropic initiatives: The Syren Arts Academy and The Tamar Davis Project: an international, educational and artistic project designed for singers, artists, musicians, writers, painters, composers, choreographers, and dancers to benefit from opportunities that will become catalyst to successfully launch their careers under the watchful eye of industry professionals turned mentors.

During SuperBowl LI, Tamar successfully re-introduced her philanthropic and educational initiative: the “College, Career, and Empowerment Summit.” This monumental achievement was an inspiration to Houston’s youth about the importance of attaining a higher education and was successful through the partnership with Houston Community College and Stewart Cadillac (just to name a few). Special panelist guests included Howard White (VP Brand Jordan/NIKE), Dr. Reagan Flowers (CSTEM), John Lucas III (Toronto Raptors; NBA), Ricky Davis (former NBA player), NASA, HP, Dr. Umar Johnson (Certified Psychologist) and influential City Council Members and political activists.