(SeanMichael Rodgers and Dy'ari)

It's nice to see people finish hat they start. Awhile back I did an artist profile on an up and coming vocalist I discovered online called Dy'Ari. Well last night I was one of approximately 60 invited guests at a special listening party to hear the debut release by Dy'Ari.

The event took place in Manhattan at the popular Secret Lounge on the west side. The event wasn't quite as star studded as the Whitney Houston event I attended a couple of weeks ago, but it was more impressive in several ways. First of all Dy'Ari is an independent act. SeanMichael Rodgers and Dy"Ari have been working hard on this double CD debut for quite sometime now and without the backing of a major label. Another distinguishing quality about this project is that it's and independent release that sounds first class complete with good writing, good arrangements, nice vocal performances and professional production qualities. In short you're love or hate this CD on the merits of the songs and Dy'Ari's performance because the production quality is on point and that cannot be questioned.

The music is electro pop and seems to be intended to stand next to artists like Lady GaGa, Michelle Williams, Katy Perry and others. In the coming weeks I will share more details about the music itself as the release date nears.

Dy'Ari happens to be a LGBT alternative artist and several members of and friends of the community were in attendance including; Baron, DJ Baker, Cordell McClary, Briian Dargon and others. Also in attendance was singer-songwriter-producer P. Murry and recording artist J-Harris.