Talia Keys & Friends Halloween Bash - Michael Jackson Tribute

Talia Keys- a multi-instrumental, singer, songwriter, performer based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Playing locally, nationally and internationally solo as well as fronting various band projects. When performing solo Talia live loops guitars, bass, synthesizer, drum machine, beat-boxing and vocals for her one woman show, "Gemini Mind". Sporting her brand of funky blues, soul, reggae, rock, that has "the rawness of Janis Joplin and the fire of Jimi Hendrix."

So far in 2015 Talia has been direct support for Michael Franti & Spearhead (Sundance Film Festival) and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (2x). This summer she'll headline Women's Redrock Music Festival, Roots of the Rocks Revival (with Nicki Bluhm& The Gramblers), open The Mystic Hot Springs Music Festival (with Nahko & MFTP, ALO, Mother Hips w/ Nicki Bluhm...) and.. perform at The Electric Forest Music Fest (with String Cheese In, BASSNECTAR, Skrillex, Charles Bradley, Galactic...). All part of her nation wide tour beginning June 3rd. She is currently recording most of the parts for her new 11 song solo album, "Fool's Gold", set to release mid-summer.

In 2014 Talia played 149 shows, recorded and released her solo EP "Gemini Mind," toured across the United States, filmed a commercial, licensed her original song "Me" for Salt Lake City Tourism's new re-branding campaign SKI CITY, and was named at the top of Insomniac's 2014 Best of Electric Forest.
In addition to Gemini Mind you can find her lead vocal/drumming, playing guitar, bass, and synthesizer in various Talia Keys & Friends projects or with Marinade, her band for the previous five years. Together they have been direct support for March Fourth Marching Band, Hot Buttered Rum, Orgone, Monophonics, Pimps of Joytime, Rusted Root, Junior Marvin and his Wailers and John Brown's Body.

Playing all sorts of music venues, music festivals and film festivals including 2010-2015 Sundance Film Festival, 2014 Electric Forest Music Festival, 2013 Arise Music Festival, 2011 European Independent Film Festival, Utah Burning Man, headlined Desert Rocks Music Festival, Roots of The Rocks, Uncle Uncanny's, Building Man, Melon Nights, Groovefest and Snowbasin BBQ and Blues.

Talia is an advocate for human rights and uses her music to convey a message of growth, awareness and love. She hopes to inspire compassion and respect for our Earth and one another. "Music is very healing. If I can inspire just one person a show, I feel I am doing something right!"