TEDxFiDiWomen - TBird Luv - Musical Performance December 5, 2011

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TBird Luv is a great integrator of many talents. Her music is a constant evolution of melodious sound. With an avant-garde approach, she's invented an accessible global style that blends the magical aspects of acoustic, ambient and indigenous music with edgy and soulful undertones of blues and indie rock.

At the age of sixteen, she performed in The Side by Side Concert with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Lorin Maazel. And although Classical Music was her first love at the time, it was not her only interest. Nature had a large influence on her compositions. Spending time at The Pittsburgh National Aviary imitating birds, wind and water animated her flute playing and inspired her to absorb any new sound that intrigued her. Peter Gabriel's "Passion Album," also had a tremendous effect on the way she perceived music. It lead her to move beyond western tonality and travel to places like Africa, Asia and Mexico; leading her to collaborate and study with Master musicians such as, Ry Cooder, USA, Ustad Hossein Alizadeth, Iran, and Nyoman Wenten, Bali, Indonesia.

Building on a solid Classical Music foundation at Carnegie Mellon University and a World Music and Dance foundation at Cal Arts, Tbird has developed an enormously diverse way of conveying music through flute and voice. Her deep connection to the spiritual purpose of music and sound has also lead her to train in healing modalities such as shamanism, sound, color and movement therapy.

As Reiki Master and Light Ascension Therapist, Tbird Luv is known for her sensitivity and ability to nurture those in need of care. She trained in bodywork in Bali, Indonesia, Reiki and bioenergetics at The Children of Light Center for Personal Healing in New York City. She has also integrated music therapy learned at The New School, NYC, under the direction of Dr. Louise Montello and Sound, Color and Movement Therapy with Fabien Maman at The Tama-Do Academy. She works with all ages and groups in workshops through out The US and abroad. When she's not traveling the world performing and teaching, Tbird lives in between NYC and The San Francisco Bay Area.

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