Representin’: Savannah, Ga.
Sounds Like: Erykah Badu Meets Sarah Vaughan Meets Joi
There is an uncanny sense of comfort one feels in the presence of singer-songwriter Brittany Bosco. The Savannah, Ga., native’s down-to-earth demeanor and über-friendliness doesn’t seem fake or forced, and when she talks about dropping out of school to pursue a music career, she says it with nonchalance, like she knew her musical star would rise.
“Ever since I [left] school doors have been opening for me and I just felt like it was some kind of sign,” Bosco says of her decision to discontinue her studies as a fashion designer major at Savannah College of Art and Design. “I just feel that school will always be there, but opportunity and chance won’t, so it’s your choice to take that risk.”
Since arriving in Atlanta seven months ago, Bosco has been a fixture on the city’s indie music scene. Jumping through elements of jazz, soul, funk and electronic, Bosco’s sound can’t be defined in simple music terms as evidenced on latest effort, Spectrum.
“I wanted to let the consumer and listener know that I can tap into any genre in music, that I’m well capable of doing that,” she says.
Whether it’s the Chaka Khan-esque “8-Track” or showing hints of Janelle Monae on “Welcome to Funkyolon,” Bosco leaves no listener out of her experience.
“No race, no ethnicity, no demographic, no age,” she says. “That’s Spectrum,” she says.
–gavin philip godfrey
