Past Forward

Nasi Nassiri is a singer-songwriter of Iranian descent, born and raised in Germany. Fusing sounds of neo-soul, pop, R&B, and jazz, Nasi’s sound is all her own. With a strong presence in the Los Angeles and Orange County music scenes, she has performed at venues across Southern California, including The Mint, Bar Lubitsch, and has opened for artists like the Grammy-nominated Hot 8 Brass Band and Latin-Soul artist Alex Cuba.

In July 2017 Nasi wrote and performed on a track with the legendary rapper Bizzy Bone from the Grammy Award Winning rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. The single is set to be released by December 2017. In 2015, she also wrote and performed on the track “Endlessly” by renowned producer Excel Beats (Ne-Yo, Usher, Lady Gaga, Bone Thugs). She was additionally featured on Excel Beats’ track “All Mine.” Both songs were featured in promos for the Kendall + Kylie clothing line for Pac Sun by Kendall and Kylie Jenner. With a soulful voice, poetic lyrics, and stirring melodies, Nasi delivers a sound reminiscent of artists like Adele, Lana Del Rey, and Celine Dion. Her first single “Runaway” was released June 9th, 2017.

Sounds + Stories is an eclectic music series featuring live performances and entertaining discussions with emerging and established artists. Produced in collaboration with Brew Sessions Live. Special episodes are filmed and edited into a short documentary compilation with the audio from each episode recorded and archived for podcast.

Guest: Nasi Nassiri
Produced by Past Forward in partnership with Brew Sessions Live.

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Today we're connected with Summer Writing Project authors, Jennifer Flath and Laura Morrison. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Jennifer Flath and Laura Morrison

Today we're connected with Tynan Kogane of New Directions. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Tynan Kogane

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