Danni Starr and up-and-comer Dev …
A while back on the set of the New Boyz video for Backseat, I was introduced to up-and-coming artist Devin Star Tailes, better known by her stage name Dev. She was the voice on the chorus of the song, and was also part of the video.
We chatted it up and I remember thinking, ‘Wow! I hope she makes it because she is so down to earth and really talented.’ Dev has been pretty big underground for awhile now and even if you don’t know her by name, I am positive that you have heard her voice before.
Dev has a style that has been compared to fellow pop singer Ke$ha, but she admits: “I’ve always been into hip-hop. Eminem changed my life when I was younger.”
The 22-year-old California native was featured on the Far East Movement’s smash hit Like a G6, and has also worked on records with hip house artist David Guetta, and the hip hop indie-pop duo The Cataracs, the group that claims to have discovered her.
After spending a great deal of time lending her voice as a featured artist, Dev is finally ready to step out on her own. She will release her first solo album The Night the Sun Came Up in September. Her first single, In the Dark, is already burning up the charts.
Dev’s official music video has already received over a million hits on YouTube– check it out after the jump:
Photo Courtesy: Danni Starr