New York Times describes Tamar as  "Having a voice that can fill 3 stadiums and the moves of Tina Turner."  Ashley Támar, also known as the muse and favorite singer of her mentor Prince, gained notoriety for being the music legends "Protégé́" while co-writing their Grammy-nominated duet "Beautiful, Loved, and Blessed" (Universal Republic, 3121). Along with her sophomore album release "I Am the Storm," and with recent jaw-dropping performances on NBC’s “The Voice: Season X,” Támar is currently on tour in the critically acclaimed Broadway musical “A Night with Janis Joplin” (A.C.T. Theatre & La Mirada Theatre) in which she was nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and can be viewed on Broadway HD streaming worldwide January 2019. To add to her musical theatre repertoire, Ms. Davis has been featured as Sarah Vaughn in "Sarah Sings a Love Story" (NYC) as well as debuting in the national Broadway tour, “Motown, the Musical” (Diana Ross u/s, Esther Gordy, Gladys Knight, Gladys Horton, Lula). Ashley Támar has toured with Tyler Perry's "Madea Gets a Job" prior to touring with “Madea’s Big Happy Family,” “Laugh to Keep from Crying,” “The Marriage Counselor,” and “A Madea Christmas,” all in which are Lions Gate productions set to home DVD rentals.
With a recent performance for our former 41st President and 1st Lady Barbara Bush for their 19th Annual “Celebration of Reading” and for our 43rd President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State at the “Helping a Hero” event, Támar continues to excel in creating her own path. Támar recently launched the “Támar Talks Podcast:” a weekly podcast about the Entertainment business as it relates to Education. A graduate of University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music with a bachelor’s in music business.Támar initiated and created Syren Music Group, LLC: a music entertainment company that specializes in the advancement of independent music and live entertainment which was funded through personal finances acquired while on tour and starring in Tyler Perry’s stage-play “The Marriage Counselor” as the only nuanced lead (New York Times). Through the creation of Syren Music Group, LLC Támar launched two independent albums "My Name is Tamar" (3.24.2011) and “I Am the Storm” (9.30.2016), whereas the former album garnered sales from Japan, Belgium, Barcelona, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands and the United States with additional article write-ups from Glamour magazine, VIBE magazine, the New York Times, US Weekly, Sophisticate's Black Hair and the Vegas Tribune, with complementing appearances on Great Day Houston, Saturday Night Live, Good Morning America, and the BET Awards. Tamar is the co-founder of 2 philanthropic initiatives: The Syren Arts Academy and The Tamar Davis Project: an international, educational and artistic project designed for singers, artists, musicians, writers, painters, composers, choreographers, and dancers to benefit from opportunities that will become catalyst to successfully launch their careers under the watchful eye of industry professionals turned mentors. During Super Bowl, Tamar successfully re-introduced alongside her mother Dr. Carolyn Davis, their philanthropic and educational initiative: the “College, Career, and Empowerment Summit.” This monumental achievement was an inspiration to Houston’s youth about the importance of attaining a higher education and was successful through the partnership with Houston Community College and Stewart Cadillac (just to name a few). Special panelist guests included Howard White (VP Brand Jordan/NIKE), Dr. Reagan Flowers (CSTEM), John Lucas III (Toronto Raptors; NBA), Ricky Davis (former NBA player), NASA, Hewlett Packard, Dr. Umar Johnson (Certified Psychologist) and influential City Council Members and political activists.

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