Tara Delong is a performer/rapper/producer currently living in Mexico City.
Birthdate: December 12th shares birthday with Frank Sinatra, Connie Francis, Dionne Warwick & Virgin of Guadalupe. Tara grew up in the country outside a small town in Illinois.
Tara moved to New York City and briefly studied theatre,but her intrests immediately went to into freestlying. She was urged into explore music by poet Cheryl Boyce Taylor, mother of Phife Dog of a Tribe Called Quest.
Tara became TJ Free. This lead to exploration in performances and event planner extrodinaire.
In New York City she formed the group Bedroom Productions with Paul Bonomo aka Snax. The duo put together infectious live sets and happenings in NYC,as well as various underground spots throughout the world. The duo proceeded to put out 2 Lps “Bedroom Productions” & Fast Cars,Fast Women” with Khan’s label EL Turco Loco and also a 7’ with Hotel Lotte,Germany. She has also collaborated on projects with Khan and various other musicians as well.
She was a founder of the PS1 Warm-up series.
She was at the center of the 1999 controversy when she was censored by the NYPD and forced to canceled her performance titled “Fuck the Police.” Made the list of Rollingstone’s top censorship issues in USA in the 90’s.
She released her Spanish single “Soy Machina” on Sony latin America this past fall.
You Do The Math is a conceptual-bilingual album. It is somewhat a collection of musical shortstories. Some of the songs are live freestyle recordings keeping true to her spirit.
