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Anika Paris (Peress)

Peress, Anika
Vocals

Singer/Songwriter Anika Peress (AKA “Anika Paris”) received ASCAP’s Abe Oleman Scholarship (at the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Nashville’s City Song Festival) and ASCAP’s Pop Plus Award. A published songwriter with Universal, Polygram and Warner Bros., Anika’s songs are featured in major motion pictures with such stars as Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck and Mira Sorvino, and on soundtracks alongside Carly Simon, Dido and Six Pence None the Richer. Anika has released three solo recordings with industry giants, such as Sony and Warner Bros. Anika is the only female composer for WB Telepictures, with songs featured on Lifetime, MTV, HBO’s “Sex in the City” and more. In television, Anika has been a musical guest on “The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn,” “Latin Explosion” (featuring Christina Aguilera and Ricky Martin) and hit show “Celebrity Justice.” On the road, she has toured the U.S. and Canada, performed for the Royal Princess of Thailand, and shared the stage with such household names as Stevie Wonder, John Legend and John Mayer. In the realm of the musical, Anika has composed for the off-Broadway shows The Judas Tree and Temple of the Souls. At MI, Anika teaches Songwriting, Image Development and Artist Development.

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