Versatile trained mezzo soprano (comfortably Alto I - Soprano II, fully contralto - Soprano I) vocalist, songwriter, & beatmaker.
Blutt Band Slam winner. Experience in opera, jazz, funk, pop, and R&B. Poppea in L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Euridice in Orfeo ed Euridice, & Charlotte Olafson in A Little Night Music, in the University of Pennslyvania Rodin Opera scenes.
Current loves: Iniko, Pongo, Doechii, Goldlink, Say She She, Piya Malik, Francesca Wexler, A.R. Rahman, Janelle Monae, Ichiko Aoba, The Halluci Nation, Anjana Vasan, Hozier, M.I.A., The Killers, Kate Bush, Os Mutantes, La Femme, Little Simz, Peter One, Bonobo, Kendrick Lamar, Celeste, Aminé, Lykke Li, Mitski, El Michels Affair, Lianne La Havas, Wax Tailor, WILLOW, Tyler the Creator, Frank Ocean, Outkast, André 3000, Adele, Sixpence None the Richer, Better Give U Up (FKJ), Lonely Lover (Xenia Rubinos), Just a Stranger (Kali Uchis), Hunnybee (Unknown Mortal Orchestra), Fairweather Friend (Kadhja Bonet).
Comfortably a strong, earthy alto I (like Lucy Dacus) - clear, light soprano II (like Xenia).
Frozen in Time - Bike Repair Shop (original)
Vocals & written by - Niyathi Chakrapani. Keyboard - Jackson Betz. Bass - Michael Auble. Drums - Steven Meisler.
A Little Night Music - Mozart (opera)
Act I. Charlotte - Niyathi Chakrapani. Anne - Jenny Hopkins. Dir. Lily Kass. Rodin Opera
Vocals - Niyathi Chakrapani. Music - Jackson Betz.
Video editing - Jackson Betz
Valerie - Amy Winehouse (cover)
Vocals - Niyathi Chakrapani. Keyboard - Jackson Betz. Bass - Michael Auble. Drums - Steven Meisler. Penn Records
Halo - Beyonce (cover)
Vocals - Niyathi Chakrapani. Keyboard - Jackson Betz. Penn Alumni
Orfeo ed Euridice - Gluck (opera)
Orfeo - Lucy Bartel. Euridice - Niyathi Chakrapani. Amore - Jing Cai. Dir. Lily Kass. Rodin Opera
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (cover)
Vocals - Niyathi Chakrapani. Keyboard - Jackson Betz. Bass - Michael Auble. Drums - Steven Meisler. Penn Records
everything i wanted - Billie Eilish (cover)
Sung to my cat :)
River - Bishop Briggs (cover)
Vocals - Niyathi Chakrapani. Piano - Jackson Betz.