DAWN RICHARD IS a musician, multimedia artist, animator, dancer, director, model, and entrepreneur. As a founding member of Danity Kane, Richard has explored the ins and outs of commercial pop music. As a solo artist, she opted to self-release her music; over the span of six critically acclaimed full-length albums, she treats Louisiana Creole culture, New Orleans bounce, and Southern Swag as elemental, allowing her to weave in and out of house, footwork, R&B, and more. Her most recent album is a collaboration with multi- instrumentalist and producer Spencer Zahn called Pigments, which is an orchestral fusion of neoclassical, ambient, and jazz.

She is also the founder/owner of Papa Ted’s, a vegan food truck based in New Orleans.