Idia – Kisses

The co-creator of The Sound of Philadelphia, Kenneth Gamble, announces the first Downstairs Music, LLC artist slated for release on February 8th – Gamble’s daughter, Idia, with the single “Kisses” in time for Valentine’s Day.

Idia is an all-around artist as she is an accomplished painter, studied Bench Jewelry at the Gemological Institute of America, studied Music Business at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute, and cut her teeth daily in the business of music by serving as Office Manager at Downstairs Music.

Born into musical royalty and having inhaled the melodious vapors floating in the air of her home, Idia has, like her father, developed into a songwriter of politically motivated music and love songs. Her vocals have a warmth reminiscent of Sade and Billie Holiday intermingled with the danceability of Thelma Houston. The fusion of sounds is a genre Downstairs Music calls House-Soul. Idia’s gift has been honed sitting at the piano with her father writing songs and gaining experience living life.

“Kisses” is the debut single from Idia’s forthcoming album due for release Spring 2019.