DIVADOM ENTERTAINMENT GROUP DREAM TEAM
TEECE WALLACE
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NIKKI WADE | CEO ceo@divadoment.com |
Nikki Wade is a multitalented artist, who dares not limit herself in the realm of entertainment. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Nikki has been a performance artist since the age of four; with her foundation being in theater and dance. After studying classical ballet, modern and jazz dance for 10 years, at Cornish College of the Arts; along with a 14 year acting run (having performed in close to 100 plays around the city), Nikki found her niche as an R&B vocalist, where she became well known in the metro Seattle area for her soul stirring vocals, sexy persona and elaborate stage shows and was aptly nicknamed "The Diva".
In pursuit of a serious music career, Nikki moved to Atlanta Georgia in 1996 and in 1998 rekindled her creative flare, by embarking on Atlanta's spoken word scene at Yin Yang Cafe. Thus began a steamy love affair of music & prose intermingled, to create a new type of viewing and listening pleasure. Since she has been on Atlanta's entertainment "scene", Nikki has not only recorded with some of Atlanta’s most reputable producers (i.e., AKON, Chuckey Charles, Teddy Bishop, etc.), but has also been an opening act for soul singers Raheim DeVaughn; Algebra; Donnie and Eric Roberson; been a featured guest on such radio stations as WVEE V-103.3, WAMJ 102.5, WRFG 89.3 & WCLK 91.9; worked as director of fundraising for the National Action Network Atlanta Chapter (2008-2009) and debuted her first music video “U R The Only 1”(2009).
After having her poetic work published in V-103 Joyce Littel's book "Poetic Moments", in 2002, she re-introduced her acting skills by capturing the lead role in two plays~"Soul Food or Fast Food" and "My Soul Untitled"; as well as creating and hosting an ongoing erotic poetry set at Apache Cafe called "Soulrotica". In 2003, Ms. Wade began working for MetroBoyz Entertainment Group, as an event coordinator/booking agent/host/performer, after co-creating the neo-soul event "Brown Sugar Thursdays”; was nominated for the 2003/2004 “Underground Icon of the year” award at the 2003 Atlanta Underground Awards and in the same year toured with independent female rap group, the Caustic Dames. Later, “The Diva” Nikki Wade was a recurring guest host on the Herside.net network and star of the Herside.net comedy “The Truth About us”.
However, it was in 2007, that DIVADOM ENTERTAINMENT GROUP made its major debut; with the success of several benefit concerts and two bi-coastal tours (Soulstice Concert Series w/Darien Brockington and The Return of Brown Sugar Soul w/Donnie & Kimberly Nichole). In that same year, she founded the Christine Marie Hunter Cancer Fund for African American Senior Citizens and began work on her first full fledged theatrical production. The musical stage play “Little Black Girl’s Blues”, successfully premiered to rave reviews, at Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, in June 2011 and will be returning for a second run in April 2012. After which, she was contacted by British radio disc jockey and business associate, Mike Ashley and was appointed co-director of the U.S./U.K. installments, of the Indie Soul Mixer.You name it; she’s done it…A talent like Nikki Wade is undeniable and cannot be ignored, as she continues to blaze the stage to infinite measures!
FEATURED PERFORMANCES
Featured Performances
Lyricist Lounge @Yin Yang Café 1998
Grand Marnier “Hip-Hop Vibes” 1999
“Soul Food or Fast Food” @Clark Univ. 2002
“My Soul Untitled” @14th St. Playhouse 2002
Tampax Total You Tour 2002
Soul Lounge on tour @Club Eleven50 2002
Soul Sustenance @Starbucks 2002
Soulrotica @Apache Café 2002-2005
Dee Robinson's Soul Cafe @Club 20 Grand 2002
V-103 Night of Erotica @Earthlink Live 2002
Free Forum Xchange @Apache Café 2001-2007
Soul Sista's Juke Joint @Apache Café 2002
Crowe's Nest Mega Plex 1998/2003
2002 & 2003 Funky Summer Soul Jam/World Natural Hair Show @Ga. Int’l Congress Center
Auburn Festival 1997, 2002
Ra Sessions @Park Tavern 2002
Ventige Soul~Fall Fashion Preview2002
Brown Sugar Thursdays @Mingles Café 2002/2003
The Cipher @the Cajun Kitchen 2003
GMIA Music Showcase @Red Light Café 2003
Fashionably Loud @the Deux Plex~2003 All-star Weekend Fashion Show
Art Mondays Hedonism @Apache Café 2002/2003
That Cool Shhhh…. @The U-haul Lofts 2003
Sensual Saturdays @Tarrazu Coffee Bar 2003
Massappeal Media Hip-Hop Café’s “Sista’s Unite in Hip-Hop” @Cajun Kitchen 2003
Chocolate Jeannie Records “She’s Gotta Have It”@Apache Café 2003
Caustic Dames Feed the Homeless Awareness Concert @Crowes Nest Megaplex 2003
ASCAP/Liquid Soul Music Showcase @The Cotton Club 2003
The Under Grammy’s @The Tabernacle 2004
The Hump @Club Vinyl 2004
Clark Univ. Homecoming w/Algebra, Donnie & Eric Roberson 2004
The Loft @The Underground w/Liz Fields 2004
The Triple Door Night Club 2004
4 The Love of Art series 2003-2005
V-103’s Passion & Poetry VI @Earthlink Live 2005
V-103’s Passion & Poetry VII @Earthlink Live 2006
V-103 Poetic Moments Live @Sugar Hill 2007
Soul Sista’s Juke Joint “The Return” @The 5 Spot 2007
“Soul2Soul”- The Jena 6/Genarlow Wilson Benefit Concert @Sugar Hill 2007
National Action Network Atl Chapter 1 yr anniversary @ Paschal’s Restaurant 2007
NAN Atlanta “Spring Into Action” Jazz Brunch @ Café Circa May 2008
Soul Sista’s Juke Joint @The 5 Spot May 2008
Nikki Wade Live @Cafe Amore Sea., Wa., February 2009
4th Annual Indie Soul Mixer @Billies Black, Harlem, NYC March 2009
Bilal Live (opening act) @Columbia City Theater, Sea., Wa. July 2009
5th Annual Indie Soul Mixer @Shaburi, Harlem, NYC March 2010
500 Songs for Kids @Smith’s Olde Bar April 2010
The Nina Simone Experience @SPACE Atlanta April 2010
The 5th Annual Int’l Soul Music Summit @Apache Café August 2010
1st Annual Indie Soul Mixer ATL @Mbar September 2010
Steve Harvey’s “New Star Project” February 2011
6th Annual Indie Soul Mixer NYC @ Billies Black, Harlem, NYC March 2011
500 Songs for Kids @Smith’s Olde Bar May 2011
Little Black Girl’s Blues @Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center June 2011
1st Annual Indie Soul Mixer UK @Trinity June 2011
2nd Annual Indie Soul Mixer ATL @London Bistro October 2011
Featured Magazine & Web Magazine Profiles
Creative Loafing Atlanta 2002
Get Plugged Entertainment Magazine August 2003
SEASPOT Magazine December 2005
www.ProfoundWord.com October 2002
www.extremeatlanta.com April 2003
www.seaspot.com July 2004
www.Herside.net Season 1 2005/2006
Discography
“Archaic Demo -The EP”
Featured vocalist on Marc Marcel’s- “Never Look Back”
Featured vocalist on Last 4 Evers’- “Drowning In Reality”
Featured vocalist on Cola Rum’s- “On The Corner of Central & Mitchell”
Featured vocalist on Cola Rum’s- “Spice Rum with Love”
Video
“U R The Only 1” June 2009
Khiry Tha’ Young Prod’G “I’m A Prodigy” (Cameo)
Television
Black Family Channel’s “Spoken” Season 2 2006
People T.V.’s “Neo-Soul”2002/2003/2005/2007
COMCAST On Demand “Money, Power, Respect”; Character - “London Wade”
Film
Chronicles of Passion Chapter 1; Character- “Byrd”
Internet Programming
www.herside.net Host of “HerStyle” 2007
www.herside.net Comedy Sketch series “The Truth About Us” Co-Star 2007
www.divadoment.com Host of “Reel Talk” Elaine Brown interview 2007
www.youtube.com/brownagefilms Comedy Sketch “I am not my hair” 2007www.tpn1.com/moneypowerrespect Character “London Wade” “Money, Power, Respect” Episode/webisode 16 & 17
