TheGrio is kicking off Black Music Month with “High Frequency,” our celebration of trailblazing Black Women in music.
Nova (pron: no-vuh); noun: an explosion from the surface of a white dwarf star in a binary star system.
Wav (pron: wae-v); noun: Waveform Audio File Format
It’s Black Music Month, and theGrio is kicking it off with a brand-new digital series: “High Frequency,” a miniseries profiling five remarkable Black women breaking barriers and creating watershed moments within the music industry.
For our first episode, meet Grammy award-winning producer/songwriter duo Nova Wav, comprised of Denisia “Blu Jones” Andrews and Brittany “Chi” Coney. Together, the two are an explosive combination of talent, humility, and sisterhood. In short, Nova Wav is a force to be reckoned with.
The duo’s stars aligned through a mutual industry acquaintance who played musical matchmaker. Chi recalls being messaged with a request for beats on the platform that birthed the social media phenomenon as we know it, MySpace. Taking a chance, she responded, “I don’t usually do this, but OK, cool.” Upon receiving the tracks, Blu recalls thinking, “Wow, I know nobody in this town made this track because it was futuristic.” Blu hopped on the track, and several correspondences later, they knew they had IT. In 2011, Chi convinced Blu to quit her job and move from Tampa, Florida, to Atlanta so they could work together full-time. The rest is history.
Nova Wav burst onto the scene full-throttle. Just a little over a year later, with the power of prayer and unwavering faith, Blu and Chi booked a one-way ticket to L.A. and never turned back. They landed their first placement with Rihanna and Future’s “ today! Listen to ‘Writing Black‘ with Maiysha Kai.
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