Kiesha was born and raised in Atlanta, which gives her an edge when cleverly writing, and singing “street” and pop lyrics over southern banging beats. She has been singing since she was a toddler and in fact performed in her first talent show at the age of four. At such a young age she continued to perform and when she turned 13 she formed her first R&B group. As the main voice of the group she signed her first recording deal at 16 years old to Savvy/A&M Records, which was owned by Perri “Pebbles” Reid who is the mastermind behind multi-platinum selling group TLC. During recording her album with the group, executives quickly realized that Kiesha could not only sing and dance, but was great at writing fresh, young melodies and lyrics.

The sound of Atlanta is currently dominating the music scene. Many of the natives and transplants that have been here at least since the early nineties were instrumental in making Atlanta the new urban music Mecca. Well, some of those innovators had a significant impact in creating the “sound” of Atlanta, but may have yet to gain worldwide recognition. Kiesha “Babi” Miles is one of them! Working closely as a writer with Ciara before Ciara inked her first major recording deal, those who are familiar with Kiesha’s writing, singing and dancing style know that she was very influential in what we hear and see today from acts like Ciara and Cherish.

At 17 years old, she signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV. And while juggling her burgeoning music career, she also maintained excellent grades majoring in music at Tri-Cities School of Performing Arts. As a writer she has had songs released on the Proud Family Cartoon, The Coach Carter Soundtrack, Ciara’s Goodies Album, a song released on an independent artist which consistently stayed in the top five on the international sales chart and “Wassup” featured in the ATL movie. “Wassup” was performed by R&B group Xscape, which included Kiesha as a new member of the group from 2004 to early 2006. This stint in the group gave her the opportunity to perform in front of hundreds and thousands of people on shows like the 2005 Seagrams Live Tour, opening up for Alicia Keys and various mainstream radio shows. With “Wassup” gaining national radio presence, the song was nominated for a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award. As Kiesha continues to write great songs with some of the best producers in the business, more awards and accolades are sure to come for this prolific songwriter.

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