Natalie "Tusia" Beridze (Georgian: ნატალია ბერიძე; born 28 March 1979, in Tbilisi, Georgia), also known by her stage name TBA, is a Georgian music composer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for her albums Georgia Is Like Spiritual Tokyo (2003), What About Things Like Bullets (2007), and Forget’fulness (2011).[1][2][3] She is considered a pioneering female electronic musician from Georgia.[4][5]

Natalie Beridze
Background information
Birth nameნატალია ბერიძე (Georgian)
Also known asTBA
Born (1979-03-28) 28 March 1979 (age 45)
OriginTbilisi, Georgia
Years active2002–present
LabelsMonika Enterprise, Room40

In 2002, she came second place for the MuVi Award at the 48th Oberhausen International Short Film Festival for her work on the music video Game (2001) by Nika Machaidze.[6] From 2002 to 2008, she was based in Cologne, Germany, after being signed to Thomas Brinkmann's label.[7]

She has also recorded under the labels Monika Enterprise and Room40, and collaborated with artists such as Thomas Brinkmann, Antye Greie, Gudrun Gut, Marcus Schmickler, and Ryuichi Sakamoto.[7][8] Since 2013, she has presented the live music show Live @ Twilight on Artarea TV in Georgia.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "NATALIE BERIDZE". Media Loca. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. ^ Ustimenko, Mariia (9 January 2020). "15 Artists From The Former USSR You Need To Hear". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. ^ Kollmann, Katja. "Leben in Langsamkeit" (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. ^ Chudozilov, Jan (10 February 2021). "Beyond The Dancefloor: A Brief History of Electronic Music in Tbilisi". The Attic Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Portal to Georgian sounds". The Wire. February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. ^ Decker, Daniel (6 May 2002). "MUVI OBERHAUSEN: Gewinner stehen fest" (in German). Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b Sande, Kiran (1 June 2010). "TBA: process music". Fact Magazine. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ^ Rose, Brad (20 September 2022). "Reviving Our Inner Child With Natalie Beridze". Foxy Digitalis. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Natalie Beridze/TBA". La Casa Encendida (in Spanish). 14 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2024.