Adi Oasis

Adeline Michèle Pétricien, known professionally as Adi Oasis, previously as Adeline, is a French-Caribbean (now based in Brooklyn, NY) singer, bassist and producer that fuses soul, funk and R&B to form her own distinctive, retro-futurist sound.
After several years performing in other people’s bands, Oasis went solo in 2018, releasing two albums and two EPs. She has also collaborated with Masego, Blue Lab Beats, Chet Faker, the Shapeshifters, Pastel, Jean Tonique, Jamila Woods, KIRBY, Aaron Taylor, and Leven Kali.
Along the way, she has received praise from media outlets such as Vogue, Rolling Stone, Wonderland, Line of Best Fit. 
==Early life==
Oasis was born on May 17, 1985, in Saint-Mandé, Île-de-France, and grew up in a suburb of Paris, France. She is a blend of Caribbean and Southern French heritage and describes herself as a "clash of cultures". Her father is originally from Martinique and her mother from the southwest countryside. She and her three siblings grew up singing. At age 5 she began performing professionally with a choir and appeared on TV many times, toured across France growing up.
As a teenager she taught herself guitar and started writing her own songs while performing around Paris. After one year in college, she decided to dedicate her life to her musical career and moved to New York City, U.S. on her own.
==Career==
===Career beginnings===
During her first year in New York while working as a model and model in New York, she formed her first group, called The Crowd, a trio with musicians Randy Mason and Akil Dasan. She picked up the bass when the band’s bass player canceled the night before a performance, and it soon became her signature instrument.
After The Crowd, Oasis became the lead singer of Escort, a New York based nu-disco band. The band gained critical acclaim through several singles, including musical that she co-wrote with the band. Oasis decided to leave Escort in 2016 to embark on a solo career, and released her first solo album, "Adeline", on November 9, 2018.
Oasis spent most of 2020 and 2021 in the recording studio making new music, when the COVID pandemic temporarily eliminated most other professional activities for musicians (such as touring). She released her first EP, “Interimes” on July 10, 2020, followed by a remix of that EP, entitled "Intérimixed", on September 11, 2020.
On September 4, 2020, Atlantic Records artist KAMUU released the single “Mango (featuring Adi Oasis)”, which Oasis produced in partnership with Morgan Wiley. The video for the song garnered wide attention on YouTube, wracking up over 10 million views in the first year.
In January 2021 Oasis released the single “Whisper My Name” following her debut performance of the song on a COLORS SESSION. The song became her first single from the 7-song EP “Adi Oasis”, which was released in September 2021.
===Transition from Adeline to Adi Oasis===
On April 15,2021, Oasis changed her stage name from Adeline to Adi Oasis, posting “TODAY I OFFICIALLY BECOME ADI OASIS” on her Instagram account, along with a new photo by photographer Kendall Bessent.
Etymologically: Adi is a nickname of Adeline and “music is my oasis, the stage is my oasis, the studio is my oasis". She describes this change as essential to expressing herself as a solo artist.
== Influences ==
Her influences are Prince, Chaka Khan, Curtis Mayfield, Parliament-Funkadelic, Aretha Franklin, Earth Wind & Fire, Linda Clifford, Minnie Riperton, D’Angelo, and many more.
==Lotus Glow==
Lotus Glow is the second studio album by artist Adi Oasis, released in 2023. The album represents a significant milestone in her career, marking a personal and artistic transformation. Adi Oasis considers it her most personal work to date, reflecting her growth and evolution both musically and personally.
===Background===
Lotus Glow is Oasis's first release under her new stage name, symbolizing a rebirth and a fresh start in her artistic journey. The album signifies a departure from her previous work and showcases her emergence as the artist she has always aspired to be. Adi Oasis underwent profound changes and experiences, which she views as integral to her artistic development.
===Themes and Concept===
The album is a narrative of Oasis's journey and serves as a reflection of her identity and experiences. The lotus flower serves as a powerful metaphor throughout the album, representing her transformation and growth. Adi Oasis draws parallels between herself and the lotus, emphasizing the significance of her roots and the importance of embracing one's origins. She believes that just as a lotus emerges from the mud, her own personal and cultural background has shaped her into who she is today.
===Social and Political Commentary===
Oasis's truth often intersects with political themes, as she confronts issues related to her identity and background. As a woman of color with mixed heritage and an immigrant background, she highlights the challenges she has faced in pursuing her dreams and the systemic barriers that exist. Oasis uses her platform to shed light on these issues and aims to inspire others in similar situations. Several songs on the album, such as "Red To Violet," "Serena," and "Marigold," can be seen as anthems for Black women, while others, like "Sidonie" and "The Water," pay homage to her family and cultural heritage.
===Musical Style and Production===
Lotus Glow showcases Oasis's musical growth and her pursuit of creating the sound she envisions. The album incorporates a more organic and raw musical approach, with the majority of the songs featuring live instruments. Oasis's collaboration with musicians and extensive experience performing live shows has influenced the album's sound, resulting in a funky, unpolished, and vibrant musical style. This evolution represents her confidence in trusting her instincts and realizing her musical vision.
===Track Listing===
# Le Départ
# Get it Got it
# Serena 
# Red To Violet (Feat. Jamila Woods)
# Marigold (Feat. J. Hoard)
# Dumpalltheguns
# Multiply 
# Sidonie
# Adonis (Feat. KIRBY)
# U Make Me Want It
# Naked (Feat. Leven Kali)
# Sugarcane (Interlude)
# The Water
# FourSixty (Feat. Aaron Taylor)
# Bird Machine (Bonus Track - Vinyl Only)
===Reception===
Upon its release, Lotus Glow received widespread critical acclaim, praised for its personal and introspective nature, as well as Adi Oasis's artistic growth and musicality. Critics commended her boldness in addressing social and political issues, while also appreciating the album's musical diversity and captivating performances.
==Activism==
Throughout her career, Oasis has never hesitated to share her struggles and show her commitment to causes and human rights that are important to her, such as the right to abortion for women, and the fight against racism and weapons.
===Albums===
* "Adeline" (2018)
*"Lotus Glow" (2023)
===EPs===
* "Intérimes" (2020)
* "Intérimixed" (2020)
* "Adi Oasis" (2021)
* "Adi Oasis (Remixes)" (2022)
===Singles===
* 'Redo' (2014)
* 'Swirl' (2018)
* 'Before' (2019)
* 'Top Down' (2019)
* 'When I'm Alone' (2019)
* 'Middle' + 'Planet Caravan' (2020)
* 'Twilight' (2020)
* 'After Midnight' (2020)
* 'Whisper My Name - A COLORS SESSION' (2021)
* 'Mystic Lover' (2021)
* '9' (2021)
* 'Eternity' Feat. Joshua J (2021)
* 'Red To Violet' Feat. Jamila Woods (2022)
* 'Get it Got it' (2022)
* 'Adonis' Feat. KIRBY (2022)
* 'Multiply' (2023)
* 'Naked' Feat. Leven Kali (2023)
* 'FourSixty' Feat. Aaron Taylor (2023)
===Singles as featured artist===
* Equal, LEFTI 'The Way I Move' (2017)
* Mousse T 'Up For That' & 'You Don't Know Me' (2018)
* LUXXURY 'Change Yr Mind' (2019)
* JKriv 'Lovin' Is Really My Game' & 'Yo Love' (2019)
* Jonathan Singletary 'Never Like This' (2020)
* Jacques Renault 'This Is Real' (2020)
* Jean Tonique 'Flawless' (2020)
* KAMAUU 'Mango' (2020)
* Mark Lower 'Took Me By Surprise' (2021)
* Wax Tailor 'Déjà Vu' (2021)
* Chet Faker 'It's Not You' (2022)
* The Shapeshifters 'Tell Me It's Not Over' (2022)
* Yakul 'Time To Lose' (2023)
===Music videos===
Year	Album 	Video 	Director(s) 	Link
2018	Adeline 	Emeralds 	Hamadou Frédéric Baldé	
2018	Swirl (Single)	Swirl 	Liza Voloshin 	
2020	Intérimes (EP)	Twilight 	Adeline 	
2020	Intérimes (EP)	After Midnight 	Adeline 	
2020	Intérimes (EP)	Just Another Day 	Adeline 	
2021	Adi Oasis (EP)	9 	Adeline, Mentchu 	
2021	Adi Oasis (EP)	Eternity (Feat. Joshua J) 	Adeline, Sheena Sood 	
2021	Adi Oasis (EP)	Stages (Feat. KAMAUU) 	Adeline, KAMAUU 	
2022	Lotus Glow 	Red To Violet (Feat. Jamila Woods)	Simone Holland 	
2023	Lotus Glow 	Multiply 	Braylen Dion 	
2023	Lotus Glow 	Naked (Feat. Leven Kali) 	Derek Milton 	
==Tours==
She also played bass in multi-platinum's artist CeeLo Green’s touring band. Oasis performed in live broadcasting several time during the pandemic lockdowns, some are still available on her Youtube channel, including a COLORSX performance from home. Her band members include Ben Jamal Hoffmann (keyboard), and Andrew "Druvvy" McLean (drums).
===2015-2020===
Date 	City 	Venue Place
August 20, 2015 	New York, NY 	Elvis Guesthouse
September 26, 2015	Brooklyn, NY 	Verboten
March 17 2017 	Brooklyn, NY 	Baby's All Right
May 01, 2017 	New York, NY 	Good Room
November 29, 2017 	Brooklyn, NY 	Brooklyn Bazaar
March 14, 2018 	Brooklyn, NY 	C'Mon Everybody
November 13, 2018 	Brooklyn, NY 	C'Mon Everybody
February 20, 2019 	Brooklyn, NY 	Elsewhere
February 21, 2019 	Cambridge, MA 	The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub
February 23, 2019 	Philadelphia, PA	MilkBoy
February 24, 2019 	Washington, DC 	Union Stage
April 27, 2019 	SCZ, BO 	Maroon Club
May 01, 2019 	Brooklyn, NY 	C'Mon Everybody
May 08, 2019 	Brooklyn, NY 	C'Mon Everybody
May 15, 2019 	Brooklyn, NY 	C'Mon Everybody
May 22, 2019 	Brooklyn, NY 	C'Mon Everybody
May 26, 2019 	Tokyo, JP 	Blue Note Tokyo
May 27, 2019 	Tokyo, JP 	Blue Note Tokyo
May 30, 2019 	Los Angeles, CA 	Hotel Cafe
May 31, 2019 	Denver, CO 	Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 14, 2019 	Barcelona, ES 	Vila Habana
June 15, 2019 	Barcelona, ES 	Vila Habana
July 23, 2019 	Thessaly, GR 	Void Mykonos
July 26, 2019 	Brooklyn, NY 	C'Mon Everybody
July 27, 2019 	Brooklyn, NY 	House of Yes
July 28, 2019 	Ibiza, ES 	Benimussa Park
August 09, 2019 	Brooklyn, NY 	Industry City Courtyard 1/2
November 01, 2019 	Brooklyn, NY 	The Sultan Room
December 03, 2019 	New York, NY 	The Greene Space
January 09, 2020 	Brooklyn, NY 	Brooklyn Bowl
March 05, 2020 	Brooklyn, NY 	The Sultan Room
===2021-2022 Tour Dates===
Date 	City 	Venue Place
June 09, 2021 	Brooklyn, NY 	The Sultan Room
June 09, 2021 	Brooklyn, NY 	The Sultan Room
July 24, 2021 	Wassaic, NY 	The Wassaic Project
August 07, 2021 	North Adams, MA 	MASS MoCA
August 14, 2021 	New York, NY 	Summerstage in Central Park
September 04, 2021	Brooklyn, NY 	Governors Island
September 05, 2021	Brooklyn, NY 	Governors Island
September 10, 2021	Easthampton, MA 	Millside Park
September 29, 2021	Baltimore, MD 	Creative Alliance
September 30, 2021	Philadelphia, PA	World Cafe Live
October 09, 2021 	Brooklyn, NY 	The Great Hall
October 14, 2021 	Newport, KY 	PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation
October 15, 2021 	Detroit, MI 	Majestic Theatre
October 16, 2021 	Chicago, IL 	Riviera Theatre
October 17, 2021 	Saint Paul, MN 	Palace Theatre
November 12, 2021 	London, UK 	Southbank Centre
November 13, 2021 	Geneva, SZ 	Athénée 4
December 02, 2021 	Washington, DC 	Songbyrd Music House
December 03, 2021 	Brooklyn, NY 	Baby's All Right
January 20, 2022 	Washington, DC 	Songbyrd Music House
February 02, 2022 	Brooklyn, NY 	Baby's All Right
April 16, 2022 	Brooklyn, NY 	Brooklyn Steel
April 29, 2022 	London, UK 	The Jazz Cafe
May 01, 2022 	Cheltenham, UK 	Montpellier Gardens
May 02, 2022 	Paris, FR 	Le Pop-Up du Label
May 03, 2022 	Utrecht, NL 	Tivoli Vredenburg
May 14, 2022 	New York, NY 	Symphony Space
June 04, 2022 	Columbia, MD 	Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 09, 2022 	Los Angeles, CA 	Rubycon Records and Tapes
June 16, 2022 	Denver, CO 	AMLI Riverfront Park
June 30, 2022 	Saguenay, CA 	La Pulperie de Chicoutimi - Regional Museum
July 02, 2022 	Montreal, CA 	Rio Tinto Alcan
July 09, 2022 	Portland, OR 	The Jack London Revue
July 10, 2022 	Bellingham, WA 	Waypoint Park
July 21, 2022 	Washington, DC 	Songbyrd Music House
August 05, 2022 	New York, NY 	Pier 45 at Hudson River Park
August 07, 2022 	Brooklyn, NY 	Baby's All Right
August 13, 2022 	Springfield, MA 	Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival
===September 2022: North American Tour (opening Chet Faker)===
Date 	City 	Venue Place
September 08, 2022	Philadelphia, PA 	Theatre of Living Arts
September 09, 2022	Boston, MA 	House Of Blues
September 10, 2022	New York, NY 	Terminal 5
September 12, 2022	Montreal, CA 	MTELUS
September 13, 2022	Toronto, CA 	HISTORY
September 14, 2022	Detroit, MI 	Saints Andrews Hall
September 16, 2022	Chicago, IL 	The Vic Theatre
September 17, 2022	Madison, WI 	Majestic Theatre
September 18, 2022	Minneapolis, MN 	First Avenue
September 20, 2022	Denver, CO 	Summit Music Hall
September 21, 2022	Salt Lake City, UT	The Depot
September 23, 2022	Los Angeles, CA 	The Fonda Theatre
September 26, 2022	San Francisco, CA 	The Warfield
September 28, 2022	Seattle, WA 	The Showbox
September 29, 2022	Portland, OR 	Roseland Theatre
September 30, 2022	Vancouver, CA 	Vogue Theatre
===Fall 2022: European Tour===
Date 	City 	Venue Place
October 22, 2022 	London, UK 	Lafayette
October 23, 2022 	Barcelona, ES	Piñata Concert Series @ La Nau
October 24, 2022 	Madrid, ES 	Villanos del Jazz @ Teatro Pavón
October 27, 2022 	Paris, FR 	Cafe De La Danse
October 28, 2022 	Eindhoven, NL	So What's Next Festival
October 29, 2022 	Nijmegen, NL 	Jazz International Nijmegem @ Doornroosje
October 31, 2022 	Amsterdam, NL	Bitterzoet
November 02, 2022	Lausanne, SZ 	Jazz Onze Plus Festival @ Les Docks
November 05, 2022	Stockholm, SE	Stockholm Jazz Festival @ Fasching
===Spring 2023: North American Tour===
Date 	City 	Venue Place
March 15, 2023	Boston, MA 	Middle East Upstairs
March 16, 2023	Montreal, CA 	Le Belmont
March 24, 2023	San Diego, CA 	Casbah
March 25, 2023	Los Angeles, CA 	Lodge Room
March 29, 2023	Oakland, CA 	The Starline Social Club
March 31, 2023	Portland, OR 	The Jack London Revue
April 01, 2023	Seattle, WA 	Madame Lous
April 02, 2023	Vancouver, CA 	Fortune Sound Club
April 12, 2023	Detroit, MI 	El Club
April 13, 2023	Chicago, IL 	Sleeping Village
April 14, 2023	Milwaukee, WI 	Back Room at Colectivo
April 15, 2023	Saint Paul, MN 	Turf Club
April 20, 2023	Brooklyn, NY 	Brooklyn Made
April 21, 2023	Philadelphia, PA	World Cafe Live
April 22, 2023	Washington, DC 	DC9 Club
April 27, 2023	Brooklyn, NY 	The Dumbo Loft
===Summer 2023: European Tour===
Date 	City 	Venue Place
May 28, 2023 	London, UK 	Cross The Tracks Festival
May 29, 2023 	Manchester, UK	Band On The Wall
May 31, 2023 	Leeds, UK 	Wardrobe
June 03, 2023	Margate, UK 	The Soundcrash Funk & Soul Weekender
June 06, 2023	Paris, FR 	Le Trabendo
June 07, 2023	Utrecht, NL 	TivoliVredenburg Cloud 9
June 08, 2023	Rotterdam, NL 	Bird
June 09, 2023	Berlin, DE 	Quasimodo
June 10, 2023	Hamburg, DE 	Elbjazz
July 02, 2023	Glynde, UK 	Love Supreme Jazz Festival
July 05, 2023	Gent, BE 	Gent Jazz Festival
July 06, 2023	Lyon, FR 	Jazz à Vienne
July 08, 2023	Rotterdam, NL 	North Sea Jazz Festival
July 14, 2023	Montreux, CH 	Montreux Jazz Festival
July 15, 2023	St. Gallen, CH	Kultur Festival
July 18, 2023	Nice, FR 	Nice Jazz Festival
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