.DawnRichard is touring her sixth solo album, “Second Line,” a genre-defying sonic experience led by the character King Creole. Her music, like her life, is eclectic in its references and love for New Orleans, Black culture, and dancing.
Dawn Richard is one of those rare multi-talented artists. In the past two decades, the 39-year-old native of New Orleans has excelled as a musician, dancer, actor, film director, reality TV star and creative consultant for Adult Swim, the TV channel known for avant-garde animation. She even owns a vegan food truck “dedicated to supporting the local NOLA art community.”
Now, the daughter of Frank Richard, lead singer of the band Chocolate Milk, is readying to perform her first solo set in The City at the inaugural Portola Festival on Sept. 25 at Pier 80. The two day festival features electronic musicians with Flume and The Chemical Brothers headlining. The Examiner spoke by phone with the artist about creativity, Afrofuturism, the tech industry’s search for a soul and navigating life in stilettos. The interview has been edited for length.It's been awesome.
I have been very adamant about not allowing that to happen. I’ve fought for this art at the expense of not having a mainstream career. Most people will not understand this, they like the manufactured sound, they like the mainstream. I loved it, too. But what comes with that? I refuse to be told that because I’m Black, I can’t do this, I’m too dark to do this, I’m not pretty enough for this. Those were things I was told on a constant basis.
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