Group Name: Dez-Air
Years Active: 2009 – Present
Age Range: 19 – 23
Dez-Air was formed by the joint idea of April and Destiny during the summer of 2009. By the fall of that year, they had finished recording two songs and named themselves "Dez-Air."
In February 2010, Victoria collaborated with Dez-Air initially as the Lead Actress in their first music video, "Nobody." She was added to the group shortly after that and functions primarily as the Head Choreographer and Lead Rapper. Stacie was the fourth member added to the line-up in March of 2010 shortly before filming began for their first music video to replace another potential member canidate. Dez-Air debuted on YouTube on May 20, 2010 with the release of their first music video, "Nobody."
After the release of "Nobody," Stacie went on hiatus. In July of 2010, Brooke joined the group as the fifth member in the planned future for the music video "2 Different Tears." On August 8, Destiny left for an internship in Florida but was back for group activities in January of 2011.
On August 11, 2010, Dez-Air released their first single, "Nobody." Their second music video, "2 Different Tears" was released August 16, 2010. Their second single was released on September 12, 2010. A new member, Claire, was added to the group in October of 2010. Stacie and Claire both graduated from Dez-Air on December 26, 2010. "Saying I Love You" will be a track on Dez-Air's first album, Back to Basics, that will be released in the summer of 2012, as the final song featuring Stacie and Claire. "Love Love Love" was released under the name April & Friends as a special Christmas release on December 22, 2010 and this track will also be included on Dez-Air's first album.
The official line-up for Dez-Air has been confirmed to include April, Destiny, and Victoria as a trio group with the departure of Brooke due to her involvement in theater and musicals. "Saying I Love You" was the biggest line-up for a recording Dez-Air has had so far with April, Destiny, Victoria, Stacie, and Claire. This song was released on February 13, 2011 to celebrate Stacie and Claire's graduation from the group.
On July 23, 2011, Dez-Air released their third single, "Magic Girl," with the title as the main track and "Oh, Honey!" as the backing track. This was the first single to include April, Destiny, and Victoria as a trio. The music video for "Magic Girl" was released on May 28, 2011 and "Oh, Honey!" was released on August 13, 2011. April wrote the lyrics for "Oh Honey!" April, Destiny, and Victoria started doing live performances around the Valley on September 17, 2011 at a private venue with the song "Oh Honey!" The girls performed a special version of "Nobody" at a talent show on October 27, 2011. Both "Oh Honey!" and "Nobody were performed at an Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance showcase on November 3, 2011. The girls ended the year with a performance at a retirement home with songs such as "Shy Boy," "Starlight Moonlight," "All I Want for Christmas is You," "Santa Baby," along with some other well known Christmas songs.
On October 29, 2011, Dez-Air released a cover of "So Hot" for the second track on their fourth single along with "Shy Boy" on January 1, 2012. "Starlight Moonlight" was a special cover recorded by Destiny and April on December 27, 2011 for Dez-Air's first album. April and Victoria represented Dez-Air at their panel for Taiyou Con where they gave performances of the songs "Nobody," "2 Different Tears," "The Boys," "Be My Baby," "Love Machine," and "Ma Boy" on January 6, 2012. A Wonder Girls and Morning Musume CD were also given out at the event.
On March 31, 2012, Dez-Air performed for the first time at a local venue called The Lyceum for Girls and Guitars. There all three members performed "Be My Baby," "Nobody," "Touch," and "Cry Cry." Throughout the beginning of 2012, Dez-Air has been filming for Destiny's senior project for her Bachelors degree entitled "Sub-Reality." This project is in collaboration with Brittani and April and Victoria have small cameos in the final product. The project will be shown on April 19, 2012. Destiny plays the main character Alleah, who experiences the divide between dreams and the real world.
On August 15, 2012, the fifth music video "Be My Baby" was released and the scenes were shot during the month of July and August. The storyline stars Brittani as Miss Hom Nom, a record intern, that has to put together a girl group in 2 weeks in order to keep her position in the company. Dez-Air plays the parts of the girl group and takes on personas to bring the story to life. In mid August, Destiny returned to Florida as a fairy godmother at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Walt DisneyWorld and she will remain until May of 2013. For the foreseeable future, Dez-Air members April and Victoria will do only song covers and cover one or two dances. The shooting of another music video would be incomplete without the whole group in residence.
Current Members:
• April
• Destiny
• Victoria
Past Members:
• Stacie (March-December 26, 2010)
• Claire (October-December 26, 2010)
• Brooke (July 2010-May 2011)
Discography:
01. Nobody Released 08.11.2010
02. 2 Different Tears Released 09.12.2010
03. Magic Girl Released 07.23.2011
04. Shy Boy Released 04.20.2012
05. Back to Basics Released 07.23.2012
Music Videos:
01. Nobody Released 05.20.2010
02. 2 Different Tears Released 08.15.2010 and Re-released 05.13.2011
03. Magic Girl Released 05.28.2011
04. Oh, Honey! Released 08.13.2011
05. Be My Baby Released 08.15.2012
