Niaz Marie is a versatile, charismatic, and passionate storyteller capturing the essence of music, entertainment, art, and Black culture through different forms of journalism and PR services.
As a working woman in media, born, raised, and based in the vibrant city of Los Angeles, CA, Niaz Marie has had the pleasure of utilizing her exceptional communication skills to connect with some of entertainment’s top talent and executives.
Her captivating articles & interviews can be seen in music and lifestyle blogs such as Remixd Magazine, and Grown Magazine. Through her writing and interviewing, she has profiled some of music’s established, promising, and independent artists, covered music related events, and overall captured interesting stories of creatives shifting the culture.
Her bubbly and enticing personality can be seen in Young, Bold, and Regal as the red-carpet host. She has interviewed prominent actors/actresses, directors, producers, and music artists (Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kalan Frfr, Tina Knowles, and Davon Franklin to name a few) at red carpet events for premieres, academy-related events, and film festivals.
Working in public relations, her go-getter spirit has landed her clients interviews and placements with top music and entertainment publications such as People Magazine, Complex, HotNewHipHop, Kazi Magazine, and many more. She’s currently the PR manager for Live & Unfiltered, a unique and live musical experience with performances from some of music’s most talented.
BACKGROUND
Niaz Marie obtained her master’s degree in Mass Communications after completing her B.A. in Communication Studies, both obtained from California State University, Northridge. During her time in grad school, she acquired the hands-on experience with creating and producing multimedia content, public relations training, and journalism. For projects, she would highlight the stories of the Black, creative, and Hip-Hop culture.
Her thesis project, Da Art of Hip-Hop Pedagogy (view here), was a collection of text, a website/curriculum, podcast, and interviews, which highlighted the ways in which Hip-Hop can be used in the K-12 school system to teach Black History. She had the honor of interviewing author, Vikki Tobak (Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop), and Hip-Hop educator, Martha Diaz for this project.