BIO
WHO'S THAT GIRL?!
She's anything but Ordinary.
Onna B is a writer, poet, and musician who creates from feeling first and lets the form follow.
Writing found her early. It became the place she went to make sense of things, to imagine beyond whatever room she happened to be in at the time. With a pen, the world opened. Stories, music, and meaning took shape without rules, without permission. What started as an escape grew into a lifelong way of processing, expressing, and connecting.
She was born in Philadelphia and raised in the suburbs of New Jersey, surrounded by music in a house where vinyl played often and listening was a shared experience. Those moments stayed with her. Jazz settled in deep, alongside soft rock, classical influences, and the kind of music that values mood as much as melody. Artists like Miles Davis, Earth, Wind and Fire, Pat Metheny, Chuck Mangione, Grover Washington, Jr., and George Benson helped shape her ear and her emotional relationship to sound.
Through school programs, Onna played the flute and piccolo for nine years, performing regularly and earning recognition along the way. She later played with the National Guard during soldier homecoming ceremonies, moments that reinforced how music can hold meaning far beyond the notes themselves. Writing stayed close during those years, quietly growing alongside the music through poems, short pieces, and reflections.
Loss entered her life early. Depression followed. Creativity became more than expression; it became survival. Instead of closing in, she chose to speak outward, grounded in empathy and a belief that honesty can be a form of care. She draws inspiration from people who led with kindness and imagination, figures who understood that gentleness can be powerful and that presence matters.
She creates under the name Onna B, short for Onna Bugeisha, a female samurai. The name reflects strength, resilience, and grace existing at the same time.
In 2019, she released Love Language, a collaborative album with smooth jazz musician Mike Murray that explored love as something practiced, lived, and learned. Her 2021 single The World Is Yours continued her genre bending approach, blending message with mood. She is currently collaborating with Mike Murray on new music, with a forthcoming single titled Pull Up expected in early 2026.
Alongside music, Onna curates Ear Candy with Onna B, a listening experience built like a mixtape, guided by emotion rather than genre. Her work moves across writing, sound, and reflection, always rooted in feeling and connection.
Whether through a song, a line of poetry, or a quiet moment shared, Onna B creates spaces where people can recognize themselves and feel a little less alone.