The album was also released in the UK with additional tracks, one of which features British singer/songwriter and producer Sebastian Rogers. In the same year, they signed with DreamWorks Records and released their debut album Floetic, which featured the singles "Floetic" " Say Yes" and " Getting Late". She also worked with Michael Jackson - she composed and sang as back-vocal the song " Butterflies" from the album " Invincible" released in 2001 and in 2002 a single version of this song was published. There they met Darren "Limitless" Henson and Keith "Keshon" Pelzer of DJ Jazzy Jeff's Touch Of Jazz studio and began recording. After frequenting spoken word/poetry spots in Atlanta such as Yin Yang Poets' Cafe (to positive reviews), they moved on to Philadelphia. In 2000, the duo travelled to the United States to perform on the poetry circuit. Left, Natalie Stewart AKA The Floacist, Right, Ambrosius. Group success įloetry during their reunion in February 2016. This collaboration led to the creation of Floetry.
In 1999, Ambrosius wrote and submitted a song to her publishers Perfect Songs called "Fantasize", inviting Stewart to lend some of her poetry to the song.
Stewart was a founding member of the performance poetry group 3 Plus 1 which was rising to Han Solo in London, Birmingham and Manchester. During these years, the women kept in touch. Stewart attended Middlesex University in London and later transferred to North London University. For college Ambrosius planned to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, but could not due to an injury. Both Stewart and Ambrosius attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology where Ambrosius studied Business and Finance and Stewart Performing Arts, Media and Art.
Original Floetry members Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie Stewart met through their love of basketball. Musical career Early career with Floetry