We recently connected with Syeeda Jade and have shared our conversation below.
Syeeda, appreciate you joining us today. Have you signed with an agent or manager? Why or why not?
Currently I have a manager Robert Barnes and he helps me with my Career Direction as well as helping me book jobs and Auditions. We met from Backstage the casting app. I would book a lot of jobs on my own from backstage but I wanted to book bigger roles as well as better paying jobs. It was truly like a miracle when he found my profile on backstage and reached out to me, I thought it was a fake email at first but after responding and doing some research I made the decision to sign. I decided to work with him Because he believes in me perfecting my craft and being the best I can be.
Syeeda, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
A little about me I decided to get into modeling about 5 years ago now and it started with runway ,moved to print , then gradually went to short Films and music videos. The main thing everyone knows about me is I love to laugh and joke I strive to make light of every situation it really makes it so much smoother to have a great Attitude weather it be on Set or overall in life.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
The Most rewarding aspect is seeing all the greatness you’ve been apart of. It’s a beautiful thing and it always makes me smile when I see the finished project knowing all the hard work that went into it was worth it.
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
A story that illustrates my resilience so before applying to music video casting through casting apps I would use Instagram to do so. I would see so many girls I knew land gigs in music videos with major artist and it inspired me to apply. Well I I would never hear back and one day the casting director reached out to me and told me that I was simply “to skinny” I needed to gain weight and that no Artist would want me in their videos because they like girls with body. I was devastated but i knew I couldn’t let this stop me and the biggest lesson I learned was to not make this about my body but let’s make this about my talent. I didn’t get into this business for my body I got into this business for my talent and it was time to start perfecting my craft.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: Www.instagram.com/syahnarra
Image Credits
Samuel Meza
Kemani Stylzz