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Taryn Southern is an American filmmaker, TV host and digital strategist known her for her work with emerging technologies. She was formerly known for her work as a YouTuber, singer, and actress.

Taryn Southern
Southern at the Streamy Awards in 2010
Born
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
OccupationActress, singer, model, writer, producer
Years active2004–present
Modeling information
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorHazel
Websitewww.tarynsouthern.com

She was part of American Idol season three's Top 50, but first gained national attention with her YouTube video Hot4Hill during the 2008 Presidential race. She went on to host and executive produce DirecTV's first original series, Project My World before landing other jobs in the entertainment industry and building a YouTube channel.

In April 2019, Southern co-directed and produced her first full-length sci-fi documentary, I AM HUMAN with Elena Gaby, which explores the co-evolution of human and technology. I AM HUMAN had its worldwide premiere when it debuted at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in New York.


Early life


Southern grew up in Wichita, Kansas and landed her first starring role in a pre-Broadway theatrical production at the age of 10.[1] As a teenager, she co-hosted a regional talk show for WB Kansas that discussed teen issues.[2] She graduated from Wichita East High School in 2003.[3]

At 20, Southern graduated from the University of Miami, earning a B.S. in Anthropology and a B.A. in Journalism. While in school she competed in American Idol and received a grant to travel to Peru to study the shamanic use of ayahuasca among rainforest communities.[4]

In May 2019 she was diagnosed with breast cancer.


Career


In 2004, at 17, she appeared on third season of American Idol, making it to Hollywood week and the Top 50.[5]

In 2006/2007, she produced a travel show, Project MyWorld, for DirecTV, which followed her and two friends as they traveled the world and met their MySpace friends.[6]

On July 2, 2007, she released a comedic YouTube video called Hott4Hill in support of the first presidential campaign of U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton. In the video, which she wrote and performed as a satire of the Obama Girl video, she sings about how much she would like to see Clinton win the election.[7] That same year, Southern appeared as a guest on Hardball with Chris Matthews [8] and was hired to be the face of Cosmopolitan.com's first daily online series.[9]

In 2008, she starred in the first online series for The WB, Sorority Forever, alongside best friend and lonelygirl15 star Jessica Rose.[10] In November 2008, Southern and Jessica Rose launched Webutantes, a new media studio.[11]

In 2008/2009, Southern wrote/produced her first comedic musical web series, Private High Musical, which was released across various media platforms, and which was later sold to MTV as a half-hour comedy pilot, with David Zuckerman (Family Guy) as co-writer/executive producer.[12]

In 2010, she had a recurring role in the 5th season of the CBS comedy series Rules of Engagement, as well as a part in the movie Battle: Los Angeles as a reporter.

In 2011, Southern was a correspondent for the US version of The X Factor.[13] She also provided voice overs for the character Judy on the Fred animated series on YouTube.

In 2012, she appeared as a guest star and voice on New Girl, American Dad!, The League, and Guys with Kids.[14] Notably, Southern launched her YouTube channel in 2012 by releasing one video per week for a year. As of 2015, she had more than 450,000 subscribers.

In 2013, Southern released her comedy album, which contained a few earlier releases, reached #20 on the iTunes comedy chart, and was recognized by Billboard."[15][16] The song “Crush”, which was on the album, made it to the Top 100 in radio play that August.[17] Since then, Southern has released more than 50 original songs and covers as well as an 80's inspired album, Flashback Friday.[18]

In 2013, Southern was hired to be a correspondent on Shark After Dark Live during Shark Week on Discovery Channel, which earned the #1 ratings spot in their time slot all week.[19] Southern was later hired to continue her role as correspondent for Naked After Dark on Discovery Channel, a companion late-night show to Naked and Afraid.[20]

In 2014, Southern's YouTube Channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #52.[21]

In May 2015, Southern began hosting the 2000s and Today Countdown on The Pulse for Sirius XM. She also debuted a series with Marriott that was later renewed for a second season.[22][23] Later in 2015, Maker Studios announced that they would be launching a late night talk show with Southern as the host.[24] The series, which launched in 2015 and 2016, was an exploration of internet culture and featured guests ranging from celebrity/science enthusiast Seth MacFarlane and #1 Vine Star "King Bach" to psychedelic advocate Zach Leary and activist musician Kate Nash.[25]

In 2016, Taryn was featured in article in Vanity Fair, alongside several other popular video creators.[26]

By 2017, Southern had stopped posting regular content on her YouTube channel and removed many of her past videos. She cited the YouTube algorithm as problematic for the digital community, and a desire to focus on other creative endeavors and emerging technology.[27][28]

In 2017, Southern received a grant from the Google VR Creator Lab to create several pieces of experimental VR content, one of which was later nominated for a streamy.[29][30] Southern was also chosen to be an ambassador for The Geena Davis Institute Gender in Media #ShesGotDrive campaign to promote female voices in media.[31]

Southern's VR project led her to begin work on her 2018 album titled I AM AI, where the backing music was generated using a variety of AI-based musical composition tools including Amper, an open source product which allows users to create music based on user generated inputs.[32][33] The first single from I AM AI, Break Free, was released in August 2017 and features backing music generated using Amper. The song is about a woman who wants to break free of biological limitations.[34] The album received international attention, and radio play in the US.[35] For the song New World, Southern released a token using blockchain technology to enable hundreds of potential collaborators to split backend royalties on sales and streams of the track.[36]

In 2019, Southern and co-director Elena Gaby premiered I AM HUMAN at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.[37] The Winner of four "Best Feature" awards following its premiere, I AM HUMAN chronicles the emotional journey of three real-world pioneers with implantable brain interfaces: a paraplegic, blind retiree, an artist struggling with Parkinson’s, and the scientists and entrepreneurs on the frontlines of pressing technical and ethical quandaries. I AM HUMAN won: Best of the Fest at the 2019 El Dorado Film Festival,[38] Audience Choice for Best Feature at the 2019 Eastern Oregon Film Festival,[39] Outstanding First Feature at the Tallgrass Film Festival, Best Feature at Other Worlds Austin,[40] Best Director at the Oslo Film Festival.[41] I AM HUMAN was released on March 10, 2020 on video-on-demand platforms.[42]


Videography



Filmography


Year Title Role Notes
2006–2007 Project My World Taryn Nine episode documentary
2007 Hot 4 Hill Hot4Hill Digital short featured on Fox, CNN, MSNBC and other news outlets
2007–2008 The Heavy Show Various characters
2008 Senior Skip Day Isha movie
2008 Sorority Forever Taryn Monaghan 31 episodes
2008 Private High Musical Sandra Smith In addition to starring also wrote and produced
2009 Single Black Female Jennifer movie
2009 Woke Up Dead Debbie
2010 The Frankenstein Brothers Joy movie
2010 Pound of Flesh Dyonesia Cosa movie
2010 Rules of Engagement Allison 4 episodes
2010 BlackBoxTV Presents Jamie Phillips Episode: Leave Me Alone!
2010 The Temp Life Nancy Roder 8 episodes
2010 The Webventures of Justin and Alden Vampire 1 episode
2010 Battle Los Angeles Reporter on beach movie
2011 ElfQuest: A Fan Imagining Timmain Digital short
2012 New Girl Megan Guest appearance in Season 2, Episode 3 "Fluffer"
2012 Guys with Kids Erica Guest appearance in Season 1, Episode 12 "Marny's Dad"
2014 Last Man Standing Rachel Guest appearance in Season 3, Episode 15 "Tasers"
2015 Princess Rap Battle Effie Digital short guest appearance in Season 1, Episode 6 "Katniss vs. Hermione"

Music videos


Year Title Director Notes
2009"Wrong Hole"[43]Featuring Scott Baio
2010"Keep It In Your Pants (The Boner Song)"[44]Bob McKeon
2011"Chick With a Remarkable Vagina"[45]Kyle Morrison
"Coffee Makes Me Poo"[46]Taryn Southern
"Touch Your Boobies (I Touch Mine)"[47]Taryn SouthernDonation drive for Susan G. Komen
"Where Is My Goat?"[48]Michael Livingston
2012"Cuz We The X-Factor Digital"[49]Marc ScarpaPromoting X-Factor pre-shows
"I Think I Farted"[50]Jackson Adams
"Epic rap battle of manliness"
"Guys - They Just Wanna Bang You"[51]Taryn Southern
"Wrong Hole (The Untold Story)"[52]Michael Alan HoyFeaturing Dennis Haskins
"Just Google That Shit"[53]Jackson Adams
"Single Girls"[54]Taryn Southern
Jarrett McGovern
Justin Safaei
"Bad Sex"[55]Brad Etter
2013"Really Blurred Lines"With Julia Price
"Crush"[56]Taryn SouthernFeaturing Chester See
"The Fox - What the Fox Didn't Say"[57]
"Royals Cover"Derrel D'ItriWith Julia Price
"Dead or Alive"[58]
2014"Everyone Pees in the Ocean"[59]Brad Etter
2015"I Love You, But Goodbye"[60]

Discography



References


  1. Trussel, Robert (December 1995). Could 'Jane Eyre' actors be Broadway bound?, Kansas City Star ("10 year old Jane Eyre played by Taryn Southern")
  2. "'Rules' Lands Wichitan a Shot at Lasting Fame". October 31, 2010.
  3. (15 April 2003). CHANNEL 33 LAUNCHES A LOCAL FORUM FOR TEENAGERS TONIGHT, Wichita Eagle ("As teen cohost Taryn Southern a senior at Wichita East High says at the end of tonight's first show...")
  4. Draw My Life. Taryn Southern. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  5. Ottawa Citizen (July 14, 2007). "Lusty Online Ode Amuses, Enrages Viewers". Retrieved September 10, 2008.
  6. DirecTV's New Original Series. September 26, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  7. Hott 4 Hill counters Obama Girl. July 11, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
  8. Hardball with Chris Matthews for July 24. July 24, 2007.
  9. YHP Interviews Taryn Southern. Nov 16, 2009.
  10. Hustvedt, Marc (October 31, 2008). "Sorority Forever Finale Arrives". Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  11. Hustvedt, Marc (November 18, 2008). "Jessica Rose and Taryn Southern Team Up As 'Webutantes'". Tubefilter. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  12. MTV Plans Spoof of High School Musical. March 11, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  13. Wallenstein, Andrew (November 17, 2011). "X Factor Expands Digital Domain". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  14. "Taryn Southern". IMDb. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  15. McNaughton, Mathieas (November 18, 2010). "Taryn Southern Wants You to 'Keep it in Your Pants'". Tubefilter. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  16. PRI (July 19, 2013). "Bubbling Under: YouTube Star Taryn Southern Heads to Radio With 'Crush'". billboard.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  17. "Bubbling Under: YouTube Star Taryn Southern Heads to Radio With 'Crush'". Billboard. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  18. "Flashback friday". youtube.com. July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  19. "'Shark After Dark' Devours Cable Talk Rivals For 2nd Night; Discovery Tops Cable In Demo". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  20. "'"Naked After Dark" Premieres after Sunday's "Naked and Afraid"". channelguidemag.com. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  21. "The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 75-51!". New Media Rockstars. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  22. "MOXY Hotels Announces "DO NOT DISTURB" YouTube Series with Comedian Taryn Southern". Marriott. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  23. "Moxy Hotels Premieres Second Season of Original Web Series "Do Not Disturb" Hosted by Comedian Taryn Southern". Marriott. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  24. "Maker Studios to develop programs based on Marvel 'lore'". LA Times. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  25. "Stream Con: Taryn Southern interview". EW.com. EW.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  26. "Can King Bach, RocketJump, and Other Stars of YouTube and Vine Make It in Hollywood?". VanityFair.com. VanityFair.com. February 2016. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  27. "I can say with 100% certainty that I am much happier and more relaxed after quitting YouTube. As the algorithm shifted to favor much more frequent and consistent uploads, the only way to stay in the game was to become a living breathing vlog factory".
  28. "YouTube star Taryn Southern explains the demanding new reality of being famous on social media". BusinessInsider.com. 2017-01-25.
  29. "Song Made By AI Gets Stunning 360° Music Video - VRScout". VRScout. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  30. "David Dobrik Leads 2018 Streamy Awards With 6 Nomination". 2018-09-18.
  31. "Taryn Southern, Yulin Kuang and Clara Chung Join Geena Davis Institute's #ShesGotDrive Campaign". 2017-02-17.
  32. McFarland, Matt. "Popular YouTube artist uses AI to record new album". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  33. "Musician Taryn Southern on composing her new album entirely with AI". The Verge. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  34. Berman, Robby. "AI and a Human Make a Pop Record... For Real". Big Think. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  35. "Is music about to have its first AI No.1? - BBC Music". 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  36. "You can help make the world's very first tokenized song". Futurism. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  37. I AM HUMAN tribecafilm.com
  38. Trupp, Julia (October 22, 2019) The 2019 El Dorado Film Festival announces winners idleclassmag.com
  39. #EOFF2019 (UN)OFFICIAL AWARDS
  40. "Other Worlds Film Fest on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[user-generated source]
  41. "Oslo Film Festival on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[user-generated source]
  42. "Here are all the new movies on VOD this month, from 'Birds of Prey' to 'Rise of Skywalker'". Entertainment Weekly. 2020-03-20.
  43. "Wrong Hole". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 27 July 2015.[dead YouTube link]
  44. "Keep It In Your Pants". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  45. "Remarkable Vagina". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  46. "Coffee Makes Me Poo". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  47. "Touch Your Boobies (I Touch Mine)". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  48. "Where Is My Goat?". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  49. "'Cuz We The X-Factor Digital". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  50. "I Think I Farted". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  51. "Guys They Just Wanna $%*# You". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  52. "Wrong Hole (The Untold Story)". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  53. "Just Google That S**t". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  54. "Single Girls". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  55. "Bad Sex". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 5 February 2013.[dead YouTube link]
  56. "Crush". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  57. "The Fox - What the Fox Didn't Say". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  58. "Dead or Alive". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  59. "Everyone Pees in the Ocean". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 27 July 2015.[dead YouTube link]
  60. "I Love You, But Goodbye". Taryn Southern. Retrieved 3 May 2020.


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