Tahni Handal

Born and raised in Hollywood, California, Tahni began playing piano at the age of eight, eventually switching to guitar. From an early age she loved the pop vocals of The Beatles and the soulful blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan.
At the age of 17 Tahni was invited to join all-girl heavy metal band Tantrum as lead guitarist. She spent the next four years opening for bands like Ratt, Queensryche, Exciter and Y&T. Tahni and the band also appeared in the 1983 Allan Arkush cult classic "Get Crazy" with Malcolm McDowell, Lou Reed, Lee Ving and John Densmore.
The new millennium brought into Tahni’s life a major change: her daughter Emme Lou. "Having my little girl changed my life…and my music," she says. Around the same time, Tahni made the decision to move to Austin, Texas where she would write and record her first album, “Back Again" (which she co-produced with local troubadour Woody Russell). Her subsequent CD "SweetSpot" was released in 2005 and then in October 2008, she released “To Kiss You” which revealed a stronger Rock/Pop side.