V.C.R. (Veronica Camille Ratliff) is a 3 time grammy nominated recording artist, composer, violinist, singer-songwriter and published author whose career spans iconic stages, visionary collaborations, and powerful cultural advocacy. A native of Memphis, she recently graduated from USC’s Thornton School of Music with a Masters in Music Composition. Her work unites classical precision with radical artistic freedom, bridging worlds, genres and generations. Her ascent began in 2019 with the publication of The Creative Black Woman’s Playbook, a bold guide that has sold out its international print run and led to the creation of the Creative Black Woman’s Network, a platform dedicated to uplifting and resourcing Black women artists. That same year, she toured with Kelsey Lu at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and Form Arcosanti, and performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in tribute to Yoko Ono with the LA Philharmonic.
