Originally from Jackson, Mississippi, Teneia is an award-winning international touring musician and songwriter, and has seven albums to her credit. Her work has been featured on HBO, Netflix as well as in several independent films. One of Teneia's most prominent pieces, "Stand," earned a placement in the HBO documentary Prom Night in Mississippi featuring Morgan Freeman.
With a career spanning over a decade, Teneia's talent has landed her alongside John Prine, Buddy Miller, Lee Ann Womack, Lucinda Williams, Missy Higgins, Jamie O'Neal, Sarah Darling, Jessi Colter, Sharon Little, Grayson Capps, Catie Curtis, Luke Doucet, Tab Benoit, Kelley McRae, Salvador Santana and many more. In 2019, she was selected to perform a three-week long tour through Tanzania and Nigeria curated by the US State Department organization, American Music Abroad.