A native of Richmond, Virginia, and a product of Howard University, Kia Bennett made her introduction into entertainment while singing with former Washington D.C. group "Entyme", along with other respected soul artists Geno Young, Sy Smith, and Yahzarah. Kia is a member of the new school RAMP (Roy Ayers Music Production) whose musical contributions provided the world with samples for hits like A Tribe Called Quest's "Bonita Applebum", Mary J. Blige's "My Life" and Erykah Badu's "Amerykah's Promise". Kia is noted for her background vocals which supported international recording artists D'Angelo, Ledisi, Michael Bolton, Roy Ayers, and others. Kia has graced the following stages in Virginia: The Richmond Jazz Society, Capital Ale House Music Hall, Vagabond, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont, The Tin Pan, Dogwood Dell, CenterStage (Carpenter Theater), Downing-Gross/Ella Fitzgerald Theater, The Perkinson Center/Jimmy Dean Theater, The Richmond Symphony, The Birchmere, The Hippodrome, Varia Wine Studio (Hilton Norfolk THE MAIN), PBS/NPR Brewer Sessions, and The Historic Cavalier Hotel.