Natalie Beridze

Natalie "Tusia" Beridze[a] (born 28 March 1979, known by her stage name TBA and the diminutive Tusia) is a Georgian music composer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for her albums Georgia Is Like Spiritual Tokyo (2003), What About Things Like Bullets (2007), and Forget’fulness (2011).

[1][2][3] She was born in Tbilisi and is considered a pioneering female electronic musician from Georgia.

[4][5] In 2002, she came second place for the MuVi Award at the 48th Oberhausen International Short Film Festival for her work on the music video Game (2001) by Nika Machaidze.

[6] From 2002 to 2008, she was based in Cologne, Germany, after being signed to Thomas Brinkmann's label.

[7] She has also recorded under the labels Monika Enterprise and Room40, and collaborated with artists such as Thomas Brinkmann, Antye Greie, Gudrun Gut, Marcus Schmickler, and Ryuichi Sakamoto.