Yolanda Gene Tharpe is an Occult/Horror Filmmaker and an Darkwave Alternative music artist who started out in the Pagan Underground music scene in Hollywood after leaving her hometown in Indiana where she did talent shows of music & modeling, where she won Model of the year & continued to write lyrics while working in her Mother's Convenient Store D&G Market, 

Yolanda in who's nickname in her home town is "Hollywood" due to her ambition, work tactic and drive with her Music and Modeling growing up supplied by her passion and vision to head to sunny Hollywood after she Graduated from High School in where she did six months later.. an original run-a-way at 15 in Indiana after she got caught staying out late night without a friend, so this to was an drive to move forward as she did at age 17 with a few friends from Indiana to Hollywood. 

When Yolanda entered Hollywood she was instantly noticed by Talent Managers & Talent Agencys  under the artist name Sai Tyler where she was managed by Manager Steve Viera of SJV Management & Associates and booked work right starting with Acting, Modeling and Commercials for Brands "Krafts Macaroni & Cheese" (National), "Macy's Back To School" (Regional), "Foot Locker" (National) to name a few added to Yolanda's Resume is Actress where she got Cast for the character "Jennifer" an young under cover agent in her first movie acting role (1995) in the movie "Under Lock & Key" Directed/Written by Henri Charr, then the film "Rappin N' Rhyming" filmed (1995) Released (2002) Yolanda played the role of "Crystal" a special High School detention student, a film in the light of "Higher Learning" Directed/Written by Todd Ryan.. adding to her Resume is Modeling as Yolanda booked a magazine Spread opposite a male model for J-Crew Magazine, and started modeling Runway for designer boutique stores in Beverly Hills.. Xoxo, Bisou Bisou, etc. with Runway taken to the KTLA "Morning Show" this engaged the move into the support of Music  Artist when Yolanda was Cast as the Leading Lady opposite Snoop Dogg & Keith Sweat in the Smash Hit "Come and Get With Me" 

Yolanda started to become more active in the music scene mostly the Underground Industrial Rock Scene where she started to collaborate with music Producers, Managers & Publicist Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (1999) on his (Fragility Tour)