Janaya Black- is the eldest of five children, born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Even as a child she has always shown a passion for creative writing. Janaya is also a ten-year veteran in the music industry. Beginning as a freelance songwriter for independent labels, she honed her writing skills over the years by providing material to local artists. After writing for other artists for the first couple of years, she then joined an all girl group called Touche’. After an uneventful stint with the group, went back to songwriting and then began managing her brother Jassasin. In addition to her musical endeavors, Janaya is the author and publisher of fiction novel “The Breaking Point”. The book was first released in August of 2004 by Authorhouse, but after learning the system of book publishing she set out to do it on her own. Janaya now serves as president/CEO of Black-Smith Enterprises, which is an entertainment infrastructure she created to house all of her creative projects. Projects that include writing, film production, directing, book publishing, and promotions. Black-Smith Enterprises is currently in negotiations to turn “The Breaking Point” into a feature length film. Thus far the company has shot a four-minute mini short to showcase the storyline for the film. The project was both written and directed by Janaya and produced in association with her husband’s film company Goldline Films. She also wrote, directed, and produced the breakout video “I’m Hott” for rapper Jassasin. These works can be viewed www.black-smithenterprises.com and www.myspace.com/goldlinefilms.