Mem Nahadr nə-HAHD), also known as M. Nahadr and simply "M", is an American performance artist and multi-octave vocalist best known for the performance of the song "Butterfly", composed by Yoko Kanno and lyricized by Chris Mosdell for Cowboy Bebop. She is also an author, composer, poet, filmmaker, and human rights activist. In 2008, she presented her off-Broadway theatrical production, Madwoman: A Contemporary Opera co-produced by Grammy winner James P. Nichols, In 2010 Ms. Nahadr was requested by legendary poet and playwright Ntozake Shange, to compose a musical work for the soundtrack to the feature film adaptation of her iconic Broadway classic For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf. This film was released by Lions Gate Entertainment. All of Ms. Nahadr's accomplishments are found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mem_Nahadr In March 2013, Ms. Nahadr began the creation of a new Opera entitled: "FEMME FRACTALE - An Opera of Reflection". James P. Nichols again supports this presentation with state of the art technical-production. In 2017, Ms. Nahadr managed to land on Grammy ballots in 13 categories, and 5 genres.