During her time at the New School, Billig launched her video salon
The Orchard Sessions, filmed out of her Lower East Side apartment. Totaling 18 sessions,
The Orchard Sessions featured Billig alongside artists like José James,
Snarky Puppy, Becca Stevens,
Luke Temple,
Matt Simons,
Camila Meza,
Johanna Warren and
Charlotte Cornfield. She also worked at
Blue Note Records for
Bruce Lundvall and
Don Was. In 2014, José James invited her to write on his second Blue Note album
While You Were Sleeping. and was invited on world tour with him to support the album. During this time she wrote, produced and released her debut album
I Am Here under her own label,
Rainbow Blonde Records. Its first single's video, "Hear You Now," premiered in
Billboard. While in Los Angeles she also shifted from her birth name to stage name Taali, to honor her family's nickname for her. and
Were You Busy Writing Your Heart Out? both on Rainbow Blonde Records. In January 2021 Taali received a visa to move to Amsterdam as an artist in residence / guest faculty at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. There she taught at both the pop and jazz school. While in Amsterdam she launched her weekly newsletter Taali Talk, which is emailed to subscribers every Sunday. She also toured European venues including the Concertgebouw, Paradiso, and Ancienne Belgique. In June 2022 Taali moved from Amsterdam back to the United States, specifically Pasadena, where she now lives. ==Awards==