Shannon Roley

DJ RPM Presents: The Indie Top 50 Vol. 20

Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Provided by DatPiff.com

Bio:

SHANNON ROLEY AKA BABYGURL, OWNER AT ANGEL ENT, AND ONE OF THE HOTTEST SINGER/SONGWRITER'S OUT OF THE MIDWEST WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BLOOMINGTON MINNESOTA. SHANNON HAD A GREAT CHILDHOOD, WHERE SHE WAS INVOLVED IN GYMNASTICS FOR 5 YEARS, DIVING, TRACK, CLARINET, FLUTE, PRIVATE VOCAL TRAINING (PRIVATELY AND AT MCPHAIL), TAP, BALLET, AND JAZZ AT (JAN GILLESPIE SCHOOL OF DANCE, DANCEWORKS OF BLMGTN, AND DIANE'S DANCE). HER FAMILY LOVED TO GO SKIING IN COLORADO, WISCONSIN, AND DULUTH IN THE WINTER. IN THE SUMMER SHE WOULD SWIM, PLAY TENNIS, WRITE POETRY AT THE PARK BY HER HOUSE, AND RIDE HER SCOOTER PULLING HER CLOSE FRIENDS ON THEIR BIKES! BLESSED TO HAVE HAD BOTH PARENTS RUN RESORTS IN ONTARIO, CANADA (ATIKWA DEER LAKE CAMP), AND IN SPICER, MN (NORTH SHORE RESORT). SHE WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING TIME WITH HER GRANDPARENTS, COUSINS, AUNTS AND UNCLES; AS WELL AS, TAKING THOSE EXCITING WATER AIRPLANE AND BOAT RIDES, AND GOING BLUEBERRY PICKING AND FISHING WITH THE FAM. WANTING TO WORK AT A YOUNG AGE, BESIDES BABYSITTING AND HELPING HER TWIN BROTHER DO HIS PAPER ROUTE, SHE BEGAN WORKING AT 14. SHANNON WAS AN EXTRA IN THE MOVIE "MALL RATS" IN A SCENE BEHIND BEN AFFLECK & JASON LEE (1995). SHE TOOK MODELING CLASSES AT PLAZA 3 AND ATTENDED THE IMTA CONVENTION IN NEW YORK IN 1988. THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AT VARIOUS JOBS SUCH AS DOMINOES (5 YEARS), BLUE CHIP COOKIES (FAMILY OWNED, IN ST. PAUL), CHEETAH PIZZA, PIZZA HUT, EMBASSY SUITES, WOOLEY'S, US SWIM & FITNESS, SIM'S SECURITY, CUSTOM RESEARCH, CIGNA INSURANCE, LIMITED, HOME FREE (DISABLED), MIDWEST VENDING (LITTERALLY COUNTING MONEY), WARDS, DAYTON'S (1 YEAR), J.C. PENNY CO., HEARTLAND AMERICA (5 YEARS), Q.V.C. VALUEVISION, TRADE SECRET (5 YEARS), AD EFX, FANTASTIC SAMS, CVS, NEW HORIZON, AND WAS AN AID AT RIDGEWATER COLLEGE FOR THE ART DEPT. AFTER BEING HEAVILY INVOLVED IN CHURCH GROWING UP, SINGING GOING THROUGH CONFIRMATION, TAKING RETREATS TO PLACES LIKE THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOEING, AND GIVING A LONG THANKSGIVING SPEECH IN FRONT OF THE CONGREGATION, SHE STARTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LIFE'S SPIRITUAL SIDE AND GETTING IN TOUCH WITH HER INNER SELF. HER MAJOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE (NORMANDALE, RIDGEWATER) WAS BUSINESS AND LIBERAL ARTS. SHE TOOK CHOIR EVERY YEAR AND WAS PLACED IN ALL CITY CHOIR, FOR TWO YEARS AFTER SCHOOL. SHE WAS ALSO IN THE PLAY "ANNIE". ALWAYS SINGING AROUND THE HOUSE, BUYING CD'S TO LEARN RUNS, AND GETTING INSPIRATION FROM MICHAEL JACKSON, WHITNEY HOUSTON, JANET JACKSON, AND MARIAH CAREY, THIS SONGSTRESS BEGAN WRITING. SHANNON STARTED DOING SESSION WORK, WRITING IN VARIOUS STUDIO'S FOR OVER 15 YEARS (FORTAY PRODUCTIONS,LGI ENTERTAINMENT, KAJ' STUDIOS, ANTHONY MICHAEL STUDIOS, CARL LINDER, SAVANNAH STREET, ROCK SOLID STUDIO, NEW MILLENIUM ENT., ETC...). AFTER MOVING OUT ON HER OWN AND TRAVELLING TO L.A. WITH THE GROUP "MAN 2 MAN", TO CHECK OUT PROSPECTS FOR THE GROUP. IN 1995 SHE GAVE BIRTH TO HER FIRST SON ANDRE, AFTER 46 HOURS OF LABOR & CONTRACTIONS; WHO WAS BORN 8 WEEKS EARLY DUE TO COMPLICATIONS, FROM MOVING DOWN TO KANSAS CITY AND BACK. LIVING IN SPICER, AND GOING TO RIDGEWATER COLLEGE, SHE DECIDED TO MOVE BACK TO MPLS TO DO MUSIC, SHE THEN RELOCATED TO HOPKINS FOR TWO YEARS. AFTER HAVING PERFORMED AT THE STATE FAIR AND DOING "RUSH IT OR FLUSH IT" PREVIOUSLY FOR K.M.O.J. RADIO AND SINGING ON A CABLE SHOW, SHE INKED A DEAL TO HAVE HER SONGS "LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO" AND "SOUL LOVE" APPEAR ON "THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS" DAYTIME SOAP THROUGH COLUMBIA TRI-STAR/OMC MUSIC. WHILE LIVING IN HOPKINS, SHE GAVE BIRTH TO TWO MORE CHILDREN, EDWARD (1998) AND ASIANNA (1999), AND ATTENDED COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL AT SCOT LEWIS IN BLOOMINGTON. IN 2000 SHANNON GRADUATED AND MOVED TO BLOOMINGTON FOR TWO YEARS, AND STARTED WORKING AT BURNSVILLE MALL AND THEN THE M.O.A., ALTOGETHER 4 YEARS, WHERE SHE WOULD WORK ON CLIENTS DOING HAIR AND NAILS, UNLOADING AND STOCKING PRODUCT (AROUND 200 BOXES OF SHIPMENT A WEEK.) IN 2002 SHE WELCOMED HER BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER TATIANNA INTO THE WORLD. AFTER BEING INJURED AT WORK SHE HAD 2 BACK SPINE SURGERIES AND 3 SETS OF INJECTIONS, WHILE LIVING IN CHASKA FOR 4 YEARS. SHE CONTINUED WRITING AND NETWORKING AND BOUGHT EQUIPMENT WITH HER MOM'S HELP, TO WRITE AT HOME, BECAUSE GOING TO STUDIO'S WITH 4 CHILDREN BOUNCING OFF THE WALL, (2 OF WHICH) HAVE MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (ADHD, ODD, CHRONIC ADJUSTMENT DISORDER, MOOD DISORDER, AND SPEECH THERAPY) WAS CHALLENGING. SHE THEN RENTED A PRACTICE STUDIO IN ST. PAUL, WHILE RECOVERING AND TAKING CARE OF HER BABIES, SINCE SHE WAS AND STILL IS A SINGLE MOM. IN JAN 2007 SHE RELOCATED TO OAKDALE (ST. PAUL) WHERE SHE BEGAN DOING SOME SHOW'S AT VENUE'S LIKE "THE RED SEA", "BARFLY", "TROCADEROS", "VISAGE", "CRISTAL", "WHISKEY DICK'S" (WISONSIN), "FOREST PARK PRESERVE" (CHICAGO) FOR STOP THE VIOLENCE, ETC... SHE HAS LENT HER CREATIVITY IN WRITING AND ENGINEERING VOCALS FOR VARIOUS ARTIST'S (ISABELLA, FAME N GLORY(BEST HIPHOP GROUP 08), EXCLUSIVE ENT, SINCERE, INFA-AIZE, SPEEDY AKA DA DOGG, BIG GRIT, TONE, LOST CAUSE, STONE, MURDA MERLE, FOUR FAM (HER 4 CHILDREN) ETC.. IN MN AS WELL AS PRODUCING HER OWN CD "DANCE WITH ME" IN 2006, "HERE WE GO" IN 2007, MIXTAPE "GLOBAL WARNING" AND CD "LOVE IS..." IN 2008 AND CD "I GOT U" IN 2009. SHANNON WAS TAKING HIPHOP DANCE CLASSES MORE RECENTLY AT "ESSENCE OF PRODIGY" IN MPLS. IN SPRING 2009 SHE SIGNED WTH MANAGER CLAYTON MOORE OF VENTURE ENTERTAINMENT RECORDS GROUP. THE LABEL RELEASED A MN COMPILATION CALLED "THE HITLIST" WHICH INTRODUCED HER NEW RECORD LABEL YUM YUM RECORDS LLC. FALL OF 2009 SHE HAD BUNION SURGERY ON BOTH FEET AND A COUPLE MONTHS LATER MOVED TO BURNSVILLE. ON EASTER 2010 SHE FELL PLAYING SOFTBALL WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS AND ENDED UP HAVING SURGERY ON HER RIGHT KNEE. WHILE HEALING FROM KNEE SURGERY THROUGHOUT 2010 SHE HAS BEEN WORKING ON HER CD "IMAGINATION". SHANNON IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING MINNEAPOLIS MEDIA INSTITUTE FOR AN AA IN MUSIC ENGINEERING TO BE COMPLETED IN FEB 2012. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LUV SUPPORT! WHEN YOU PLANT A SEED FROM YOUR SOUL, NOURISH IT, AND LET IT GROW, EVENTUALLY IT TURNS INTO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL! (LIKE A ROSE)
....

Member Since:

March 15, 2006

Influences:

WOW EVERYBODY!!! MY BIGGEST JOY IN LIFE IS MY CHILDREN !

Record Label:

Yum Yum Records LLC