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Shannon Eileen

General Info

  • Genre: Pop / Soul / Trip Hop

    Location Seattle, Un

    Profile Views: 122690

    Last Login: 12/27/2011

    Member Since 4/13/2004

    Website www.shannoneileen.com

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    I could pretend that a professional bio-writer wrote this and talk in 3rd person...but I won't. Who am I? I'm a girl. I'm a singer. I write songs that make me happy. This is where my journey has led me. The pre-journey began in Gig Harbor, Washington. I grew up in a stable household. Mom, Pop, a bro, two cats and a dog sorta thing. Not wealthy, but we got by. I could pretend I had a drama-filled broken family, overcoming obstacles and prejudices in life...but I won't. In high school I was a goodie choir/drama girl. Music and singing became my passion. Between school and homework, bagging groceries at Safeway, musical rehearsals, and jazz choir competitions, I somehow found the time to take private classical vocal lessons at the University of Puget Sound. This is where I found my voice. A scholarship to the University of Southern California followed, and I was admitted into the Thorton School of Music to study vocal performance. I welcomed the opportunity to move to LA and 'find myself'. I never thought I'd pursue a career in music - too risky. But I think I like living dangerously. Music worked its way into my heart, but not like I thought it would. Singing opera became a chore. I was scolded by my teachers for singing other types of music. So I switched the major to Communication. Music is, after all, the best form of it, right? I became a founding member of USC Sirens, the only all-female a capella group on campus. These girls became my family. We toured all over the East Coast, recorded with producer/singer/songwriter extraordinaire, Gabrielmann, and put out a bunch of albums which won a bunch of awards (blah blah). .. After graduation, with a slapped together homemade demo of my Sirens solos, I found a producer who signed me to his indy label, IMG Records. We put out my first full-length album, which won Album of the Year by the LA Music Awards, so I guess I did something right. Got a band together, toured around LA at all the major venues, got a fan base growing, and was even selected to sing for the troops in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. One word: Insane! A little radio play here and there (mostly in China...random!) and an interview on KISS FM for being a Finalist in their RadioStar Competition. Oh yah, I was also a Songwriter Finalist in the Great American Song Competition. Now that I look back at all this, I think I'm allowed to give myself a high five. Unfortunately, the time came to part ways with IMG. Fast-forward a year of trying to get out of the deal early, with no success, we now arrive at the second phase. A phase in which I own my own songs and appreciate being independent again. A phase in which I find some new friends to help me. I met DJ Solo, a hip-hop DJ/programmer (DJ Muggs, GZA), and Warren Riker, the 3-time Grammy-winning producer/mixer/engineer (Lauryn Hill, The Fugees, Santana). Warren and I spent some time in Boston at Blue Jay Studios to write and record the tunes you hear above. Filming my first music video shortly followed, with the incredibly talented directors, Anthony Lenzo & Michael Gordon. Now I'm getting airplay on national and international commercial and public radio stations, and getting my songs played on MTV and indie films. Things are finally falling into place. I could pretend I'm a combination of other similar artists so you could peg me as a certain type, or place me some sort of category...but I won't. I'll let you decide for yourself. My new sound is trip hop. It's jazz. It's soul. And yes, pop too. It's a bit of fantasy. It's a bit of indulgence. It's all my influences rolled up in one sexy bundle of goodness. Horns, strings, the whole shabang. We got live jazz musicians, ambient atmosphere, and lush orchestration. This was my chance to transport myself into my own little 60's spy film daydream. I could pretend to be the next Bond-girl...and maybe I will :) My dear friends...I hope you enjoy the tunes. I hope you can relate to them. I hope you can dance to them. Maybe even make-out to them. I can now truly appreciate everything I went through in order to get to this point in my life. It has been quite a journey already. And I like to think this is just the beginning.....
  • Members

    Shannon Eileen and The Vapor Project Lead Vocals: Shannon Eileen Bass: Erik Sanchez Guitar: Tim Friedlander Drums: Hale aka Lil Drummer Dude Keys: Esteban Adame Backup Vocals: Lauren Santiago Backup Vocals: Melanie Nyema
  • Influences

    Dusty Springfield.. Peggy Lee.. Nancy Sinatra.. Sade.. Esthero.. Cinematic Orchestra.. The Supremes.. Maxwell.. Si*Se.. Donny Hathaway.. Zero 7.. Jill Scott.. Fiona Apple.. Common.. Minnie Riperton.. Radiohead.. Pharcyde.. Bic Runga.. Bob and Damian Marley.. DJ Shadow.. Led Zepplin.. Massive Attack.. Miles Davis.. Bill Withers.. Jazzanova.. Portishead.. young Michael Jackson.. Holly Palmer.. Propellerheads.. Amel Larrieux.. Groove Theory.. Gorillaz.. Ella Fitzgerald.. The Roots.. Mos Def.. Pearl Jam.. Tribe Called Quest.. Sarah Vaughn.. old Weezer.. Rosie.. D'Angelo.. Future Sounds of Jazz. .No Doubt.. Eva Cassidy.. Res.. Dan the Automator.. Soulstice.. Gnarls Barkley.. Weekend Players.. Shirley Bassey..Prince.. Frou Frou.. Morcheeba.. Thievery Corporation.. Amy Winehouse.. Bitter:Sweet.. Adele... USC Sirens!....
  • Sounds Like

    ME

Comments

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  • Emily Lowes

    Very nice...I'm liking the sound. Keep it up.

    2 years ago
  • Karl

    Hi Shannon,
    danke fürs freund sein.
    Gruß
    Karl

    3 years ago
  • the wHiTe HoRsEs project

    Thank you, Shannon. A pleasure.

    3 years ago
  • GreKane

    Hiya, thanks for the add!....Some nice sounding stuff here...likin' it.....Take it easy! ;) Cheers, Chris

    3 years ago
  • Luiz Marques

    Hello Shannon Eileen,
    thank you for added me as your friend! Beautiful voice and very good taste in your music.Congratulations.
    The new songs copyright of my recent CD are posted on my page. It will be a joy to share my new work with you!
    I therefore ask for a ride on my page.
    Big hug
    Light, Love and Wisdom!
    Luiz Marques

    3 years ago
  • Black- Market

    Hey Shannon, We checked out your page and it's real nice. We see you're making major moves and that's really inspiring. The-Black-Market.com is a great tool filled with resources that has helped many others toward their goals. If you have family or friends that this can benefit, be sure to let them know about us. Elevate your success and increase your numbers in the music industry. Check us out at http://The-Black-Market.com

    3 years ago
  • Erik Lee Nilsson

    Lovely voice you have Shannon!! Great to meet you here--XOXO ERIK

    3 years ago
  • BIKA

    Happy Birthday to you!

    3 years ago
  • †Nicole

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHANNON:) rock on!

    3 years ago
  • Ryan Sherman

    Happy birthday! How have things been for you?

    3 years ago
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