
Shanise sings
I have been singing since I was seven years old. I began in my bedroom, then in school talent shows, and eventually sang national anthems and performed events. I learned a lot about my voice at a young age. I will forever be grateful for the opportunities that I was provided with growing up. I learned piano and took voice lessons for a decade. However, I put singing on the backburner in my early adult years. I got caught up in the pressures of life and doing what I felt like I had to. While I was on a singing hiatus I was reading books on spirituality and personal development. I became a yoga teacher and began connecting with a higher power. I developed a greater sense of self and what I am put here on this Earth to do.
Over the years I always heard song ideas and melodies in my head but didn’t allow them to come out into the world. It wasn’t until I hit what I would consider my “rock bottom” that I started to write songs. Through writing, I was able to process pain and through singing I connected with God. I realized that everything I had gone through up until this point was meant to make me the artist and person that I am. I can only heal and provide healing because I’ve been hurt. I can only grow because I’ve been in situations that dim my inner beauty and my light. I share my music to remind you that you are worthy of a better life, and that inner peace is possible and achievable even in the chaos of society. My focus as a human is to serve my community and the world by allowing the truth to flow through me.
My life is constantly shaping who I am and I am fully present for all of it. The perceived good, the bad, the neutral. I take full responsibility for my life and my healing. This allows me to spread seeds of love and hope for the next generation. I have chosen to dedicate the rest of my life to sharing my voice and knowledge in order to uplift and inspire the spirit that lives in all of us.