Symfoni

SymfoniThe talented and beautiful singer, Symfoni, aka Sandy Stewart is a prodigy of her gifted father, singer/songwriter Tinga Stewart. Born and grown up in St. Andrew, Jamaica, from her earliest age, she would participate in school musical activities such as the choir and plays. At age 11, she recorded her first song, If You’re Not Here, a cover of a Menudo song under the guidance and motivation of her dad. Her next recording outing was an original song called Over and Over. This was followed by a combination with Beenie Man called Sample Body, recorded in 1994. Since that time, she has performed constantly as an opening act for her dad. This has led to Symfoni becoming an avid stage performer, both as a soloist and as a back-up singer for leading recording artists. More recently she recorded two combination tracks with Danny English and release the single “Happy”.At one time, Symfoni had formed a vocal trio group named Ignishon comprised of two of her friends, Princess and Shantoi. The group lasted for about three years and released several singles and toured all over the island of Jamaica, before disbanding. She then became the back up singer for superstar Patra, touring Africa.She subsequently took a hiatus from performing to go back to school to study massage therapy and has since become a teacher of massage therapy and body aesthetics.It was while working at the massage parlor that Symfoni was encouraged by Sharon Burke to provide some harmonies for Warrior King. She took up the offer and it led to an extensive working relationship with him that resulted in touring all over Europe, the Caribbean and the U.S. from 2002 to the present. She recalls, “I really love working in Europe. Sometimes it’s difficult because we go from show to show without much sleep but the people love the music and we are well received”.Some of the other artists Symfoni has performed as a back up singer with are Freddie McGregor, Jimmy Riley, Crucial Banky, Limey Murray and Anthony Cruz. However, Symfoni is now more than ever focused on her solo career. Her goal is to complete her debut album and she is well advanced in that process, working with reggae icon, musician and producer Robbie Shakespeare. She currently has eleven tracks completed and the album is expected to be completed soon. She adds, “I’ve recorded a number of songs for different producers such as Bobby Digital; Barry York; my brother, Michael Finger Stewart (who is also the engineer for Capleton), my dad and a few others”. Symfoni continues, “I’ve grown up in the business and I’m aware that is very competitive but I like that. I know it is also a political game but like any other aspect of life, if you have endurance and “sticktuity” you can get there. I am learning to play the piano and I’m sure that will help with my songwriting skills.”When asked about working in the studio or onstage she says “Working in the studio can be more relaxing because if you make a mistake, you can go back and correct it and most of the time you’re alone in the recording booth and you feel in control. While working onstage there’s no room for mistake, for whatever you do is gone. However, what I like about stage performance is that it allows me to travel a lot, knowing new places and new cultures. Some of my most memorable experiences have been of performing at shows in different parts of the world. I’m certainly looking forward to performing in those same places as a solo artist someday soon.I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!