Ke' Shay

For Ke’Shay, becoming the soulful recording artist that she is today was beyond a dream and determination -- It was inevitable.As a young girl, her booming voice and high notes were noticed by many in her church. Ke’Shay wanted to join the church choir at the time, but was not allowed because she was too young – only 5 at the time. . Her self assurance and stage presence was noticeable even at such a young age.Between her singing at church and performing at “family concerts,” Ke’Shay developed her own style of singing and performing. Throughout her childhood, she had many opportunities to perform and even participate in talent competition in 5th grade against adults which she won without a problem.Although her family noticed her talent, she was never given the push of “going for it.” When she started high school, Ke’Shay took a shift and moved into dance and performing arts, gaining an even stronger stage presence. After graduating from high school, Ke’Shay found her way back to her first love, singing and started performing.Currently, the beautiful Neo-soul singer performs regularly with several cover bands around the Bay Area on a regular basis and is working on her debut album that is due out the last quarter of 2007. The songstress writes her own music for the most part, but enjoys working with other creative talents on her projects so she can add additional flavor to her music.The inspiration to her Neo-soul, upbeat funk style of music comes from such inspirational greats as Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner who were her childhood idols, yet her current aspiration is to be in the studio with Jill Scott. Ke’Shay’s music mostly comes from personal life experiences and explains that different beats and tracks that she receives sometimes bring back specific memories, which inspire her to write great tunes for her forthcoming album.