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Shieryl "Real" Smith Autobiography "Boom… Boom… That's the 808. Here come the claps... My heart is accelerating to the same rhythm. As my melody becomes one with the waves of sounds in my head. Just like a quiet wind, the piano begins to play in a splendid harmony in C Major. So beautiful, amazed how this is all being created so naturally in the left side of my cerebellum. But… Still… My soul is starting to feel incomplete. There's a passionate urge to release this sound that is getting louder, louder and louder in my head. Oh no! I am beginning to almost lose my sweet melody! The sound is beginning to fade… And fade... And now it's only a whisper. I don't think can go on like this. Being so disappointed. I do not have the recourses, equipment, and education to express this fiery passion to create my unique God given sound." The essence of Music is wedged deep into every fiber of my being. There is not a breath that passes through my body that does not exude sweet melodies, harmonious tones and soothing Sonatas. Born in San Diego, California I was thrust into the diverse world of Musicology at its finest. May 12, 1981, Balboa Park Naval Hospital…let the voyage commence! The late Edward George Bulwer-Lytton was quoted saying " Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies." and I encompasses this feeling daily. Shieryl "Real" Gaylan Smith was promised her life's destiny early. My parents knew that I would be a singer very early on. Singing every song on the radio and TV my parents encouraged me to sing all the time. When I was four years old I remember being woken up from a deep slumber. My father picked me up out of my bunk bed that I shared with my younger brother Shiedrez. He would take me into the living room where my parent's friends were partying. As soon as their friends seen me, they cheered as if I was who they came to see. I got closer and closer to the center of the living room. Next thing I knew I was on the coffee table dancing to Michael Jackson's Bad and every other hot 80's jams. Before I went to sleep I remember music playing just on the other side of my bedroom door. It took me so long to fall asleep. The most enjoyable wait I can remember. I just could not stop singing and dancing to every song in bed. My spirit was too excited. I was never shy to hit a high note anytime anywhere… What's even more intriguing about this particular prodigy is my cultural blend in respect to my nationality. As a Singer, Rapper, Songwriter and Entrepreneur I have as many talents as I do nationalities. Born from an African-American-Indian father and a Filipino-Spaniard mother, I was surrounded by many different genres of music. My music taste varies from rhythm and blues old school classics such as the Isley Brothers and Teena Marie to Filipino contemporary love songs. Confucius said it best "Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without." My performances are just as broad and varied as my musical tastes. Professional presentations range from Filipino Association Parties, Varsity School Choirs, Gospel Choirs, televised talent showcases such as "Trix in the Hat," local performances such as business grand opening parties and local night clubs. The studio scene is nothing new, but exciting to me. I love the environment of a studio. Regardless if the engineers specialize in Rock or Hip-Hip. I am always hyper over the chemistry I inhale with everyone working together. The only time I go to the studio is to lay down a vocal track. Or help with "Artist Development." But once I get out of that booth, better believe me I am right next to the engineer watching him work his magic in Pro Tools, Qube Base, or even Reasons. Some ask how I can stay in a studio for hours. How can I not?! I absolutely adore the process of music making. I am addicted to the fact that I am just in love with music. The only thing that I find greatly amusing, are the vast personalities in this industry. Many can't take criticism many arrive with planet ego on their shoulders. And some are just straight up unprofessional for no logical reason. Thank God I love, respect and understand his little creatures! Being a more experienced performer and entertainer my goals and passion has been more refined and focused. I feel music is a universal communicator, depleting all language barriers. This is the main reason why I feel so blessed with having my extraordinary talent. So that it may allow me to uniquely communicate my life's experiences as well as touch others. With music practically raising our young society, there is a strong need for positivity and reality in music. My main focus is to be blessed and be a blessing. WITH HER SMOOTH MYSTIC MELODIES, AND POETIC WORD PLAY; "REAL" EXPERESSES HER LIFES SPIRITUAL PAINS AND JOYS. Music is well said to be the speech of angels. ~Thomas Carlyle