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"Shanti has the whole package: talent, good looks, and business savvy. Her hip-hop/R&B/Pop sound and never say die work ethics are sure to help her go far. She's the act creating the biggest buzz in the genre this year. She's also the epitome of "emerging artist"."- Urban Tulsa Weekly, DFEST 2006
"Now I know what Norah Jones would sound like if she decided to weave through some funky "street party" style pop. Shanti's tunes are ALL stylishly competent enough to rise to the top of the charts. Strong, precise vocals lead the way through some hip, well arranged music and it's clear that this artist is on her way to a fabulous career. I dig it completely and look forward to the entire CD."- Annette Warner, GoGirls Music, 2006
What do you get when you weave Norah Jones through a funky "street party" style pop sound?
According to Annette Warner or GoGirls Music...you get SHANTI whose "strong, precise vocals and hip, well arranged music are leading her on her way to a fabulous career."
As a classically trained singer and pianist, Shanti has found a unique hip-hop/R&B/Pop sound that has garnered her a sold-out three state tour, a People's Choice Award in the Battle of the Bands for GoGirls, ..1 on L.A.'s Indie Radio 104.7 for three weeks, as well as a winner and finalist of several songwriting competitions. Currently she is a finalist in the ISC for her song "AyAyAy" which has been played on 30+ commercial stations nation-wide.
Live performances include CBGBs, The Cutting Room, Sugar Bar, Trophy's, The Mint, Sax Club, and The Joint as well as at festivals such as DFEST, M.E.A.N.Y and Midpoint Music Festival, Future Stars Music Conference and Battle of the GoGirls 2006. Later this year, you'll see her as a guest performer on Time Warner's Channel 24 Open Mike with Justino Lopez.
Shanti started classical voice lessons at age 8, piano at 7 and had her first recording offer at age 13 after winning and singing in the mayor's talent show at Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI. She has won countless competitions and scholarships on the state and national level and has been offered 4 record label deals.
Shanti's earliest signs of her writing ability began at 12 when she won a writing competition for the Milwaukee Journal. Since then she has continued to be a finalist for many songwriting awards including Gina for Missing Persons Songwriting Competition 2006 and currently as a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, one of the most renowned writing competition in the industry.
A multi-talented artist, Shanti has also appeared in several short films, dance projects and will soon be seen as a host on TV's ---- name that show. Fans and critics agree "Shanti has the whole package: talent, good looks, and business savvy. Her hip-hop/R&B/Pop sound and never say die work ethics are sure to help her go far. She's also the epitome of "emerging artist"." - Matt Gleason, Urban Tulsa Weekly, DFEST 2006
Acting Shanti attended the Joanne Baron/ D.W. Brown Studio in Los Angeles for acting. She has performed in many stage performances for including Milwaukee Opera Company, Highland Stage in NYC and most recently as a member of the ARK Theatre in Los Angeles . She has played leading roles in numerous film and short film projects and won awards for her story-telling abilities.
Dance Shanti has been training in dance at Broadway Dance Studio in NYC and Millennium and The Edge in Los Angeles in jazz, ballet, and hip-hop styles.
Piano Shanti started classical training at age 5 at Indiana University and continued for over 13 years, winning countless awards on the state and national level.
Art Shanti won second place in the Milwaukee Journal Art competition and a scholarship to an arts college- she was only 13 at the time.
She delivered a smashing guest appearance on TimeWarner's "Open Mic with Justino Lopez"! Be sure to catch her amazing performance on LA24!
She was one of the ten finalists for the Gina for Missing Persons Songwriting Competition 2006 where she performed live on a Webcast in front of thousands of people.
She has performed throughout the country at venues that include CBGBs, The Cutting Room, Trophys, The Mint, Sax Club, and The Joint as well as at festivals such as DFEST, M.E.A.N.Y and the upcoming Midpoint Music Festival, Future Stars Music Conference and Battle of the GoGirls 2006.
When life knocks you down do you have to stay down? Do you have to believe that your whole life is going to be hard just because bad things have happened in the past? Or because of what someone else has said about who they think you are??
In Shanti’s new CD, FADE TO RED, she reminds us that whatever rocks have been thrown at us in the past, don’t have to knock us off our path. They can, instead, be the rocks we use to build the path to our dreams. We can learn from those hits and choose the right person; choose to be loved; choose to have a better life- better than what we have had or what our family has had.
For example, as in the featured song, “AyAyAyâ€, sometimes we find ourselves in a relationship where we are so into someone that we will do anything for them- things that we would NEVER normally do. Things that hurt others and ourselves.
We slowly start to get that that someone doesn’t care about us and they may even know that they have done wrong to us, but they don’t want to admit it, as she talks about in the song “Threeâ€. And when we confront them, we begin to realize that we have been used.
But what we feel with that person can feel so strong that it clouds us, making us feel “addicted†to them. Even when we know that that person is wrong for us, we debate it, and try to make it feel right, as she notes in the song, “Downâ€.
Life is a journey full of hard choices and hits in the head. Shanti reminds us to use the rocks to build us up, not to break us down. We have the power to choose something better. Take a step forward to recognize what is best for you, choosing who you are at every moment, and at every hit. This reminder to face each struggle head on and to choose your life, is Shanti’s gift to you.