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I'm a Coloradan-turned-New Yorker.
I moved to NYC in 2004 (in the winter, mind you! It was freezing and I thought I was prepared being from a ski state and all). For any of you thinking of moving to the City, yeah maybe don’t do it in January.
Once I adjusted to the cold (don't know if I ever have, but I did, in fact, discover the wonderment of long down coats), I started writing songs (or trying to, at least, in my new and noisy surroundings! And, yes, I tried to get an apt that didn’t face the street with all those trucks and buses constantly driving by). Let's just say that I had one-a-many confrontations and epiphanies surrounding my move to the Big Apple.
Once, I got over myself and realized everyone here has to deal with these kinds of things, I decided to bite the bullet and just write. I put a handful of my initial NYC songs down on my debut EP "Days in Between."
I'm a wife.
Here's a fun tidbit: in the middle of recording my EP, I married my longtime college buddy (and love of my life), Kevin. It’s funny how the recording and the wedding planning all came together at the same time. Wait, I take that back. I didn’t think it was so funny at times, but honestly, it was probably a good thing because it kept me in a place where I couldn’t totally obsess about either.
I'm a daughter.
My mom started teaching me piano when I was five and I started messing around with writing songs in the fourth grade. My first song was called "The Dancing Song." Oh, and sorry mom, I still bang on the keys when I get frustrated!
I'm a dancer.
I've always been an avid dancer and even started out a dance major in college before switching over to music. I love how composition and choreography often go hand-in-hand with one another in how they deal with rhythm, bound and flow, among other elements. I’ve found that my experiences as a dancer and choreographer have definitely had an influence on how I approach music.
I done graduated.
I majored in music, with emphasis on vocal performance at The Colorado College. I was curious to know more about composing, so I continued on with graduate work at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music (Oklahoma City University).
For more info check out: stephshaw.com
Music Influences
What I'm listening to these days: Sarah McLachlan, Jewel, Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, Brahms, Mariah Carey, Alison Krauss, Tori Amos, John Mayer, Paula Cole, Brian McKnight, Lisa Loeb, Dave Matthews Band, Leona Naess, Jonatha Brooke, Nichole Nordeman, Celine Dion, Natalie Imbruglia, Sting, Lauryn Hill, Sheryl Crow, and the list goes on.
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