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Who is Official Shannon?!
Official Shannon is a passionate independent artist from East London/ Essex whose soulful tones and empowering lyrics capture all things honest and heartfelt. She creates and shares confronting original songs through cleverly crafted soulful pop, indie and R&B productions. She has incredible infectious energy on stage as well as in the recording studio and enjoys collaborating with other creatives. Her powerful, evocative and dynamic vocals have made sure she could build an artist name that calls for respect and admiration.
Since graduating from The BRIT School and obtaining a first class honours degree in Musical Theatre Performance, Official Shannon has been performing her own music at notable venues and festivals across the UK as well as receiving constant support from BBC Music Introducing in Essex and received the title "Best Live Session of 2021" alongside huge artists such as Dodie and Sam Ryder. Short-listed for Glastonbury Festival’s emerging talent competition, Official Shannon has also performed at the EFG London Jazz Festival, Big Condo Records Big Weekender, The Copper Box Arena, The O2 Arena and Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club.
In 2021, Shannon founded and curated a live music event series called "Under The Radar London" @undertheradarldn to showcase women and non-binary creatives in music. This continues to run with events scheduled throughout 2024 including a brand new festival that’s been organised in collaboration with The Matchstick Project called Matchstick Festival 2024 which will pursue the UK's first outdoor 95% female line-up on it's bill.
Official Shannon aims to promote authenticity, and self-belief through her music, so others can feel enabled to pursue their passions and feel empowered to be themselves. Upon her recent single releases, Official Shannon continues to showcase her powerful vocals and immersive songwriting, singling herself as the special talent and uniquely captivating artist that so many people have her penned as.
Quotes about original music
"On her engrossing and powerful new single ‘Never Felt That’, UK artist Official Shannon continues to showcase her powerful vocals and immersive songwriting, singling herself as the special talent and uniquely captivating artist that so many people have her penned as. The track has an emotional and searching tone to it throughout, laid-back in its tone but with a rising sense of atmospheric tension that builds and swells throughout, owing a lot to the show-stopping capabilities of the artist’s incredible vocals. If you need a cry or a chance to reflect on a situation and need something to resonate with then this track offers a tonne of heart and emotion throughout, packed full of relatable charm and Official Shannon’s all-encompassing, charismatic presence." By Kieran Rogers, CLOUT
"Never Felt That’ is a heartfelt track with emotional lyrics that are given life by the beautiful and stirring vocals of Official Shannon. The verses of the song flow perfectly alongside the wonderful instrumental melodies and the harmonies are simply outstanding." By Boulent Mustafa, MUSIC CROWNS
"Official Shannon is a London-based alternative pop artist who has caught my attention through her empowering new anthem. It’s called Dress To Please. In Dress To Please, pop merges with funk and soul to create something that feels both classic and modern. Shannon’s vocals are the star of the show – passionate, powerful and charismatic. The lyrical message is a simple but important one: dress how you want and don’t worry about the comments, cat-calling and harassment it might provoke. We can all take note. Shannon has been releasing music since 2020 and very early on caught the attention of BBC Radio Essex. It’s easy to see why with such strong song-writing and assured performance skills. She’s one to watch." By Graeme Smith, York Calling
"Official Shannon has never shied away from telling the truth. Her eagerly-anticipated new single, Dress To Please, is out now and addresses some of the most serious issues women face on a daily basis: cat-calling, sexual harassment, and unnecessary vulgar comments. By speaking out against these issues in such a public way, Shannon is helping to raise awareness and start the conversation about how we can make things better for women everywhere. We applaud her for using her voice to make a difference and encourage others to listen to her song and join the fight against unacceptable behavior." By Louis, Founder of Lefuturewave
"The lyrics advocate for self-care while the instrumentals strip the weight from your shoulders with the blissful tones and compassionate melodies" - A&R Factory
"Make its sound effortless! Shannon displays a rollercoaster of her vocal range. She can really put energy into a performance but tone it back aswell to give an endearing feel to her latest record" - Jake Peach, BBC Music Introducing in Essex.
Under The Radar London. est 2021
Official Shannon started off 2022 having organised and founded her first ever live music event series 'Under The Radar London' which aims to showcase undiscovered UK female artists in the music industry in London.
Since then Under The Radar London has amassed over 4000 followers on social media, connected hundred of female identifying and non binary creatives within the music industry and proudly curates and presents Matchstick Festival each year in Sevenoaks, Kent.
Official Shannon and her team look forward to putting on further events, creating more opportunities for female creatives to shine!
You can find more information about Under The Radar London here: https://www.instagram.com/undertheradarldn
Tickets for Matchstick Festival 2024: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/matchstick-festival-tickets-803290362097
You can keep up to date with Shannon's incredible music journey on Shannon's website: www.officialshannon.com or the social media handle @officialshannonuk