"The role of an artist is to raise the bar. I think you can be creative and still be relevant," replies artist Shannone Holt, who as the product of a doo-wop singer turned pastor would belt sanctified tunes causing elder church folk to shout and hum in approval before she could even mouth her ABCs.
And in ways strikingly similar to classic storytellers like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald and Bob Marley, singer, songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist Shannone Holt has long been pulled by a soul-force channeling everyday nuances into melodies. Give her a label and watch her dance around convention. Give her a stage, and watch humanity unfold.
Though Shannone expresses herself through various art forms, the first art form she was introduced to remains her first love.........music.
At age 2, Shannone sang her first public solo on top of a chair at her father's church in Nashville, TN.
Shannone began acting when she was in the 5th grade. Her family moved to Pennsyvlania and she joined Phazz 1, a youth drama group. Always lively and expressive, Shannone enjoyed yet another way of expressing herself.