Some people have a calling that is undeniable.
Avery*Sunshine is that force of nature. Yet the former church pianist/musical
director, who scored a #1 Billboard chart hit, was at once a reluctant warrior.
"I had no idea that my work in the church would prepare me to do what I
do." Bringing people together through her riveting stage performances,
candid and often humorous stage banter and optimistic anthems about love and
life is what Avery*Sunshine does best. In fact she does it so well, that she
has garnered praise from iconic musical figures like The Queen of Soul, Aretha
Franklin, who raves, "I love Avery*Sunshine!"The Atlanta based
singer's no holds barred signature soul/R&B sound has also made believers
of such luminaries as Patti LaBelle, Berry Gordy and Boy George who proclaimed
on twitter "@averysunshine love this woman's voice."
Twenty Sixty Four (released April 21st via Shanachie
Entertainment), is Avery*Sunshine's sophomore CD for Shanachie, features
organic soulful in-the- pocket grooves, sublime ballads, exquisite
arrangements/orchestrations and exuberant life affirming tracks. The vocals shine throughout, the production
is tight and the songwriting hits home. Twenty Sixty Four marks the first time
that Avery*Sunshine has had numerous collaborations on an album and expanded
the instrumentation. "This is something that I have always wanted to
do," she states. "I really wanted to have live strings on the record
so we got to do that this time. We collaborated with Grammy award winning
pianist and arranger, Ruslan Sirota. We also have a couple of writing
collaborations with Eric Roberson, Carvin Haggins and Jamie Portee."
Twenty Sixty Four also features a few guest appearances, including Mr. Talkbox
(Bruno Mars, NSYNC, Erica Campbell), Frank McComb (Prince, Branford Marsalis,
Lalah Hathaway) and recent Grammy winning trumpeter Keyon Harrold (Maxwell,
Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Common, Gregory Porter). "These are some big milestones
that I am really excited about," shares Avery*Sunshine. Twenty Sixty Four
further asserts the consummate artist as one of the best things to happen in
R&B in the past decade.
With the release of Twenty Sixty Four, Avery*Sunshine
concludes, "I am always striving to fill the space that I was created to
fill. Everybody has their own fingerprint and we are all here for a reason. I
believe the reason that I am here is to share the music that God has given
me."
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