Sunrise by Shannon Hurley

After working with Julian Lennon, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, and Rufus Wainright, she became enamored with songwriting. She studied with Pat Leonard (hit songwriter for Madonna) and moved to Los Angeles is 2001.

Shannon is a sought-after session musician and spent 2005 touring with Universal/Casablanca artist Brie Larson. This has given her the opportunity to open for Jesse McCartney, Gwen Stefani, The Black-Eyed Peas, and Gavin DeGraw. She appeared in the MTV video for “She Said” by Brie Larson, and performed with her for Sessions at AOL. Shannon also recently lent her voice to Insects Rock!, a collection of sunshine-pop 60's style children's songs by Corey Leland. In addition, to performing her own material, she plays keyboards for Marina V, a Russian singer-songwriter with a Beatles-meets Tchaikovsky style. In addition to these accomplishments, she is also co-founder for "Don't Call Us Tori!" (www.dontcallustori.com), a showcase for quality women singer-songwriters. These shows are held in L.A. venues such as the Hotel Cafe, Knitting Factory, and Genghis Cohen.

For Sunrise, her second EP, she enlisted Guy Erez (producer/writer for Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Cabrera) and Carmen Rizzo, who has worked with Coldplay, Jem, and Grant Lee Phillips. Her self titled debut, as well as Sunrise, is available through CD Baby, Tower Records, and Amoeba Music.

Release Description:

Sunrise, Shannon Hurley's second release, travels through an experience of a relationship. From the exhilarating overture of "Where I Stand" to the cool, beautiful assurance of "Sunrise", to the disintegration of the relation in "Don't December", each song tells a story. If you like Sarah McLachlan, Keane, or Aimee Mann, this is right up your alley.

Links:

Artist website: www.shannonhurley.com

On MySpace: www.myspace.com/shannonhurley

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