Monica Shannon

WELCOME TO MY MUSIC WORLD!
I have been singing and writing songs for more than 15 years. When I was 12, I started playing piano and noting my first inspirations. I had a great teacher, Mr Aldo Garavini who introduced me to the wonderful music of Prokofiev, Bela Bartok, Debussy and other great composers. Then, when I was 17, I started singing and, at the same time, I wrote my first soundtrack for a comedy in my home town theatre, “La Verità di Mezzanotte” (Midnight Truth) and in order to improve my vocal technique, I took jazz style classes with a famous singer, Tiziana Ghiglioni. I have always been looking for my innermost artistic direction and I thought that travelling was the right way to begin and open my mind towards different cultures and music styles. I started this adventure flying to Dublin when I was 21. A lot of songs of mine are actually inspired by traditional celtic music and then arranged in a modern key. In 2007, after years of collaborations with other artists, I finally produced my first album “Beyond 9”. The album, available at CD Baby and iTunes, has received very good feedback from listeners, radio stations and magazines. I am now working on my new record which will be released in 2011 and going to present the new single "Comfort" in the next days!