Shirelle and her work have been featured in LA Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, PBS/Whyy, The Indypendent, Flowertown, Ms. Shirelle's new wave, yet classic sound is a sonic exploration of Hip Hop, Rock, Blues, and R&B, with incredible lyricism coupled with complex instrumentation. Her debut solo album ASSATA TROI will be released with Die Jim Crow Records June 19th, 2020. She also continues to work with artists still in prison to produce and share their music on high-quality platforms.
She has spoken at Yale, Augustana University, Stockton University, Goucher University, and Susquehanna University. Shirelle has been a guest speaker at colleges across America, educating youth on mass incarceration. In addition, Shirelle serves as Deputy Director of Die Jim Crow, the first non-profit record label in United States history for currently and formerly incarcerated artists.Īfter serving ten years in prison herself, Shirelle is dedicated to social change and activism through her music and work with Die Jim Crow Records. Philadelphia native BL Shirelle is an accomplished musician, producer and songwriter. If you’d like to see more events like this, donate! All proceeds support our performers and Amplify Music’s mission to facilitate music classes for incarcerated youth. Head to AmplifyTV at 8pm Christmas Eve to meet the incredible B.L Shirelle! A multimediatic artist, also works with filmmaking, digital art, literature and games. Also a member of the Grilmakin Collective, he is part of the duo Pedroso & Pedrosa and A/C Repair School. With a prolific output, he has released a number of solo records under different pseudonyms. Rafael de Toledo Pedroso is an experimental musician from Paraná, Brasil. Someday, they'd like to create something that makes them feel like Revolutionary Girl Utena does. Their chapbooks include LUNG, CROWN, AND STAR (Dec 2020, Lazy Adventurer) and the upcoming THE FAIRIES SING EACH TO EACH (Feb 2021, Flower Press), and their upcoming novella is LIAR, LIONNESS (March 2021, Flower Press). Their recent projects have involved the solo development of aesthetic interactive fiction games exploring the nuances not exclusive to the following: power, trauma, madness, nonbinariness, divinity, and monstrosity. Xuan Nguyen || FEYXUAN is a fey orchestral music composer, writer-poet, and illustrator-designer. Interested in performing on AmplifyTV? Sign up here. “a seriously soulful voice reminiscent, in its grainier textures, of Macy Gracy’s” - The New York Times “the kind of pipes that can knock down buildings” - Rolling Stone Thus began the amazing story depicted in Presenting Princess Shaw, taking her on a journey around the world and transforming her into a modern day YouTube sensation. Samantha moved to New Orleans in 2006, working as a caregiver for the elderly and struggling to make ends meet, when she began fearlessly posting videos online after work and attending open mic nights at local venues.ĭespite her immense talent as a singer and songwriter, Princess Shaw hadn’t been able grow her career beyond a handful of YouTube followers until when her stream a cappella YouTube performances and compelling video confessions were secretly discovered thousands of miles away by musician Kutiman. We also use venmo! can watch this livestream on our Twitch or Facebook Live.īorn in Chicago in 1976, Princess Shaw is the stage name for 41 year-old Samantha Montgomery. Donations are welcome if you are able! All proceeds from the event will be split between Princess Shaw and Amplify Music.
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Join us Thursday night, May 13 at 8PM EST for a night with the incredible singer/songwriter Princess Shaw!ĪmplifyTV is a FREE live-streamed benefit concert series.
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