I wondered how someone this young could possibly feel so much, then somehow make me feel the joy, the pain and the intensity of her life. Look for nothing but good things from this remarkable singer/songwriter.
-Mike Morin, Host of New Hampshire I [+]I wondered how someone this young could possibly feel so much, then somehow make me feel the joy, the pain and the intensity of her life. Look for nothing but good things from this remarkable singer/songwriter.
-Mike Morin, Host of New Hampshire In The Morning, 95.7 WZID, Manchester, NH
While chatting about her debut acoustic pop album on a recent interview with Mike Morin of 95.7 WZID, Shannon Chase, born August 24, 1982, found herself divulging her deepest and darkest secrets. One was that when she wrote her first song at age 14 it was about a fight Dylan and Brenda had on the popular show "Beverly Hills 90210'. Since that first song the subject matter has become much more personal to the young singer/songwriter and she pours her innermost thoughts and feelings into her music. "I'm an open book," she says matter of factly. 'What you see is what you get'.
For as long as she can remember Shannon was involved in musicals and plays; anywhere she could be on center stage. The favorite comment pertaining to her voice that she ever received was when a woman told her she had 'golden pipes'. Throughout middle school she starred in production after production. Her favorite role was that of Dorothy in "The Wizard of OZ". As a high school freshman she was accepted into the NH All State Music Festival and as a result of that toured Europe with 180 students chosen from all over the US with the United States Youth Ensemble. "I had an incredible time with the US Youth Ensembles!" Shannon raves, "I went as a scared kid and came back with 179 new friends. We had the amazing opportunity to sing the best songs with the best people in the best places." Some of her favorites include Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and St. Marks Square in Venice. They traveled to Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, and England in the span of one month. "An experience of a lifetime," Shannon says. "After this trip I knew I wanted more."
During her high school years she continued to write song after song turning both heart ache and teen angst into what she considered 'bonafide' hits. When she turned 17 she decided to teach herself to play the guitar so that she could play her songs in public and begin having her music heard. Shannon doesn't consider herse
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