Full Name: Shannon Busch
Born: Geelong
Live: Melbourne
You can't leave the house without: Lip balm

Describe 'you' to our audience

Introverted, pisces, chocolate loving, singer/songwriter who grew up on soul music and RnB.

‍What do you prefer — performing live or recording?

I really love both! I love performing live because I get to feed off the energy of the musicians in my band and also feel a physical connection with the audience. But I also love recording because it allows me to indulge my slight ocd and re-do my vocal till I’m 100% happy with it!

Who inspires you and your musical style ‍

Some of my biggest musical inspirations are Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill, Donny Hathaway. Lianne La Havas, Whitney Houston, and John Legend.

‍Can you tell us a bit about the track you performed for the Nura Live session?

I performed a stripped back version of my latest track “Sweet Thing”, with James Bowers on keys. I wrote it in L.A and finished writing/recording it in Melbourne with Stephen Mowat and Nicholas Lam. The song serves as a reminder to love yourself, stop comparing yourself to others and just do you! I struggle with this big time, so it’s as much a reminder to me as it is to anyone out there listening.

‍Tell us about that first moment you tried the Nuraphone

It was pretty crazy! I could hear things in songs I’ve listened to for years but couldn’t hear before. The sound was so clear. It was easily the best headphone experience I’ve ever had!

What's your favourite track to relax?

Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin