Wendisue
It doesnt take much time in listening to Wendisues music before you can rest assured that shes here to stay. A true vessel of Funk and Soul with a twist of Jazz make the possibilities of her musical journey endless. Keeping with the jaunra of artists including DAngelo, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu, Wendisue prepares her music as food for the soul.
The songs on HomeGrown, her audio demo, are a reflection of some of her strongest influences including Donny Hathaway, Chaka Khan and Ella Fitzgerald. Most influential however, is her father, Ellis Hall, former lead singer with Tower of Power, who tought her to indulge in her passion rather than run from it. Because of that passion (Which the good Lord meticulously placed inside of her) Wendisue was able to produce the majority of HomeGrown with less than a years experience as a producer/engineer.
From the Funk driven, HipHop based single, The Sickness to the soulful lullaby, The LaLa Song, Wendisue poetically covers the territories of life and loving with a refreshing outlook that makes you hungry for more.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I been singin forever in school and church and everywhere, but it finaly hit me that this was something I HAD to do about 2 years ago. I kept askin my dad and my brother to help me put a demo together, but with them bein so tied up with their own gigs, there was never any time to get it together. So my dad let me use his Fostex VF160 and started layin down some tracks with a keyboard and that was pretty much it. I was hooked. I never planned on producing the demo by myself, but it just sorta worked out that way. So now, finally, I'm starting to shop the demo. The beginning of a brand new stage...
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I just started playin out live with a couple of the tracks off of my demo which I just finished putting together. The best moment so far was when I was on stage and I realized I had the next night to sing the song a whole different way if I wanted to.
Your musical influences
Some of my influences are Donny Hathaway, Ellis Hall(my dad), D'angelo, Jill Scott, hearin good Funky old music, broken hearts, the sun, bangin trax, all of it.
What equipment do you use?
Sonar and GigaStudio, HandSonic.
