Michelle Shaprow
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michelle Shaprow |
| Born | July 7, 1988 |
| Instrument(s) | Voice, Piano |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Website | michelleshaprow |
Michelle Shaprow (SHAP-row) is an American singer and songwriter. She studied psychology and philosophy at Yale University.[1] and conducted her thesis on music cognition and perception.[2] While at Yale she released music on Warner Brothers Records, Om Records, Ministry of Sound and King Britt’s FiveSix label.[1]She recorded her debut album “Purple Skies” with Grammy nominated producer Alex Eleña and Joshua Valleau.[1] [3] She recorded her sophmore album “Earth One” with Alex Elena and Topher Mohr. Both albums reached TOP #10 in Japan.[4]
Her music has received popular acknowledgement worldwide. “Purple Skies” was also selected as one of the best albums of 2011 in Japan’s "iTunes Rewind".[5] Her songs reached the top 10 pop charts in Korea’s most popular digital malls.[6] Michelle’s single "If I Lost You" reached number 1 on BBC London 94.9 FM[6], charted on Gille’s Peterson’s Top 20 List and L.A.’s KCRW and played regularly as promotional theme music for VH1[1] “Back Down to Earth” became the most requested songs on Botswana’s Yarona fm.[7]
Shaprow has had hits in multiple genres. Her dance music collaboration with Speakerboxx, “Time” reached #5 on the Billboard dance charts and was nominated for an International Dance Music Award in the dance pop category alongside Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake and Rihanna.[8] Through word of mouth, pre-released versions of her songs popped up on the iTunes Store Top 100 Jazz singles chart in the U.S., Germany and Greece, Australia, Canada, Greece and Mexico.[6][9]
Her music plays regularly at Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, H&M, Gilly Hicks, Barnes and Nobles, Wet Seal, BodyShop, Forever 21, EasySpirit, Arden B, Wilson's Leather, Applebee's, and Stylish Sophistication stores around the world [10] and has been featured on VH1, TLC and Discovery Channel[11] Michelle also appeared in a Coca Cola commercial[1]
Shaprow is known for her progressive use of social media in marketing music and connecting personally with her fans. In 2011 Michelle created personalized songs with individualized messages for a select group of fans. In the same year music industry blog Hypebot profiled Michelle in a feature discussing her innovative use of social media platforms.[10] Her music has appeared in several of YouTube guru Michelle Phan's videos. HMV Japan refers to Shaprow as ""iTunes 世代の歌姫"--“Diva of the iTunes generation"".[12]
In 2011 she signed a worldwide publishing deal with BMG. To celebrate the signing she created a video thanking her Facebook fans. The video was featured on Facebook’s official music page and industry blog Hypebot.[13]
She is famously reclusive and only makes albums “When the music tells me to”. .[4]She currently resides in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.[4]
Discography
Albums
- Purple Skies - 2011
- Starlight (with Astro Bits) - 2011
- Earth One - 2014
References
- ^ a b c d e "Last.fm".
- ^ "Famous Brithdays". famousbirthdays.com.
- ^ "Aside World Wide".
- ^ a b c "Everipedia".
- ^ "Itunes Rewind 2011". P-Vine.
- ^ a b c "BBC UK".
- ^ ""Back Down To Earth" #1 in Botswana". Dope Den.
- ^ "ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DANCE MUSIC AWARDS CEREMONY". Film Festivals.
- ^ "The DJ List".
- ^ a b "Michelle Shaprow Asks: "How Can I Maintain My Personal Touch As I Build My Career?"". Hypebot.
- ^ "clip-vip".
- ^ "Purple Skies". HMV.
- ^ "Michelle Shaprow's Facebook Friends Help Her Get A BMG Publishing Deal". Hypebot.
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