Chicago vocalist Shawnee Dez is celebrating the release of her first record, 'Moody Umbra' with a celebration rooted in togetherness and healing. “I would say all the things that can’t really be defined, that’s what my music feels like to me.'
A local emerging artist is celebrating the release of her first record, “Moody Umbra,” with a celebration rooted in togetherness.
“Sound healing is important,” Dez said. “The music we consume definitely changes our DNA and also triggers different things in our brain. I’m in a space where I am trying to make music that is expansive that is rooted in liberation. … Music is energy work. What we consume is what comes out of our pores. When you’re drinking water, you’re sweating real good. I want to detoxify the music I’m making and offer people a different approach to being.
“I started at The Promontory and did shows quite a bit,” Dez said. “Along the way, I performed more than I recorded, and that gave me a really interesting set of skills of being out in the world. Most artists isolate, but I had the opportunity to experience where my foundation was working with people. … The way I see the world is through the lens of community. When I perform or am having a conversation, that’s me expanding my community. Music is, community is an intricate part of music.
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