Avery*Sunshine Performs Live On Good Day LA

Avery*Sunshine performs on Good Day L.A. Avery*Sunshine is a Soul and R&B duo and their latestalbum is getting rave reviews.

They say their "mission is simple: to inspire and encourage people to pursue whatever their lifecalling is and to operate at the highest level of themselves through that calling - ultimately to#SHINE."

Fun facts about Avery*Sunshine (Source: Wikipedia)

Denise Nicole White, professionally known as AverySunshine (sometimes stylized asAvery*Sunshine), is an American singer and pianist.

In college, White met Maia Nkenge Wilson, a vocal major, and together they formed a gospel andr&b singing duo, DaisyRew. In addition to performing in Africa, DaisyRew played churches in thearea and at clubs, including the Apache Café, which was noted for launching the careers of severalprominent artists, including India.Arie. Wilson was cast in a Broadway role following college, andSunshine was hired as the Minister of Music at the St. Paul AME Church in Atlanta. DaisyRewcontinued to perform when Wilson, on breaks from her theatrical career in New York, would returnto Atlanta. While working at the St. Paul AME Church, White met Dana Johnson, a guitarist,producer and songwriter who had previously worked with India.Arie. White, Johnson and Wilsonbegan working together in 2003 with Johnson writing and producing the music, in addition tomanaging DaisyRew's career. Soon after, Wilson was again cast in a Broadway production, and sheleft for New York. White then adopted the name AverySunshine.

In 2005, White and Johnson recorded "Stalker," a neo soul song, which a friend, Chris Brann, set to ahouse beat. The track became a dance hit on a Japanese record label, which led to a series of livedates in Japan.

White and Johnson began work on what would become AverySunshine's self-titled debut album,released in 2010 on their own label, BigShine. Recorded mainly at White's home with ProTools, therecord included guest appearances from pianist Takana Miyamoto, vibraphone player Roy Ayers andChristian McBride. The record was praised by the media, with USA Today calling it "refreshinglyoriginal" and The Washington Postdescribing it as "a radiant brand of soul." White--a single motherof two - focused on AverySunshine, but also accepted jobs as a keyboardist with artists includingTyler Perry and Jennifer Holiday and served as a choral director for Atlanta performances by artistssuch as Michael Buble, Anthony Hamilton, and David Foster. From 2010 until late 2013,AverySunshine toured consistently, and developed a following throughout the United States, the UK,Europe, and Africa. They began recording a second album, The Sunroom, in November 2013, whichwill be released in May 2014 through a partnership with Shanachie Records.

Avery Sunshine's next performance will be this Friday, July 3rd at the Essence Festival in NewOrleans.

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