Biography

A singer/songwriter and an accomplished performer, Shniece started out singing in an 8 piece band called the Drizabone Soul Family touring for almost 10 Years, supporting the likes of Chaka Kahn, Chic & Nile Rodgers, Sister Sledge, Jocelyn Brown, Candi Staton, Aswad and Eliza Doolittle.

 

After completing a Music degree specialised in Vocals, Shniece worked as a session vocalist and top line writer for LoopMasters and DrumDrops, writing over 30 vocal sample packs on labels, Vital Vocals and most recently, Monster Sounds.

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As a session vocalist & live performer, singing both lead and backing vocals, Shniece has worked with the likes of Prince Fatty, Monkey Jhayam (Brazil), Fatlip (Pharcyde) Mungos HiFi, Shirley Jones (The Jones Girls), Omar, Earl 16, The Last Poets, David Morales, and has toured Brazil with Prince Fatty and Monkey Jhayam.

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Shniece also sings with a Big Jazz Band, Jazz Colossus and 25 piece Orchestra, Symphonica ft Mr Switch (IBIZA ORCHESTRA) and has been involved in many function bands with a Repertoire of over 500 songs.

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Shniece released her first debut EP "Disco Deception" with Prince Fatty in June of 2020, then released singles 'Funkin’ For Jamaica (NY)' and 'Black Rabbit'.

They received plays on BBC Radio, including, Craig Charles, Huey Morgan, Don Letts and David Rodigan shows.

Black Rabbit has been the most successful to date with almost 1M listens on spotfiy, it features on Don Letts Album 'Version Excursion',

radio plays on Los Angeles Radio station KCRW, and was used in Los Angeles Dance film, Le'Invilade by Luminario Ballet.

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Shniece is a seasoned perfomer often found at major festivals and legendary venues, such as Jazz Cafe & o2 indigo, highlights of 2022 include BOOMTOWN.

Shniece is currently teaching, recording and performing live music.

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"Shniece puts herself in soul diva's shoes"

MOJO RISING - Disco Deception Review - 2020

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"Her Voice Bring strident self-affirmation over sprung rocksteady roll"

MOJO Playlist No.7