Young prodigy
SOPHIE ST. JOHN, AN AMERICAN SINGER/SONGWRITER, FROM DALLAS, TEXAS, IS ON A JOURNEY TO TOUCH THE WORLD WITH HER MUSIC. DEVELOPING A UNIQUE BLEND OF POP & HIP-HOP CROSSED WITH A SOULFUL R&B TWIST SOPHIE BRINGS FORTH A SOUND INSPIRED BY ARTIST SUCH AS POST MALONE, JHENE AIKO & KEHLANI, WITH DEEP ROOTED INFLUENCES STEMMING FROM LEGENDARY ARTIST SUCH AS CHRISTINA AGUILERA AND AMY WINEHOUSE. INFUSING HER SPIRIT SEAMLESSLY WITH EVERY NOTE SHE SINGS, SOPHIE TAKES HER OWN EXPERIENCES AND CREATES A WORLD THAT THE LISTENER CAN ESCAPE INTO. SOPHIE IS STEADFAST AND DETERMINED TO CATCH THE WORLD BY STORM WITH HER ICONIC & VERSATILE SOUND. ASPIRING TO WORK ALONGSIDE ARTIST SUCH AS DUA LIPA, THE WEEKEND, SZA, POST AND, ARI LENNOX, SOPHIE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES.
MY PURPOSE
AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, I REMEMBER HAVING THIS DRIVE TO EXPRESS MYSELF AND ENTERTAIN OTHERS. I STARTED WRITING MY OWN SONGS IN 4TH GRADE, BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT I REALIZED THAT THE SONGS I WAS WRITING WEREN'T GOOD. THEY WEREN'T GOOD SIMPLY BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOUCH WITH MYSELF. MUSIC IS THE EXPRESSION OF THE CREATOR. IT’S AN ART THAT IS SUCCESSFULLY CREATED THE MORE IN TUNE YOU ARE WITH YOUR IDENTITY
THERE IS A NATURAL PRESSURE THAT COMES WITH BEING IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND THAT PRESSURE ALONE CAN MAKE SOME ARTISTS FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO BE LIKE SOMEONE ELSE IN ORDER TO GRAB ANY SORT OF ATTENTION FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD- BUT TELL ME WHY THE MOST ORIGINAL ARTISTS ARE THE ONES THAT CREATE THE MOST IMPACT. ONCE I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE I COULD BE ACCEPTING OF MYSELF, AND ALSO ACCEPTING OF WHAT I COULDN’T CONTROL, I WAS ABLE TO LET GO, AND MAKE ART THAT I COULD BE PROUD OF! I HAD TO TUNE OUT WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD WANTED TO MAKE OF ME, AND IN SYNC WITH MYSELF AND MY EXPERIENCES.
I AM NOW AT A POINT IN MY CAREER WHERE I TEACH METHODS OF 'BREATH' AND 'FLOW STATE' IN MY VOCAL PERFORMANCE LESSONS. THE ‘PERFORMANCE’ ASPECT OF THESE LESSONS SETS ITSELF ASIDE FROM NORMAL VOCAL LESSONS BECAUSE YOU COULD BE TAUGHT TECHNIQUE ALL DAY, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT RIGHT WITHIN, YOU’VE LOST, WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE, 80% OF YOUR PERFORMANCE. MY LESSONS ARE PERSONALIZED LIFE COACHING & SONGWRITING CAMPS FOR EACH ARTIST WHERE WE DIVE INTO HOW YOU WORK BEST.
I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL HAVE A PURPOSE IN THIS WORLD, AND ONCE WE SEEK OUT OUR INTENTION, THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING US!
-SOPHIE XOXO