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We have spoken on this program to a number of great musicians about their music careers and also about the incredible influence that Blockchain is having on business. Today, I have hit the jackpot with an incredible young singer, songwriter and musician, who is also a data scientist and cryptologist, Shalita Burke. I love this girl.
Let me begin by reading a review on her first EP, the brilliant, highly-acclaimed debut EP Transfixed, released in 2015.
Burke’s vocals “combine the pulsating delivery of Alanis Morissette with the sultry smoothness of Sade, the calmness of Nora Jones, and the high pitched runs of Joni Mitchell.”
Originally from Seattle, Burke spent a few years traveling in Europe, soaking up influences from a myriad of cultures and developing her singular music style, until settling in Los Angeles.
But lets go back a bit. Shelita started programming when she was eight and after graduating from the Northwest College of Art & Design, she went on to become a senior data engineer at Microsoft while playing shows at night. When she was younger, Shelita saw the opportunity that the Internet could eventually provide to independent artists. She left Microsoft and now pursues her music full time.
I know a lot of struggling actors, singers and musicians in Los Angeles and elsewhere and Shalita has created a breakthrough path for talent.
I was introduced to Shalita by my good friend Michael Garbutt who has been handing promotion and publicity for every major talent in the world. Shalita has since become a good friend to my wife Margie and I and it is an absolute pleasure to have her on the show.