Bio

Young Shadow

With her ethereal soundscapes and cinematic arrangements, Young Shadow transports listeners into a different world. Inspired by Folk and Americana music, the Nashville-based artist uses storytelling to create a visceral, emotional experience for her listeners. Her talent for weaving audio and visual components into a musical tapestry allows her lyrics to come fully alive. Incorporating elements of pop, jazz, and classical music into her arrangements, her instrumentation unfolds in epic and unconventional ways. Her influences include an eclectic array of artists with strikingly apparent visual and sonic similarities (David Bowie, Wilco, Fiona Apple, and Tool).

The artist’s name, Young Shadow, originates from her love for psychology and the powerful role it has played in her life. The psychologist, Carl Jung, played a major influence in her creative process, especially his theory of the “Golden Shadow”—the exploration of hidden strengths within perceived weaknesses. The transcendent music Young Shadow creates confronts inner demons, fears, shame, and shortcomings with the intention of healing trauma and realizing greater potential. As a strong advocate for mental health, Young Shadow wishes to inspire greater healing in others by sharing her own life lessons and stories.

Growing up in a small town on the outskirts of Chicago, Young Shadow blazed her unique path from early on, playing the upright bass in jazz bands and combos. At the California Institute of the Arts, she studied Jazz Bass Performance with world renowned bassists such as Charlie Haden, Alphonso Johnson, and John Lindberg. After earning her BFA, she worked full-time in Los Angeles as a freelance bassist on both electric and upright bass, covering genres from jazz and rock to Motown and metal. She had the honor of playing with household names such as Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Sheila E, and Tokimonsta. Young Shadow toured internationally with various artists and also appeared on The Voice, Steve Harvey’s Little Big Shots, Best.Cover.Ever and in Hyundai commercials. After a prolific career as a bassist, Young Shadow shifted her focus to singing and songwriting, with her haunting and melodic songs transcending labels. Her background and skills as a bass player greatly inform her musical style, contributing to her atypical approach to both songwriting and performance.

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