Shannon Hodgkin

Acoustic / Indie / Alternative

Mackay, Australia

Billboard

I'm Shannon. And like billions of others on this earth i claim music is my life, and that without it, I would not survive.

I started playing music when I was around 10yrs old, playing a guitar with 3 strings because i seen Tommy Emmanuel on the Guitar Show (anyone remember that show on abc?). When I finally got a guitar with 6 strings I started like everyone else does, learnt other peoples songs and tried to play them as best as I could, I soon grew sick of playing other peoples songs though, so I started to write and record my own from my bedroom.

Having no idea about how to go about a band, or how to get people to listen to my music, I sold out on the acoustic guitar and picked up the electric and jumped on the Hardcore/metal wagon, the only music that this town offers (or had to offer at the time) is heavier music that the kids can punch each other while there listening to it. And being in them bands was so great, because it made me realize how much I truly love the acoustic guitar.

Now days I just want to write as much music as I can to share with everyone who may want to listen to it. I soon want to play live to as many people as I can and meet everyone who has ever said kind words about my music and about me!

So Far I've had so much support from all different ages and types of people; my music has been so warmly received! Even described as "Intensely dynamic acoustic work that takes you to another dimension of what the phrase "chill out" music really means" Which is definitely a description i absolutely love!