This week was my 40th birthday and to celebrate I have created 40 episodes in a new series on my official Bonnie Legion YouTube Channel called Acoustic Songwriting Sessions. This series will go through some of my earliest written and recorded songs stretching way back into the days I used to record under the artist name "Sounds Like Shavon".
Although I find myself quite happy with the transformation brought over me in the creation of my alter ego Bonnie Legion, I often draw back to my roots just sitting and writing original emotional spilling tunes on the acoustic guitar. Bonnie has allowed me to discover many other sides of myself through multi-genre collaboration. Bonnie gave me the freedom to express in a multi-level sound arena with a wide variety of talented sound artists. I am ever so grateful for the musical journey so far and all the amazing people I have had the pleasure of working with in person and over the wires, incredible souls from all over the planet.
Over the years I have grown a large following of listeners through the various sites I have been sharing and posting on and from the many different places I have traveled, collaborated or performed. It is quite often I will get fans who reach back into my older material from Sounds Like Shavon days and say they quite miss that side of me. Although you will find me mostly releasing collaborative fusion these days with producers such as wav-Dr. in our Wav-Legion fusion music project, I am still putting out solo acoustic tracks every now and then and drawing into those earlier days and also the purity of myself with sound. I am an emotional flyer with the music, I ride a feeling and a moment and I use every color flashing before my eyes to express these raw fresh emotions. I can sit and do that with a guitar and some simple open chords or a fully constructed track placed before me with just about any feel to it. I have learned to tap into my various sides at will, which makes me quite an interesting person to be around and also a very interesting songwriter.
I invite you to join me as these episodes start dropping on my official Bonnie Legion YouTube channel. Over the next 60 days 40 episodes with 40 different tracks will be going up with a little talk before each song about the track, the recording process and possibly a little on there meaning.
Thank you deeply for all those who have been following me for so long, all those who have seen the heart and soul I put into this music. Thank you so much to all the talented producers and artist who have worked with me on projects. Thank you for your inspiration, your encouragement, and your incredible gifts. There are so many unique and colorful souls out there, to blend my shades with you is a great honor indeed. This is the world coming together through sound. This is me finding myself in song.
Bonnie Legion (Sounds Like Shavon)
Two episodes have already dropped and more coming
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#1 I do Bad Things
#2 Falling Down
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