Career AverySunshine

avery sunshine live @ leverkusener jazztage 2015

in college, white met maia nkenge wilson, vocal major, , formed gospel , r&b singing duo, daisyrew. in addition performing in africa, daisyrew performed @ churches in area , @ clubs, including apache café, noted launching careers of several prominent artists, including india.arie. wilson cast in broadway role following college, , sunshine hired minister of music @ st. paul ame church in atlanta. daisyrew continued perform when wilson, on breaks theatrical career in new york, returned atlanta.

while working @ st. paul ame church, white met dana johnson, guitarist, producer , songwriter had worked india.arie. white, johnson , wilson began working in 2003 johnson writing , producing music, in addition managing daisyrew s career. after, wilson again cast in broadway production , left new york. white adopted name averysunshine.

in 2005, white , johnson recorded stalker , neo soul song, friend, chris brann, set house beat. track became dance hit on japanese record label, led series of live dates in japan.

white , johnson began work on became averysunshine’s self-titled first album, released in 2010 on own label, bigshine. recorded @ white’s home protools, record included guest appearances pianist takana miyamoto, vibraphone player roy ayers , christian mcbride. record praised media, usa today calling refreshingly original , washington post describing radiant brand of soul . white — single mother of 2 – focused on averysunshine, accepted jobs keyboard player artists including tyler perry , jennifer holiday , worked choral director atlanta performances artists such michael bublé, anthony hamilton , david foster.

from 2010 until late 2013, averysunshine toured consistently, , developed following throughout united states, uk, europe , africa. began recording second album, sunroom, in november 2013, released in may 2014 through partnership shanachie records.