Music News - posted on July 15, 2014 by RealDJVybe.com

New Artist Highlight: Setoria

Born in Florida, raised in Maryland. Setoria fell in love with the way music made her feel at the tender age of 5. She began singing in church choirs and also explored the art of theater as she participated in many school musical plays. Setoria tried to master other instruments such as various percussions, keyboard and flute, but soon discovered that a pen, pad and microphone were the only tools needed to make a statement.

To enhance her gift, Setoria has gained vocal lessons from Eric Arceneaux, who has also earned the respect of industry heavy weights, like Brett Manning, Lis Lewis, and Jennifer Hudson. She made her mark in the Washington, D.C. area by regularly performing with the band, N-Touch, as well as other various R&B/Jazz and Go-Go bands around the Metropolitan region executing soulful cover tunes. She is currently working on her solo album featuring her first smash hit single Shorty. The song, released in May of 2014, has already hit the ground running with international recognition and will also be featured in
an upcoming independent film by April Reign Productions entitled “Love Him or Leave Him”. The film is set to be released the Fall of 2014. Her sophomore single #Hustle represents a daringly innovative example of Setoria’s cutting edge music style as she successfully integrate Soul, Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop and Go-Go into her Funky new-aged signature sound. #Hustle will also hit the airwaves in the Fall of 2014. Setoria continues to connect with other Indi-artists and fans locally and world-wide by serving as co-host to the internet radio show – Back2Basics, a station powered by Gogoradio.com, designed to discuss and support Hip-Hop, R&B and Go-Go culture.

    

The well-rounded vocalist, songwriter and music activist cites Chaka Khan, Jill Scott, Mahalia Jackson, Lauren Hill, Prince, Curtis Mayfield, Millie Jackson, Miles Davis, Bon Jovi and Chuck Brown as some of her biggest influences and inspirations. With an eclectic sound stemming from her diversified musical background, it’s hard to place her in just one genre so she created her own, “Gumbo”. She describes this as a mixture of R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk, Gospel, Hip-Hop, Rock, and Go-Go beats. Her expressive lyrics are recognized more as pages to her diary as she share stories of her personal experiences, thoughts, dreams, and nightmares.

Website: www.setoriathevocalist.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Setoria1?ref=hl

Twitter: www.twitter.com/Setoriathevocal