Pushing the limits of what's expected of urban soul and contemporary dance music, Sherell Rowe is striving to do her best in accurately representing her District roots, through reinterpreting synth sounds and heavy percussion over her edgy lyrics.
Sherell Rowe was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and was a military brat that spent most of her time around the country. She started singing in a studio when she was 14 and continued sharpening her abilities through her high school choir. Her family decided to settle in Northern Virginia also known as the Metropolitan area. Washington DC is known for a heavily percussion driven sound called Go Go and Sherell quickly took interest in the local go-go scene. She joined a band called Perfection as their lead female vocalist and built a reputation for her no-nonsense vocals and her strong swagger. Holding her own among her male counterparts and not settling for a sub par sound came natural to her. And it wasn't long before she realized her potential was built for something much bigger. Sherell worked as an office manager at a well known recording studio in the area called Night Flight Studio. She was exposed to many artists, major and local, and was able to experience how the business side of the industry works. Sherell was introduced to Jesse, who is the CO of Dark Planet Records, and when she heard he was interested in kicking off a record company that was going to be left field and experimental, she jumped at the opportunity. Finally finding comfort with a label who allows her to express herself creatively and channel all of her influences into her own sound. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.