SophiaGrace

My name is Sophia Grace and, amongst other things, I am a musician, a classically trained cellist, a self-taught pianist, a vocalist with a 3 octave range, a songwriter, a martial artist, a teacher, and first and foremost, a student and a catalyst for change.  I don't believe it's fair to ask an artist to define their musical genre and as such I simply endeavor to play music that tries to touch your soul and invigorate your mind.

I have been playing cello since I was 7 years old having played the Bach Prelude as a guest artist at Jacksonville University at 9. And yes, I'm young, having graduated this year from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts at 16 after taking 10 AP courses and earning a wtd GPA of 4.5+. What can I tell you - I'm fascinated by the musicality of Math and Physics!

I grew up listening to everything from Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughn and Winton Marsalis to Prince, Michael Jackson and Earth Wind & Fire to Adele, Janelle Monae and Beyonce. Maybe that's why I have received such kind compliments from music industry stalwarts claiming that my voice has a timeless quality (WoW, yes I'm tough but I still blush, lol). I've been in the studio self-producing, engineering, playing all instruments on the tracks (except for some trumpet solos) that I wrote, composed and arranged. All my original creations to share with you!

I love, LoVe, LOVE music and the power that it wields regardless of the gender ID, race, age or origin of the listener. In these times of such political and social turmoil where finding a safe place to BE is becoming harder and harder; where facts are too often disregarded and replaced by straight lies in the guise of opinions; where children risk their lives just by being in school; worshippers risk their lives just by attending their chosen house of worship; and citizens are still losing their lives to police brutality just by being black/brown/red! ... I pledge to continually try to develop new musical expressions to motivate, illuminate, alleviate, and empower. 

Join me and so many others trying to do whatever we can to make this world a better place to BE!!!