Stephfon Shavers

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Graduate Dexter Career Center and Wayne County Community College. Member of The East Vernor Church Of God In Christ, Detroit, MI

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Symphonic Gospel Soul

What is your music dream?

Becoming a Gospel artist, and composer, and compose gospel songs for gospel artists.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Symphonic Gospel Soul

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Jesus Is The Answer, Andre Crouch and The Disciples Hello Sunshine Rev. Maceo Woods and Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church Mass Choir.

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Andre Crouch, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Kirk Franklin, The Clark Sisters, Daryl Coley, Lanelle Harris, Steve Green James Cleveland , Bill and Gloria Gaither, The Shelby 5. Angelo and Veronica, The Imperials, The Sensational Nightingales, Willie Banks and The Messengers, The Pilgrim Jubilees, The Blind Boys of Mississippi.

What inspires you to make music?

My mother, Catherine Shavers she was the lead singer of The Holly Travelers.

What is the message you want to send with your music?

To bless people, bring souls to Christ, which they are lost. Not doing this for the money, like my mother said.

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Yes.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Let me tell you something. On 8/14/22 at my church, my pastor I leave him nameless, cause you don't know him. When he was a member at a church in Detroit, can't give you the church name, it's an popular church in Detroit, This singer have beautiful voice, and my pastor said to her, you have a beautiful voice, and she said to get out of my face. There's singers gospel and secular sing you under the table and cuss you out on the parking lot.

What do you think of Drooble?

I like it.

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Rejections.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Be nice to them and they be nice to you.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Singing in the church.

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

New artists come out every year.