Debut album photoshoot
All photos taken by Katey Manuchehri, edited by David Broadway. Make-up by Michaela Whittle of The Makeup eMpire. Hair by Katie and Kendal at Shendals Signature Salon.
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Deep, Still (solo)
Live performance at Roleystone Performer’s Night.
Undertones (solo)
Live performance at Roleystone Performer’s Night.
In the studio!
Summary: Three consecutive 8-hour days doing band sessions at Soundbaker Studios. Six 4-hour sessions recording and compiling vocals. Many mugs of peppermint tea, 1 packet of jelly snakes and a box of Cheds. Thursday’s band session started off well – set up was quick and clean, and by the end of the day the drums and […]
In the recording studio…
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Picky, choosey…
So it’s less than 3 weeks until I step my foot into the studio to record our debut album. I really want this to be the “Hello world, this is Shameem” recording, so naturally I’m agonising over every detail: the song choices, the production, the photos, the design, and not least of all… the title!! I’m […]
London trip
In late May/ early June, I braved the 24 hours of travel to the city of red buses and phoneboxes. My purpose: songwriting, gigging, jamming, networking, learning, scouting. The perks: fun, friends and shopping. Songwriting: this was the real stimulus for the trip. I’d been invited by James Bryan (who produced Nelly Furtado’s recent #1 album, “Mi Plan”) to […]
The Post article 07/05/11 – “From St Hilda’s to the stars”
Two of St Hilda’s musically talented old girls, who have carved successful careers in the music industry, will be centre-stage at the school’s auutmn bazaar on Saturday. Shameem Taheri-Lee, who graduated in 2005, and Bianca Jade (1996) will perform between 10am and 2.30pm at the junior school on McCabe Street. Bianca, who has supported Chris […]