“Music for the heart”

When songwriter and vocalist Sheila Brody sings, she transports listeners to another emotional place, as each chord of her voice touches a tender zone in the heart. Her tone is familiar – her words too, as they stir deep down in the soft part of your wounded soul. She makes your heart joyful, makes you shout, as she disperses soothing medicine to make everything alright through lyrics in which she tells the story of a woman whose spirit cannot be broken. They are stories we can all relate to.

Sheila’s talent like her stories are authentic – proven time and time again on the world’s stage as a recording artist whose musical efforts traverse their way up Billboard‘s dance, rock, international and pop charts. Her powerful contralto has been behind several enduring hits of this era – from her work as a vocalist with The P Funk All Stars to her emergence as a dance music anthem singing diva Amuka.

Her roots appear to point to a heavy funk lineage–she was discovered by George Clinton in her native Detroit. And she remains one of the Funk Mob’s most definitive voices with a legion of fans around the world. Of her early mentor she says, “George taught me to write down all your thoughts and ideas that you feel in your heart. Nine times out of ten it turns into a song. That’s how I write my songs. “

However, her musical roots have grown beyond funk. Unlimited by traditional boundaries, Sheila’s passion projects are destined for success, no matter what moniker she creates under. Her voluptuous vocals translate across genres. She is comfortable atop an electronic loop, at home within a hip-hop sample or at ease alongside the strum of electric guitars.

Following her musical destiny, she developed the persona Blackwood, relocating to Rome, Italy and where she went on to have the number one dance album of 1999, beating out Madonna with her smash hit “Peace” from the album entitled “Friday Night”. After returning to the U.S. she shifted back into American music, touring on several legs with P Funk and taking on yet another new project that proved a brilliant concept.

She teamed up with heavyweight producer Peter Rauhofer as the dance diva, Amuka, to release 2003’s dance anthem, “Appreciate Me,” a hit that charted on Billboard’s Top 10. Her second single with Peter Rauhofer is the anthem, “U Ain’t That Good,” currently being aired on New York’s KTU and appreciated by club crowds who relate to Sheila’s heartfelt lyrics.

“I get so tired of people staying in bad relationships. I wrote this song to try to send them a message. Don’t stay if the relationship isn’t working,” Sheila says “You don’t have a man unless he’s treatin’ you right.”

While dance music entices her, Sheila has long been known as a rocker whose voice sails happiest above the raw rock instrumentation. As a return to her roots, her latest venture is an all-out rock project, with veteran rocker guitarist Johnny Ricco and seasoned bassist JK. One prominent industry rep called her “Tina Turner with something new…” after catching wind of the demo. To quell the demand for the group, ROSEWATER, an album is due to drop later in 2005.

While Sheila Brody’s medium shifts, her artistry is consistent. Sheila is the total package who writes and sings from her heart—that’s why her fan base is loyal; they appreciate the words because they have lived them too. “You’ve got to keep your heart pure. Keep it small and delicate with love and compassion, that’s all you need. There’s no room in your heart for anger, resentment or fear. There’s only room for love and compassion.”