What is your name/stage name?
Vanilla Skeye
Where are you from?
Kalamazoo, MI
What do you do?
Afrobeat singer and songwriter
How long have you been making music?
5 years
What was your first song/project?
My first project was an R&B album called Cloud 9
Who’s your inspiration?
My inspiration is myself and other Afrobeat artists like Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, and Niniola
What are some features you have?
I write all my lyrics and compose all the melodies and harmonies. I have played several instruments in my life, including viola, trumpet, keyboard and drums.
Who’s one person, dead or alive, that you’d want to work with?
Burna Boy
Are you signed to a label?
No
Do you want a record deal, a distribution deal, or none?
A distribution deal depending on my creative control and legal rights
Who are your biggest supporters?
A few close friends and family along with my African and Haitian fans
What are you currently working on?
An international tour
What is your latest release?
My reggaeton inspired single Damelo, released 7/27/22
When is your next release?
TBA
Where is one place you want to travel to perform?
Nigeria
What’s the biggest crowd that you have performed for?
Over 5000 live, plus televised millions, at the 2011 and 2012 Billboard awards singing backup for Stevie Wonder and Neil Diamond
Who’s someone you can see yourself on tour with?
Stefflon Don or Yemi Alade
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Continuing to work in the music industry with institutions set up to help rising artists.
music link:
Instagram / Twitter @ names @vanilla.skeye, @
vanilla_skeye
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