My name is Sarah-Jane Simmonds, I am known as SJ and I’m a singer and a lyricist. I started singing since I was quite young, I have taken part in school plays and sang in various choirs at times solo.
In year 9, (2000) I was the only student in my group to receive a pass, the challenge was to write a song about orphaned children which had to rhyme. I also put the chords together to go with the song and then played the keyboard and sang the song at the same time. This experience and the way I felt after doing it has driven me to become a professional performer. I did put a lot of effort and time into this task and I have been writing songs ever since. I did not have access to a keyboard and did not follow on which meant I was unable to carry on playing this instrument.
I did not take music as a GCSE because I moved schools with my family who had moved to a different location and after the enrolment at the new school I found that music classes just weren’t the same. In pursuing my musical ambitions I did manage to secure and attend auditions, for Live and Unsigned, Xfactor, State Factor and A Star for a Night. I managed to receive 3rd place with State Factor. For further details there are 2 videos on this link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkvsrwv7-dA-). Having only made progress of any note at State Factor I have been unsuccessful in the other 3 auditions I am certain that this was due to my lack of confidence and nervousness whilst performing.
Further information can be accessed through Myspace (Url. www.myspace.com/sjshotchick) and Facebook (Sarah-Jane Simmonds).
I have recorded 2 demos, ‘Tell Me’ with So Music, and ‘On the Dancefloor’ with H&amp;L Studio’s.
I can play the chanter, (bagpipes) I started playing when I was 9, and I couldn’t progress onto bagpipes as I couldn’t blow them up. I also learnt how to play the drums this was to unable me to take part so I could take part in the band, marching through towns, etc. My ability to read music is limited to the instruments that I have been taught. I had a year of playing the flute during school but unfortunately I couldn’t carry on due to moving of schools again.
I love most music apart from heavy metal. I like to sing a wide range of music from rock, ballards to hardcore, etc.


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