Rhino Hi-Five:  Duncan Sheik

Barely Breathing

I grew up in Morgantown Wv and started making music when I was 16, Thats when I found something that gave me more freedom than I could of ever imagined. 

hip hop has always been a way for me to bring my soul out in my music. I speak from the heart because it’s the only way I know how. If my music helps one person realize they aren’t alone and that they can be stronger by not giving up. Then I’ve fulfilled my purpose.

Duncan Sheik is a Grammy Award and two-time Tony Award winning singer-songwriter and composer. As a solo artist, Duncan's ubiquitous hit "Barely Breathing" spent 55 weeks on the Billboard's Hot 100 Chart and propelled the sales of his Atlantic Records debut to 750,000 copies. As a composer, Sheik again found success with his musical, Spring Awakening, which earned 8 Tony Awards, including "Best Musical" and garnered accolades and A+ reviews. Spring Awakening proved influential on Broadway and the New York Times predicted "Broadway, with its often puerile sophistication and its sterile romanticism, may never be the same". Sheik is currently working on stage productions of Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho. Sheik has released two new tracks, “Photograph” and “Circling” from from his forthcoming album, Legerdemain, scheduled for a spring 2015 release. 
