Music, Spirit And Life Balance
May 27, 2020In this Soulfull Sound conversation I’m joined by the beautiful Michelle Escoffery who is an Award Winning British Singer, Songwriter and Vocal Producer, having consistently amassed accolades as one of the UK’s most respected songwriters.
Michelle's metamorphic journey has been one of internal exploration and experience. Coached by her father in the early years, Michelle has been heavily involved in every element of songwriting, singing, directing, producing and vocal coaching and continues to do so to this day.
A multi-hyphenate, Michelle is also a qualified life coach with almost two decades of experience. She supports makers & professionals to find constructive stillness in life's chaos, to balance creativity with the demands of daily life so they can increase the life energy we all need to avoid burn out.
Get to the essence of who you are and live in that space. 
In this episode, Michelle speaks about her musical journey and her expansion into life coaching. She talks about the importance of taking responsibility for your own healing and opens up about her own personal healing journey. We delve into visions, spirit and thoughts on life and death as we explore past experiences.
Join us for this deep conversation.
Points of Discussion:
- Balancing the ebb and flow (02:46)
- Her definition of healing (05:40)
- Her personal healing journey (07:47)
- Her musical journey so far (13:22)
- Advice for aspiring creatives on life balance (18:18)
- Her expansion into life coaching (24:32)
- Obstacles that she has overcome (36:50)
- Self-care tips (42:50)
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About Michelle Escoffery
Michelle Escoffery an Award Winning British Singer, Songwriter and Vocal Producer. Having consistently amassed accolades as one of the UK’s most respected songwriters.
A member of family singing group, 'The Escoffery’s', signed to Atlantic Records USA in 1991, Michelle cut her teeth in the studio with sister Sandra Escoffery, learning to write and arrange, which led to independent success with chart topping UK girl band Truce. Michelle went on to become one of only 2 female stock writers at EMI Music Publishing at the time, alongside Cathy Dennis.
Ivor Novello Award winner for her song ‘Just A Little’ 2002 PRS Most Performed work, also chosen as part of PRS’ ‘Songs Of A Century’, a selection of the top 100 British songs from the last century. She has penned songs for Tina Turner, All Saints, Beverley Knight, Artful Dodger and worked on vocal arrangement and production for Rod Stewart song ‘Human’ and performed with Artists Stevie Wonder, George Michael and more. She has had recent hits around the world for international recording Artist Nabiha (single sat on the top of the airplay charts in Denmark for 40+ weeks) and SHINee (The last mini album was number 1 in 6 countries in 2015)
Her drive to showcase and champion emerging songwriters and performers shone in 2002 when she founded and ran 'Kindred Spirit' for almost a decade – London’s launch pad for creativity, live band performances and one of the cities most revered live shows. Michelle continues to advocate and develop new talent through creative vehicles and platforms such as her event 'Front Room Sessions', being a UK judge for Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and Vocal Coaching for various TV shows.
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