Samm Henshaw
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| Birth name | Iniabasi Samuel Henshaw[1] |
| Also known as | Samm Henshaw |
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22 February 1994 London, England |
| Origin | South London |
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sammhenshaw |
Iniabasi Samuel Henshaw (born 22 February 1994), professionally known as Samm Henshaw, is a British Singer,[2] Songwriter and Record Producer of Nigerian descent, signed to Columbia Records.[3] Henshaw has garnered mainstream radio support from BBC Radio 1’s Dev and Phil & Alice,[4] and was handpicked by James Bay for tour support.[5]
Early life
Henshaw was born in London, England and was raised by Nigerian parents in South London. Henshaw grew up with music but not in the conventional sense. Nobody in his household played an instrument but there was always sound running through the house, which highly influenced his musical nature. Samm essentially found his love for music and learned to play instruments in his church pastored by his father, where he developed his abilities further. Henshaw spent his secondary years at Cleeve Park School, then went on to study a Popular Music Performance[6] degree at Southampton Solent.
Career
2014-present: Debut EP
Early 2015, during his final year at university Samm signed his first publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis. Later in the year he went on to sign his record deal with Columbia Records. Henshaw began work on his debut EP The Sound Experiment which is set for a 2015 release, beside's Henshaw the Extended Play is set to feature production and songwriting input from Wayne Hector and Fred Cox amongst others.
Artistry
Alongside gospel artists Helen Baylor, Fred Hammond, Israel Houghton and Alvin Slaughter, Henshaw is said to have spent his childhood devouring mainstream pop music, from Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson to Usher and N*Sync. Henshaw pinpoints his biggest vocal inspirations as D’Angelo, Paolo Nutini, Lauryn Hill as well finding songwriting inspiration in Grammy award winner Frank Ocean.[7]
The Sound Experiment
Henshaw is known to perform with a live band composed of his closest friends, appropriately dubbed The Sound Experiment[8] similar to his EP title. The core of the The Sound Experiment band is made of Henshaw's childhood friend's who he grew up with nurturing his musical talents within church, as well as additional members he met along the way.
Touring members
- Jordan Bikila – Music director, bass
- Jesse Dickson – Drums
- Gaetan Judd – Guitar
- Jon Hockings – Guitar
- Stefan Adamson – Keyboard
Discography
Extended Plays
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| The Sound Experiment |
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References
- ↑ "Iniabasi Henshaw Bushstock Festival". bushstock.co.uk.
- ↑ "Introducing... Samm Henshaw". clashmusic.com.
- ↑ "Introducing Samm Henshaw". livenation.co.uk.
- ↑ "Samm Henshaw's latest track Better". idolmag.co.uk.
- ↑ "Samm Henshaw Dates". ibandsintown.com.
- ↑ "Samm Henshaw Biography". amazingtunes.com.
- ↑ "Iniabasi Henshaw Bushstock Festival". bushstock.co.uk.
- ↑ "Event Review: Samm Henshaw". mobo.com.
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