Biography

Sheila Marshall is a native of Nacogdoches, TX, a small community deep in the heart of east Texas. Growing up surrounded by the colorful sounds of country music, gospel and a little rock and roll Shelia developed a voice true to her surroundings. After college Sheila made the choice to chase her dream full time. Sheila traveled and performed an average of 50 weeks a year; her music took her around the world. Sheila has toured to places such as Asia where she performed for our troops returning from the war in Iraq, A European tour that ended in France, and has played in Alaska, Hawaii, and across the U.S. and back. She also became a favorite in TX playing for the Texans, Rockets, Houston Grand Prix, Budweiser and the Houston Livestock show and Rodeo. During this time Sheila released an acoustic EP “Beautiful for Situation” and gained a sponsorship from Budweiser, which brought national recognition. Sheila then found herself poised for national success on USA Networks Nashville Star. Sheila placed in the top ten out of thousands that auditioned and shared the stage with greats such as Willie Nelson and Rodney Crowell. Since the show Sheila finished working on the CD titled “Makes Perfect Sense” which features the song “Radio” which charted in the top 20 of the Texas Music chart. Marshall is now hard at work on her current album, a soulful project with a country/rock-n-roll vibe. She’s working with producer Kyle Cook, guitarist for Matchbox 20. Under the meticulous eye of Cook, her songs represent a collection of music that portrays who she is: sincere, passionate and fearless. In January ‘09, Sheila performed live at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, allowing her to debut her music in front of some of the best independent filmmaker’s in the entertainment industry.
Sheila is currently in the process of writing and recording songs for her new album, set for release Fall 2009.