THE VOICE
Combine the edginess of Pink, the soulful power of Adele, and … Read Full Bio ↴THE VOICE
Combine the edginess of Pink, the soulful power of Adele, and the magical tone of Sarah Mclaughlin, and you would have the START of describing Susan Calloway…
Every great artist has something that sets them apart from the crowd. For Susan, it has always been her undeniable voice.
HOW IT STARTED
Susan began studying classical piano at age 5, followed by classical voice at age 12, much earlier than most teachers would agree to take on a young singer. She was chosen as the lead in the Broadway musical " Annie" at age 9 but could not join the cast due to family complications. Her mother was in a bad car accident when Susan was very young and was in and out of the hospital most of her childhood. Despite all of the family challenges, Susan began writing and performing her own songs at school, church, and other local events. After graduating College with honors, she went on the road as the lead singer and main songwriter for popular mid-west band, Red C, of whom she was a founding member. After many road miles, music awards, and CD's sold, Susan left the band to focus her career as a solo artist. During this time, she also stumbled into a successful career as a session singer, which helped pay the bills for recording and developing her music. It was at one of these sessions that she met her current creative partner, Grammy award winning producer, Gerard Smerek, known for his impressive arsenal of legendary clients ( Aretha Franklin, R Kelly, Kid Rock, Natalie Merchant, Bob Seger, and Diana Ross, to name a few ) It wasn't until meeting Smerek that Susan really stepped into her own as a focused solo artist with a sound, style, and presence to be reckoned with. In 2010, The title song of her first solo EP produced by Smerek, “Chasin The Sun” climbed to #37 on National R&R Charts, and continues to spin on Top 40, Hot AC, and Pandora radio. "Don't Fall in Love, from the same EP, was nominated for a Hollywood Music & Media Award for best Pop song. Over the past few years, a number of her songs have been placed on hit TV shows like “Dawson’s Creek,” “Summerland” and “One Tree Hill.”
FINAL FANTASY
Most recently, Susan's voice caught the attention of Grammy award winning conductor Arnie Roth, and Renown Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu. Strongly believing her vocals would compliment the music from the multi million dollar video game franchise, Final Fantasy, she was asked to sing on Distant World I: Music From Final Fantasy, where she performed “Memoro De La Stona”, and again on Distant Worlds II : Music From Final Fantasy performing, “Melodies of Life” and the very popular, “Suteki Da Ne.”
As her popularity with the gaming community grew, Nobuo himself requested that Susan sing his new theme song for Final Fantasy XIV, “Answers”, which was just released in 2013. Now a familiar and celebrated addition to the music of Final Fantasy, Susan joins many of the live concerts on the Distant Worlds: Final Fantasy World Tour as the featured artist, performing sold out shows in Japan, London, Paris, Munich, Montreal, New York, LA, and many other US cities.
WHAT'S NEXT ?
Susan is currently in the studio with Smerek once again working on new songs & a new music video to be released this year. She will continue to join the Final Fantasy world tour for dates in 2014 as well as be booking some solo performances in both the US and the UK.
As Susan's music continues to win her devoted fans thru out the world, she is also known for her active social media presence on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr, and Google Plus, sharing blogs, photos and posts with fans . . and soon to be added, Google hangout concerts. With over one million website visits and thousands of followers, Susan still takes time to answer every tweet, message, or post personally.
"These are the people who let me do this for my job. I can't do this without them. We get to choose what we will do with out lives and talents. I want to make a positive difference with my music. I know how hard life can be. Music has always been a place where I could make sense of it all and figure things out - music affects and reflects some of the deepest parts of our soul. So many people are looking for something deeper, for answers, for solace. I want to take my fans on this journey with me - and I want them to know they are not alone. "
Combine the edginess of Pink, the soulful power of Adele, and … Read Full Bio ↴THE VOICE
Combine the edginess of Pink, the soulful power of Adele, and the magical tone of Sarah Mclaughlin, and you would have the START of describing Susan Calloway…
Every great artist has something that sets them apart from the crowd. For Susan, it has always been her undeniable voice.
HOW IT STARTED
Susan began studying classical piano at age 5, followed by classical voice at age 12, much earlier than most teachers would agree to take on a young singer. She was chosen as the lead in the Broadway musical " Annie" at age 9 but could not join the cast due to family complications. Her mother was in a bad car accident when Susan was very young and was in and out of the hospital most of her childhood. Despite all of the family challenges, Susan began writing and performing her own songs at school, church, and other local events. After graduating College with honors, she went on the road as the lead singer and main songwriter for popular mid-west band, Red C, of whom she was a founding member. After many road miles, music awards, and CD's sold, Susan left the band to focus her career as a solo artist. During this time, she also stumbled into a successful career as a session singer, which helped pay the bills for recording and developing her music. It was at one of these sessions that she met her current creative partner, Grammy award winning producer, Gerard Smerek, known for his impressive arsenal of legendary clients ( Aretha Franklin, R Kelly, Kid Rock, Natalie Merchant, Bob Seger, and Diana Ross, to name a few ) It wasn't until meeting Smerek that Susan really stepped into her own as a focused solo artist with a sound, style, and presence to be reckoned with. In 2010, The title song of her first solo EP produced by Smerek, “Chasin The Sun” climbed to #37 on National R&R Charts, and continues to spin on Top 40, Hot AC, and Pandora radio. "Don't Fall in Love, from the same EP, was nominated for a Hollywood Music & Media Award for best Pop song. Over the past few years, a number of her songs have been placed on hit TV shows like “Dawson’s Creek,” “Summerland” and “One Tree Hill.”
FINAL FANTASY
Most recently, Susan's voice caught the attention of Grammy award winning conductor Arnie Roth, and Renown Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu. Strongly believing her vocals would compliment the music from the multi million dollar video game franchise, Final Fantasy, she was asked to sing on Distant World I: Music From Final Fantasy, where she performed “Memoro De La Stona”, and again on Distant Worlds II : Music From Final Fantasy performing, “Melodies of Life” and the very popular, “Suteki Da Ne.”
As her popularity with the gaming community grew, Nobuo himself requested that Susan sing his new theme song for Final Fantasy XIV, “Answers”, which was just released in 2013. Now a familiar and celebrated addition to the music of Final Fantasy, Susan joins many of the live concerts on the Distant Worlds: Final Fantasy World Tour as the featured artist, performing sold out shows in Japan, London, Paris, Munich, Montreal, New York, LA, and many other US cities.
WHAT'S NEXT ?
Susan is currently in the studio with Smerek once again working on new songs & a new music video to be released this year. She will continue to join the Final Fantasy world tour for dates in 2014 as well as be booking some solo performances in both the US and the UK.
As Susan's music continues to win her devoted fans thru out the world, she is also known for her active social media presence on Facebook, twitter, Tumblr, and Google Plus, sharing blogs, photos and posts with fans . . and soon to be added, Google hangout concerts. With over one million website visits and thousands of followers, Susan still takes time to answer every tweet, message, or post personally.
"These are the people who let me do this for my job. I can't do this without them. We get to choose what we will do with out lives and talents. I want to make a positive difference with my music. I know how hard life can be. Music has always been a place where I could make sense of it all and figure things out - music affects and reflects some of the deepest parts of our soul. So many people are looking for something deeper, for answers, for solace. I want to take my fans on this journey with me - and I want them to know they are not alone. "
Chasin the Sun
Susan Calloway Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Susan Calloway:
Answers I close my eyes, tell us why must we suffer Release…
Don't Fall In Love You can hold my hand, if you promise to let…
Paper Thin Heart Toss and turnin I can't sleep It's 3 am Just forget it,…
Safe How did I let you get in This was all just…
Time for This I hear you've been movin on without me You get everything…
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@SusanCallowaySoul
nothing in life comes easy. Most of the people you look up to went thru quite a lot to get where they are. Be willing to work hard for that success you are hoping for - because it is the unavoidable ingredient :)
@lanas3985
Dear Susan, way back in 1992 or so I saw you at a bar in Traverse City performing with Red C, and I really loved that beautiful music and your powerful voice. Bought your album Able Street and listened to it many times... just yesterday for some reason I remembered the band and thought whatever happened to them? They must be out there somewhere... and then I found you on the internet, listened to your own songs and yes, fell in love with them though you told me not to in one of your songs.... such great music, such a great musician... thank you for doing what you're doing! I'm a singer and songwriter myself. Love Nagamahwyn
@icyrazor
Susan Calloway=Beautiful and the most amazing singer.
@PermaVermin
The FFXIV theme is absolutely gorgeous, thank you so much.
@betablob
same here, and now i'm obsessed
@hockey3534
Incredible voice---what a talented lady......Bill
@billpappas8453
Keep up the good work!
I hope to see you in concert.
@maxvalery
The full version of this song randomly popped up on my Pandora queue. I loved it and wanted more -- then I found this video, and the solo piano version is even better. Susan, you are amazing.
@Zuerk
Heard you sing at Distant Worlds in Edinburgh a couple of days ago and i have to say you done an amasing job, especially on " Suteki Da Ne " which is now one of my favourites thanks to you!
@SteveToccoDrummer
Such an amazing talent.