Bria Cheri Drops 'On 2 The Next' - Next Big Hit? 🎶 | SWAY'S UNIVERSE

Name: Bria Cheri Drops 'On 2 The Next' - Next Big Hit? 🎶 | SWAY'S UNIVERSE
Uploaded: 2025-11-07T03:38:04-08:00
Duration: 18 min 56 s
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Description: Bria Sheree shares her journey as an independent artist who leveraged a career in radio broadcasting to gain industry insight while pursuing her music.…

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About this episode Bria Sheree shares her journey as an independent artist who leveraged a career in radio broadcasting to gain i… AI summary

Bria Sheree shares her journey as an independent artist who leveraged a career in radio broadcasting to gain industry insight while pursuing her music. Despite facing rejection and skepticism from industry professionals, she relied on faith, family support, and early artistic training to persist, eventually connecting with artist development expert Donnie Clang. The conversation highlights the importance of multi-dimensional creativity and long-term dedication in achieving success in the music industry.

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Bria Sheree began playing piano at age three and pursued formal classical training, establishing a strong musical foundation early on.
She entered the music industry through radio broadcasting, starting with a campus show called 'Flavor' at LIU in Long Island, which led to her becoming a program director.
Currently, she works in the programming department at SoundCloud Radio (Drake's Channel), serving as coordinator for 'The Blend'.
She faced significant rejection, including being told by a woman at an engineering school that she lacked the voice for radio, which she used as fuel rather than letting it discourage her.
Her artistic lineage includes a great aunt who was a powerhouse Broadway vocalist and a grandfather who managed jazz artist Billy Eckstine.
She connected with Donnie Clang (from Making the Band) in late 2016/early 2017 for artist development after finding his Loft Sound Studio online.
Her musical influences include Mary J. Blige, Aaliyah, Janet Jackson, and Whitney Houston, with listeners noting a refreshing Janet Jackson-inspired sound in her work.
She released an EP titled 'Phoenix' and a single titled 'On To The Next' independently.

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“The party continues. Every breath we take should be a celebration because the party called life.”

Bria Sheree's personal mantra and the theme of her song 'Party Continues' from her EP 'Phoenix'.
“I was once told by a woman at an engineering school... that I would never ever do radio and I don't have the voice for it. That was my fuel like don't tell me what I'm not going to do.”

▶ 13:15 Bria explaining how she turned negative feedback and rejection into motivation to pursue her career in radio and music.
“Sometimes there's a difference between being a seed that blooms into a flower and being a seed that blooms into a tree... that tree is going to require a lot more time but it doesn't mean that you should stop watering.”

▶ 15:43 Host Tracy G using a metaphor to describe the long-term nature of building a sustainable music career, referencing artists like Victoria Monét.
“I just need somebody to just believe in me maybe work with me a little bit... he was like okay fine like let me hear you sing and so I sung a Mary J blig song share my world... and then after that he was like let's get to work.”

▶ 9:12 Bria describing her pivotal meeting with Donnie Clang where she secured artist development support by demonstrating her talent.