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Ellisha McKinney Administrative Assistant III (202) 806-7082 Room LVC 3004 Ellisha McKinney hails from Minneapolis, MN where she was born and raised. She went on to attend Howard University where she quickly earned the nickname, "Teapot" after a show stopping audition of her Jazzy rendition of the nursery rhyme, "I'm A Little Teapot" for the Howard Gospel Choir. She remained at Howard for two degreed programs, Criminal Justice/Sociology and Jazz Studies/Voice. It was during her second degree that her strong contralto voice was developed and her range expanded from 2nd soprano to 2nd tenor. Ms. McKinney has worked with Anthony David, Grammy award winning Gordon Chambers, Shirley Ceaser, Bee Bee and Cee Cee Winans, Karen Clark-Sheard, and many others. She has toured with the award winning Howard Gospel Choir and in 2001 toured with Tony Terry's "A Better Man" CD release tour. As well as the auspicious opportunity to open for Macy Gray, Mint Condition and the world famous Al Green! Ms. McKinney also enjoys a solo career where she has given her gifts on many stages in the DC Metropolitan area including The Image House, Bar Nun, and the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage to name a few. She's done some successful radio commercial work for the Minneapolis and DC areas, she's performed privately for the likes of Bobby McFerrin and has arranged and written for various local artists. She is a vocal instructor in which she has been teaching for the past 14 years. She was the keynote speaker at the 2008 Soul Music Summit in Atlanta,GA where she spoke on Vocal Health and Vocal Care. Some of her vocal clients include Grammy nominated Eric Roberson, Grammy nominated Raheem DeVaughn, Grammy nominated Frenchie Davis, Howard's own, Geno Young, up and coming artists Rashida Jolley on tour with Lady Gaga, Mike Thompson of The Lissen Band and David James of Ndelible. Ms. McKinney was also the vocal consultant to "Sunday's Best" Y'Anna Crawley. Ms. McKinney independently released her debut album, "Same Man, Different Name, " available at www.cdbaby.com/Ellisha. |
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