Shondra Music

Award winning songwriter, Shondra is an Alumni of the Juilliard School of Drama with extensive experience in the entertainment business. Along with leads in comedic, dramatic and musical theatre and voice over work for radio and television, she has performed her own concerts in showrooms in Reno, Las Vegas, throughout southern California, Sea World and on popular cruise ships. She currently performs in concert as well as with entertainment groups, Tom & Shondra, The Dynamite Divas, and The Two Lucys.

Shondra's songwriting catalogue Includes theme songs for
Gilda Radner Laugh For Life Awards-(We Can Survive)
Humane Society-(I Wanna Go Home)
Keep Sedona Beautiful-(We Are the Guardians)
AZ Coalition Against Human Trafficking-(Walking Free)

Shondra's produced two of her own albums, Inside Fire and I Am, and composed songs the following musicals with her two time Emmy award winning creative partner, script writer Dev Ross.  
WEirD Detention  which is being made into a movie.
Santa's Magnificent Four
Hot Flashes On the Trail
Horse Tales & Cowboy Trails 
The Mouth Project for Delta Dental


Shondra's Song and Music Video Awards
The Artist's Forum International Music Competition Best Rock Song Award 2021
World Music & Indie Film Festival Finalist Award 2021
Chicago Amarcord TV Festival Bob Fosse Award 2020  
American Tracks Music Best Metal Song Award 2019

Official Nominee in Music Video Festivals
Studio City International Film Festival 2021 (Best Music Video)
ROCKFEST Film Festival 2021 (Best Music Video)
26th Annual Sedona International Film Festival 2020 
The Artist's Forum nof the Moving Image 2019 in NYC (Best Music Video)
LA Music Video Awards 2019 (Best Lyricist)
Wide Screen Film & Music Video Festival 2019 in Vegas (Best Music Video)
Audio Shoot Unsigned Music Video & Film Festival 2019 in Wexford, Ireland (Best Music Video)
Utah Music Video Awards 2019 (Best Music Video)
Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival (Best Rock Music Video) 

Master Coach (26 yrs.) whose private students have won scholarships to drama conservatories, singing contests and pageants - many who are now professionals in the industry. Unlock the Singing Superstar In You! is Shondra's new voice and stage performance coaching program available for purchase on line. She along with Dev are coaches and co-founders of Sedona Youth Theatre, enjoying their 15th year. Shondra also developed her Finding Your Voice Workshops for Experience Yourself Women Retreats across the USA and Canada. 

Guest coach following musicals
Footloose 
Newsies 
Fiddler On the Roof
Peter & the Star Catcher
Crazy For You
Grease
Next to Normal
Guys & Dolls
Jesus Christ Superstar
Godspell 

SHONDRA'S TELEVISION & FILM VOICE OVERS AND ACTING CREDITS           
Animation TV Pilot (dubbing) Best Life Media Life Particle TV (Voice Director)         
Life Particle TV/Best Life Media
Sedona Video Tours
Red Rock Television Channel 16 Travelogue     
Gateway To Sedona, since 2003 (Talent & Studio Producer)
Little Chicks of Featherland (Studio Producer)
MLS Real Estate Protection Educational Film
Panasonic Fraction Pizza DVD, Little Caesars Pizza
The Artist's Forum 
Bee Bee Jubilee, audio book 
Forgiveness, audio book    
Red Rock TV Channel 16 (Contracted since 2003)   
Glenn Scarpelli's Sedona NOW Channel
Sedona Chamber of Commerce
Dahn Yoga meditation CDs
Best Life Media poetry & meditation CDs
Billy Mitchell’s Scholarship Audition Performance Preparatory Academy Website
Sea World Announcements
KNBC, Channel 7 San Diego
Health is Your Wealth Radio Show
Yavapai Broadcasting
Keep Sedona Beautiful Films
ESPN 780 KAZM Northern Arizona Radio

Acting (Leads)
Maybe Baby It's You (Two person play-various roles)
Nunsense (Sister Amnesia)
Nunsense II (Sister Amnesia)
Suds (Marge)
Talking With (The Actress)
37 Postcards (Nana)
Business Of Murder
Crimes of the Heart (Chick)
A Woman's Hand (Soiled Dove)
Story Theatre (Various Roles)
Crazy Wisdom (Madam Ouspenski)

OTHER PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Sound Engineering
LIVE Audio Engineer for Headline News, Court TV
In the Living Room Music Series, 2015, 2016

Sound Design
GatewayToSedona.com, Weekly Podcasts
Harry & Gladis Shipwreck Island, Sea World
Arizona Library Summer Program tours

Music Director 
Religious Science Flagstaff 
Center for Positive Living
Unity of Sedona's Sunday Night LIVE services
In the Living Room Music Series (Founder/Director)

Event & Fundraisers
Sedona Community Fair (Co-Founder)
Sedona Winefest (Co-Founder)
Be Their Voice - Artists for Animals for Humane Society Sedona and Second Chance Center for Animals (Producer)
Sedona Sunrise Superstar (Co-Producer)
•Cottonwood Idol (Co-Producer)
•Relay for Life Races 
•International Peace DayCelebrations  
•Sedona Cares ~ A Day of Action raising $30,000 for three families who lost homes from fires. (Producer)

Community Service 
Sedona Historical Society 2017-2023 (VP in 2023)

2018-2019 President of NAWBO Sedona-Verde Valley Chapter
2019-2020 NAWBO Past President Marketing Chair

Currently serving  on the Board of Directors
Jack Jamesen Memorial Sculpture Park 

Awards for Community Service
2018 Sedona Verde Valley Woman of the Year
2017 Arizona Foundation  Community Collaborator of the Year
2017 NAWBO Community Involvement Award
2016 NAWBO Rising Star Award 
2013 Arizona Foundation’s Spirit of Sedona Business Benefactor of the Year
2012 PWG (Professional Women Group)You Make A Difference Award 
2012 Good Morning Sedona Special Achievement Award.