Shaun DeGraff is first a recording artist who has opened for the likes of Imagine Dragons, Robin Thicke and Panic At The Disco. He won “Best Modern Original Rock Album ” 2 years in a row out of 10,000 submissions and won “Best Vocal Performance” for his single “Everything To Me” @ SingerUniverse song contest. Shaun’s live performances consisted of utilizing the very latest in multimedia technology to present his songs in a way never before seen by the general public.
“the FREEDOM project” is Shaun’s first EP release in 10 years. This collection of songs shows his exploration into the EDM realm which would eventually lead to his Producer/DJ project aYa (located on “PRODUCER” page.
A brief collaboration between friends, “The Beatnix!” EP was a sugary electro-pop fix that just feels good.
Stripping down to a minimalistic bare bones instrumentation (piano, bass, drums) and with some songs wandering into the live breakbeat/hip-hop arena, Grey Area exposes Shaun's knack for "straight to the heart" lyrical ability, the album earned Shaun "Vocalist Of The Year" from singeruniverse.com.
Performing under the "Brother Luke" moniker, Shaun presents an edgier rock, soul, meets electronica sound, Music For Life wins JPF Awards as "Modern Rock Album of the year" in 2005.
Performing under the moniker Brother Luke, this was Shaun's first full production attempt. Recorded at home with just an 8 track, "In My Room" was handpicked out of 15,000 international submissions as "Modern Rock Album of 2003" and "Modern Rock Song of 2003" for "All We Need" at the JPF Music Awards.