The SheHH Podcast is a collection of interviews with women in the front and behind the scenes of Christian Music globally. SheHH aims to promote women in music ministry, encourage upcoming artists and foster community among Christian women over a love of music. After the hit SheHH series one and two was, the SheHH team is BACK with a dynamic new series of conversations with SheHH sisters!
Welcome to our brand new series - Series three! In this episode, our Founder Paula Melissa sits down with UK R&B singer, songwriter and artist, Jessica Akin. She shares her heart for creating authentic music, as well as overcoming dyslexia and mental health issues
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Time Codes
00:00 - Start of episode
00:50 - Who is Jessica Akin? and her journey
03:54 - Writing her first single, 'Blue'
07:39 - Mental health and Christianity
09:55 - Her EP 'Colours'
14:25 - Being a multi-faceted artist
19:27 - Discovering her genre and sound + her musical influences
24:02 - The influence of faith in her music
26:27 - Her feature on 'Without You' by Uchenna and other collaborations
34:30 - Plans for 2022
36:39 - Being dyslexic and it's effects
42:04 - Her legacy
Jessica's links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaakin_/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/75UHr7EAxiKqmd9T1JuUyn?si=x125LyTnTXCdmV1s_SiAPg&nd=1
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg2OYqeC5CXKxWtZHVXmnrQ?app=desktop
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessicaAkin_
SheHH Team:
Founder & Producer - Paula Melissa
Playlist Curator & Communications Co-ordinator - Hannah Adeoye
Content Co-ordinator - Pamela Ugochukwu
Content Co-ordinator - Zoe Yovela
Content Editor - Sharnelle McLean
