Whitney Mongé

Whitney Mongé (born January 16, 1987[1]) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist based out of Seattle, Washington.

Whitney Mongé
Born (1987-01-16) January 16, 1987
Kennewick, Washington, U.S
GenresSinger-Songwriter, Blues, Soul
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Years active2008–present
Websitewhitneymonge.com

Background

Whitney moved from her hometown Spokane, Washington in 2007 and started her music career busking at Pike Place Market.[2] She has appeared in film in the award-winning documentary Find Your Way: A Busker's Documentary (2014),[1][3] featuring Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America and world renowned violinist Joshua Bell,[4] on the television program Band in Seattle (2015),[5] and acted in the short film Stella (2010). Whitney has three EPs independently released; Steadfast (2014) produced by Grammy Award winner, Pete Stewart, Stone (2016) self-produced and recorded at Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam's recording Studio Litho, and Carry On (2018) also self produced and was recorded at Robert Lang Studios and Studio Litho in Seattle.[6][7] She recently released a live album with Grammy Award winning orchestra, The Seattle Symphony titled "Whitney Mongé Live with The Seattle Symphony" (2021). From 2018 to 2022, Whitney was nominated for two terms as a Governor on the Pacific Northwest Recording Academy Chapter Board (GRAMMYs).

Discography

EPs
  • Steadfast Deluxe Edition (2014, Independent)
  • Stone (2017, Independent)
  • Carry On (2018, Independent)
  • Whitney Mongé Live with The Seattle Symphony (2021)

References
  1. Saint Bryan (January 25, 2018), Northwest sensation Whitney Mongé sells out the Triple Door, KING-TV
  2. Bill Reader (August 2, 2018), "Seattle artist Whitney Mongé might just be our city's next big star", Pacific Northwest, The Seattle Times
  3. "The backstory: The story behind 'Seattle artist Whitney Mongé might just be our city's next big star'". The Seattle Times. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  4. Find Your Way: A Busker's Documentary, retrieved 2019-11-14
  5. Band in Seattle – Ep 330 Band in Seattle Christmas, Seattle: KSTW, December 13, 2016
  6. Jake Uitti (October 2, 2018), Whitney Mongé "Carries On" with New EP, Shares the Soulful Track "Be Mine", KEXP
  7. Bill Reader (October 25, 2018), "Whitney Mongé plans homecoming shows, release of her 4th record", Pacific Northwest, The Seattle Times

Further reading


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