From there, the band started touring the mid-Atlantic, wowing crowds from New Jersey to New Orleans and drawing upon influences ranging from Florence + the Machine to Muse and Coldplay.

With a warmth about her, Sharon captivates audiences with powerhouse octave-leaping vocals, textured piano melodies and sometimes tender, sometimes gripping songwriting. The band is powerful, and each song evokes emotion.  Epic and full of wonder, the music reflects their baroque pop, mainstream rock, and alternative influences.

In an interview with the Huffington Post, Eileen Shapiro praised “her genuine lyrics and sonic innocence and vulnerability…pierces the hearts of her listeners leaving a lifelong impact on those who hear it.”  The songwriting and performances are real, genuine, and relatable.

The next three years would also see Sharon founding her charitable foundation, Ladies Who Rock 4 A Cause, a music-driven organization inspired by her battle with cancer.

IN THE STUDIO

In 2017 the band entered the studio and began recording new material with Grammy© nominated/multi-platinum engineer/producer David Ivory (Halestorm,  Silvertide, The Roots, Eryka Badu, Patti Labelle).

Ivory would go on to praise: “I love working with Sharon, her vocals are stellar, and her songwriting is contagious’. And would dub their musical genre as something new: “Awesome eclectic, piano-driven progressive pop!"

From their collaborations with Ivory, came their single Anomie, released on January 2018.  Anomie and a fun pop offering in that same summer called  Thirty Dirty Secrets, both on the ballot for the 61^st Grammy® awards.

The band hit the road with an opening slot for national-touring indie rockers Lydia in Albany, NY, two sets at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, DE alongside greats like Eminem, Rag 'N' Bone Man, The Killers, Portugal, The Man, SZA, Alice Merton and landing a slot at the Ladybug Festival.

In September of 2018, Sharon was named "Best Female Artist of the Year" at the Josie Music Awards in September 2018 which rounded out the year.

Their collaboration with Ivory produced their third single Why Can’t We Pretend with rave reviews as did Sick Addiction. Both singles released ahead of the full album "Beyond Wonderland"  August 2019.

Their performances included Ladybug Music Festival and the Josie Music Awards at Dollywood Celebrity Theatre and were highlights in 2019.

Sharon Lia and her band, nominated in 4 categories, were awarded Best Artist of the Year at the Josie Music Awards where they performed to a sold-out audience Sept. 21st, 2019. This, combined with landing in Billboard Magazine, being on the Grammy and releasing their best work to date in spite of many obstacles, has made Autumn of 2019 a landmark moment! Much more to come from this musical group.

"If past is prologue, then the future is bright indeed."
#RawOpenAuthenticReal #ROAR

Behind the Scenes
Producers
David Ivory - Grammy® nominated/multi-platinum engineer & producer (Halestorm, Silvertide, The Roots, Eryka Badu Patti Labelle Silvertide, Jill Scott, etc.) and Joe Lam, Rick Jannotti and Sharon Lia

Band
Sharon Lia - Vocalist, Songwriter, Lyricist, Pianist/Keyboardist
Rick Jannotti - Guitarist, Co-writer
Howie Fallon - Drummer
Rhodney Miller - Bass (Lauren Hill, Kindred, Jill Scott)
Howie Gordon - Keys
Vika Hunter - Back up Vocalist

Additional Musicians
Pablo Batista - Master Percussionist – Percussion
(Alicia Keys, Patti Labelle, Kirk Franklin, Jill Scott)
Damon "Dizzy Fingers" Bennett - Keys
(Jay-Z, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake)
Mitch Beer -Bass (Digable Planets)

Package Design/Graphics
Art Direction, Design, Illustration by Darren Melchiorre, Sharon Lia
Photography by Mark Weiss (Mark “WEISSGUY” Weiss – Rock Photographer)