User:Rossana nelson/Daphne Willis

Daphne Willis, a Chicago based singer/songwriter, born in San Antonio Texas in 1987 to Colin Willis and Hazel Thornton. At age 19 Willis began writing songs, playing open mic nights, and playing intimate shows at coffee shops in and around the Chicago area. “In 2007 Willis recorded Matter of Time a five song acoustic EP,and released it herself, selling copies at her shows and to her online fans. At the same time, Daphne’s father was working with Sony Music, helping to coordinate music featured on in-flight entertainment programs for major airlines. Colin dropped a few songs from Matter of Time into an in flight playlist for American Airlines, and Kevin Welk of the Welk Music Group heard them during a business trip. Welk was impressed enough by Willis’ voice and songs that he had an A&R man with the Welk affliated Vanguard Records label check out one of her live shows, and before long, Willis was signed to the label.” (All Media Guide, LLC, 2010) Willis' second EP, Exhibit A, was released by Vanguard Records in 2008. In February of 2009 Vanguard records released her first full length album titled, What to Say.

Albums:

Daphne Willis - Matter of Time EP 1.	Live for Now 2.	What’s it Gonna Be? 3.	No Difference 4.	Tell Me 5.	My Shoes

Daphne Willis & Co – Exhibit A 1.	Bluff 2.	Peace of Mind 3.	Jim Thornton 4.	Think 5.	Yellow Dress

Daphne Willis – What To Say 1.	Everybody Else 2.	Bluff 3.	Far and Away 4.	All I Know 5.	What to Say 6.	Love and Hate 7.	Not Always Easy 8.	Swirl 9.	Still Trying 10.	Yellow Dress 11.	Pulled Tight 12.	Jim Thornton