Prior to achieving success with The Jezabels, Shannon – originally from Byron Bay – completed a Bachelor in Piano Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Today this auteur is exploring new means to deconstruct an outmoded dichotomy between the hallowed classical tradition and popdom, while redefining the avant-garde. “I’ve come from this contemporary music world and now I’m operating in more of a classical world, but they’re both related,” Shannon says. “The Jezabels is such a huge part of my musical experience, learning how to write music through improvisation and collaborating and all of that really feeds into everything that I do now.”