Sanchez S Wallace aka Messenger, has been performing in the music world since his first induction into the choir during elementary school but the road has been long and tortuous before he managed to release his first single under the Star Talents imprint, as Sanchez found himself living in a homeless shelter for teens at the age of 17 due to a suicide scare he gave his grandparents.
He hadn’t truly lived at home with his mother stably since his early teen years, as he was subjected to physical and mental abuse and placed in a Christian school. That didn’t work so he was excommunicated from the church and placed in a boarding school. At this new homeless shelter in WA he was offered the GED program schooling but instead he chose to finish out his high school diploma by riding the public transportation system at 5A across two cities.
After graduating he fell off the deep end, going through alcohol like it was soda pop, jumping into Marijuana as a daily recreation and then doing the raves where it was a cocktail of anything he could get his hands on. In 2001, this binge led to a mental meltdown and the development of drug-induced schizophrenia that had him in and out of institutions every few months.
Eventually Sanchez quit the drugs and fought through the psychosis until 2005 when he reached a point of normality. With the help of psychotropic meds, he was able to go from paranoid schizophrenic to bipolar. He got through two years of college to receive a certificate in relational communications and close to his DTA transfer degree.
In 2010 Sanchez went back to the pursuit of music when he stumbled upon an internet radio station WKNZ Power 101 and Cavvy Studios. In February of the same year he recorded his first song, “Rise From It All”, then in September “Star Talents” became a sole proprietorship and began its journey in Entertainment Artists Development.
Sanchez has kicked off 2015 working on a contract to finance his first storefront for Neighborhood Lyrics, as well as get his emerging song “Get You Hot ft. Jthe4th and Shamelis” on multination FM and Satellite radio. But in the meantime he has been working his artistic grind by producing numerous tracks. In fact Sanchez has a unique vision of his music, as he told me he would not be releasing a variety of albums during his career, but instead, all of his tracks – past, present and future- will be part of one ongoing album he affectionately calls “AD INFINITUM”.
The concept behind Sanchez S Wallace aka Messenger’s music is more interesting than most artists I’ve listened to. And this probably has a lot to do with his background history. The one thing that will stand out is that his music is personal, like it or not. In order to decide whether it is worth listening to, know that Sanchez’ creations are individual snapshots of his experiences, thoughts and aspirations at 360°, forget about the old monothematic album concept, this dude is all over the place!
Each track reveals more and more of the deep and complex world that is Sanchez S Wallace. From GET YOU HOT, BFTB to DESIGNER GIRL, MIZZ NAUGHTY, and TO YOU I’LL CLING, the Star Talents premier artist, moves through an array of RnB, Hiphop and catchy electronic-based beats with similar ease. However it’s on tracks like “Times Of The Vampire”, “Afterlife”, “Dronelife” and “Dream Chasers” that you realize that here’s someone making music with lyrical creativity, sincerity and courage.
He has plenty of rap skills but doesn’t rely too much on one-liners and punch-lines like his mainstream peers, preferring instead to build complete lyrical pictures with impressive storytelling craftsmanship. He holds nothing back, saying whatever is on his mind, pouring out every inch of his personality over and over again throughout the tracks. I also really appreciate how Sanchez puts solid commitment into creating things the way he wants them, and not simply being a generic artist. He does what he enjoys and puts in a lot of effort into his work, always doing something different and exciting on each track.
Like most creative-minded artists, Sanchez S Wallace aka Messenger’s music isn’t for everyone, like maybe those looking for tons female-sung vocal hooks, or loads of overused Autotune effects, instead this stuff is especially for those who actually delve deeper into the music and the lyrical concepts behind songs. If you’re open-minded, there are plenty of great listens and messages to be had from Messenger’s songs!
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