{"id":12430,"date":"2020-01-31T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/?p=12430"},"modified":"2020-02-03T14:14:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T19:14:53","slug":"singer-songwriter-francois-bessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/singer-songwriter-francois-bessing\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer &#8211; Songwriter Francois Bessing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Meet Francois Bessing.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is&nbsp;a Puerto Rican\/Cameroonian singer and songwriter.&nbsp;&nbsp;He describes himself as a &#8220;musical storyteller.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He co-founded SocoPop Records LLC, a music publishing and distribution company.&nbsp;&nbsp;Two of his original songs were licensed by Spotify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francois sang for Patti Labelle onstage, and he sang backup for Kenny Rogers at his Christmas concert in Reading, Pennsylvania.&nbsp;&nbsp;He has performed locally with TIGER and Educational Theatre Collaborative (ETC), and was the 2019 Artist in Residence in Waterville Valley.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He aims to complete his master\u2019s degree in vocal performance in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow Francois on his Facebook page, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francoissings\">Francois<\/a> and on Instagram @francoisbessing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-1-WEB-720x480.jpg\" alt=\"Francois Bessing Headshot 2020\" class=\"wp-image-12431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-1-WEB-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-1-WEB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-1-WEB-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-1-WEB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-1-WEB-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-1-WEB-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-1-WEB-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-1-WEB.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-2-WEB-480x720.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Francois Bessing wearing peacoat with black background\" class=\"wp-image-12432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-2-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-2-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-2-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-2-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-2-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-2-WEB-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Francois-Bessing-2-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If you are looking for professional entertainment industry-grade photography you can stop searching and contact Maundy immediately. She is a MASTER in her craft and works with ancient wisdom and modern technology to create headshots that will grab the eye of casting directors at the highest levels of the industry. I cannot recommend Maundy highly enough.&#8221; &#8212; Francois Bessing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Francois Bessing.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is&nbsp;a Puerto Rican\/Cameroonian singer and songwriter.&nbsp;&nbsp;He describes himself as a &#8220;musical storyteller.&#8221; He co-founded SocoPop Records LLC, a music publishing and distribution company.&nbsp;&nbsp;Two of his original songs were licensed by Spotify. 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