16 July 2026.Thursday.
MARSHARN HERNDRICKS: THE ALL IN ONE
(singer, songwriter, music producer and photographer)
Marshan Hendricks is a rising South African singer, songwriter, music producer and photographer from Strand, Cape Town. She is 31 years old and has gained popularity for her fluid sound in both the English and Afrikaans music genres; including R&B, soul, hip hop and pop. She visited Bush Radio’s morning show, The Morning Cruise to share her journey and experiences in music.
| (Picture of Marshan Hendricks at the front desk of Bush Radio) |
Back at school Hendricks studied music and film before launching her own career
and being an independent artist. In her interview with The Morning Cruise Host
she mentions that if she hadn’t studied film and music she would not have reached
this level in her music career.As one can imagine studying something
that you are passionate about has a way of instilling the zeal to move forward. When she was asked how
did music and film studies influence her to be the artist she’s become she reminisced
about those days and said “I learnt how to be disciplined.......every Friday to
Monday at CMI we had a show, you had to
write a song and perfom it “ Marshan kept repeating how impossible it would
have been for her to be at this level, hadn’t she studied music and film back
at school.
Marshan emphasises on the importance of adding personalityand being an independent artist. In her interview with The Morning Cruise Host
she mentions that if she hadn’t studied film and music she would not have reached
this level in her music career.As one can imagine studying something
that you are passionate about has a way of instilling the zeal to move forward. When she was asked how
did music and film studies influence her to be the artist she’s become she reminisced
about those days and said “I learnt how to be disciplined.......every Friday to
Monday at CMI we had a show, you had to
write a song and perfom it “ Marshan kept repeating how impossible it would
have been for her to be at this level, hadn’t she studied music and film back
at school.
to your music, making sure that your audience know you. She adds “You need to
literally stay authentic in who you are in the industry because you can lose
yourself at anytime”As she grew in music she got to work with a lot of people including Danish
producer Carsten Lehn who by the
way helped her release her first ever album; If You Love Me. She
mentions how Mr Lehn pushed her to do better and she says listening to the
album now she appreciates the pushing and all the difficulties that come with
it.
| ( A picture of Masharn Hendricks signing "The Wall of fame" at Bush Radio) |
goes on to ask how does she manage to switch personalities from being introverted to being social. She
said "It is something you learn…..You learn from repetition, if you do things
over and over again it becomes good and you become great at it” She basically
learnt how to adabt because of her career.
With all the genres she plays it can be difficult to keep up and maintain her
own signature, upon being asked how does she make sure she maintains her brand.
She says “It is important to do what feels right to you and do not feel
pressured because of trends” And she was asked what helps her to be grounded
she mentions her faith in God and how her surroundings shape her “Through all
the ups and down music brings and the
depression, its only God who keeps me grounded and the people you
surround yourself with”
own signature, upon being asked how does she make sure she maintains her brand.
She says “It is important to do what feels right to you and do not feel
pressured because of trends” And she was asked what helps her to be grounded
she mentions her faith in God and how her surroundings shape her “Through all
the ups and down music brings and the
depression, its only God who keeps me grounded and the people you
surround yourself with”
She promises her fans timeless music and an assurance of upcoming new music including, features, music videos
and her live shows. And her music is available in all social media plartforms
as Marshan Hendicks..
Written By Unathi Ngomana.
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