Brooke Danielle

Lowcountry Originals 2025
October 2025 Issue
photography by (top)
Lindsay Pettinicchi Photography, LLC

Brooke Danielle
Career: Musician/Singer
Current Residence: Bluffton, SC Hometown: Washington, DC
Parents: Sterlin and Shuvette Colvin; Brother: “Stee”

When and how did you discover your artistic talent? What do you love about it?
I was around 5 years old when I discovered I could sing. My mother taught me my very first song: “How Majestic Is Your Name” by Sandi Patty. At age 7, I sang my first solo at my grandmother’s church—“We Shall Behold Him” by Vickie Winans. My mother loved that song. It was quite a big song to sing at the time; it still is! I knew from a very young age I loved music! I could hear and understand intricate things, and I was already into jazz fusion, R&B, gospel, even rock and roll because these were things I was introduced to through my dad, so I fell in love with music right off the bat.

What’s the best encouragement you’ve ever received in pursuing singing?
About 12 years ago, a gentleman who managed my dad’s band years ago, came to Hilton Head. My parents, Sterlin and Shuvette Colvin, were performing that night and asked me and my brother, Stee, to come and sing with them. Afterward, the man said, “You all should be singing in your own restaurant with each other. You have all the talent together to do this in your own spot with just your family.” Fast forward 12 years, we built “Stee & The EarCandy Band” and my parents opened our family restaurant “Kind of Blue” where we now perform every Thursday and Friday nights. I believe this was a message sent from God, because everything he said actually came to fruition!

What is the biggest challenge you’ve overcome?
Believe it or not, I used to be very shy! When I was really young, I wasn’t shy at all. My mother had me in everything starting at 4 years old—dance, chorus, violin! But when we moved to Hilton Head, I gradually stopped doing those things. I think I closed up a lot and became nervous to perform. I eventually started singing in church again. My dad was the minister of music, and I started gaining my confidence again. It was like riding a bike.

What do you hope people who hear you sing get out of your performances?
I always want to reach people emotionally—make them feel something. I know how I feel when I hear a song I love. I want to create that feeling for people.

Which artists inspires you the most?
I’m inspired by many artists, but I love Anita Baker. She has such a unique type of voice that cannot be duplicated. She an artist I call an “era piece”, when you hear her music, it puts you right back in that time. I also love Phyllis Hyman, Dianne Reeves, and Angela Bofill, I could go on. These were vocalists my mother listened to when I was growing up, and all of these ladies had very different voices and vocal styling—like a palette of different colors for your ears.

What artist, (living or passed), would you love to spend a day with?
The one and only King of Pop Michael Jackson! For so many different reasons. I would want our day together to be informal, just chillin’ and relaxing, as if we’d known each other forever. I would ask him about his personal connection to music, what made him want to sing, and if he saw himself wanting to be a superstar. Sometimes, just because you love to sing, doesn’t mean you want to be famous.) I would love him to critique me and I would value his opinion. He was a perfectionist and took time to study his craft. I value the opinions of people like that. I would ask him if he could do it all again, what would he do differently? And of course, I’d be up for a lesson or maybe just an impromptu singing session together. It would be so much fun!
In your artistic pursuits, what is your proudest moment so far?
When I became able to sing full-time. I am an advocate for doing what you love, and if you can do it for a living, it will never feel like work.

In addition to your art, what is something people are surprised to know about you?
So, funny enough, I actually started off in art first drawing and painting. I wanted to go to college for that. My mother set up a meeting with an art college, and I decided to go in the direction of music. Also, not many people know that singing wasn’t what I wanted to do professionally. I wanted to be a songwriter. I started writing poetry when I was 12, and we had a baby grand piano. I started to tinker around on it, putting notes to my poems and making songs.

What is your background? Who influenced you to pursue your inner artist?
I come from a musical background. My dad is a big part of my musical foundation. He played all kinds of music, and one of the best parts is when he would come home from touring, he always brought home records by new artists or someone he had been working with. I loved that! When I was just a toddler, he would take me to set up with him with his band “Finesse.” So, when we formed our own band, we already had the blueprint. It came very natural to me from seeing Dad do it for all of those years.

When someone finds out you’re a professional singer, what are they most curious about?
It’s funny when people find out that my whole family is musically inclined, I get the question: “Did you all go around the house singing together?” We didn’t but See and I sang a lot around the house. We both loved mimicking singers and songs, especially Stee!